Finding Full Moon (2002–2003) User Reviews (4)

A Beautiful Anime about Hope and the Value of Life, Love & Friends

[Farhan_R · 9/10 · 29 June 2011]

Judging from the cover, I would never check this anime out, because it seems like one of those sappy "girly" series like "Sailor Moon" or the like. However, it was near the top on a list of best anime of all time, so I thought I would give it a try, since the summary on IMDb seemed interesting. I am so glad I did.

This anime is insanely cute at times, unbearably tragic at times, incredibly inspiration most of the time, and just a breathtakingly remarkable story. I am a 22 year old male, pretty average, and I am proud to say that this show had me giggling like a toddler as often as it had me reaching for the tissue box.

You get to know all the characters very well, to the point where you really do fall in love with them all. I saw the Japanese version, and the voice actors did an amazing job in their roles,and the animation, although nothing special, always appropriately enhanced the atmosphere of the story.

Despite it's cute look, the anime is actually pretty mature, mature enough that adults will appreciate it and not feel that they are wasting their time, and yet softened enough so that younger viewers can enjoy.

The two best things about the show are the storyline and the character development. This show is not cheesy, and it is not "girly," and it is not mystical/magical. It is not about martial arts and it is not about cool technology. It doesn't cater to a particular genre or audience stereotype. It is simply a story about a girl trying to achieve her dreams, and although the show DOES over-glorify music and conform to the cookie-cutter images found in anime of what successful and talented (and thus beautiful) girls should look look like, it the principals and concepts can be related to by anyone, including me, a rising medical student trying to become a neurologist.

Besides the image of beauty that most anime series portray that I feel is dangerous for young boys and girls to absorb (because its a stupid image to make your standard), there are a couple of other things about the story that may make you raise an eyebrow, like how angels of death can be so cute and bubbly and friendly, or just questions about certain medical decisions made in the story, or whether certain plans can ever be pulled off in real life - but that's just it, this isn't real life, it is an anime, and one purpose of anime is to take you away from the mud and grime of real life.

The only reason why I didn't give it 10 stars is because I know that as amazing as it is, the show could have gone even further in greatness. I only rate something a 10 if I don't see room for improvement. However, I love this anime better than other anime series I have seen that I have rated 10. This is my second favorite anime of all time, second only to Rurouni Kenshin.

A MUST watch for any person who seeks hope, inspiration, and something to relate you when life has you down.

one of the best animes i've seen

[oranqelephant · 9/10 · 27 June 2007]

I think Full Moon is one of the best animes I have watched in a long while. It was funny, a tear-jerker, the romance seemed cute, and gave you a happy feeling when you watched it. The show felt like a roller coaster. So may emotions. They were all just going up and down.

For the funny parts, I think most of the scenes with Meroko were funny. There's a lot of funny parts in the show, though. That's one of the ones I can remember right off the bat.

Obviously, when we find out Eichi died is the tear-jerker. I didn't cry, but it was very emotional. Mitsuki tried so hard to find him, but in the end, it was all in vain. Plus, you can feel all the pain the she had gone through. And when Mitsuki gets depressed, I felt very bad for her.

As for the romance, I really liked it. I thought Mitsuki and Takuto made a very cute couple. Eichi and Mitsuki did too, but I prefer Mitsuki and Takuto. I remember the scene where she's like ''Why do you do always do things for me?'' and he said, '''Cuz I like you!'', but Mitsuki thought he meant it in the friend way. And then, she would reply, ''Oh! I like you, too! You're such a great friend!'' (not the exact quote, but the best from what I remember) I felt bad for him; he just confessed his feelings, but Mitsuki took it the wrong way. But, when he finally (for real) confessed his feelings and kissed her, it was so cute. I was really happy when that happened.

The happy feeling happened a lot. I don't know how to describe it, but this anime just gives you a smile on your face. :] I think the character development was great. Almost every single character had a background to them and you really learn about them. That was one of the best things about the series. I enjoyed most of the character's personalities, except for one little thing. When Mitsuki got depress, I thought she was so annoying, bratty, and acting way too over dramatic. I mean, I understand that you get REALLY sad about it if the love of your life died, but she was over doing it.

The series was almost perfect too. But, it had too much filers. There was 52 episodes, and I felt that there should have been maybe 42 or something. I remember one episode where this stone thing prevented Meroko and Takuto from being with Mitsuki and they wasted a whole entire episode about it. Some filer episodes where cute, but some didn't need to be in the series.

The manga was really good, also, but for some reason, I like the anime better. From what I've seen, a lot of people prefer the manga over the anime. The thing withe manga is that it goes into way too much detail of minor characters instead of focusing on the main characters. There isn't anything really bad about that, but it gets a little bit too draggy, then.

Overall, I love this anime. I think almost anyone could watch it and enjoy it; it's that good.

all in all a good anime

[dead_feesh · 10/10 · 11 September 2006]

This was very well thought out and all in all a rather good anime. its filled wit rather funny times that make my tummy hurt from laughing and then it switches to the dramatic times which are also done nicely. Takuto also rules, hes a really good character and i love him! If you like the anime, i would suggest reading the manga. its actually better because they don't cut so many things out and they don't change everything, and its just funnier, but the anime is good too! This is one of the very few animes i have really gotten excited about, don't get me wrong, i love anime, but this one is so good i finish the books the first time i get them with no delay and watch the episodes as soon as possible!

It was OK, but the manga was better.

[windwhirl5000 · 6/10 · 20 July 2007]

I had a 10$ gift certificate for barns & noble. I timidly entered the anime section, and found full moon o sagashite. it was the comic, aka manga. I enjoyed it so much I bought numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5 shortly after. Then, I decided take the next step and watch the anime. I ordered the first disc and watched. I was thoroughly disappointed. The animators drew them differently and the story had been tampered with. Eichi, my favorite boy character was now 6 years older than Mitsuki instead of 4 and they had taken out most of my favorite parts. The names were pronounced a lot differently then I had when reading the manga as well. Takuto was Takto, Mitsuki was mitski, etc... These might of been the right pronunciations, but I liked my way a lot better. I decided to watch the last episode for the heck of it. Eichi was out of the thing was well as Izumi and Jonathon. Meroko was an angel and Takuto was turned back into a human. Just as I said, it was OK, but the manga was better. waaaay better.