The Manga Plus service, back in the fall of 2024, made the commitment to bringing over more one-shots for English distribution worldwide, and a new one has been added. The manga service has now added The Moon, the Eyes, and the Shrine Maiden of the Lake, a one-shot from Satoshi Taninaka. You can find the chapter here.
Taninaka made their debut in 2024 with Magokoro Scramble, and this is their second work.
Starting September 1st, 2024, all one-shots* published on Shonen JUMP+ (Japanese manga magazine) will be simultaneously released in English on MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA. *Some works may not be published on MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA depending on the author’s wishes or the editorial department’s judgment.
Plot Concept: “People’s gazes felt like weapons to me, and meeting someone’s gaze felt like being stabbed.” Avoiding the gazes of others, Hakuto shuts himself in at home instead of going to school. One day, he dives into a lake said to have once been used for rainmaking rituals, where shrine maidens were offered… and finds a girl submerged there with a sword pierced through her. “I can make eye contact as long as it’s with her.” Believing this, Hakuto begins visiting the lake day after day, until…
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