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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora / Looking Up At The Half-Moon
Official name：半分の月がのぼる空
Chinese name：仰望半月的夜空
Premiered：January 12, 2006
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Love / Healing / Source novel
Original author：橋本紡
Director：ユキヒロマツシタ(福島宏之)
Scenario：高山カツヒコ
Storyboard：福島宏之 / 武内宣之 / 高田耕一 / 谷田部勝義
Co-director：谷田部勝義 / 平田豊 / 武内宣之 / 飯村正之
Studios：Group TAC
Producers：ポニーキャニオン
Copyright：©橋本紡 / メディアワークス・ポニーキャニオン
Family：Looking Up At The Half-Moon
Official website：http://www.hantsuki.com
Rating：12+

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora

In the winter when he was in the second grade of the high school, the 17-year-old Yuuichi was hospitalized for hepatitis.

Soon, he became well enough to be scolded by strict nurse Akiko for leaving his hospital room without permission.

One day, he happens to notice Rika, a girl his age, in the east wing of the building, where patients with serious illnesses are stationed.

Akiko later asks Yuuichi to befriend the lonely Rika.

He is fascinated by Rika's beauty, even though she seems to be a very selfish girl.

And although she leads him by the nose, he becomes attracted to her more and more.

However, when Rika tells him about her illness, he understands why she has acted so selfishly — she might not live for very much longer.

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Jan 12, 2006

EP1 - Akiko, the Girl, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Yuuichi constantly sneaks out at night, and to cut his habit, his nurse Akiko barricades his door to prevent him from leaving. However, she strikes a deal that if he is able to become friends with a new patient, she will lift her restriction. The new patient turns out to be Rika, a seventeen-year-old girl in the eastern ward who enjoys reading the works of Ryuunosuke Akutagawa. At first, Yuuichi, with the assistance of Akiko, lies about reading the same book, but Rika easily sees through this act and demands that in exchange for her forgiveness, he must do what she wants. One day, Rika requests to go up to Mount Houdai despite her weak, sickly condition because it was the same place her father hiked up before he died, and she believed if she is able to do the same, she will lose her fear of dying. Yuuichi sneaks her out of the hospital with much success and realizes that he is doing favors not because she tells him to, and when he tries to tell her his true intent of assisting her, he faints.
Jan 26, 2006

EP2 - Inheritance of the Tada Collection

Earlier, Tada had died and left Yuuichi all of his pornographic magazines in his will. Rika discovers this secret and becomes furious. Although Yuuichi becomes remorseful and searches for opportunities to apologize to her, Rika only responds with pranks and resentful actions. After Rika locks Yuuichi on the hospital roof, he falls ill and becomes a patient of Dr. Natsume, who had recently returned from a vacation. When Yuuichi recovers, Akiko creates an opportunity for him to apologize. However, while waiting, he encounters Dr. Natsume and learns that he had been treating Rika for six years and only transferred to the hospital to keep watch of her. Dr. Natsume is surprised that Rika had told Yuuichi about her illness since she had never done so in the past, nor had she ever made a friend. He gives Yuuichi a pornographic magazine, and Rika catches him perusing through the magazine and again locks him outside; meanwhile, Akiko realizes that Dr. Natsume had purposely caused this because he found it entertaining . Eventually, Rika and Yuuichi get back on friendlier terms, but Yuuichi becomes offended when Rika states that the only reason she wanted to apologize was because of Dr. Natsume's influence. In response, he harshly expresses his contempt of the doctor, and Rika throws her book at him. The book turns out to be both her father's and her prized possession, and lands on the top of a window.
Feb 2, 2006

EP3 - Ezaki Collection's Demise and...

With the help of his friend Tsukasa, Yuuichi is able to rescue the book from the rain, but consequently develops a fever. He dreams that he and Rika reconcile — which turns out to be real, as Rika visits his room in his feverish state. When Yuuichi recovers from his illness, Dr. Natsume sees him burning all of the pornography Tada had left him. Yuuichi explains that Rika will only forgive him if he burns the Tada Collection , and Dr. Natsume becomes quite surprised of how the two are getting along so well. The next time Yuuichi visits Rika, she lends him Night on the Galactic Railroad; meanwhile, Dr. Natsume shares a recent discovery to Rika's mother that Rika's condition is growing worse. When night falls, Yuuichi finds a drunk Dr. Natsume who tells him that his friendship with Rika will not last. Yuuichi accuses Dr. Natsume of jealousy, but Dr. Natsume only assaults him physically. Later, Yuuichi reads Night on the Galactic Railroad again and reads about Campanella, Rika's character , dying. Through this, he discovers why Dr. Natsume was angry and mourns over the destiny that would await Rika.
Feb 9, 2006

EP4 - Only One Day of School Life

Since Rika expresses her desire to have her photos taken, Yuuichi and Akiko return to Yuuichi's house to find a camera. As Yuuichi is taking photos of Rika, she asks him about school. Rika expresses envy that Yuuichi is able to go to school while she has never been to one in her life. Yuuichi receives an idea that just for one day, the two could pretend Rika is going to school. With the help of Yuuichi's friends, Rika borrows a schoolgirl's uniform and enters school grounds; however, a teacher catches them. Rika realizes that Yuuichi may end up in trouble, but the boys have already knocked the teacher unconscious. In a classroom, Rika tells Miyuki that she is not afraid of dying, but makes her keep it a secret from Yuuichi. Upon their return to the hospital, Rika and Yuuichi get into trouble and are punished. While sitting out their punishment together, Rika gives Yuuichi a book titled Les Thibault and orders him not to read it until she tells him to. When Yuuichi speaks plans of observing the flowers blooming, Rika suddenly falls unconscious.
Feb 16, 2006

EP5 - One Frozen Minute

Rika is admitted into the intensive care unit, and Yuuichi is only able to see her for one minute in secret. Dazed and depressed, Yuuichi encounters Akiko's friend, Misako, who immediately seduces him. Fortunately, Akiko quickly figures out her doings and angrily beats up Yuuichi and punches Misako. She notifies him that he must never tell Rika about this event or else Rika's condition will falter more. The next day, Dr. Natsume comforts Yuuichi on the hospital roof, understanding his situation seeing as he was put into a similar one when his wife was dying of cardiomyopathy. Dr. Natsume is practicing for the operation and tells Yuuichi that out of all the years he had known Rika, this was the first time Rika had been earnest about receiving the operation. Before Rika's operation, she tells him that Yuuichi is able to read Les Thibault. While patiently waiting for her operation to be over, Akiko tells Yuuichi that the reason why Rika brought up the idea of photos was because Akiko had showed her a photo of Yuuichi. Rika had it taped to her leg as a luck charm. Eventually, Yuuichi reads Les Thibault, and ultimately discovers a parallel from the ending of the book—it is Rika's confession of love to him. She says that she would risk her life through operation for a chance to be with him.
Feb 23, 2006

EP6 - Our Two Hands

Rika's surgery is over and she is well enough to return back to the eastern ward. However, Yuuichi is forbidden to see her again. Dr. Natsume reminds Yuuichi that while he has a future, Rika may not, and soon Yuuichi may have to choose between his dreams and Rika. Later, Dr. Natsume tells Yuuichi that he can do anything he wants, helping Rika included, but confides to Akiko that he had blinded Yuuichi with this optimism. He shares the fate of his wife's life and mentions that he was once pitted in a situation in which he had to choose between her or his work, and he does not want Yuuichi to suffer under the same circumstances. Secretly, Yuuichi overhears their conversation and decides that no matter what, he will stay by Rika. With the help of his friends, he enters Rika's room despite warnings in order to promise her that he will always be with her. At the same time, Akiko asks Dr. Natsume if his happiness is more important than that of his loved one. She goes on to say that, Rika smiles and laughs now. It is better for Rika to be happy with Yuuichi than for her to go back to the way she was before she met him. After the credits, Yuuichi and Rika are shown going back to Mount Houdai where upon Yuuichi promises to cherish Rika and the two share a kiss.