Looking for the Full Moon
満月をさがして · Full Moon wo Sagashite
- TV series
- Spring 2002
- 52 episodes
- 24 min
- Studio Deen
- Manga
- PG-13
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Supernatural
- Music
7.95Score#2,219Popularity16KOn listsFinished airing
From Acino, the anime encyclopedia
Contents
Opening · OP1 «I ♥ U» — THE*SCANTY | ||
| Japanese | 満月をさがして | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Full Moon wo Sagashite | |
| Also known as | Full Moon o Sagashite Mangetsu wo Sagashite Searching for the Full Moon | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Music, Showbiz, Shoujo | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Arina Tanemura | |
| Directed by | Toshiyuki Katou | |
| Written by | Masaki Hiro | |
| Character design | Yuka Kudou | |
| Music by | Keita Shiina | |
| Studio | Studio Deen | |
| Original run | April 6, 2002 – March 29, 2003 | |
| Episodes | 52 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Broadcast | Saturdays | |
| Total running time | 20 hr 48 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 2002 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.95 | |
| On users' lists | 16,041 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Arina Tanemura | |
| Published in | Ribon Magazine | |
| Demographic | Shoujo | |
| Original run | December 1, 2001 – April 30, 2004 | |
| Volumes | 7 | |
| Chapters | 35 | |
Looking for the Full Moon (Japanese: 満月をさがして, Hepburn: Full Moon wo Sagashite) is a 2002 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Arina Tanemura. It is animated by Studio Deen and directed by Toshiyuki Katou. It aired from April 6, 2002 to March 29, 2003, with 52 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Butcher · Campus Queen MC · Date · Eichi's Grandfather · Eichi's Grandmother · Elderly Gentleman · Eric · Executive Committee · Florist · Florist's Wife · Kazumi Franklin · Jim Franklin · Nick Franklin · Fuzuki's Fiance · Girl with Sheep Horns · Great Mother · Hasegawa · Mayumi Hashimoto · Ron Herbert · Hospital Director · Suzu Imamura · Jonathan · Wakana Kimura · Kiyone · Aoi Koga · Fuyuko Konmaki · Fuzuki Koyama · Hazuki Koyama · Kurara · Kuwahara · Love Love Attack MC · Machi · Machida · Tomoe Maejima
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Takuto KiraMain | Yakkun Sakurazuka Hiromi Ootsuda | Jeffrey Watson |
| Mitsuki KouyamaMain | Myco | Katie Rowan |
| Meroko YuiMain | Chieko Honda | – |
| JonathanSupporting | Norihisa Mori | – |
| Aoi KogaSupporting | Hiroki Takahashi | – |
| Fuzuki KoyamaSupporting | Kazuko Sugiyama | – |
| Masami OoshigeSupporting | Tomomi Seo | Onalea Gilbertson |
| Izumi RioSupporting | Megumi Ogata | – |
| Kumi SagimiyaSupporting | Akiko Kobayashi | – |
| Eichi SakuraiSupporting | Ryouhei Kimura | – |
| TaikiSupporting | Junko Takeuchi | – |
| Yone TanakaSupporting | Mayumi Akado | – |
All languages (3)
| Character | Japanese | English | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takuto KiraMain | Yakkun Sakurazuka Hiromi Ootsuda | Jeffrey Watson | Jang Kim |
| Mitsuki KouyamaMain | Myco | Katie Rowan | Yong Sin Lee |
| Meroko YuiMain | Chieko Honda | – | – |
| JonathanSupporting | Norihisa Mori | – | – |
| Aoi KogaSupporting | Hiroki Takahashi | – | – |
| Fuzuki KoyamaSupporting | Kazuko Sugiyama | – | Mun Ja Choi |
| Masami OoshigeSupporting | Tomomi Seo | Onalea Gilbertson | Hye Ok Jeong |
| Izumi RioSupporting | Megumi Ogata | – | Il Kim |
| Kumi SagimiyaSupporting | Akiko Kobayashi | – | – |
| Eichi SakuraiSupporting | Ryouhei Kimura | – | Yong Wu Shin |
| TaikiSupporting | Junko Takeuchi | – | – |
| Yone TanakaSupporting | Mayumi Akado | – | – |
| Madoka WakamatsuSupporting | Kana | Carol-Anne Day | Yeo Jin Yun |
| Keiichi WakaoujiSupporting | Teruaki Ogawa | – | Min Seok Kim |
Production
Key staff
Arina TanemuraOriginal Creator
Toshiyuki KatouDirectorMasaki HiroSeries CompositionYuka KudouCharacter Design
Keita ShiinaMusic
Takuya HiramitsuSound DirectorNobuto SakamotoArt DirectorStaff
| Studio | Studio Deen |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Arina Tanemura |
| Director | Toshiyuki Katou |
| Series Composition | Masaki Hiro |
| Script | Masaki Hiro, Tomoko Konparu, Rika Nakase, Ryou Tamura, Kouhei Urasawa |
| Character Design | Yuka Kudou |
| Music | Keita Shiina |
| Sound Director | Takuya Hiramitsu |
| Art Director | Nobuto Sakamoto |
| Color Design | Shinji Matsumoto |
| Theme Song Performance | Leslie Gil, The Scanty |
| Producer | Norio Yamakawa |
Music
| Composer | Keita Shiina |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“I ♥ U” — The ScantyEpisodes 1–26AnimeThemes
- OP 2“Rock'n Roll Princess” — The ScantyEpisodes 27–52AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“New Future”Episodes 1–6, 52AnimeThemes
- ED 2“Myself”Episodes 7–26AnimeThemes
- ED 3“Eternal Snow”Episodes 27–42AnimeThemes
- ED 4“Love Chronicle”Episodes 43–51AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
52 of 52 episodes aired
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “I Want to Sing!” | April 6, 2002 | Aired |
| 2 | “My Promise to Eichi” | April 13, 2002 | Aired |
| 3 | “Along Came the Manager” | April 20, 2002 | Aired |
| 4 | “Thoughts On a Song” | April 27, 2002 | Aired |
| 5 | “Her First Assignment” | May 4, 2002 | Aired |
| 6 | “A Long Day in the Studio” | May 11, 2002 | Aired |
| 7 | “Full Moon Debuts!” | May 18, 2002 | Aired |
| 8 | “Is It Really a Hit?” | May 25, 2002 | Aired |
| 9 | “I Want You to Hear It!” | June 1, 2002 | Aired |
| 10 | “The Rules of Show Business” | June 8, 2002 | Aired |
| 11 | “The Dangerous Lens” | June 15, 2002 | Aired |
| 12 | “Green Onion Ramen and the Saint’s Stone” | June 22, 2002 | Aired |
| 13 | “A Little Concert” | June 29, 2002 | Aired |
| 14 | “Do Your Best, Substitute Manager” | July 6, 2002 | Aired |
| 15 | “Her First Kiss?” | July 13, 2002 | Aired |
| 16 | “The Rival Appears” | July 20, 2002 | Aired |
| 17 | “Takuto and Mitsuki’s Disagreement” | July 27, 2002 | Aired |
| 18 | “Run to the Audition” | August 3, 2002 | Aired |
| 19 | “A Singer's Voice That Can't Be Heard” | August 10, 2002 | Aired |
| 20 | “Meroko, All Alone” | August 17, 2002 | Aired |
| 21 | “A New Inspiration” | August 24, 2002 | Aired |
| 22 | “A Solo Performance---Live!” | August 31, 2002 | Aired |
| 23 | “Moving Panic” | September 7, 2002 | Aired |
| 24 | “My Father's Song” | September 14, 2002 | Aired |
| 25 | “Please Dr. Wakaoji?” | September 21, 2002 | Aired |
| 26 | “My Message” | September 28, 2002 | Aired |
| 27 | “I Won't Lose” | October 5, 2002 | Aired |
| 28 | “Is Mitsuki an Expert On Love?” | October 12, 2002 | Aired |
| 29 | “The New Death Spirits, Izumi and Jonathan” | October 19, 2002 | Aired |
| 30 | “Someone Who Might Know Where Eichi Is” | October 26, 2002 | Aired |
| 31 | “It's Autumn School Festival!” | November 2, 2002 | Aired |
| 32 | “The Real Madoka Wakamatsu” | November 9, 2002 | Aired |
| 33 | “The Illness Advances” | November 16, 2002 | Aired |
| 34 | “The Gentleman On the Swing” | November 23, 2002 | Aired |
| 35 | “An E-mail from Eichi?” | November 30, 2002 | Aired |
| 36 | “The Best New Singer Award” | December 7, 2002 | Aired |
| 37 | “A Present from Full Moon” | December 14, 2002 | Aired |
| 38 | “Grandma’s Past” | December 21, 2002 | Aired |
| 39 | “Across the Pacific” | December 28, 2002 | Aired |
| 40 | “The Stolen Pendant” | January 4, 2003 | Aired |
| 41 | — | Aired | |
| 42 | — | Aired | |
| 43 | — | Aired | |
| 44 | — | Aired | |
| 45 | — | Aired | |
| 46 | — | Aired | |
| 47 | — | Aired | |
| 48 | — | Aired | |
| 49 | — | Aired | |
| 50 | — | Aired | |
| 51 | — | Aired | |
| 52 | — | Aired |
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.951,238 ratings
Score distribution
1038.6%
913.8%
819.7%
714.6%
66.1%
54.7%
41.4%
30.5%
20.1%
10.5%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch3,470
- Watching257
- Completed2,747
- On hold251
- Dropped308
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
16KOn users' lists
2.7KCompleted
257Watching
3.5KPlan to watch
123Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 9,008 | — | — | — | — | 123 |
| Shikimori | 7,033 | 257 | 2,747 | 3,470 | 308 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Full Moon wo Sagashite (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Side story | Full Moon wo Sagashite: Kawaii Kawaii Daibouken (Special, 2002) |
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- “Full Moon wo Sagashite”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Full Moon wo Sagashite”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Looking for the Full Moon”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Looking for the Full Moon”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q141514864”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.