“Japanese dancer Haruichi is blackmailed by visiting ballet prodigy Yuri to perform in drag on stage.”
Coda
coda [コーダ]
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Synopsis
Japanese dancer Haruichi is blackmailed by visiting ballet prodigy Yuri to perform in drag on stage.
One day, Kunisada Haruichi who is specializing in Japanese dance in his high school dance department, meets Yuri Arbatov, a famous and young ballet dancer who comes for a short-term study abroad. However when he gets a hold of Haruichi's weakness, Haruichi is forced to cross dress on stage... (Source: Bliss)
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- 7 “I read this manga quite a long time ago, but I wanted to recommend it to others as it's extremely nostalgic for me. It's a fun gender bender story set in a performing arts school, both extremely...”
- 7 “Gender bender. 2 guys. Ballet. 3 things that made some warning bells go off in my mind, but surprisingly this is a pretty solid, enjoyable series that hardly has the time to drag on and portrays...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M15110 catalog