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Exciting News: 'Mercedes and the Waning Moon' Gets an Anime Adaptation!
Japanese publisher TO Books announced this Thursday that the popular light novel series 'Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat' is officially getting an anime adaptation.
✨📣 Information Unveiled! 📣✨
The anime project for 'Kaketa Tsuki no Mercedes' is currently in progress! Stay tuned for more updates.
A dedicated series website has also been launched: Link here
Latest Volume Release:
- The 8th volume of the novel is set to be released digitally on August 15.
About the Series:
- The story follows Mercedes Grunewald, who is reincarnated as a vampire into a noble family. Despite knowing her father will choose an heir other than her, Mercedes is determined to carve out her own path.
- With her family struggling and her mother lacking skills, Mercedes begins training in dungeon crawling from a very young age—thanks to her vampire heritage, she has the potential to become strong.
- Her goal? To find something in the dungeons that will make her moon full again, ensuring she won’t die unfulfilled like in her past life.
Origins and Publishing:
- The series was launched on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2018.
- TO Books started publishing the novels with illustrations by KeG in 2021.
- The manga adaptation, illustrated by Pochi Edoya, was launched on the TO Books' Comic Corona website in 2021, with the fifth volume also releasing on August 15.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting series and its upcoming anime adaptation!
Source: TO Books' official Twitter account.