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Swan

Description

Masumi Hijiri is a 16-year-old ballet student attending a small school in Japan. When she unexpectedly recieves an invitation to attend a special ballet competition, and later gains admission to a renowned ballet academy, she embarks on a grand adventure of friendship and hardship. She is the weakest of the students, and as such encounters several challenges, but her determination and faith in herself help guide her through the fierce world of ballet.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Swan: Hakuchou no Inori (Side Story)

Maia - Swan Act 2 (Sequel)

Swan Selection (Spin-Off)

Swan - Moscow Hen (Sequel)

Swan - Germany Hen (Sequel)

Associated Names

Hakuchou

Swan - Hakuchou

Swan - Hồ Thiên Nga

Swan - Il cigno

Swan. Il cigno

スワン白鳥

芭蕾群英

스완 아리요시 쿄코

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Latest Release(s)

v.8 c.64.5-64.6 by The Rose Garden 3 weeks ago

v.8 c.64 by The Rose Garden 1 month ago

v.3 c.24.5-24.6 by The Rose Garden 2 months ago

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Status in Country of Origin

21 Volumes (1977 - Complete)
14 Shinsoban (1988 - Complete)
14 Bunkoban (1995 - Complete)
12 Aizoban (2007; 2012 - Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 2 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.2 / 10.0 (54 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.52 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 12th, 2023 12:47pm PST - 1 year ago

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Genre

Drama Harem Romance Shoujo Sports
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Akita (1988; 1995)

Heibonsha (2007; 2011)

Shueisha (1977)

Serialized In (magazine)

Margaret (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

CMX (Defunct / 15 Vols)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #738

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Monthly Pos #1894 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3126

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6 Month Pos #4527

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Year Pos #5950

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List Stats

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On 347 wish lists

On 53 completed lists

On 14 unfinished lists

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Spoilers anyone?

14 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Good if you love ballet as well

by moonmystery
5 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

While the characters themselves are somewhat predictable, they embody the art of ballet nicely. It's a good read if you like classic manga art styles.

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Scanlation, please

by princess_d
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

I read the story years ago when I was a little, and now am planning to make a fan fic out of it. However, my books are long gone and I couldn't find any hard copy nor complete scanlation out there, and amazon is.. well.. amazingly killing me. So, if someone out there want to share the story of Masumi or continue the scanlation, please, inform me too here or to anindhitamn@yahoo.com. Thank you...

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Absolutely Fantastic

by plaiin
10 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

One of the best sports manga out there. IF you don't believe that ballet is a sport, you are terribly wrong, especially since most ballerinas suffer for their art. Their pains are portrayed realistically in this manga as well, and Ariyoshi-sensei does an amazing job on showing an incredible story. The art is incredibly beautiful and the character development for Masumi is great. It also teaches you about the steps of ballerinas and feels just like a great shounen sports manga, except with a girl and with romance. Its lovely how balanced and well paced this manga is, and its a tragedy that this isn't as popular as it should be.

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A Classic!

by h_amlet
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This has been one of my favorite manga since I was really young, it even inspired me to create comics and art, and take ballet! It's such a shame it hasn't been scanlated by anyone, so I'm stuck at volume 15. It was a interesting take on ballet manga, with great, expressive art, and some really amazing interpretations of famous ballet (Masumi's version of Odette always had me in awe!) It's really a classic shoujo manga, and I never get sick of rereading the 15 volumes I have.

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amazing...

by dancebaby
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

the manga is spectacular!!! i started reading the first volume at midnight but couldnt stop until i read up until the 5th one (which is all i have on hand right now). lovers of glass mask, please read this. the storytelling is similar in that a girl with a lacking background strives for her goal though dedication, passion, hard work and raw talent. its really inspiring and makes you feel something amazing!

its a pity the rest of this series wont be made avaliable in english anymore, as CMX is dead. sigh

... Last updated 15 years ago

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omg CMX!!

by psychoidiot
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I have up to volume 15 is definitely one of my favorites as it's classic shoujo + shounen (must work elements). I'm so sad CMX is dead and I'm stuck on volume 15, but yeah if you don't like classic shoujo the art will bug you.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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Uh...

by Jeli
15 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

After seeing all these positive comments, I almost want to pick it up again. Nah, maybe not.

I thought the plot was kind of interesting, but when I actually started reading it, I couldn't stand the art and Masumi's personality kept annoying me. I couldn't read past the second volume. Oh well.

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Best ballet manga ever!

by cliff
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I used to have a ballet lesson when I was a kid and I hate it with passion but this manga made me want to do ballet... or did I do ballet because I like this manga??

I like the tensions between characters, I like how the heroine starts from the bottom and EARNED her way up to the top... so humane and the drawing is just so pretty as if you can see her actually dance

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So far so good

by Name-Undecided
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

I've only read half of the first volume of this and I already want more. It's really very good. The deus ex machina flow like water, but Masumi is so likeable it doesn't really matter. She lets the reader live the dream: ugly duckling in the midst of superstars who allll like her and alll think she's talented and alll want to help her. It's very good stuff.

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Why isn't there any scanlation for this?

by ruby717
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is a super super great manga in both plot and art!!! The heroine is a talented, strong and hard-working girl (she's cute and innocent too). There are many men who love her, but mostly she's unawared of their feeling T_T.

This is the summary from wiki:
The first volume begins with Masumi sneaking backstage after a Tokyo ballet performance in order to express her admiration for the lead dancers, Sayoko and Kusakabe . However, when she meets the young stars, Masumi becomes tongue-tied and clumsily begins to dance. Sayoko graciously excuses her, and Masumi returns home slightly embarrassed. Later, Masumi receives an invitation to enter a nation-wide ballet competition. The competition is being held to discover the best ballet students in Japan, in order to invite them to an exclusive ballet school designed to improve the quality of Japanese ballet. Her impromptu dance for Sayoko and Kusakabe captured the attention of one of the contest's organizers (Alexei), and so Masumi goes to Tokyo in order to compete.
Once there, Masumi encounters Sayoko and Kusakabe again - this time as competitors. However, the three become friends, along with Aoi, Kusakabe's friendly rival. Out of the eight finalists, Masumi and her three new friends are all accepted. However, Masumi is obviously the weakest of the eight. She must un-learn the bad habits she picked up at her former ballet school. Alexei Sergeiev, a young and famous (and cold, too) dancer of Bolshoi Ballet. He became a teacher of the National Ballet School in Japan. Alexei found the talent of Masumi and trained her. Masumi's talent flowered largely and excellently.
Future volumes continue Masumi's entrance into the competitive world of ballet.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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