Looking Up at the Half-Moon (2006)

01/12/2006 (JP) • 25m

Drama, Animation, Comedy

Overview

Even though Yuuichi Ezaki is in the hospital recovering from an illness, he's constantly sneaking out. One day he's caught by the head nurse, who makes a deal with him: she'll overlook his future excursions if he's willing to befriend a new patient, Rika Akiba. Due to a serious heart condition, Rika has spent most of her life in the hospital, and doesn't really have any friends. As Yuuichi and Rika spend time together and learn more about each other, their relationship soon blossoms into romance...

Top Billed Cast

Nobuyuki Kobushi

Tsukasa Sekoguchi (voice)

6 Episodes

Kenichi Suzumura

Yūichi Ezaki (voice)

6 Episodes

Mikako Takahashi

Rika Akiba (voice)

6 Episodes

Koji Yada

Yoshizō Tada (voice)

6 Episodes

Yuuki Kodaira

Akiko Tanizaki (voice)

6 Episodes

Hiroaki Hirata

Gorō Natsume (voice)

6 Episodes

Akira Sasanuma

Tamotsu Yamanishi (voice)

6 Episodes

Yuki Matsuoka

Miyuki Mizutani (voice)

6 Episodes

Miyu Matsuki

Sayoko Natsume (voice)

6 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2006 | 6 Episodes

Season 1 of Looking Up at the Half-Moon premiered on January 12, 2006.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

based on novel or book

romance

tragedy

coming of age

hospital

angst

seinen

anime

based on light novel

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