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Forbidden Dance (GN 2 of 4)

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Title: Forbidden Dance
Volume: GN 2 / 4
Pages: 192
Distributor: Tokyopop

Release date: 2003-10-01
Suggested retail price: $9.99
Age rating: 13+

ISBN-10: 1591823463 1591823463
ISBN-13: 9781591823469 9781591823469

Description:
Aya sneaks out of the all-important National Ballet Competition to see her best friend Nachan. It's a race against the clock as Aya searches for her distraught friend while trying to get back in time for her own performance. But when Nachan threatens suicide, will Aya be able to tear herself away in time? The world of dance can make or break you and each dancer must find within themselves the will and the resolve to overcome any setback in order to make their dream come true.

Printed in original Japanese right-to-left format!

Story and art by Hinako Ashihara.

(added on 2011-10-22, modified on 2011-10-22)

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