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The Moon on a Rainy Night Vol. 8
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December 31, 2025
3¾ ☆. Maybe 4?
December 28, 2025
This gets very cutely gay this time out, as people are finally starting to get the notion that they might like other people. We’re not exactly there just yet, but it’s not hard to think that Saki’s upcoming recital might be a climactic moment of sorts.
Kanon, however, is the one whose cool is being lost on the regular this volume. Saki definitely has her moments, but this is Kanon coming to terms with what we, the yuri-loving reader, have known for ages regarding the both of them.
It was really sweet to see Kanon meeting up with her former friend, Ayano, to bake cream puffs. Their mended friendship and how they both learned from the experience was executed well, even if Kanon still has trauma from how she acted.
This is a small thing, but I appreciated the way the baking turned out. Not just the way Ayano slices through the nonsense of the story, or Saki’s music lesson goes to some places of longing at the same time, but also that Kanon experiences some success with her baking rather than being strictly terrible at it.
These two silly geese spend so much time dancing around one another, that recital invitation is such a huge issue that shouldn’t be one (but believably so!), and then there’s a great segue into the nature of love because the older girl who taught Saki piano is coming to that recital.
This is a well done chunk of story because it isn’t a miscommunication; Kanon flat-out asks about this other person. But she doesn’t like the answer. Now that’s good writing, seriously. It’s downright refreshing compared to how many series would handle it.
Kanon speaks with the writing teacher at the school and I really appreciated the translation notes for this and the way it tackled the original text. There’s care in this story from all sides.
The final chapters basically involve Kanon going crazy trying to work out her feelings, plus Saki accidentally doing things that are making Kanon catch feelings so hard. It’s not original, but I always love moments like these, so whatever.
It’s a good volume. I don’t think it manages the highs of the previous, even though it brings its cast together all over the place. They use Rinne really well too, but we don’t see her new friend once and that was a shame because that storyline added a lot to the last volume.
4.5 stars - still, I think this is quietly super good stuff and, even without a wow moment, it manages to be a delightful progression and good time all around. I’ll let it have a full 5 stars because it’s so well written and enjoyable.
Kanon, however, is the one whose cool is being lost on the regular this volume. Saki definitely has her moments, but this is Kanon coming to terms with what we, the yuri-loving reader, have known for ages regarding the both of them.
It was really sweet to see Kanon meeting up with her former friend, Ayano, to bake cream puffs. Their mended friendship and how they both learned from the experience was executed well, even if Kanon still has trauma from how she acted.
This is a small thing, but I appreciated the way the baking turned out. Not just the way Ayano slices through the nonsense of the story, or Saki’s music lesson goes to some places of longing at the same time, but also that Kanon experiences some success with her baking rather than being strictly terrible at it.
These two silly geese spend so much time dancing around one another, that recital invitation is such a huge issue that shouldn’t be one (but believably so!), and then there’s a great segue into the nature of love because the older girl who taught Saki piano is coming to that recital.
This is a well done chunk of story because it isn’t a miscommunication; Kanon flat-out asks about this other person. But she doesn’t like the answer. Now that’s good writing, seriously. It’s downright refreshing compared to how many series would handle it.
Kanon speaks with the writing teacher at the school and I really appreciated the translation notes for this and the way it tackled the original text. There’s care in this story from all sides.
The final chapters basically involve Kanon going crazy trying to work out her feelings, plus Saki accidentally doing things that are making Kanon catch feelings so hard. It’s not original, but I always love moments like these, so whatever.
It’s a good volume. I don’t think it manages the highs of the previous, even though it brings its cast together all over the place. They use Rinne really well too, but we don’t see her new friend once and that was a shame because that storyline added a lot to the last volume.
4.5 stars - still, I think this is quietly super good stuff and, even without a wow moment, it manages to be a delightful progression and good time all around. I’ll let it have a full 5 stars because it’s so well written and enjoyable.
January 8, 2026
I think the thing I liked the most about this volume is that it really highlights how far Saki and Kanon have progressed as characters since the beginning of this story. Most of this volume was more focused on Kanon as it seems she is finally slowly but surely coming to terms with how she feels about Saki. I also love how Kanons deafness is portrayed throughout the series. The Yuri part of this Yuri seems to finally be happening and I’m here for it.
November 15, 2025
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Review of advance copy
The fact that I have to wait a YEAR for the next volume, after all that major character development and HOW THAT VOLUME ENDED. AHHHH. This is a crime.
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