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Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon

“Two women—one seeking love to love herself, one avoiding it—find unexpected connection through shared vulnerability.”

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon

7.71
1,848 rank · 17,648 readers · 261 favorites
Drama Girls Love Slice of Life
20 chapters · 4 volumes · 2019 - 2022 · Manga
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Synopsis

Two women—one seeking love to love herself, one avoiding it—find unexpected connection through shared vulnerability.

Pressured by her friends and family to fall in love, office worker Hinako Uno puts a lot of effort into her appearance and demeanor in order to fit into the image of "an ideal young woman." She believes that if she is able to make someone fall in love with her, then she can love herself in return—but this does not turn out to be the case. After rejecting another confession, Hinako feels like a flawed human for being unable to love. Concurrently, Hinako's senior at work Asahi Satou becomes her sister's official guardian and the family's breadwinner after their last living relative dies. Wanting to provide for her sister as best as she can, she pays no attention to matters she deems unnecessary, such as love. One night, as Hinako cries on a bench, Asahi bumps into her and offers her a bag of doughnuts as consolation. Sharing a moment of vulnerability, they open up to one another, marking the start of a relationship that might just be what both women needed.

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Community consensus

Derived from 15 sampled reviews

7.9 /10

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92% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 8 σ 1.57
1510
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Mostly aligned

σ 1.57 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

5.5 pts

Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.0

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Score over time

↓ 0.07

Running avg · Jan 2020 → Mar 2026

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A Manga Publication

  • Format 20 × 4 ch × vol
  • Total read 2h 40m approx
  • Published Mar 2019 – May 2022
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M50809 catalog

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