Storm in Heaven

Kagen no Tsuki
"Last Quarter" 下弦の月
By Yazawa Ai (矢沢あい)

Summary: Mizuki is a girl who wants to run away from her life. As she smiles at everything sad that happens to her, her soul becomes heavier day by day. Her escape door is Adam, an English singer. But is he really real, or is everything they've been through just a dream? Adam sees his dead Japanese girlfriend in Mizuki, but strangely, nobody, apart from a girl who met her at the gates of heaven, can see Mizuki. This is a story that takes place somewhere between dreams and reality.

Genre: shoujo > supernatural romance drama
Project status: complete
Status in Japan: 3 volumes - complete
Presented by: Storm in Heaven

Releases
	v01. v01.c01a.v2 v01.c01b.v2 v01.c02.v2 v01.c03.v2 v01.c04.v2 v01.c05 fin.	v02. v02.c06 v02.c07 v02.c08 v02.c09 v02.c10 fin.
	v03. v03.c11 v03.c12 v03.c13 v03.c14 v03.c15 v03.c16 fin.
Additional Info Available in English by Yazawa Ai: Paradise Kiss, Nana

[2010-02-26] C wrote...: Thank you SIH for the scanlations!

i've read the beginning of this series a long time ago, but now im picking it up again. it's truly wonderful. it's not so much the intense sadness that manifests Kagen no Tsuki, but the subtle sorrow of the overall story.

and i also like ai yazawa's personal style of art and narration too. it's lovely.
[2010-01-20] jayeannev wrote...: thanks so much for scanlating this one! I'm currently hooked on NANA and had been looking for more of Ai-sensei's works. :)
[2009-12-20] PlatypusElf wrote...: This is the best shoujo manga I'd read in years. It's head and shoulders above so many other supernatural shoujo stories because it's -- dare I say it -- original, but such quality should be expected from Ai Yazawa given the popularity and success of Nana.

And yet I think this is so much more interesting and touching than Nana. Absolutely read this if you liked Ai Yazawa's other shoujo series or if you've ever enjoyed shoujo with a supernatural twist.

P.S. You might want to have some tissues on hand. I still tear up when I read this and listen to the movie soundtrack.
[2009-08-29] deborah wrote...: This was a wonderful manga by yazawa ai. I have enjoyed reading her works after i discovered nana. Yet out of all her works that i read so far none of them has touched me the way this one did. Even though his is sad it is not as tragic as her other works and made me feel...tranquil. It started perfectly and ended great. I'm happy to have stumbled upon this because this story really had me thinking and i could truly empathize with the plot. It has its beautiful and tearful moments and i recommend it. This is one of the few manga i have enjoyed to read and one that has truly touched my heart. pure brilliance
[2009-08-18] Diana wrote...: This is one of my favorite mangas... and I would have never discovered it if it wasn't for SiH! You guys rock... thank you so much for translating this. I've read this over and over and it still touches me.
[2009-08-15] Hotaru wrote...: Thank you so much for this! This is probably the greatest manga I've ever read!! It made me cry!! Love it! Arigato gozaimasu!!
[2009-07-31] Tazz wrote...: This series was so beautiful. I remember starting it a long time ago but never picking it back up.
I'm glad I did now.

I think by far this is my favorite Yazawa work. it is so sad and moving.
It made me get choked up and cry.
[2009-05-26] Jeannine wrote...: I don't like how the live action movie was made, I liked the manga better <3
[2009-05-14] LemonChu wrote...: Yeah, I agree. I liked Kagen no Tsuki better than "Nana" and "Paradise Kiss". Even though they are more popular.
[2009-04-20] ai chan wrote...: This story so beautiful. I love it. ^^
[2009-04-06] Aki wrote...: I completly agree whith Anonymous. I relly loved this manga , and because I read almost all of Ai Yazawa mangas , I seriously that she didnt write this manga . Its just so diffrent from all her other works.
[2009-03-24] Anonymous wrote...: This is one of the finest shoujo series I've ever read. It's really emotionally involving and the characters are incredibly three-dimensional and engaging.

"Paradise Kiss" and "Nana" are far more popular than this Ai Yazawa offering but neither of them moved me as much as this supernatural romance. If you've ever been apart from the person you love, this will speak to you.

Thank you so much to SiH for bringing this manga to English readers. It's a damn shame it has never been officially released in English, especially since the live action movie isn't have as enjoyable without the understanding granted by the manga.