The shojo romance In the Clear Moonlit Dusk is heading toward its conclusion. In the author's notes accompanying the 11th volume, which hit shelves on September 11, creator Mika Yamamori confirmed that the series will wrap up with its 12th volume. The announcement, also highlighted on the latest volume's wraparound jacket, arrives alongside news that the series has achieved a total of 8.2 million copies in global circulation.
Since its 2020 debut in Dessert magazine, the story of Yoi Takiguchi—a student whose striking appearance often leads peers to mistake her for a boy—has become a staple of the genre. The series earned critical recognition in 2023, placing 11th on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list for female readers. Its influence has extended well beyond the page, with a television anime that aired this past January and a live-action film adaptation slated for a Japanese theatrical release on October 23.
While the manga's print run is nearing its end, the franchise maintains a solid presence in our database, where it currently holds a 78/100 score on AniList. With the final volume arriving next spring, the narrative will soon reach its resolution for Yoi and Ichimura-senpai. Given the series' expansion into live-action and animation, it remains to be seen if the conclusion will prompt any further franchise developments.
