Alternative TitlesEnglish: Full Moon wo Sagashite Synonyms: Full Moon o Sagashite, Searching for the Full Moon, Ginyuu Meika Japanese: 満月をさがして
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 30
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 3, 2001 to May 3, 2004
StatisticsScore: 8.271 (scored by 9539 users)
Ranked: #3952
Popularity: #77
Members: 15,456
Favorites: 1,236 1 indicates a weighted score
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Synopsis12-year-old Mitsuki wants to be a singer because of a promise she made with her childhood love, however a form of throat cancer is holding her back. One day she find two strange characters in her room, Takuto and Meroko, who are gods of death. She finds out she only has a certain amount of time to live, and wants nothing more in that time then to become a singer. The two shinigami show sympathy for her, and decide to help her reach her goal by transforming her into a 16-year-old girl.
(Source: ANN)
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Ginyuu Meika |
Related MangaAdaptation: Full Moon wo Sagashite
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TrenchKamen
67 of 85 people found this review helpful
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30 of 30 chapters read
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8 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
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| Character |
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| Enjoyment |
8 |
Admittedly at first I expected this story to just be cute. Something light, something fluffy to "baw" at for a while. It is as sure as hell cute, but there is a hell of a lot more to this manga that initially meets the eye.
For one, it's PAINFUL. For all that the ending feels a little deus ex machina, there is a lot that is not idealized. Suicide, death, and loss permeate the characters' lives. There is a focus on letting go of loss, on being held back by past tragedies, and having the courage to keep living when you have to reconcile that your worst fears are, in fact, true, and are not going to change. Many of the characters have stopped LIVING because they do not want to let go of their pasts, and as Mitsuki discovers, the more you step forward, the more your past becomes detached from your heart. And it hurts, especially if that pain is the strongest link you have left.
At its core, this is a story about living one's life to the fullest and being willing to get go of the past for the sake of the future. Mitsuki gives the people around her, dead and live, the courage to let go of the tragedies chaining them to the past and move forward with their lives (or afterlives, as the case may be). Mitsuki's love for Eichi is heartbreaking, and anybody who has loved and lost has felt her gut-wrenching sorrow. This understanding of what she is going through makes her courage all the more remarkable.
I highly recommend this shoujo title to anybody who has ever known loss, who has ever wanted to give up, who has wanted to curl up in a ball and stop the world from turning while they stay in stasis. If you don't belong to that group, I have to wonder if you have experienced life yet. read more
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Makaiei
56 of 72 people found this review helpful
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30 of 30 chapters read
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| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
10 |
| Art |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
A story that will have you crying, laughing, smiling and hoping throughout. Full Moon wo Sagashite is a manga for, mostly girls, or anyone who enjoys a classic love story... with a twist. Mitsuki is a character everyone will love, and will have you deciding who is best for her and who isn't the right guy. But anyway, onto the review!
Story - Arina Tanemura's best yet. I have never seen such a detailed and sad story about a tail of a love triangle(s) gone wrong. You find yourself wondering what will happen next with each page.
Art - I'm a real fan of her artwork. The shoujo-ness of her drawings leaps off the page and really gives you an understanding of what is going on.
Character - These characters are those types in which you will never find yourself hating any of them as you get to the end. One character, who will remain nameless due to spoiler issues, I had problems with until I saw what happened in the end; then I just couldn't help but love them.
Enjoyment - If you enjoy love stories, shoujo stories, stories that make you want to cry all the time; then this is definitely for you.
Overall - I must say, this is one of my favorite manga of all time... and probably the best one, in my opinion, for shoujo manga ever. read more
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I think some of the characters are similar, like:
Tohru-Mitsuki
Rin-Madoka
Kyo-Takuto
I found the main girl to be similar in these two. While the stories are a little different, there are certainly elements which remain the same. Both follow the story of a hopeful girl who, despite all hardships, does her best to smile and fulfil a dream. Both are later "rescued" (depending on how you interpret it) and so the stories begin.
They both have some kind of tragedy which they're trying to fight against and there's some guy around who's innocent but is still put as a bad person. :)
Both are shoujo, with a non-important magical aspect. Both have a young, sweet female as the protagonist, and both are romances, but they are also both very deep and explore many other themes such as death. I would even go as far as to say that Full Moon is more depressing than Furuba, and both are much deeper than usual shoujo. They are also of similar length.
They are similar in the fact that both have a magical element to them, but the main character has to pick between two guys.
Both of these manga are about imaginative girls who seem to be in a strange world. Then, they are joined by other people who they seem to help out with. Both Fruits Basket and Full Moon are very stylish manga about girls whom you would fall in love with and you will love the characters who provide comical relief such as Takuto - Kyo or Meroko and whatnot. They also provide comedy, some drama, and magic.
Both series are deceptively dark - are they cheerful fantastical romances? Rather, both deal with issues of suicide, illness and debilitating curses. Both say similar things and ask similar questions.
The Sohma curse in Fruits Basket and the Shinigami curse in Full Moon share similarities too, each with their own discussion. Both situations are explored and complicated by the arrival of an unassuming, lonely girl. The most powerful people in each of their stories, both Tohru and Mitsuki provide the cursed with new ways to find answers.
The most important similarity is that each of them offer deconstruction and utility of typical shoujo narratives. Crucially, neither are solely about romance, or curses: both are about important, almost familial, relationships and how best to hold them dear.
Both involve a girl with similar situations. Also, both have romance and comedy and the art are both great.
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Same author, romance story line, great series!
-Both by Arina Tanemura
-Comedy
-Romance
-Very enjoyable
-Page turner
The best and most mature works of Arina Tanemura.
Expect the usual gorgeous and shiny art, love triangles, tsundere guys, sexy kisses, and the drama-romance-comedy mix.
Full Moon is overall better than SDC for its plot and realism, but both manga are truly enjoyable and good, have a nice cast of characters, and have some really touching chapters/scenes.
Written by the same manga-ka, Shinshi Doumei Cross embodies the artwork that drew me in to Full Moon wo Sagashite from the very beginning. Both storylines have the same underlying theme and include similarities between character personalities. Lots of cuteness, random angry boys, and plenty of crossdressing make this series a must-read.
It's the same mangaka, a simply brilliant plotline and characters everyone can love. Great for both guys and gals; something I can recommend to everyone. A cute romance with its fair share of trouble too ^^
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