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Title (English) Searching for the Full Moon

Title (Japanese) Full Moon o Sagashite

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Fantasy Novel

Notes Based on a Ribon manga tale by the author of "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne".

Classification shoujo

Synopsis

Review "Full Moon o Sagashite" is a new TV Tokyo shoujo fantasy based upon a Ribon manga tale by the author of "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne". This is a very typical story about a young girl who wants to be a singer and gets magical assistance. But the major difference in this variation on the old tale is that the voice actress for the girl can actually sing.
Eleven year old Mitsuki dreams of being an idol singer and impressing an older boy named Eichi with whom she had made a promise to be a successful singer. But Mitsuki lives the life of an invalid in her grandmother's home. Mitsuki has an illness in her throat and she isn't even supposed to talk loud, let alone sing. One day Mitsuki tries to get her otherwise very nice doctor to allow her to go to a singing contest, but to her dismay he refuses to give her permission.
Afterwards, while Mitsuki mopes in her room and looks at a Moon calendar poster on her bedroom wall that she got from Eichi a couple of years before, she suddenly sees a figure coming out of the moon in the poster. The figure turns out to be a teenaged boy with a cat-ear hat. Next, out from the moon comes a teenaged girl with a rabbit-ear hat. Mitsuki asks in astonishment who they are, which scares them because humans aren't supposed to be able to see them.
The boy introduces himself as Takuto and the girl as Meroko and tells Mitsuki that they are shini-gami.
At first Mitsuki doesn't know what to make of this, but then she comes to a realization and asks the two if they are with her because she is supposed to die. Takuto slips up and says yes, then, while trying to make things better, Meroko tells Mitsuki that she isn't going to die right away, but in a year. While the two shini-gami argue over whose fault it is that Mitsuki now knows her fate, Mitsuki grabs some clothes in a bag and runs off. Takuto and Meroko give chase but Mitsuki gets away in a cab.
Mitsuki goes downtown to the building where the singing contest is being held, but she can't find a way in and she can't go in the main doors because the contest is for girls 16 and over. Takuto and Meroko catch up with Mitsuki by disguising themselves as a stuffed cat and a stuffed bunny. They start to drag Mitsuki back to her grandmother's house, but she begs them to give her a chance, since she is going to die in a year anyway, and their mistake in telling her this has robbed her of any hope. Mitsuki then asks Takuto for one wish, to be 16, so that she can enter the contest. Takuto agrees to the request, much to Meroko's surprise.
Mitsuki goes to the audition, but is taken aback by all of the pretty and talented girls there. She sits despondently and is the last candidate. When she goes in, she doesn't talk very loud doesn't even sing loud because she is afraid to hurt her throat. The members of the audition panel tell her to sing louder and Mitsuki almost runs off, but she is stopped by Takuto who tells her that her voice is also fixed and strong as part of the wish. So Mitsuki starts again, sings strong and beautifully and blows the judges away.
As I mentioned at the beginning, this type of tale is an old standard, much older than even anime. ( Go and rent some Depression Era musicals from the 1930's and you'll see the same plot over and over. ) And of course, a little girl becoming a teen by magic has been relatively recently put to good use in "Fancy Lala", which is concurrently in rebroadcast on the Kids Station in Japan. But for the audience of this show, which is aimed at pre-teen girls, this is still likely a reasonably fresh concept. The only strangeness that stood out in the episode was when Mitsuki changed into a 16 year old. Her hair started out brown, became blond, was brown again for a frame, and then was blond again for the rest of the episode.
All-in-all, "Full Moon" isn't bad, despite the lack of originality, particularly when you consider the intended audience. And the overall quality is quite typical for a morning kid's show. So while I wouldn't go out and spend money on this series, I will watch it for a bit to see where it goes and if it becomes any more original.
(Dave Baranyi)
"Full Moon o Sagashite" - I usually have a high tolerance for mahou shoujo series, but the poor writing and major logic and plot holes were too much for me. The writers were obviously trying very hard to avoid being too much like "Fancy Lala", but they succeeded by making the story ridiculous.
(Dave Baranyi)
I didn't like this much, mainly because I was irritated by the two self-obsessed fairy characters and their formulaic "love" emotions that dictate their behaviour. (GC)

Credits Series dir: Toshiyuki Kato
Creator: Arina Tanemura (manga)

Episodes 52

Release

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 2002 April 6 - 2003 March 29

Production NAS, Studio Deen

Broadcaster TV Tokyo

Animation Studio Deen

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Searching for the Full Moon
Title (Japanese)	Full Moon o Sagashite
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Based on a Ribon manga tale by the author of "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne".
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis
Review	"Full Moon o Sagashite" is a new TV Tokyo shoujo fantasy based upon a Ribon manga tale by the author of "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne". This is a very typical story about a young girl who wants to be a singer and gets magical assistance. But the major difference in this variation on the old tale is that the voice actress for the girl can actually sing. Eleven year old Mitsuki dreams of being an idol singer and impressing an older boy named Eichi with whom she had made a promise to be a successful singer. But Mitsuki lives the life of an invalid in her grandmother's home. Mitsuki has an illness in her throat and she isn't even supposed to talk loud, let alone sing. One day Mitsuki tries to get her otherwise very nice doctor to allow her to go to a singing contest, but to her dismay he refuses to give her permission. Afterwards, while Mitsuki mopes in her room and looks at a Moon calendar poster on her bedroom wall that she got from Eichi a couple of years before, she suddenly sees a figure coming out of the moon in the poster. The figure turns out to be a teenaged boy with a cat-ear hat. Next, out from the moon comes a teenaged girl with a rabbit-ear hat. Mitsuki asks in astonishment who they are, which scares them because humans aren't supposed to be able to see them. The boy introduces himself as Takuto and the girl as Meroko and tells Mitsuki that they are shini-gami. At first Mitsuki doesn't know what to make of this, but then she comes to a realization and asks the two if they are with her because she is supposed to die. Takuto slips up and says yes, then, while trying to make things better, Meroko tells Mitsuki that she isn't going to die right away, but in a year. While the two shini-gami argue over whose fault it is that Mitsuki now knows her fate, Mitsuki grabs some clothes in a bag and runs off. Takuto and Meroko give chase but Mitsuki gets away in a cab. Mitsuki goes downtown to the building where the singing contest is being held, but she can't find a way in and she can't go in the main doors because the contest is for girls 16 and over. Takuto and Meroko catch up with Mitsuki by disguising themselves as a stuffed cat and a stuffed bunny. They start to drag Mitsuki back to her grandmother's house, but she begs them to give her a chance, since she is going to die in a year anyway, and their mistake in telling her this has robbed her of any hope. Mitsuki then asks Takuto for one wish, to be 16, so that she can enter the contest. Takuto agrees to the request, much to Meroko's surprise. Mitsuki goes to the audition, but is taken aback by all of the pretty and talented girls there. She sits despondently and is the last candidate. When she goes in, she doesn't talk very loud doesn't even sing loud because she is afraid to hurt her throat. The members of the audition panel tell her to sing louder and Mitsuki almost runs off, but she is stopped by Takuto who tells her that her voice is also fixed and strong as part of the wish. So Mitsuki starts again, sings strong and beautifully and blows the judges away. As I mentioned at the beginning, this type of tale is an old standard, much older than even anime. ( Go and rent some Depression Era musicals from the 1930's and you'll see the same plot over and over. ) And of course, a little girl becoming a teen by magic has been relatively recently put to good use in "Fancy Lala", which is concurrently in rebroadcast on the Kids Station in Japan. But for the audience of this show, which is aimed at pre-teen girls, this is still likely a reasonably fresh concept. The only strangeness that stood out in the episode was when Mitsuki changed into a 16 year old. Her hair started out brown, became blond, was brown again for a frame, and then was blond again for the rest of the episode. All-in-all, "Full Moon" isn't bad, despite the lack of originality, particularly when you consider the intended audience. And the overall quality is quite typical for a morning kid's show. So while I wouldn't go out and spend money on this series, I will watch it for a bit to see where it goes and if it becomes any more original. (Dave Baranyi) "Full Moon o Sagashite" - I usually have a high tolerance for mahou shoujo series, but the poor writing and major logic and plot holes were too much for me. The writers were obviously trying very hard to avoid being too much like "Fancy Lala", but they succeeded by making the story ridiculous. (Dave Baranyi) I didn't like this much, mainly because I was irritated by the two self-obsessed fairy characters and their formulaic "love" emotions that dictate their behaviour. (GC)
Credits	Series dir: Toshiyuki Kato Creator: Arina Tanemura (manga)
Episodes	52
Release
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	2002 April 6 - 2003 March 29
Production	NAS, Studio Deen
Broadcaster	TV Tokyo
Animation	Studio Deen
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.