Looking Up at the Half-Moon
2006 • Group TAC
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2006
- Episodes
- 6
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Group TAC · Pony Canyon · Crimson Star Media
- Genres
- Comedy · Drama · Romance
After contracting hepatitis A, Ezaki Yuuichi has been confined to a hospital away from his friends and family, much to his displeasure. To relieve his boredom, he has taken to sneaking out of the hospital, usually putting himself on the receiving end of a beating from his nurse. Upon meeting a girl his age also staying in the hospital, he is immediately captivated by her beauty. Akiba Rika's personality is not quite as captivating as her beauty however. In fact, she is rather selfish, moody, and bossy. But as the two spend more time with each other, they become closer, sharing the ordinary joys and trials of a budding teenage romance, even when darkened with impending tragedy - for Rika's condition does not leave her much longer to live.
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Looking Up at the Half-Moon, or Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, was produced in 2006 by Studio TAC as a television anime adaptation of the light novel series by Tsumugu Hashimoto. Set in the quiet environment of a hospital in Ise, the story explores the delicate relationship between two teenagers grappling with illness, moving away from the typical high-energy tropes of the mid-2000s anime landscape to focus on a grounded, poignant narrative of adolescence and mortality.
The character designs were overseen by Yukari Kobayashi, who aimed to capture a softer, more melancholic aesthetic to match the series' introspective tone. While the production is modest in scope compared to major blockbusters of its time, it garnered critical appreciation for its faithful tone and emotional depth, becoming a recognized entry in the slice-of-life genre for its nuanced portrayal of the intimacy found in difficult circumstances.
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