In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Manga Ends With 45th Chapter
Desert magazine said Mika Yamamori's school romance series will conclude in the December 2026 issue, released on October 23.
Mika Yamamori's manga In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki) will end with its next chapter, Desert magazine's official X account announced. The 45th and final chapter is scheduled to appear in the December 2026 issue of Desert, which goes on sale on October 23.
The series follows Yoi Takiguchi and Kohaku Ichimura. Yamamori launched the school romance in Desert in July 2020, and Kodansha published the 11th collected volume on September 11. According to myanimelist.net, the manga has 8.2 million copies of its volumes in circulation.
Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in June 2021 and released the ninth volume on April 14. The series placed fourth in the Female Readers' Top 20 of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! rankings in 2022 and 11th in 2023.
Anime and film adaptations
A 12-episode television anime produced by East Fish Studio and Atelier Peuplier aired in Winter 2026, with Crunchyroll simulcasting it with subtitles in multiple languages and an English dub. A live-action film adaptation is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on October 23.
Quick answers
When does In the Clear Moonlit Dusk end?
The manga ends with its 45th chapter in the December 2026 issue of Desert magazine, released on October 23.
How many volumes of In the Clear Moonlit Dusk are out?
Kodansha released the 11th volume on September 11, and the series has 8.2 million copies of its volumes in circulation.