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Tsuki wa Higashi ni, Hi wa Nishi ni -Operation Sanctuary-

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary
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Cover from the Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary video game
月は東に日は西に
(The Moon in the East, The Sun in the West - Operation Sanctuary)
Genre Harem, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Game
Developer August
Publisher August
Genre Eroge, Visual novel
Platform Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Released
  • JP: July 20, 2003 (Windows)
  • JP: June 24, 2004 (Dreamcast)
  • JP: October 7, 2004 (PlayStation 2)
Light novel
Written by Okada Runa
Illustrated by Bekkankō
Published by Harvest
Demographic Male
Original run March 25, 2004May 25, 2004
Volumes 3
Anime television series
Directed by Mitsuhiro Tōgō, Shousei Jinno
Music by Akifumi Tada
Studio Radix
Original network AT-X etc.
Original run June 30, 2004September 22, 2004
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by Mitsuhiro Tōgō, Shousei Jinno
Music by Akifumi Tada
Studio Radix
Released December 12, 2004
Runtime 12 minutes each
Episodes 4 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Tōhonseisō Sukūruraifu
Written by Kano Kiichi
Illustrated by Bekkankō
Published by Gakken
Demographic Male
Published December 25, 2004
Volumes 1
Manga
Written by August
Illustrated by Takeda Mika
Published by ASCII Media Works
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
Published January 27, 2005
Volumes 1
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Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary (月は東に日は西に -Operation Sanctuary-, The Moon in the East, The Sun in the West -Operation Sanctuary-), known as Hanihani (はにはに) for short, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August. It was released on July 20, 2003 for Windows using the NScripter engine. The Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 versions were released by Alchemist in 2004. An anime adaptation was broadcast in Japan in 2004, and originally ran from June 30, to September 22.The title references a haiku by Yosa Buson: "Nanohana ya tsuki wa higashi ni hi wa nishi ni."

ASCII Media Works published a manga adaptation for on January 27, 2005, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. Multiple light novels based on the game have also been published. Geneon Universal has produced several drama CDs.

Naoki Kazumi is a boy whose parents died in an accident five years ago, and his memory went along with it. Since he had nowhere else to go, he lives with his cousin Matsuri Shibugaki and her parents. Every morning before school, he is awakened by his childhood friend, Honami Fujieda, who keeps telling him that he is not a child anymore, but still comes to wake him up. These usual, ordinary days seem to stretch on forever, until one day up on the school's rooftop, while Naoki is taking a peaceful nap, out of nowhere, a girl falls out of the sky. This girl, called Mikoto Amagasaki, comes from 100 years in the future, and she went back in time with the intention of finding her brother. When Mikoto sees Naoki, she mistakes him for her brother.

A manga for Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni, illustrated by Takeda Mika, began serialization in Dengeki G's Magazine on January 27, 2005. The manga was published by ASCII Media Works, and Dengeki Comics. Only one volume was published. An anthology comic consisting of four panel comic strips, has also been publicized, published under and issued by Majiku Comics (Enterbrain) on January 29, 2004. A novel series for Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni was written by Okada Runa and published by Harvest. The first volume was published on March 25, 2004, and volume two and three were published on April 25, 2004 and May 25, 2004. A light novel called Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Tōhonseisō Sukūruraifu was published by Gakken on December 25, 2004, and written by Kano Kiichi. The light novel contains a short stories collection featuring the heroines. It was serialized in the Megami Magazine.


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