Crescent Moon vol 1

 

By Haruko Iida – story by Red Entertainment/Takamura Matsuda (TokyoPop)
ISBN: 1-59182-792-2

This slight fantasy manga features the trials and tribulations of Mahiru Shiraishi, a young girl who seems to have the peculiar ability to lend luck to whoever asks for it. Perhaps as a consequence of this, she leads a sad unlucky life herself.

All this changes when she meets the mystical ‘Lunar Race’ – kids who are actually demons in the shapes of Werewolves, Vampires, Foxes and Bats. They reveal that she is the descendent of a human princess who once loved and betrayed a demon boy, and enlist her aid to recover the source of all their power – the “Teardrops of the Moon” which have been stolen. Can she help these wonderful beings and expiate the sins of her ancestors and race before it’s too late?

Gently blending schoolgirl drama, romance, real world adventure and high fantasy, this is a charming fairytale in the traditional manner, and suitable for older kids of all ages.

© 2000 Haruko Iida. © RED 2000. English text © 2004 TokyoPop Inc.