Gekkou Jourei

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Greatest Shounen Sunday manga of all time. Absolute zenith of the manga medium. Peak fiction. Hand-crafted by the very own hands of god himself. Everything about this is right. Greatest of all time. Zenith of the medium. Hallmark of media. Gold standard of storytelling. Apogee of creativity. Vertex of invention. Crest of ingenuity. Acme of imagination. Pinnacle of innovation. Epic of epics. Legend among legends. Peak fiction. One above all.

Quite probably, one of the most inspiring stories I've ever read in my entire life.

Gekkou Jourei is simply, peak fiction. Everything about this manga is right. The art, the characters, the storytelling, the ideas, the ... worldbuilding, and the "Arabian Nights" and the "Princess Kaguya" arc... it all fits right into each other. Everything is right about this mangs. It is quite literally, a manga about understanding how fiction matters to people. How stories shape people in what they are. If you've consumed a lot of media like me, this'll resonate with you. If you've consumed a good amount of media, this message will resonate with you. Everything about this manga is right. I genuinely cannot explain how good this manga is.

I'll say this, though. The start is kinda slow. While it IS good battle shonen, I can understand why scanlators didn't bother picking up the series further. At the start, it's basically a glorified monster of the week series with chapters that last one or two volumes at max. After the Dog of Flanders arc, that's where the manga truly shines. I assure you, nothing will hit like the Arabian Nights arc. It's absolute peak shonen.

I might sound like a glazer, but I genuinely cannot phrase how good this manga is. It's an experience that I cannot put in words, but I assure you. In the case that the current scanlators finish the series (I read it in French, before you ask), you'll experience what I consider to be not only the best Kazuhiro Fujita manga, but the best story in all of Shonen Sunday.

10/!0. Top of the century, and top of my life.