Blade of the Moon Princess
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Blade of the Moon Princess volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first volume
| ja_kanji = 月華美刃
| ja_romaji = Gekka Bijin
| genre = {{ubl|Adventure|Coming of age|Science fiction}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Tatsuya Endo
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = Shōnen
| magazine = Jump Square
| first = May 1, 2010
| last = January 1, 2012
| volumes = 5
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Blade of the Moon Princess|月華美刃|Gekka Bijin|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The series is loosely based on the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from May 2010 to January 2012 and published in five volumes.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, the series originated as a one-shot published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2000, before beginning serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on May 1, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:遠藤達哉のSQ新連載「月華美刃」は竹取物語がモチーフ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/31354|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=May 1, 2010|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313011049/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/31354|url-status=live}} The series completed its serialization on January 4, 2012.{{cite web|script-title=ja:許斐剛原作「コパンの大冒険」SQに、ウルティモは増刊へ移籍|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/62222|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=January 4, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=August 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822152736/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/62222|url-status=live}} The series individual chapters have been collected into five {{Lang|ja-latn|tankōbon}} volumes.
In February 2023, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite web|title=Viz Media Licenses JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy, Blade of the Moon Princess, More Manga/Books for Fall 2023|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-03/viz-media-licenses-jojo-bizarre-adventure-stone-ocean-demon-slayer-kimetsu-academy-blade-of-the-/.194513|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=March 14, 2023|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152957/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-03/viz-media-licenses-jojo-bizarre-adventure-stone-ocean-demon-slayer-kimetsu-academy-blade-of-the-/.194513|url-status=live}}
=Volumes=
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|Language = Japanese
|OneLanguage = no
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = September 3, 2010{{cite web|script-title=ja:月華美刃 1|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870130-1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152913/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870130-1|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-870130-1
|LicensedRelDate = September 5, 2023{{cite web|title=Blade of the Moon Princess, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-1/product/7559|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 24, 2023|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152911/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-1/product/7559|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3865-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = February 4, 2011{{cite web|script-title=ja:月華美刃 2|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870183-7|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152953/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870183-7|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-870183-7
|LicensedRelDate = December 5, 2023{{cite web|title=Blade of the Moon Princess, Vol. 2|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-2/product/7657|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 31, 2023|archive-date=October 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017230205/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-2/product/7657|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4094-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = July 4, 2011{{cite web|script-title=ja:月華美刃 3|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870243-8|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152931/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870243-8|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-870243-8
|LicensedRelDate = March 5, 2024{{cite web|title=Blade of the Moon Princess, Vol. 3|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-3/product/7758|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4315-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = November 4, 2011{{cite web|script-title=ja:月華美刃 4|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870340-4|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152938/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870340-4|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-870340-4
|LicensedRelDate = June 4, 2024{{cite web|title=Blade of the Moon Princess, Vol. 4|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-4/product/7868|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=March 1, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4577-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = March 2, 2012{{cite web|script-title=ja:月華美刃 5|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870380-0|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025152914/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870380-0|url-status=live}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-870380-0
|LicensedRelDate = October 1, 2024{{cite web|title=Blade of the Moon Princess, Vol. 5|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blade-of-the-moon-princess-volume-5/product/8021|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=June 21, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-4870-9
}}
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Reception
Erkael of Manga News praised the setting, characters, and artwork, while criticizing the narration.{{cite web|title=The moon sword: Critique de la série manga|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie/critique/The-moon-sword|website=Manga News|author=Erkael|date=December 30, 2013|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=fr|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025153001/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie/critique/The-moon-sword|url-status=live}} Nicolas Demay of Planete BD also praised the artwork and characters; Demay also praised the story.{{cite web|title=The Moon Princess T1|url=https://www.planetebd.com/manga/kaze-manga/the-moon-sword/-/18161.html|website=Planete BD|last=Demay|first=Nicolas|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2023|language=fr|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025153953/https://www.planetebd.com/manga/kaze-manga/the-moon-sword/-/18161.html|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102140259/https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/gekkabijin/index.html|title=Official website at Jump Square|date=January 2, 2012}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Adventure anime and manga
Category:Coming-of-age anime and manga
Category:Works based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter