Kagen no Tsuki

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Synonyms: Last Quarter of the Moon

Japanese: 下弦の月

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 3

Chapters: 16

Status: Finished

Published: 1998 to 1999

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Supernatural

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Ribon Magazine

Authors: Yazawa, Ai (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #1030²

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Ranked #1030Popularity #1488Members 13,252

MangaRibon MagazineYazawa, Ai (Story & Art)

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High school student Mizuki Mochizuki is in love with British rock artist Adam Lang, but it seems that he cannot see her for who she is, as he is still grieving the death of his ex-girlfriend, Sayaka Kamijou. Despite this, when Adam asks Mizuki over the phone to leave Tokyo with him, she agrees to meet him immediately. But as Mizuki crosses the road toward Adam, a car strikes her, and she fails to reach him.

One month later, a Mizuki lookalike is living in the abandoned mansion where Mizuki and Adam had spent two weeks together. While fifth-grader Hotaru Shiraishi is searching for her missing cat, she runs into this other girl and learns that her memories are gone—she cannot even recall her own name. Since the girl only remembers that she wants to be reunited with "Adam," Hotaru calls her "Eve." Hotaru enlists the help of her friend Sae Kayama and classmates Tetsu Sugisaki and Masaki Miura to solve the mysteries surrounding Eve—but they claim to be unable to see her!

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Kagen no Tsuki was published in Polish by Waneko.

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Shiraishi, Hotaru

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Mochizuki, Mizuki

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Miura, Masaki

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Kayama, Sae

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Sugisaki, Tetsu

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Lang, Adam

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Anzai, Tomoki

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Mochizuki, Yui

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Kamijou, Sayaka

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Jul 9, 2009

Master10K

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Last Quarter… The last phase of the lunar cycle before the moon fades into perpetual darkness. Kagen no Tsuki (Last Quarter) is a Shoujo, Supernatural, Mystery, Romance with a story unlike anything Ai Yazawa has conjured up but still manages to retain the style she is renowned for.

Well similar to Ai’s more well-known manga Nana, Kagen no Tsuki starts of with an incredible prologue (one of my best in fact) and any unsuspecting reader would not believe it to be a prologue until it hits them. It is then that the story truly begins. Trying my best not to spoil anything; Kagen no Tsuki follows ... a group of four kids who unintentionally get caught up in another girl’s wish to find the man she yearns for. However there are a number of mysteries that surround this young girl: Who is she? Why can’t she leave the empty house? And what is the object of her desire? With romance taking a back seat in this story, the kids take it upon themselves to uncover these mysteries and come to some sort of conclusion in this profound case. With an intricate array of plot development and surprise twist, it’s no shock that it all eventually links together to form this complete masterpiece of a story.

The four kids mentioned before are not the kind you’d imagine to even be in this kind of surreal story but they become the characters that grab hold of the limelight. There’s not much character development given to the them since it’s all reserved for the young girl in question (Mizuki) and I must say she was developed quite nicely. Nevertheless I would have liked to see more romantic development between the four kids and that other characters wouldn’t have been pushed aside as if they were unimportant (Mizuki’s friend).

In regards to the artwork, Ai fans or pretty much any shoujo manga fan would love it for it’s elaborate approach to simple things like: the aesthetic features of the empty house and the expression in ones eyes. On the other hand people not used to this style, especially when it comes to the character designs, may struggle to get used to it.

All in all Kagen no Tsuki was a short, surreal, story that expressed so much in such small amount of time. What’s interesting is that the mystery about the young girl was like one of those cliché scary (tragic love) stories someone would tell in an eerie situation when the mood calls for it, yet there was nothing cliché about this story. It was a heartfelt tale about regaining a lost love, through the help of some empathetic individuals. Having such a sombre mood throughout, a bittersweet ending is probably the best one could hope for. So in the end, is this the kind of mysterious story you’re looking for? You have until the end of the Last Quarter to find the answer.

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The best thing about this manga is the story. The characters, the art, and everything else just faded away while I was reading it. At the start you think that this is all it's ever gonna be. The protagonist met a boy who drew her in and blah blah. To be honest I didn't read the synopsis, so I guess that's why I felt that way. But as I read the chapters, I JUST COULDN'T STOP. I need to know what happened.

The story draws you in, holds you tightly and exploits every bit of emotion it can get out from you. It's about true love. ...

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Jul 6, 2016

Cloe900311

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I would like to stop for a moment and applaud Ai Yazawa for her efforts on this story.

Story: 8/10 (Very Good)

The story starts off in a rather mysterious way; as if the characters' world belong to only them. Imagine an invisible circle surrounding these characters, if you may. So, there is something spiritual at first... That spiritual feeling was very intruding, which allowed me to read further.

The story appears to be possibly predictable at first, but then it takes a twist. Sometimes, the story was confusing as well, as readers could only continue to read more to find out the answers...

I'm proud to say that ...

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