Moonlight Act

Moonlight Act
First volume cover, featuring Gekko Iwasaki (left) and Lady Teatro
月光条例
(Gekkō Jōrei)
GenreAdventure, fantasy
Manga
Written byKazuhiro Fujita
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
Original runMarch 26, 2008 – April 9, 2014
Volumes29
icon Anime and manga portal

Moonlight Act (Japanese: 月光条例, Hepburn: Gekkō Jōrei; lit. 'Moonlight Regulation') is a Japanese manga series created by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2008 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 29 tankōbon volumes.

Plot

A high-school student named Gekko Iwasaki is struck by moonlight and becomes an executioner of "moonlight regulation", who makes characters escaping from fairy tales come back to them.

Characters

Gekko Iwasaki (岩崎月光, Iwasaki Gekko)
An aggressive high school boy of few friends. His family owns a ramen shop. He is charged, in spite of himself, to carry out the "moonlight regulation".
Lady Teatro (演劇部, Engeki-bu)
A member of a drama club who is popular in Gekko's high school.
Princess Hachikazuki (鉢かづき姫, Hachikazuki-hime)
A heroine escaping from the fairy tale. She is crazy for speed.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita, Moonlight Act was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 26, 2008, to April 9, 2014. Shogakukan collected its 286 individual chapters in 29 tankōbon volumes, released from June 18, 2008, to May 16, 2014.

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1June 18, 2008978-4-09-121420-1
2September 18, 2008978-4-09-121469-0
3December 18, 2008978-4-09-121519-2
4March 18, 2009978-4-09-121610-6
5July 17, 2009978-4-09-122018-9
6September 17, 2009978-4-09-121747-9
7November 18, 2009978-4-09-121886-5
8February 18, 2010978-4-09-122149-0
9May 18, 2010978-4-09-122297-8
10August 18, 2010978-4-09-122508-5
11November 18, 2010978-4-09-122660-0
12January 18, 2010978-4-09-122771-3
13April 18, 2011978-4-09-122854-3
14July 17, 2011978-4-09-123199-4
15October 18, 2011978-4-09-123336-3
16January 18, 2012978-4-09-123536-7
17March 16, 2012978-4-09-123618-0
18May 18 2012978-4-09-123656-2
19August 17, 2012978-4-09-123790-3
20November 16, 2012978-4-09-124011-8
21February 18, 2013978-4-09-124183-2
22April 18, 2013978-4-09-124284-6
23June 18, 2013978-4-09-124323-2
24August 16, 2013978-4-09-124361-4
25November 18, 2013978-4-09-124495-6
26January 17, 2014978-4-09-124550-2
27February 18, 2014978-4-09-124610-3
28March 18, 2014978-4-09-124611-0
29May 16, 2014978-4-09-124617-2

Reception

Moonlight Act was nominated for the Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2015.

Notes

  1. ↑ Anime News Network incorrectly stated that the series began in the 18th issue, but it actually began in the 17th issue.

References

  1. ↑ "Moonlight Act" (in French). Kazé. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Loo, Egan (March 14, 2008). "News Daily Links of the Day: Disney, Urushihara, Gundam Seed". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ 2008年03月26日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2021. 【週刊少年サンデー】週刊少年サンデー 17号 発

    売中鬼才☆藤田和日郎先生の巨弾新連載!! 青い月が満ちるとき、夜に光りあふれ、正気は陰りゆく...

    『月光条例』 藤田和日郎

  4. ↑ 週刊少年サンデー 2008年 表示号数17. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ 藤田和日郎「月光条例」が完結、最終巻には描き下ろしも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  6. 1 2 月光条例 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. 1 2 月光条例 29 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ 月光条例 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ 月光条例 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ 月光条例 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ 月光条例 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  12. ↑ 月光条例 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ 月光条例 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  14. ↑ 月光条例 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ 月光条例 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  16. ↑ 月光条例 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  17. ↑ 月光条例 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  18. ↑ 月光条例 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  19. ↑ 月光条例 13 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  20. ↑ 月光条例 14 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  21. ↑ 月光条例 15 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  22. ↑ 月光条例 16 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  23. ↑ 月光条例 17 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  24. ↑ 月光条例 18 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  25. ↑ 月光条例 19 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  26. ↑ 月光条例 20 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  27. ↑ 月光条例 21 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  28. ↑ 月光条例 22 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  29. ↑ 月光条例 23 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  30. ↑ 月光条例 24 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  31. ↑ 月光条例 25 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  32. ↑ 月光条例 26 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  33. ↑ 月光条例 27 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  34. ↑ 月光条例 28 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  35. ↑ Loo, Egan (August 29, 2015). "Yamato 2199, Moyashimon, Aoi Honō Win Seiun Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

Further reading