Twelve-year-old Kouyama Mitsuki was devastated when she was diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the throat. She had made a promise to the boy she loves that she would one day become a singer, but her illness made singing impossible. To make matters even worse, two angels of death, Takuto and Meroko, appeared to Mitsuki and informed her that she only had one year left to live. This news provides an even greater motivation for Mitsuki to fulfill her dreams, and with a little bit of divine intervention, she begins her quest to become a professional singer so she can be reunited with Eichi before time runs out.
General Info:
Episodes; 52.
Language; Japanese with English subs.
Review:
I watch Full Moon wo Sagashite quite a while ago, but I remember crying and loving it a lot. It's a very sweet story about a girl trying to make her dream come true. She's aiming to find the one she loves and develops such sweet relationships along the way. I cried so much in the last couple episodes, and at some before then as well, it really is such a sad story at some points.
I feel so incredibly bad for Mitsuki because she wants desperately to be a singer, but she has throat cancer. Can you imagine if this were real? Being told that you were to die in a year, and you pull a brave face and try to achieve your dream? I really do admire her.
Of course I love Takuto, I have a picture of him in cat form in my binder - I know, I'm a loser, but since when did I care? - and I like the role he plays. These two are obviously my favourite, but I don't feel they were the most unique characters. I think Mereko and Eichi (like eh-chi, not E-chi) were the most creative. Mereko because she was an ally and an antagonist at the same time, and Eichi because he plays such a big part even without making his appearance - influencing Mereko, Takuto, and Mitsuki. It's rare that you find a characters with such a powerful influence even though most of the characters have not even met him.
Mereko did annoy me a little at times, but she completely redeems herself in my heart at the end. Not in any part of this anime was I overly annoyed or bored, but rather I would get mad at the characters, or feel bad for them. When they were happy, I was, when they were upset, I was too. When Mitsuki was hollow-like, I felt so sad and broken myself - just imagining.
Not often can I find animes that make me feel this, so I really loved this one. So much, it was wonderful. I could easily watch this three times over, I almost did actually. Brilliant, my compliments to the writer of the manga, I adore your creativity and understanding of emotions.
Must Watch Episodes:
As I said before I watched this anime a long time ago, so of course I wasn't recording my favourite episodes. I would definitely say that the last episode is a must watch. I would warn you not to look up any of the music from this, though, most of the tracks are accompanied by scenes of the last episode, and it really ruins it for you (almost did for me, but I clicked away quickly).
Rating:
I would utterly and completely give Full Moon wo Sagashite 5 out of 5 stars. * * * * *
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