Originally published in Japan as Mikan no Tsuki (literally 'An Incomplete Moon'), Crescent Moon is the story of Mahiru Shiraishi, the 'Descendent of the Princess' and her encounters with the 'Lunar Race,' a tribe of demons whose powers are awakened by the moon, strongest at Full and weakest at New.

After Mahiru has a haunting recurring dream, she meets the Lunar Race, which consists of the vampire Nozomu, the werewolf Akira, the fox Misoka, and the tengu Mitsuru. They need her help to recover the 'Drops of the Moon,' the recently-pilfered source of their power.

As the battles to recover the Drops rage on, Mahiru tries to open up the dark, human-hating tengu Mitsuru, and form a bridge between humans and the Lunar Race.

Haruko Iida
Haruko Iida was born on December 21 and lives in Fukuoka Prefecture. Her first shojo works include St. License (Kadokawa), Halleluja, School Bible, Taiyou to Tsukito. Illustrator Iida partnered with Red Company to create Crescent Moon.

English Version By: Nan Rymer

Mahiru Shiraishi
Mahiru is a high school girl with the uncanny ability to bring luck to everyone she physically touches. She discovers she is the descendant of a human princess and has special powers that will help members of the Lunar Race to steal back a powerful artifact: the teardrop of the moon.

Oboro
Leader of and father-figure to the Moonlight Bandits. Especially protective of Mahiru.

Mitsuru
A human-hating tengu (bat) in the Lunar Race gang.

Nozumu
A vampire in the Lunar Race gang.

Shirogane
Emperor of the Moon. A mercenary loyalist to the Lunar Race.

Kasukabe and Youhei
Police officers hunting down the Lunar Race. Serve as 'ghostbusters' trying to eliminate the bandits.