Are you looking to enjoy a story about dancing but one that doesn't include the HIV virus? Well my friend, take a look at this manga. The story starts off great and with a bang, 20 chapters, I was firmly planted in my seat going through the pages without even touching my phone. The level of progression and pacing released dopamine hits, but then we ran into a problem. You see the content this story is based off of is just boring. I believe this is what caused it to be axed from shounen jump. The competitions are as follows, there are 4 dancesin the standard category and then 4 in the latin dance category. Some of these battles were exhilarating at first but then came the second round, where they do the exact same dances AGAIN. To top it off the semifinals and the finals include 5 dances each. So you are forced to sit through 26 dances to get fully though one arc. One competition... 26 dances! Not to mention there are separate heats for each dance. This caused the competition parts to meander on longer than necessary and I would be waiting for the story elements outside of the dancing scene which were enjoyable and fun.

The characters were tropes, the hard working loser type, the shy uwu girl. They were fleshed out with their own idiosyncrasies and became likable. Unfortunately the story suffers here because as a dance partner there is this intimate bond between the two individuals yet the story did not explore any romantic elements more so than just a few throw away lines. The unlikable tropiness of the characters was overwritten by clever comedic writing that made you want to root for them to win. There were some laugh out loud moments that you rarely ever get with japanese media. The humor and the moments outside of competitions made the journey worth the ride.

The art is mind blowingly good, especially the detail on the sexy dresses, I was popping wood half the time I was reading it and I am by no means a coomer.

In conclusion there was tons of love poured into this work, the amount of research and passion behind the dance contests and the fashion really shows. And keep in mind this guy is a mangaka so he has no athletic ability and has never done anything athletic. Unfortunately, the way dance competitions are structured is simply boring and provide no feel of escalation, that being said this work was likely one of the better ones dealing with the subject.