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Archaic · 2004-07-23, 16:45

Great show, but the ending really could've been a lot better executed than it was, in both the anime and the manga. But then, there's always fanfiction to correct that, so don't let a screwed up ending ruin the series for you.

Darkling · 2004-07-24, 06:24

I loved the ending - it was sweet and it made me cry. I wouldn't call it 'screwed up' by any means. I haven't read the manga, so I'm commenting exclusively on the anime here. But I didn't feel that anything was left unresolved or unjustified.

Archaic · 2004-07-24, 10:32

This is all going by the manga, but....

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Ongaku_no_tenshi · 2004-07-27, 19:56

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Originally Posted by Archaic

This is all going by the manga, but....

Spoiler:

Wow....that's dark arlright. Almost totally oposite of the anime. I've finished the anime series, by the way. And I absolutely loved it. This anime is now one of favorite shows. But after reading your post, I really want to read the manga to experience the author's story as it was intended.

Archaic · 2004-07-28, 08:51

A number of groups are fanscanning the manga ATM, though the quality varies greatly. Translations aren't bad, but some scans could be better. I expect they were pulled from Ribon rather than from the collected volumes. In any case, download them for the translations (Or use the scripts on Pink Chibi's page), and order the original mangas somewhere online (or through me even *points to location*). You won't be disappointed. Be warned in advance though, I only scratched the surface of some of the darker goings on in the manga above. There's a lot more angst in there.

dreamless · 2004-07-28, 09:33

Hmm... I think in the anime Takuto also

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I loved the ending - it was sweet and it made me cry. I wouldn't call it 'screwed up' by any means. I haven't read the manga, so I'm commenting exclusively on the anime here.

I think the anime ending is definitely not screwed up, but imo a bit too... Deus Ex Machina... I mean, with

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Archaic · 2004-07-28, 11:16

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Originally Posted by dreamless

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Sun-Ku · 2004-07-30, 15:39

Great Anime, now one of my Favorites.
BTW the song "SMILE" looks like the Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001

angelic_halo · 2004-08-29, 05:33

Does anyone know the ending to this anime?
You can also post wot u think abt this anime here.

Darkling · 2004-08-29, 07:42

Yes, I know the ending to this anime.

I think the series is great. 52 episodes, and the pacing rarely if ever lags. I know some people have issues with the early 'career-building' stuff, but at least those eps are still entertaining and funny.

Mitsuki is a wonderfully endearing heroine - optimistic, caring and kawaii. I like Takuto and Meroko, too.

The story takes some unexpected and emotional twists, and the music, perhaps needless to say, is rather catchy.

One of my favourite anime series.

Kyolux · 2004-08-29, 12:29

I hope some France's edition get's picked up (I suggested it to Pika already). I really want to read the manga version. I skiped the manga spoilers you said because of this. I can't seem to find any scanlations that goes beyond chapter 4 I think. But I found some that picks up from Volume 4 or 5. They say they have it on IRC, but then I get there and no one has it listed.

Archaic · 2004-08-29, 21:03

Where are you looking for those scanlations? I haven't been picking them up for a while now (Mainly because I can read the original volumes now), but I should still have some of the chapters floating around my HDD somewhere that I could send you.

Kyolux · 2004-08-29, 21:40

I'm using manganews.net to find scanlations mainly. I find rather similar to Animesuki except for Manga, as they only keep track of what's unlicensed. Anyway I sent you a PM.

Wandering_Youth · 2004-08-30, 02:55

Would anyone know who does the voices for Takuto, Wakaoji, and Meroko because Animenfo only shows Mitsuki and her grandma.

Darkling · 2004-08-30, 04:27

According to www.animenewsnetwork.com:

Chieko Honda as Meroko Yui

Yasuo Saitou as Takuto Kira

Teruaki Ogawa as Keiichi Wakaouji

Onibaba · 2004-08-30, 19:40

Personally I was started to get bored/annoyed by the repetitiveness of the first 40 or so episodes (filler blah blah sing a song filler blah ect..) But the closure of the series was just awesome ^_^

Lupus · 2004-08-31, 07:17

I wasn't so keen on it at the beginning, seemed pointless cute stuff, but it soon began to get really good. The song "Myself" got rather repetitive though >.< After about episode 40 I could barely stop watching, with all the cliff hangers!
I thought that the ending was really going to screw up, but it didn't. It turned out really well and I didn't expect it at all, it didn't seem hurried or anything

ferthepoet · 2004-09-05, 04:01

just watched the wonderful episode 42.... now I have a question, on the early episodes I was under the impression that it was mentioned that Eichi was also a cancer patient who was send to America to receive a special treatment, also he seemed to be not interested romantically in Mitzuki, he seemed to see her as a young sister while she was the one crushed one sided on him (That´s a logical type of relationship fora a 15 year old guy and a 9 year old girl) but in the later episodes they build him as a total go get her romantic type of guy... are this writing inconsistences or did I misunderstood the early episodes.......

Darkling · 2004-09-05, 06:13

I'm afraid I don't remember any mention of Eichi having cancer. I was under the impression that he'd simply been adopted by a couple who lived in America. He just lived at the same orphanage as Mitsuki.

As for his relationship with Mitsuki, I suppose it could be argued that he saw her as a little sister, not a romantic prospect - though I think the show definitely steers in the direction of him loving her romantically. After all, he was the one who promised Mitsuki that they'd meet again someday, and made her promise that they'd pursue their dreams in the meantime.

Archaic · 2004-09-05, 09:05

Spoiler for For Eichi in the manga:

2004-07-24, 10:32	Link #63
Archaic 昔 Join Date: Jan 2004	This is all going by the manga, but.... Spoiler: At least up to I guess around the start of the final volume, the whole Takuto/Mitsuki thing is entirely unjustified. Not to mention the fact that a series as dark as the manga was (I'm serious here. The anime totally skipped things like Spoiler: The fact that Shinigami are created from people who commited suicide, and the various stories about Takuto, Meroko and Izumi's pasts Spoiler: The fact that Mitsuki's manager was sleeping with the boss to get Mitsuki promoted and on air, even though she loved (and was loved back) by her "Oji-sama", a.k.a a certain former Route L member and Doctor and Spoiler: The big one. In the manga, Eichi died on the plane carrying him to America. Mitsuki saw the news of this on TV, and kept the newspaper clippings. She was aware the entire time that he was dead. The reason she wasn't afraid dying was because she wanted to die, to join him. Oh, and did I mention that the Shinigami who went to collect Eichi's soul, on his first mission as a Shinigami, happened to be Takuto? Or that Eichi cursed him at that moment? (Though, IIRC, that curse plot point was never actually resolved. It's mentioned once, then never again.)

2004-07-30, 15:39	Link #68
Sun-Ku Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Great Anime, now one of my Favorites. BTW the song "SMILE" looks like the Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 __________________

2004-08-29, 05:33	Link #69
angelic_halo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 38	Full Moon wo Sagashite Does anyone know the ending to this anime? You can also post wot u think abt this anime here. Last edited by NoSanninWa; 2004-08-29 at 05:55. Reason: Threads merged

2004-08-30, 02:55	Link #74
Wandering_Youth lost in wonder forever... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: edge of my dream in the land of twilight...ZzzZzZ	Would anyone know who does the voices for Takuto, Wakaoji, and Meroko because Animenfo only shows Mitsuki and her grandma. __________________

2004-09-05, 04:01	Link #78
ferthepoet Member Join Date: Apr 2004	Question on Full Moon Wo Sagachite just watched the wonderful episode 42.... now I have a question, on the early episodes I was under the impression that it was mentioned that Eichi was also a cancer patient who was send to America to receive a special treatment, also he seemed to be not interested romantically in Mitzuki, he seemed to see her as a young sister while she was the one crushed one sided on him (That´s a logical type of relationship fora a 15 year old guy and a 9 year old girl) but in the later episodes they build him as a total go get her romantic type of guy... are this writing inconsistences or did I misunderstood the early episodes.......

2004-07-23, 16:45	Link #61
Archaic 昔 Join Date: Jan 2004	Great show, but the ending really could've been a lot better executed than it was, in both the anime and the manga. But then, there's always fanfiction to correct that, so don't let a screwed up ending ruin the series for you.

2004-07-24, 06:24	Link #62
Darkling Kana's Oniichan Join Date: May 2004	I loved the ending - it was sweet and it made me cry. I wouldn't call it 'screwed up' by any means. I haven't read the manga, so I'm commenting exclusively on the anime here. But I didn't feel that anything was left unresolved or unjustified.

2004-07-28, 08:51	Link #65
Archaic 昔 Join Date: Jan 2004	A number of groups are fanscanning the manga ATM, though the quality varies greatly. Translations aren't bad, but some scans could be better. I expect they were pulled from Ribon rather than from the collected volumes. In any case, download them for the translations (Or use the scripts on Pink Chibi's page), and order the original mangas somewhere online (or through me even points to location). You won't be disappointed. Be warned in advance though, I only scratched the surface of some of the darker goings on in the manga above. There's a lot more angst in there.

2004-08-29, 07:42	Link #70
Darkling Kana's Oniichan Join Date: May 2004	Yes, I know the ending to this anime. I think the series is great. 52 episodes, and the pacing rarely if ever lags. I know some people have issues with the early 'career-building' stuff, but at least those eps are still entertaining and funny. Mitsuki is a wonderfully endearing heroine - optimistic, caring and kawaii. I like Takuto and Meroko, too. The story takes some unexpected and emotional twists, and the music, perhaps needless to say, is rather catchy. One of my favourite anime series.

2004-08-29, 12:29	Link #71
Kyolux Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Québec, Canada Age: 40	I hope some France's edition get's picked up (I suggested it to Pika already). I really want to read the manga version. I skiped the manga spoilers you said because of this. I can't seem to find any scanlations that goes beyond chapter 4 I think. But I found some that picks up from Volume 4 or 5. They say they have it on IRC, but then I get there and no one has it listed.

2004-08-29, 21:03	Link #72
Archaic 昔 Join Date: Jan 2004	Where are you looking for those scanlations? I haven't been picking them up for a while now (Mainly because I can read the original volumes now), but I should still have some of the chapters floating around my HDD somewhere that I could send you.

2004-08-29, 21:40	Link #73
Kyolux Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Québec, Canada Age: 40	I'm using manganews.net to find scanlations mainly. I find rather similar to Animesuki except for Manga, as they only keep track of what's unlicensed. Anyway I sent you a PM.

2004-08-30, 04:27	Link #75
Darkling Kana's Oniichan Join Date: May 2004	According to www.animenewsnetwork.com: Chieko Honda as Meroko Yui Yasuo Saitou as Takuto Kira Teruaki Ogawa as Keiichi Wakaouji

2004-08-30, 19:40	Link #76
Onibaba "Nice, Takemoto!" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ohayou	Personally I was started to get bored/annoyed by the repetitiveness of the first 40 or so episodes (filler blah blah sing a song filler blah ect..) But the closure of the series was just awesome ^_^

2004-08-31, 07:17	Link #77
Lupus Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Guildford, UK	I wasn't so keen on it at the beginning, seemed pointless cute stuff, but it soon began to get really good. The song "Myself" got rather repetitive though >.< After about episode 40 I could barely stop watching, with all the cliff hangers! I thought that the ending was really going to screw up, but it didn't. It turned out really well and I didn't expect it at all, it didn't seem hurried or anything

2004-09-05, 06:13	Link #79
Darkling Kana's Oniichan Join Date: May 2004	I'm afraid I don't remember any mention of Eichi having cancer. I was under the impression that he'd simply been adopted by a couple who lived in America. He just lived at the same orphanage as Mitsuki. As for his relationship with Mitsuki, I suppose it could be argued that he saw her as a little sister, not a romantic prospect - though I think the show definitely steers in the direction of him loving her romantically. After all, he was the one who promised Mitsuki that they'd meet again someday, and made her promise that they'd pursue their dreams in the meantime.

2004-09-05, 09:05	Link #80
Archaic 昔 Join Date: Jan 2004	Spoiler for For Eichi in the manga: The manga leaves no doubt that he was in love with her. Actually, one of the reasons Mitsuki was so depressive about the whole thing was because she hadn't had the courage to give him her answer to his confession before he left for America. He left still thinking she didn't feel for him as he did for her.