Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora | |
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora light novel volume 1 cover.
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半分の月がのぼる空 | |
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Genre | Drama, Romance |
Light novel | |
Written by | Tsumugu Hashimoto |
Illustrated by | Keiji Yamamoto |
Published by | MediaWorks |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Magazine | Dengeki hp |
Original run | October 10, 2003 – August 10, 2006 |
Volumes | 8 |
Manga | |
Written by | B.Tarō |
Published by | MediaWorks |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! |
Original run | August 27, 2005 – November 27, 2006 |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yukihiro Matsushita |
Studio | Group TAC |
Licensed by | |
Original network | WOWOW |
Original run | January 12, 2006 – February 23, 2006 |
Episodes | 6 |
Television drama | |
Studio | MediaWorks |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | October 3, 2006 – December 26, 2006 |
Episodes | 13 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Yoshihiro Fukagawa |
Released | April 3, 2010 |
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (半分の月がのぼる空 lit. Sky with a Rising Half-Moon?), subtitled looking up at the half-moon and also known as Hantsuki, is a Japanese romance light novel series written by Tsumugu Hashimoto and illustrated by Keiji Yamamoto centering on two hospitalized seventeen year olds and the love they begin to share. The series was originally serialized in MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp and spanned eight volumes released between October 2003 and August 2006.
An anime was adapted from the novels and aired in Japan on the WOWOW television network between January 12 and February 23, 2006 with six episodes. A manga series by B.Tarō was serialized in MediaWorks' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! between August 2005 and November 2006; two volumes were released. A set of five drama CDs were produced between October 2006 and August 2007 by Wayuta. A live action drama of the series was aired on TV Tokyo between October and December 2006, and a live action film premiered in Japanese theaters in April 2010.
The story of Hantsuki focuses on the budding relationship between the seventeen year old Yūichi Ezaki and Rika Akiba. They are hospitalized in Yūichi's home town for their conditions. Yūichi has hepatitis A, while Rika has problems with a weak heart valve. These teens then fall in love while they spend time with one another. The story is based in Ise, Mie prefecture. In the end, the couple have a successful relationship, but not much more is revealed.