in this chapter, or perhaps more information on the upcoming anime season
Dance Dance Danseur serializes in Weekly Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan). As of the current publication cycle, Chapter 173 is expected to be a major turning point. Without diving into major spoilers, the previous chapters (170-172) have set up a crucial confrontation between Junpei and his rival, Ruou. The raw chapter (untranslated, original Japanese) typically leaks or is released on Japanese digital platforms 2-3 days before the official English translation. in this chapter, or perhaps more information on
However, don’t stop there. After you’ve gasped at Jumpei’s final grand jeté on the last page of Chapter 173, go buy the Japanese volume. Leave a review. Tweet about the series using the official hashtag . Let Kodansha know that English-speaking fans exist and want simultaneous releases. Leave a review
The welovemanga repack’s page layout helps this. They have preserved the original magazine’s gutters, meaning some double-page spreads are slightly misaligned in the digital viewer—but ironically, that misalignment mirrors Junpei’s own disorientation. A happy accident of piracy, perhaps. but in that refinement
Just finished catching up to all 205 chapters of the manga, so invested!
The art in this chapter moves away from dynamic action shots and leans into heavy, suffocating shadows, suggesting that Junpei is entering a darker phase of his career. He is approaching a level of skill that isolates him. The "beast-like" intensity that defined his early style is now being refined, but in that refinement, there is a fear of losing his identity. The raw visuals communicate this fear silently; the way his feet land, the curvature of his spine, and the sweat on his brow tell a story of a boy becoming a tool for the art form.