Full Moon wo Sagashite
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Cover of the first volume of the English release of Full Moon o Sagashite
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満月をさがして (Furu Mūn o Sagashite) |
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| Genre | Magical girl, Pop singer, Romance, Supernatural, Tragedy, Comedy-Drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Arina Tanemura |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Ribon |
| Original run | January 2002 – June 2004 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshiyuki Kato |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 6, 2002 – March 29, 2003 |
| Episodes | 52 |
Full Moon o Sagashite (満月（フルムーン）をさがして Furu Mūn o Sagashite?, literally "Searching for the Full Moon") is a Japanese shōjo manga by Arina Tanemura. According to the furigana, the kanji 満月 in the title are read furu mūn ("full moon") and not mangetsu or mitsuki, the Japanese words for the full moon. In North America, the series is published as Full Moon, although the full title is given on the front cover.
The manga was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from January 2002 to June 2004 and collected in seven tankōbon volumes. The manga is published in North America in English by Viz Media. The series was adapted as an anime television series produced by Nihon Ad Systems, which ended before the manga was completed, plus an OVA distributed with an issue of Ribon. The Anime series was broadcast on TV Tokyo, where it enjoyed high ratings.
The anime series was also licensed for retail release in North America by Viz Media though only the first 28 episodes were commercially released on DVD before it was discontinued.
Twelve-year-old Mitsuki Kouyama is a talented middle school girl who dreams of becoming a singer, but she is afflicted with sarcoma, which is curable only through a surgery that could ruin her vocal cords, and lose her ability to sing. The tumor in her throat already affects her ability to breathe well and sing loudly. Her grandmother also hates music and is completely opposed to Mitsuki's wish to audition. Mitsuki's dreams seem impossible to achieve, until one day she is visited by two shinigami, whom only she could see. The shinigami, Takuto and Meroko, inadvertently tip Mitsuki off that she has only one year left to live.
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