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10 Dance Vol. 8 Special Edition overview

Volume 8 of 10 Dance released in Japan on May 20th, 2025. Continuing the trend that has been going on since volume 4, there are both a regular edition and a limited special edition available. They feature slight variations in their cover images, and the special edition comes with a booklet that includes a sexy bonus manga, colored illustrations, and a Q & A with Inouesatoh. Under the cut, you'll find an overview of the volume as a whole, plus details about the content of the special booklet!

Note: This will, of course, contain spoilers for the content of this volume. If you need context for what's going on, I've written summaries for all of the chapters. You can start here and click through to the next chapter at the bottom of each post. The volume ends with chapter 43, part 2.

If you wish to buy the volume in Japanese, Kodansha lists a number of sites that carry the regular and special edition, both physical and digital. There are also sites geared toward English speakers like CDJapan where you can get physical copies while stock is available.

There were a couple of immediately noticeable changes at the beginning of the volume compared to the individually released chapters. Originally, chapter 39 was released gradually over the course of several months, ending up with 6 different parts. The first 5 of those were included in volume 7, leaving the final bit to be published in this volume. Even though it was a continuation, this segment was given a new title and even an absolutely stunning new cover image exclusive to the volume (I love so many of the chapter covers, but this is a serious contender for one of the greatest yet).

Also, given that the last volume ended with the Shinyas running toward each other, they could have felt that having the opening page cut straight to their reunion kiss was too abrupt, so there are six pages added at the beginning that recap the current scenario, using various panels from the chapter in a new composition. It includes Gabriel lamenting that Suzuki seems to have lost the anchor he'd finally found, Suzuki thinking about how he poured all of the pain he felt from being apart from Sugiki into his dancing, and the two Shinyas coming across each other backstage. Some panels include different effects and backgrounds compared to how they looked in volume 7, such as flames being added to Suzuki's hair.

As was the case with volume 7, since the series now publishes online without needing to follow a strict magazine release schedule, the edits made when the chapters are collected into a volume are not as significant as they used to be. This time, I noticed small dialogue changes that generally didn't change much, just seemed to be tweaked a bit. Some examples include Suzuki stuttering a bit more in the scene where he confessed about the Norman affair to Sugiki, and this example where he was sending texts to Sugiki and questions sounding too motherly, adding in "annoyingly helpful".

One dialogue change that actually does seem significant is when Norman gives Suzuki his watch. He originally said he had inherited it from a princess, but now he says it was from his grandfather. I can only speculate reasons since we don't really know much at this point, whether she just decided Norman wouldn't let anything slip about his secret royal heritage (though he was perfectly willing to talk about his incestuous feelings :P), or perhaps even that it's so hidden that Norman himself doesn't even know about it, since Max apparently had to research him deeply to find that out. Will have to see if anything comes of this later.

Art changes were also fairly minimal as far as I could see, though one significant moment near the end had some alterations. When the Shinyas come together for their cha cha, their faces and eyes are changed, along with Suzuki's hair and necklace, and more sparkles are added.

There's a one page bonus comic at the end of the volume, revealing that the man who was seen dancing with Sugiki's aunt Utako at the school is his cousin Keigo Hiyama, who is a character from Inouesatoh's earlier series "La La Lu". He appears with his sister Tamate, who's a massive fujoshi. She takes one look at the Shinyas kissing, and immediately goes into despair because she likes her pairings to have a fixed top and bottom, but it's clear these two are both tops, and they definitely switch, too. Hiyama apologizes for his sister's behavior while Sugiki looks up all the terminology she's using, and Suzuki seems confused but also says he's sorry for startling her.

The cover flap bonus comic features Suzuki making a video for YouTube (on his "Shinya Suzuki Lovely Channel"). He's giving tips for Latin men's competition makeup, and using Mukai as his model. Suzuki tries various techniques, but struggles to bring out the look he's going for, saying Mukai's eyes have no sense of presence. He eventually presents his completed look, which was achieved by drawing an entirely new face on Mukai with the makeup tools. Mukai wants to see, but Suzuki yells at him to not open his eyes.

Special Edition Booklet

The 32 page booklet included with the special edition is divided into three different sections called "heats".

Heat 1 is a newly drawn bonus comic called "Tico Tico". It's based on one of Inouesatoh's early concepts for the series that she had back in 2003, in which Sugiki was a single father (she instead used this in her 2005 series "Kozure Ookami", which is about two single dads finding love). She uses this idea in a story has some ties to the current plot of the series, and also gives the characters cat ears and tails to differentiate it from the main story and add a sense of fantasy.

It starts with Suzuki showing up to Sugiki's house with a bouquet of flowers as he internally narrates the scenario, calling it a what-if situation in which his beloved, precious, attractive gem of a partner is a single father. He finds Sugiki holding his daughter, a 3-year-old named Goldie Kaneko Sugiki. Sugiki says that he's currently waiting for her to be ready for her morning bowel movement, and once she indicates that she needs to go, Suzuki encouragingly yells for her to drop a massive shit. Sugiki angrily says that she would never "shit", and Suzuki apologizes.

Suzuki narrates that the two of them only recently became a couple, and they haven't had sex yet; he's trying not to think about which one of them will have to be "the girl". On top of that, Sugiki then suddenly revealed that he had a daughter. He flashes back to when Sugiki first introduced her, and he called her a little beauty who looks just like himself (Suzuki didn't agree). Apparently, she had been staying with Martha up until then, but Sugiki is now taking care of her. Sugiki explained that "Kaneko" is written with the kanji for "gold" and "child", and "Goldie" also conveys a similar meaning, because his little girl shines so much. Suzuki commented that she's kind of ugly, which caused Sugiki to slam him into the wall.

Back in the present, Suzuki helps Kaneko do her hair. Since he has a lot of sisters, he feels like he's been waiting for the chance to take care of a little girl again. She addresses him as Eros, and comments that he's good at braiding, cooking, and cleaning. Suzuki recalls that kids her age tend to imitate the things their parents say, and wonders if Sugiki calls him Eros.

Once she goes to bed, the Shinyas have some alone time. Suzuki is cooking a tomato stew, and gives Sugiki a taste. He asks if he should finish it off with some fresh garlic, but Sugiki says it doesn't need it. Suzuki thinks it'll taste better that way, but Sugiki nuzzles against him and says that smell could transfer to his whole body. This causes the spoon to tilt and spill its contents onto Suzuki's shirt. Suzuki wonders if he did that on purpose, but Sugiki denies this accusation. He says the stain will be hard to get out if it sets, and helps pull Suzuki's shirt off. Suzuki ends up lying on his back on top of the table, saying there's a charge for touching him. He suggestively asks if Sugiki wants to jerk off while watching him, or maybe fool around with him, even though Sugiki was the one who said that sex is forbidden until after the 10 Dance competition.

Sugiki responds by pulling Suzuki's jeans off and licking his own fingers. Suzuki asks for him to kiss him before he does anything else. Sugiki obliges while running his moistened fingers over Suzuki's nipples. Suzuki, his legs wrapping around Sugiki's waist, suggests they should just do it already, but Sugiki refuses, saying he won't penetrate him or touch his genitals.

Suzuki laughs as he points out that his erection is already pressing right up against him. Sugiki starts licking his nipples, and Suzuki worries that they might end up waking Kaneko. Sugiki says that instead of penetrating him, he's going to get a good look at St. Barbara. As he pulls down Suzuki's underwear, he comments that he seems so moist down there that they could probably do it without lubrication. Suzuki mentally wishes he would shut the hell up, and if that's true he should just hurry up and fuck him already. He aggressively bites Sugiki's (cat)ear, which causes him to back off a bit. Suzuki internally wonders if Sugiki's ears are sensitive. Aloud, he says he wants to tease Sugiki a bit too, but Sugiki doesn't want to let him. Sugiki says that instead of touching Suzuki, he's going to look at his penis while touching himself. Suzuki suggests that he get a good look at it from up close, since surely he wants to take in his scent, too. Sugiki pants heavily as Suzuki places his erection directly against his face, seeming enthralled as he breathes him in deeply. Sugiki unzips his pants and begins to stroke himself as Suzuki grins while looking down at him.

The two are interrupted as Kaneko knocks at the door, saying she needs to pee, asking for Papa or Eros to come help her. Suzuki responds to her call, quickly wiping himself down before putting his clothes back on and opening the door. He heads toward the bathroom with her, and Sugiki tags along. Suzuki asks why he's coming, and he claims that he needs to pee, too. But Suzuki doesn't think piss is the substance he's holding in right now, and suggests that he needs to calm that thing down.

Heat 2 of the booklet consists of nine color illustrations that haven't yet been collected in any previous volumes. These include art related to Real 10 Dance events, Inouesatoh's 2023 gallery exhibition piece (below), and various colored illustrations from Twitter.

Heat 3 features 50 questions that were asked to Inouesatoh, related to both her personal life and career as a manga artist. Some tidbits from them include the following:

As a child, she dreamed of being a movie director.

Her penname consists of the names of two people who have helped her: Inoue is her longtime friend and series collaborator known by the nickname "Teacher", and Sato comes from a coworker she had long ago.

The name Shinya is from a former boss of hers.

She has one assistant.

Some of her favorite movies include My Private Idaho, Lawrence of Arabia, The Purple Rose of Cairo, and Rocky Horror Picture Show.

A favorite song of hers is Malagueña.

She lists some favorite "foods" as lapsang souchang tea, Hakata style ramen, and Yamazaki whisky (the same brand Max is drinking in chapter 40).

Her greatest treasure is her cat (there are several answers in the Q & A that relate to her cat, such as how she needs him by her side to create manga, and he helps her destress).

She has pride in the fact that her hair stands up well (When I saw her in person at the Real 10 Dance, she was sporting a mohawk. It seems to be a common look for her, as she's also posted about it on Twitter before).

One of her favorite scenes is when Sugiki bowed to Suzuki at the World Championship.

The parts of the art that she thinks readers should pay close attention to are the characters' sight lines, and also their butts.

Her favorite dance is the rumba.

One outfit she really likes is the dress Fusako was wearing at the end of volume 7.

When asked if she thinks any character is like herself, she feels simultaneously that none of them are, yet all of them are in some way.

On hints about what the upcoming developments for the series are, she says that the results of the 10 Dance competition will be known, along with the Shinyas' top/bottom/switch status. (Personally, that acknowledgement that they could switch excites me, the dream stays alive if the author is throwing it in as a possibility!)

And that's the volume! I've kept up with the chapters as they release, so the content was already well known to me, but it was exciting to read the whole volume in one sitting, knowing that it was building to the Shinyas' reconciliation. Inouesatoh posted on Twitter that people who may have given up on the series after the sadness and despair they felt from volumes 5 through 7 might want to come back and see what it was all leading up to. It's definitely worth it, even if Sugiki is a stubborn cockblocker who refuses to give us the sex scene we all want to see lol. And this extends even to the cat-eared single father AU, apparently, but fuck it was really hot even without any penetration...I'm hoping the cropped images are Tumblr Safe™ enough to pass without getting a warning slapped on this post.

I wonder if the upcoming developments she hinted at are all going to be in the next volume, or if she just means the series as a whole. I'm definitely anxious for both the 10 Dance comp to finally begin, and for the Shinyas to bless us with a long-awaited physical union (that's not just dancing together haha). There's a lot going on this year, with a Real 10 Dance event at the end of May, plus the live action movie in December, so though I hope for new chapters to come soon, I'm not sure if we'll get a lot of manga content. But as always, I'll be eagerly awaiting these promised developments, with more hope than the last few volumes since the Shinyas are finally a happy couple!

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