“Amnesiac teen Naoki meets time-traveler Mikoto, who believes he's her brother from a disease-ravaged future.”
Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary
月は東に日は西に〜Operation Sanctuary〜
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Synopsis
Amnesiac teen Naoki meets time-traveler Mikoto, who believes he's her brother from a disease-ravaged future.
Naoki Kuzumi, a junior in high school, had lost his parents in an accident five years ago, and is living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Matsuri. He always thought his life was ordinary, besides the fact that he can't remember what happened in his youth. One sunny day as he is taking a nap on a bench, a redheaded girl -- Mikoto -- literally falls on him from the sky. For some reason, she thinks he's her younger brother. Naoki's time period is a temporal shelter for those in the future, when many are suffering from an incurable disease. When she heard her younger brother Yuusuke had been taken to Naoki's time, Mikoto herself had gone back in time. (Source: ANN)
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σ 2.50 · split reception
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Recommenders 7.0 · others 2.0
↓ 2.50
Running avg · May 2008 → Jan 2026
- 7 “Operation Sanctuary deserves credit for its late-story twist that finally makes the narrative compelling, along with decent art featuring beautifully detailed hair and backgrounds. However, the...”
- 2 “Operation Sanctuary has a Lupin III-homaging car chase and some time travel stuff at the end. Is it actually good? Wait a minute, this is an eroge adaptation, right? Was I actually expecting it to...”
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A Tv Production · Summer 2004
Radix.- Format 13 × 12′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2004 – Sep 2004 Summer 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0607 catalog