Terpsichora (舞姫(テレプシコーラ), Maihime Terepushikōra, lit. The Dancing Girl), also known as Maihime Τερψιχόρα in Greek, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryoko Yamagishi. The manga was awarded the grand prize for the 11th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2007.[1]Media Factory published the 10 tankōbon volumes of the manga between June 23, 2001, and January 23, 2007.[2][3]
Ryoko Yamagishi also wrote a sequel, titled Terpsichora Part 2 (舞姫(テレプシコーラ) 第2部, Maihime Terepushikōra Dai Ni Bu, lit. The Dancing Girl Part 2). Media Factory has released the first tankōbon volume on July 23, 2008.[4] Media Factory released the fourth volume of the manga on July 23, 2010.[5] The second volume of Terpsichora Part 2 was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between 24th and 30 March 2009.[6] The fourth volume of Terpsichora Part 2 was ranked 18th and 19th on the Tohan charts between July 19, 2010, and August 1, 2010.[7][8]