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Swan #11
Swan, Volume 11
Masumi, from rural Japan, wants more than anything to be a prima ballerina, and although her training lags behind others in many competitions, her inner strength and poise will help her overcome those challenges facing a hopeful dancer.
195 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1992
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Kyoko Ariyoshi
143 books25 followersKyoko Ariyoshi (有吉 京子 Ariyoshi Kyōko, born September 14, 1950) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work Kitty and a Girl (Koneko to Shōjo) in Shukan Margaret in 1971.
Ariyoshi is well known for her works of the ballet stories. Swan (Part 1, 1977 – 1980, and Part 2, 1980 – 1981),[1] Swan -The Prayer of Swan- (1982–1983) and Applause are the representative works. These are all stories of ballet and ballerinas.
See also: 有吉 京子
Ariyoshi is well known for her works of the ballet stories. Swan (Part 1, 1977 – 1980, and Part 2, 1980 – 1981),[1] Swan -The Prayer of Swan- (1982–1983) and Applause are the representative works. These are all stories of ballet and ballerinas.
See also: 有吉 京子
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May 7, 2013
Not only were Hijiri and Aoi not disqualified by the late arrival in the pairs part of the Tokyo World Competition, but they won first place! Now Hijiri is moving on to another part of the competition. She is paired with Leonhardt.
We see again Leonhardt's lax attitude about ballet and basically everything. When he doesn't show up at rehearsal, we see a rare display of temper from Hijiri. She accuses him of being irresponsible and of ruining their chances. Leonhardt counters that it's better to go with the flow and that he's already seen everything about Hijiri that he needs to know to dance with her.
To Hijiri's great surprise, Leonhardt is right. They dance together unrehearsed and do so splendidly. This seems rather unrealistic to me, but who knows. Leonhardt has the instinct to know just how and when to support Hijiri. Also, something about his attitude transforms Hijiri's dance into something ethereal.
We end the volume by finally realizing Hijiri's fatal flaw. It's so obvious that it's somewhat disappointing. She has a severe inferiority complex. When she sees better dances, she chokes. She did this the last time she went up against Lilliana and everyone is worried she'll do it again. She does start to seize up, but it helps that she overheard Sensei complaining about her fatal flaw. She's determined to rise above it and so she does with a wonderful performance.
We see again Leonhardt's lax attitude about ballet and basically everything. When he doesn't show up at rehearsal, we see a rare display of temper from Hijiri. She accuses him of being irresponsible and of ruining their chances. Leonhardt counters that it's better to go with the flow and that he's already seen everything about Hijiri that he needs to know to dance with her.
To Hijiri's great surprise, Leonhardt is right. They dance together unrehearsed and do so splendidly. This seems rather unrealistic to me, but who knows. Leonhardt has the instinct to know just how and when to support Hijiri. Also, something about his attitude transforms Hijiri's dance into something ethereal.
We end the volume by finally realizing Hijiri's fatal flaw. It's so obvious that it's somewhat disappointing. She has a severe inferiority complex. When she sees better dances, she chokes. She did this the last time she went up against Lilliana and everyone is worried she'll do it again. She does start to seize up, but it helps that she overheard Sensei complaining about her fatal flaw. She's determined to rise above it and so she does with a wonderful performance.
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