Mai Mochizuki Complete Bibliography & Reading Order

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Mai Mochizuki is a Japanese novelist whose work spans cosy fantasy, supernatural mysteries, contemporary fiction and character-driven stories set in Kyoto. International readers know her primarily through The Full Moon Coffee Shop, but her Japanese bibliography is considerably larger.

This guide brings together her major novel series, original Japanese publications, English editions, Romanian translations and manga adaptations. Original publication dates are distinguished from translation dates, and manga adaptations are identified separately from the novels on which they are based.

Bibliography updated: October 2026.

📚 The Full Moon Coffee Shop Series

Original Japanese series: 満月珈琲店の星詠み (Mangetsu Kōhīten no Hoshiyomi)
Publisher: Bungeishunju / Bunshun Bunko
Illustrations: Chihiro Sakurada
Original publication: 2020–present
Published Japanese volumes: 8, as of October 2026

The series follows a mysterious café that appears beneath the full moon. Its unusual staff of cats offers carefully chosen food, drinks and astrological guidance to people searching for answers.

Original Japanese Publication Order

満月珈琲店の星詠み (2020) — The Full Moon Coffee Shop
満月珈琲店の星詠み～本当の願いごと～ (2021) — Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop
満月珈琲店の星詠み～ライオンズゲートの奇跡～ (2021) — Lion’s Gate Miracle
満月珈琲店の星詠み～メタモルフォーゼの調べ～ (2022) — Melody of Metamorphosis
満月珈琲店の星詠み～秋の夜長と月夜のお茶会～ (2023) — Long Autumn Nights and a Moonlit Tea Party
満月珈琲店の星詠み～月と太陽の小夜曲～ (2024) — Moon and Sun Serenade
満月珈琲店の星詠み～星遣いたちの夜～ (2025) — Night of the Star Guides
満月珈琲店の星詠み～星猫たちのクリスマス・キャロル～ (2026) — The Star Cats’ Christmas Carol

Important: The English renderings for volumes 3–8 above are descriptive translations of the Japanese subtitles, not verified official English-edition titles.

The eighth Japanese volume was published on 6 October 2026.

Official English Editions

The English-language publishing programme uses its own titles and publication schedule:

The Full Moon Coffee Shop (2024)
Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop
Dreamers of the Full Moon Coffee Shop (2026)

The third English-language volume was published by Ballantine Books on 25 August 2026, translated by Jordan Taylor.

Because the Japanese and English publication schedules differ, readers should avoid assuming that the English publication year matches the original Japanese release.

🕵️ Holmes of Kyoto

Original title: 京都寺町三条のホームズ (Kyōto Teramachi Sanjō no Hōmuzu)
Publisher: Futabasha
First published: 2015
Published main-series volumes: 24, as of October 2026

Holmes of Kyoto is a long-running mystery series centred on Kiyotaka Yagashira and Aoi Mashiro, whose work at an antique shop leads them into mysteries involving art, history, relationships and Kyoto’s cultural heritage.

Main Novel Series — Reading Order

The main series comprises volumes 1–24, which should be read in numerical order.

Volumes 1–12: The original sequence introducing the antique-shop mysteries and developing the central characters.
Volumes 13–18: Later cases and developments in the continuing story.
Volumes 19–22: Further mysteries involving art, relationships and the characters’ professional lives.
Volume 23 — アートの巡礼前編 (2026) — Art Pilgrimage, Part One.
Volume 24 — アートの巡礼後編 (2026) — Art Pilgrimage, Part Two.

Volumes 23 and 24 were released on 10 June and 8 July 2026 respectively.

Additional Holmes of Kyoto Publications

The publisher also lists supplementary fiction, including:

京都寺町三条のホームズ 0 旅のはじまり — The Beginning of the Journey.
京都寺町三条のホームズ ex. 春霞の夜の夢 (2025) — a supplementary volume.

These are additional publications, not replacements for numbered main-series novels.

Manga Adaptation

Holmes of Kyoto has also been adapted into manga, illustrated by Ichiha Akizuki.

The manga adaptation comprises 15 volumes, completed in 2025. It should be catalogued separately from the original novels.

🌸 Wagaya wa Gion no Ogamiya-san

Original title: わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん
Publisher: Kadokawa
Publication period: 2016–2022
Main novels: 15
Additional volume: 1

This Kyoto-set series combines family relationships, supernatural elements, traditional sweets and gentle mysteries.

Reading Order

わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん (2016)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 2 — 涙と月と砂糖菓子 (2016)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 3 — 秘密の調べと狐の金平糖 (2016)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 4 — 椿の花が落ちるころ (2017)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 5 — 桜月夜と梅花の夢 (2017)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 6 — 花の知らせと小鈴の落雁 (2017)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 7 — つながる想いと狐火の誓い (2018)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 8 — 祭りの夜と青い春の秘めごと (2018)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 9 — 星の導きと今昔の都 (2018)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 10 — 黄昏時に浮かぶ影 (2019)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 11 — めぐる因果と紐解かれる謎 (2019)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 12 — つなぐ縁と満月に降る雨 (2020)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 13 — 秋の祭りと白狐の依頼 (2020)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 14 — 渓谷に散る紅葉と陰陽師の憂鬱 (2021)
わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん 15 — それぞれの未来と変わらぬ想い (2022)

Additional volume:

わが家は祇園の拝み屋さん EX — 愛しき回顧録 (2022)

Omnibus Edition

Kadokawa also published a 16-book collected digital edition containing the fifteen main volumes and the supplementary EX book.

This omnibus is not a separate original novel and should not be counted twice.

Manga Adaptation

A five-volume manga adaptation illustrated by Ritsu Aozaki was published separately from the novels.

🌳 Alice in Kyoto Forest

Original title: 京洛の森のアリス (Kyōraku no Mori no Arisu)
Original Japanese publication: 2018–2019
Original novel series: 3 volumes

This fantasy series draws on the atmosphere of Kyoto and elements of Alice in Wonderland.

Original Novel Reading Order

京洛の森のアリス — Volume 1 (2018)
京洛の森のアリス — Volume 2
京洛の森のアリス — Volume 3 (2019)

English-Language Manga

Tokyopop has published the manga adaptation in English:

Alice in Kyoto Forest, Volume 1
Alice in Kyoto Forest, Volume 2

These are manga adaptations, not English translations of the three original prose novels.

🏯 Other Japanese Series and Novels

Mai Mochizuki’s catalogue also includes fiction outside her internationally best-known series.

Kyoto Karasuma Oike no Oharai Honpo

京都烏丸御池のお祓い本舗 (2017)
続・京都烏丸御池のお祓い本舗 — sequel

Published by Futabasha, this supernatural mystery fiction further explores the Kyoto settings that recur throughout Mochizuki’s work.

Uzumasa-sō Diary

Original title: 太秦荘ダイアリー

Three numbered volumes are listed in Futabasha’s catalogue:

太秦荘ダイアリー 1
太秦荘ダイアリー 2 — 三人娘、探偵になるっ！
太秦荘ダイアリー 3 — 夏の日のアオハル

Kyoto Shimogamo: Kamisama no Isōrō

Original title: 京都下鴨神様のいそうろう
Publisher: Kadokawa

京都下鴨神様のいそうろう (2024)
京都下鴨神様のいそうろう 2 — 猫神様とアマテラスの宝玉 (2025)
京都下鴨神様のいそうろう 3 — 初夏の宴と恋の行方 (2026)

Other Identified Publications

二宮ナズナの花嵐な事件簿京の都で秘密探偵始めました (2021)
旋律君と出逢えた奇跡 (2022)
京都梅咲菖蒲の嫁ぎ先 (2023)
仮初めの魔導士は偽りの花呪われた伯爵と深紅の城 (2024)

These titles are retained in Japanese because verified official English titles are not available for every publication.

Bibliographic scope note: This section identifies additional published fiction confirmed in publisher catalogues. It should not be treated as an exhaustive inventory of every Japanese short story, magazine contribution or anthology appearance; those require a separate title-by-title verification.

🇷🇴 Romanian Translations

Cafeneaua Lună plină

Original title: 満月珈琲店の星詠み
English title: The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Romanian title: Cafeneaua Lună plină
Original publication: 2020
Romanian publisher: Humanitas Fiction
Romanian publication: 2025
Translator: Mihaela Albulescu
Illustrations: Chihiro Sakurada

This Romanian edition introduces readers to the mysterious café and its feline staff.

The title Cafeneaua Lună plină: Adevăratele dorințe is mentioned in the Romanian publisher’s author biography as the translated name of the second Japanese work. That reference alone does not establish that a Romanian edition of volume two has been published, so it is not listed as a separate Romanian edition here.

📖 BookFairy Reviews

The Full Moon Coffee Shop

Read BookFairy’s review:

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki — Book Review

📚 Where Should You Start Reading Mai Mochizuki?

For readers discovering the author in English, The Full Moon Coffee Shop is the most accessible starting point.

Readers who enjoy unusual mysteries, antiques and the history of Kyoto may prefer Holmes of Kyoto.

Those interested in gentle supernatural fiction and family-centred storytelling should also explore Wagaya wa Gion no Ogamiya-san, where Japanese-language editions are available.

🔎 Bibliographic Sources

The following publisher catalogues and official records support the publication information in this guide:

BookFairy bibliography updated October 2026. New editions and translations will be added as they are confirmed by publishers.

Mai Mochizuki — Complete Bibliography

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