Steal Moon

{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Steal Moon.jpg

| caption = Cover of the first volume of Steal Moon

| ja_kanji =

| ja_romaji =

| genre = Romance, Yaoi, Science fiction

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Makoto Tateno

| publisher = Nihonbungeisha

| publisher_en = {{English anime licensee | NA= Digital Manga Publishing}}

| demographic = Josei

| magazine =

| first = July 28, 2006

| last = May 28, 2007

| volumes = 2

}}

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Steal Moon is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno. The manga is published in Japan by Nihonbungeisha and in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing.{{cite web|url=http://www.egmanga.com.tw/Manga2005/03_gbooks/eggbooks27.jsp?no=4406|title=Steal Moon - 偷月 -.立野真琴|publisher=Ever Glory Publishing|language=Chinese|accessdate=2009-07-24}}

The manga is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Digital Manga Publishing.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-29/blu-boysenberry-deux-dmp-yen-announce-boys-love-titles|title=Blu, Boysenberry, Deux, DMP, Yen Announce Boys-Love Titles|date=2007-10-29|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-03-07}}

Plot

Nozomi earns money through street fights. One day, he meets a stronger man named Coyote, who gets him to bet his freedom on the outcome of their fight. Nozomi loses and becomes Coyote's slave and has to work in an online peep room known as "Digital Angels", and for a group of mysterious men who call themselves "Serene". They inform him of a secret surveillance camera that watches over the city, which they plan to destroy. Nozomi works with them to stop the camera, and to buy his freedom so that he can return to his normal life.

Reception

Mania.com's Danielle Van Gorder commends the manga for its plot.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/steal-moon-vol-01_article_82211.html|title=Steal Moon Vol. #01|last=Gorder|first=Danielle Van|publisher=Mania.com|date=July 8, 2008|accessdate=2009-03-07}} Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux comments that the manga is more sci-fi than it is yaoi.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/stealmoon001.html|title=Makoto Tateno's Steal Moon: Volume 1|last=Douresseaux|first=Leroy|date=Sep 7, 2008|publisher=Comic Book Bin|accessdate=2009-03-07}}

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