Looking Up At The Half-Moon
半分の月がのぼる空
“Hospitalized teens Yuuichi and Rika form an unlikely romance despite her selfish, moody personality.”
7.45
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Synopsis
Hospitalized teens Yuuichi and Rika form an unlikely romance despite her selfish, moody personality.
After contracting hepatitis A, Ezaki Yuuichi has been confined to a hospital, away from his friends and family, much to his displeasure. To relieve his boredom, he has taken to sneaking out of the hospital, usually putting himself on the receiving end of a beating from his nurse. Upon meeting a girl his age also staying in the hospital, he is immediately captivated by her beauty. Akiba Rika's personality is not quite as captivating as her beauty however. In fact, she is rather selfish, moody, and bossy. But as the two spend more time with each other, they begin to form an unlikely bond, sharing the ordinary joys and trials of a budding teenage romance within the hospital walls.
After contracting hepatitis A, Ezaki Yuuichi has been confined to a hospital, away from his friends and family, much to his displeasure. To relieve his boredom, he has taken to sneaking out of the hospital, usually putting himself on the receiving end of a beating from his nurse. Upon meeting a girl his age also staying in the hospital, he is immediately captivated by her beauty. Akiba Rika's personality is not quite as captivating as her beauty however. In fact, she is rather selfish, moody, and bossy. But as the two spend more time with each other, they become closer, sharing the ordinary joys and trials of a budding teenage romance, even when darkened with impending tragedy—for Rika's condition does not leave her much longer to live.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 39 sampled reviews
7.5/10
What 39
viewers
settled on.
88% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.02 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 ptsRecommenders 8.4 · others 3.5
Yes
8.4
No
3.5
Score over time
0.46Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 31%
Long · 36%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “It was such a bittersweet anime. At first, I thought that the doctor needed some beating to come back to his senses, but you will know once you check it out for yourself. All the characters were...”
- 8/10 “Want a romance anime that doesnt have to much episodes ? You want below 24 episodes or 12 ? F**k that i can give an anime that only have 6 episodes plus its a romance anime plus mc and heroine...”
- 8/10 “Hands down the best short anime I've seen so far. It's extremely morose and definitely a tearjerker at multiple occasions. If sickness or death is a trigger, then avoid this anime, only watch if...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Looking Up At The Half-Moon begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0551
- Format
- 6 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 2h 24m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jan 2006 – Feb 2006
- Winter 2006
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-0551
- catalog