Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora

paizuri · Post by **paizuri** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:07 pm

This is the official Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora discussion thread.

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:48 am

Ok, here's the jist of the story from Animenfo:

In a winter when he was in the second grade of the high school, Yuichi was hospitalized because of hepatitis. Soon, he became so good as to be scolded by the nurse for going out of the hospital. One day, he happened to meet Rika, a girl of his age, in the next building. He was fascinated by her beauty, but she was very selfish girl. Although she led him by the nose, he began to be attracted by her. However, when Rika told him about her illness, he knew why she acted so selfish; she couldn’t live long.

It's almost your typical romance story though having a setting in the hospital really changes the atmosphere. Considering this going to be a 6 episode TV series (which is seriously the shortest TV episode length I've seen yet), the producers doesn't hold back on the dramatic moments (don't worry it's not TOO emo-ish like say Saikano). There are moments like Yuichi and Rika going off together to the mountains and Rika discovering Yuichi's porn collection, though having the fact that Rika will die makes pretty unnerving. The ED sequence doesn't make it better.

Finality · Post by **Finality** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:04 am

I love this series...it's a shame it's so short =(

I'm still holding out hope for a happy ending *lol* =P

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:57 am

Episode 5 is the second to last episode, and they didn't waste anytime building up the intense drama and rather shocking revelations. Though the last few minutes of what the doctor said is by far VERY intense!

Argh, I need to know what happens to Rika!!!

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:16 am

Given the intensity of the final episode, I'm not spoiling anything!

All I'll say that this is a seriously excellent romance series I've seen in a long time. 6 episodes may seem short, but the story felt complete even though there are some open-ended moments.

It's a short TV series to get into so you got nothing to lose. Go check it out now!

OropherZero · Post by **OropherZero** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:26 am

There was nothing 'open' about this ending, it was just more 'philosophical' i guess. Still i love this series overall 9/10.

Flame-X · Post by **Flame-X** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:31 am

Great series overall, only 6 eps and they did a pretty good job on the story pacing and character development. (I gotta make an amv on this anime)