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Wandance is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coffee. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2019, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes as of December 2025. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics aired from October to December 2025. A live-action film adaptation has been announced.

Plot
Kaboku Kotani is a stuttering first-year high school student who plans to not bring attention to himself. One day, he notices a classmate named Hikari Wanda dancing alone. Intrigued by the freedom she displays, he decides to join the dance club. The story follows their budding relationship. ==Characters==
Characters
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Media
Manga Written and illustrated by Coffee, Wandance started in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2019. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on May 23, 2019. As of December 23, 2025, 15 volumes have been released. Volumes Anime In August 2024, an anime television series adaptation was announced. It was produced by Madhouse and , and directed by , who also handled the screenplays and VFX, with Satoshi Tasaki and Taiki Imamura as both character designers and chief animation directors, and Riehata as the dance producer. The series also features original insert songs, including "Kujira", performed by featuring Sahnya alongside other songs by Yujin Aramaki, , , Daigo Sakuragi, Funi, GZO, Hidetake Takayama, Jazztronik, JiN and Seann Bowe, Jua, Kazutake Takeuchi, Marcello Jonno, Michael Yano a.k.a ARK, Monjoe, Riehata, Rikki, Shinichi Osawa, , Toru Ishikawa, , Weauxmaque, , alongside existing songs from Scatman John with music composed by . An English dub premiered on Hulu in November 2025. ==Reception==
Reception
In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards. It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021, and at the 25th edition in 2022. ==Notes==
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