Candy Bunny Reader

      A kids' manga I found on a whim!   This first volume of Hikaru in the Light by Mai Matsuda is about a girl named Hikaru who likes singing at her family's bath house. She is a really good singer, and she dreams about becoming an idol just like her childhood friend, Ran.    One day Hikaru finds out about an audition to form a new girl idol band that will be hosted by popular and successful record producer M. Hayama. Hikaru signs up. Much to her surprise, Ran signs up, too. She just quit the girl group she was a part of, and decided to partake in this audition for a new girl group to improve on her dancing and singing skills. The two friends support each other through the audition process, and they end up making the cut!    Hikaru and Ran and a bunch of other girls end up going to a training camp for idols.    Throughout all of this, Hikaru finds out that becoming an idol isn't easy peasy. But it should be easier with Ran by her side...

    A sapphic romance focused on dancers? Two of my favorite things ever! Leap by Simina Popescu is set in Romania. It follows a girl named Ana who goes to a prestigious dancing school. She is on the contemporary track and her current girlfriend, Carina, is on the classical (ballet) track. Recently, Ana and Carina have been struggling in their relationship. Ana isn't feeling as passionate about dance as she once was and skips class frequently, and Carina feels pressure to live up to her parents' expectations and is worried about her parents finding out she is queer.   But then when Ana meets her new roommate Sara, another contemporary dancer, they become best friends really fast. Sara also happens to be queer, and she gets a little crush on their dance teacher, Marlena. Even though she knows they'll never end up with each other (luckily they don't!). Sara can't help but still show off her dance moves in class.  The story ends up being about the girls trying to ...