Is Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu Manga Complete, Finished or Ongoing? Here is the Current Status of Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut

Alternative history works come with their own unique set of challenges. Will the story unfold in the real world, slightly altered, or in a new universe that looks like our world? Irina: the Vampire Cosmonaut, known in Japanese as Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu, attempts the latter. In a country that looks a lot like Russia, and the backdrop of what looks suspiciously like the Cold War, a vampire girl is aiming for the moon. But is her story - told in a 12-episode anime- based on a manga, and is it completed or ongoing?

Is Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut Based On a Manga or Light Novel?

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If you're craving more Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu content, we have good news for you. You can have more of the characters and their story through the light novel source material. Written by Keisuke Makino and illustrated by Karei, it first came out in late 2016.

From the light novel sprang the manga adaptation, written once again by Keisuke Makino and illustrated by Sojihogu. It first began serialization in 2018.

Is the Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut Manga Complete or Ongoing?

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To this day, there have been 7 light novel volumes, of the Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu light novel. This is an ongoing work, therefore there's more of Irina's story to look forward to.

As such, the manga, which is available through Kodansha's Comic Days only has one tankobon volume out. While technically ongoing, it went into indefinite hiatus in 2019 due to artist Sojihogu's poor health. Therefore, it is currently unknown whether we can expect more content, and when.

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Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut Manga: What Is It About?

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What if the first person to reach the moon was a vampire girl? Irina the Vampire Cosmonaut explores this concept through a fictional but recognizable version of a Russian base. The equivalent superpower, known as the Empire of Zirnitra is preparing to send cosmonauts to the moon. Battling against time, they are striving to complete the project next.

To achieve this, they employ Irina, a young vampire girl, whom they treat as less than human, disregarding the possibility of her dying while on the mission. Lev Leps, a young man dreaming of the moon as much as Irina does is tasked with her training, and the two come close.