Renowned manga artist Suu Minazuki is set to launch a new series titled Saigo no Negai ni Tsuki ga Naku (The Moon Cries at My Last Wish) on August 26. The new manga will debut in the September issue of Kadokawa’s Shōnen Ace magazine.
A Story of Humans vs. Vampires
Saigo no Negai ni Tsuki ga Naku is teased as a compelling “humans vs. vampires” narrative. The plot will center on two childhood friends, Niizuki and Asahi, who reside on a secluded small island.
The Catalyst: A Night Festival and an Undone Seal
The story takes a dark turn when Asahi, typically fearful of the night, ventures to a night summer festival in their village. There, Asahi inadvertently breaks the seal on a local shrine, unleashing a captivating yet angelic vampire girl who transforms the festive gathering into a horrifying massacre.
Minazuki’s Recent Works and Notable Series
Suu Minazuki has a history of creating diverse manga series. His previous work, Excellent Property, Rejects for Residents (Yūryō Bukken Mō Dame Sō: Furo, Toilet to Tenshi wa Kyōdō Desu), concluded in August 2024, with its fifth and final volume published in October 2024. This series originally launched in Shōnen Ace in December 2022, and Yen Press has been publishing it in English.
Other Acclaimed Works
Minazuki is widely recognized for his fantasy comedy manga series Sora no Otoshimono (Heaven’s Lost Property), which inspired two television anime series, two anime films, and an OVA. He also penned the Dokunie Cooking (Cooking Poisoned Offerings) manga, which ran from October 2017 to March 2019 in Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine. Earlier works include the five-volume Judas manga, published in English by Tokyopop and later Viz Media, and the four-volume Gou-dere Sora Nagihara manga, released by Yen Press between 2014 and 2015.
