Tomo Takeuchi: 9 books

Harsh Realities -- Tatara’s education as a competitive dancer continues! He’s learned a lot in a short amount of time, but his lack of experience as a leader is finally catching up with him. In some ways, Chinatsu is the perfect partner for him, but her own background in dance may make it difficult...

THE PAIR, TESTED With his new partner, Chinatsu, Tatara hurls himself into learning from Marisa’s instruction. With her guidance, he’s building a new foundation for dancing, rooted in the fundamentals of posture, rhythm, and footwork. But there’s one thing he can’t control: Chinatsu. Will the pressure of the Grand Prix competition forge them into a unit, or break them apart forever?

DANCE TO WIN At the invitation of their instructor Marisa, Tatara and Chinatsu go to Karuizawa as a pair for an intensive training camp. But even as his relationship with Chinatsu worsens, Tatara gets an ultimatum from Marisa: He must win. The Tokyo Metropolitan Dancesport Tournament is about to begin, and with the couple's future on the line, the stakes couldn't be higher!

ZERO-SUM Through sheer force of will, Tatara and Chinatsu have made it through the first elimination round of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament. But from here on out, it’s a zero-sum game: The judges have a limited number of points to award, so for every couple who receives one, another couple doesn’t....

THE BALLROOM BECKONS Feckless high school student Tatara Fujita wants to be good at something anything. Unfortunately, he’s about as average as a slouchy teen can be. The local bullies know this, and make it a habit to hit him up for cash, but all that changes when the debonair Kaname Sengoku sends...

TATARA TAKES THE STAGE Tatara Fujita has barely stepped into the world of dancesport, but now finds himself literally pushed onto the stage of competitive dance as an emergency stand-in for the suddenly-absent dancer Hyodo. On one hand, this means he’ll get to dance with the beautiful Shizuka—but...

Fujita has drifted through middle school aimlessly, unable to find friends or anything that can hold his attention. Then, one day, he’s attacked by a gang and saved by a mysterious man. But this isn’t a karate master. Fujita’s Mr. Miyagi is a ballroom dance instructor! Reluctantly, Fujita takes...

WINNERS AND LOSERS Through luck, persistence, and sheer nerve, Tatara Fujita and his new partner Mako Akagi have made it to the final round of their first competition together—The Tenpei Cup. They may have proven that they have what it takes to dance competitively, but do they have what it takes...

LIFE GOES ON Tatara Fujita tries to return to normal life, but the excitement and energy of the Tenpei Cup still lingers in his mind. Now that he knows he wants to be a great dancer, he has a new problem—figuring out how. Having started high school, Tatara’s eager to share his love of dancesport...