Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Name: Looking Up at the Half-Moon
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2006

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora

Finished

7.45 score
Winter 2006
6 episodes
0 watching

Animation studio:: Group TAC
Producers:: Pony Canyon Dream Force
Licensors:: Nozomi Entertainment Crimson Star Media

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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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Characters & Voice Actors

Cast data: MyAnimeList (Tenrai) (opens in a new tab) · updated 16 Oct 2026

Voice actors in Japanese

Character

Rika Akiba
Main

Voice actor · Japanese

Mikako Takahashi
Character

Yuuichi Ezaki
Main

Voice actor · Japanese

Kenichi Suzumura
Character

Tsukasa Sekoguchi
Supporting

Voice actor · Japanese

Nobuyuki Kobushi
Character

Akiko Tanizaki
Supporting

Voice actor · Japanese

Yuuki Kodaira
Character

Goro Natsume
Supporting

Voice actor · Japanese

Hiroaki Hirata
Character

Yoshizou Tada

多田吉蔵
Supporting

Voice actor · Japanese

Kouji Yada

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Staff

Staff data: MyAnimeList (Tenrai) (opens in a new tab) · updated 16 Oct 2026

Yukihiro Matsushita
- Director
- Episode Director (OP, ED)
- Storyboard (ep 1)
Katsuhiko Takayama
- Script
- Series Composition
Tsumugu Hashimoto
- Original Creator
Makoto Kohara
- Key Animation (ep 6)
- Animation Director (ep 6, OP)
- Chief Animation Director
- Character Design
Shinkichi Mitsumune
- Music
Tatsuya Ishiguro
- Producer