Author George Asakura: Manga May Go on Another Hiatus Next Year for Another Surgery
© George Asakura, Shogakukan
George Asakura confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that he resumed his Dance Dance Danseur manga in the 41st/42nd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine on Monday. The manga went on hiatus on May 27 after the release of its 244th chapter.
Asakura added that the manga will likely go on hiatus again as he will likely have surgery next year.
Asakura (A Perfect Day for Love Letters, Piece of Cake, Drowning Love) launched the manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in 2015. Shogakukan published the manga's 28th volume on April 11.
The manga focuses on Junpei Murao, who was passionate about ballet as a child, but in his second year of high school, his father passed away and he decided he needed to become more “manly,” and he gave up on his aspirations. While still passionate about ballet, he took up the martial art of Jeet Kune Do and became popular in his class. Then one day, a transfer student named Miyako Godai came to Junpei's class, and her mother ran a ballet studio. Miyako realized that Junpei liked ballet and invited him to practice ballet with her.
The manga inspired a television anime series that premiered in April 2022.
Source: George Asakura's Twitter/X account (link 2)
