7.5/10 - this reflects my personal enjoyment of the series. Full Moon was objectively Arina Tanemura's best work (although I enjoyed SDC more). This was also when her art style was the prettiest. The story tackles themes of death, love, survival and grief. It's quite a hefty attempt for something aimed at young girls, which you have to respect. Unfortunately Arina does have a tendency to write stories in a rather...simplified, fairytale sort of way, so the tone felt a little mismatched when tackling such heavy subjects. She tends to be great at premises and slightly weaker on execution, but you can tell it was still a manga with a lot of heart put into it. I just can't rate it higher because I didn't particularly love any of the characters, and I found Mitsuki to be quite bratty and Mary Sue (not so much in the anime which had a different plot and writing team). I would still recommend it to shoujo fans though.
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