Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon
Japanese manga series
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (欠けた月とドーナッツ, Kaketa Tsuki to Dōnattsu) is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Shio Usui. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from March 2019 to May 2022. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Plot
To make herself seem "normal" to her friends and coworkers, Uno Hinako throws herself in makeup, fashion, and trying to fall in love. But despite her best efforts, all her attempts at "normal" romance with men keep falling flat. A new normal emerges in the form of her connection with Asahi Sato, a sensible woman whom Hinako works with, just as she begins to fear that she might be alone forever. What starts as respect slowly moves into something more intimate.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Shio Usui, Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from March 18, 2019, to May 18, 2022. The series was collected in four tankōbon volumes from January 2020 to July 2022.
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
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