Full Moon o Sagashite (満月をさがして, Furu Mūn o Sagashite?, literally "Searching for the Full Moon"), also known as Full Moon wo Sagashite and often shortened to Full Moon, is a Japanese shōjo manga and anime series by Arina Tanemura. The kanji in the Japanese title are read furu mūn (i.e. "full moon") and not mangetsu or mitsuki. The full title is always used in Japan whereas in the U.S. the full title is present only on the front cover of the manga.
Originally, this manga was serialised in Ribon, a Japanese magazine for girls. The manga series ended in 2004. There are a total of seven volumes and an artbook. The manga is published in English by VIZ Media with translations by Tomo Kimura. As the manga began to gain popularity, an anime version of the story was simultaneously made and completed before the manga's ending. Produced by Nihon Ad Systems, the anime enjoyed high ratings. It aired on TV Tokyo and has been licensed in North America by VIZ Media.
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Full Moon focuses on a 12-year-old girl named Mitsuki Kouyama. Mitsuki is a talented singer who dreams of becoming a pop idol, but she is afflicted by throat cancer, which is curable only through a surgery that has the possible cost of her vocal cords and never being able to sing again. At the beginning of the series, she is visited by two shinigami whom only she can see, Takuto and Meroko, who go by the team name "Negi Ramen" or "Spring Onion Noodles" ("Green Onion Ramen" in the English dub). These shinigami accidentally tell her she has but one year left to live. Mitsuki realizes she cannot wait any longer and attempts to achieve her dream of becoming a singer. However, she does not look old enough to be a singer, so she makes a deal with one of the shinigami, Takuto, to transform her into a 16-year-old. In her 16-year-old form, her throat is healthy, and she is able to sing without any difficulty. She uses the stage name "Full Moon" to hide her identity from the public. To start a career as a singer, 16-year-old Mitsuki auditions in a singing contest. Though there is much competition, she is able to win over the judges with her enthusiasm for singing and her excellent voice.
Mitsuki decided to become a singer two years before the shinigami's arrival, when she was 10 years old. She made a promise with Eichi Sakurai, a 16-year-old boy she met in her orphanage, that they would both achieve their dreams together. Eichi wanted to become an astronomer and Mitsuki wanted to become a singer. Shortly after, Eichi was adopted and immigrated to America before Mitsuki could express her feelings for him. Because Mitsuki is fated to die, she is intent on achieving her dream and meeting Eichi before her death. Mitsuki hopes that one day Eichi will hear her songs and return to her so they can be together again.
Shortly after her first audition to become a singer, the plot of the manga and anime of this series separate. The plot of the manga and anime have some common themes, but they become quite different as the story advances. In addition, several of the characters in the manga have different histories and personalities from their counterparts in the anime.
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