Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon

A lot of yuri manga is aimed at teenagers and younger readers (hence why it often falls under the umbrella of shoujo manga). When a manga like Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon comes along, it's refreshing. Doughnuts in the Shape of a Crescent Moon follows Hinako, a young office worker who struggles with self-esteem. She hides it behind a fashionable, put-together exterior, but on the inside, she is desperate for love, affection, and a normal, logical life.

Why does what she seeks—what other people seem to find so easily and frequently—appear to be impossible for her? Anyone who is queer but took a while to realize it (like myself and many others) will identify strongly with this feeling. Why can't Hianko find a man, fall into a happy relationship, marry, and settle down? The answer comes when she is daydreaming about her female coworker, Asahi.

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, like the novels of Japanese author Sayaka Murata, is about not fitting into the restrictive, heteronormative mold that society has carved out for you. It's a touching yuri manga with wholesome moments and well-developed characters. It takes its time and is therefore better for it. Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon will strike a particularly sympathetic chord with any queer reader who discovered their sexuality as an adult.

Author: Shio Usui
Genres: Manga, Yuri, Graphic novel
Volumes: 4
Original work: Completed
Original run: March 18, 2019 – May 18, 2022
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