MOON, The Great Pet King
ＭＯＯＮ大ペット王
MOON dai petto ou

This was Takahashi's first foray into manga for children. It follows MOON, a giant alien rabbit who is trying to get back to his planet. He lands in Japan and gets help from a young boy named Shota. The first few chapters revolve around Shota trying to overcome his fear of heights. The following year Takahashi published two more chapters, this time involving decorating the school's Christmas tree, and a skiing trip where the children meet a young ghostly snow child that freezes their hotel room. The running gag in the series is that MOON has gained so much weight while on Earth he is unable to fly or be of much help to the children.

Chapter Details

	Published In: Shogaku Sannensei 1992 #10 - 11, 1993 #12 - 1994 #1 All-Star
	Publication Date: September 3rd & October 3rd 1992, December 3rd 1993 & January 3rd 1994
	Pages: 55 (black and white)
	Anime Adaptation: None
Notes: MOON is the only children's manga that Takahashi has published in her career. It was uncollected for two decades before finally being compiled alongside the All Star compendium that celebrated the 35th anniversary of Takahashi's career. The humor of having a rabbit named MOON comes from the Japanese belief that the shadowy lunar surface resembles a rabbit when viewed from the earth (similar to the Western concept of the "man in the moon"). This same joke is used in Kyokai no RINNE chapter 165.