I actually have mixed feeling for both of the pairing. Mitsuki with Takuto and Mitsuki with Eichi. That's why this story might be jumping back and forth, it haven't been decided yet who Mitsuki is going to be with. Yes, even after 4 years, I still can't decide.
It gets me everytime listening to eternal snow though. I have to admit, this manga/anime series hits my heart the most.
And I am back to continue where I have left off! Woo! While waiting, you guys should read my Absolute Boyfriend Series!
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Summary of What Fullmoon is all about, of course from wikipedia~
Twelve-year-old Mitsuki Kouyama is a talented girl who dreams of becoming a singer, but she is afflicted with sarcoma, which is curable only through a surgery that could ruin her vocal cords, and lose her ability to sing. The tumor in her throat already affects her ability to breathe well and sing loudly. Her grandmother also hates music and is completely opposed to Mitsuki's wish to audition. Mitsuki's dreams seem impossible to achieve, until one day she is visited by two shinigami, whom only she could see. The shinigami, Takuto and Meroko, inadvertently tip Mitsuki off that she has only one year left to live.
Mitsuki then realizes she cannot wait any longer to fulfill her dream, so she runs away from home and the shinigami, to try to audition for a singing competition. However, the shinigami stops her before she is able to audition. She moves Takuto, the male shinigami, to agree to a compromise: if Mitsuki promises to go quietly when her year is up, he would help her become a singer, so she could leave the world with no regrets. Takuto gives her the ability to transform into a completely healthy 16-year-old, so that she could meet the age requirements of the audition, and sing without hindrance.
Despite heavy competition, Mitsuki wins over the judges with her excellent voice and her enthusiasm for singing, sealing a contract with Seed Records. To conceal her true identity, she chooses the stage name "Fullmoon".
Mitsuki had decided to become a singer two years before, when she was 10 years old. She had made a promise with Eichi Sakurai, a 16-year-old boy she met at her orphanage, that the next time they met, they would both be closer to their dreams. Eichi wanted to become an astronomer and Mitsuki wanted to become a singer. Shortly after, Eichi was adopted and emigrated to America before Mitsuki could express her feelings for him. Mitsuki hopes that by becoming a famous idol, Eichi would be able to hear her sing and realize her feelings for him. This is a tale of growing up, falling in love, awareness of life and death, and desire to move forward.
Differences between anime and manga
Because the manga continued to be written after the anime series completed, the plots of the manga and anime take different paths after the point of Mitsuki's first singing audition. The two stories share common themes, but events develop differently as the series advances, and some of the characters in the anime have different histories and personalities from their manga counterparts.
For example, in the manga, Mitsuki is never allowed to go to school, while in the anime, Mitsuki attends grade school regularly, and many episodes involve her interactions with classmate friends.
Also, in the anime, Mitsuki tries to convince Oshige and Wakaoji that Fullmoon is her "older sister." However, by episode 19, Mitsuki decides to end the charade, admitting to Oshige and Wakaoji that Mitsuki and Fullmoon are one and the same, and that she changes via Takuto's and Meroko's magic. She proves this by performing a transformation in front of them (much to their astonishment), and Wakaoji and Oshige become friends with Takuto and Meroko for the rest of the series. By contrast, in the manga, no human other than Mitsuki knows about the shinigami in detail. Oshige and Wakaoji eventually deduce Mitsuki is also Fullmoon, but they never know specifically how that was accomplished. In only one frame do they mention a time when Mitsuki told them of shinigami, and Wakaoji says simply, "I believe her."
Mitsuki's love for Eichi plays a lead role in her quest to be a singer. When she was 10 years old, she fell in love with Eichi, who was then 16 years old (anime); he was 14 in the manga (relationships with that age difference are allowed in Japan). She wishes to be a singer because she thinks her songs will reach America, where Eichi lives, and will recognize her. However, in the manga, Takuto finds out that Eichi died in a plane crash the day of his departure and Mitsuki knew all along and pretended that he was still alive. In the anime, she goes to America to meet a doctor who might treat her illness and uses the chance to track down Eichi's adoptive family, who tell her that Eichi died in a car accident two months after moving. In both versions, she becomes emotionless and blames herself for his death. In the anime, she is so depressed that she gives up singing, refuses to eat and sleep, stares at a photo of her and him, and considers suicide. In the manga, she continues with singing but does so so that she can exhaust herself to death and "go to the world Eichi is at". At the end of both versions, with the help of her friends, she realizes that Eichi would have wanted her to live and fulfill her dreams, so she continues singing and fulfills her promise to him.
In the manga, Takuto is more blunt about his feelings for Mitsuki. Mitsuki becomes more aware of her feelings for him earlier and even goes on a date with him. At the end, he awakens from a coma (he wasn't really dead) and reunites with Mitsuki three years later. While in the anime, he holds back his feelings for her and doesn't confess until her final concert. At the end, he is granted a second chance to live and has no memories until Mitsuki calls for him and seems to realize who she is.
In the manga, Meroko still has feelings for Izumi, who is more open about his love for her. Izumi is also more amusing and teasing than his cold and cynical self in the anime. Meroko accepts that she loves Izumi the most and they become partners again in the manga, while in the anime, Meroko tells Izumi that she only loves Takuto now (even though her love is unrequited.)
In the manga, Izumi is, overall, a good guy. He cares very much for Mitsuki and is still in love with Meroko. He suffers greatly because he has all his memories of his human life and why he killed himself. Although he can be very mischievous and unintentionally cruel, he means no real harm and only wants Meroko back and to help Mitsuki. In the anime, Izumi is depicted mainly as being a villain with no concern for Mitsuki. He is a minor character and Meroko no longer loves him or cares about him. While not entirely evil, he is not a good person at all.
In the manga, Mitsuki is cured of her illness by her frequent transformations, which lessened her cancer, after she agrees to take the surgery. In the anime, Mitsuki takes the surgery after her final concert and it successfully allows her to keep her voice.
In the anime, there was a difference between an angel and a shinigami (death gods). Meroko, who was previously a shinigami, was promoted to an angel when she was willing to exchange her own life for Takuto's. While in the manga, both entities were one and the same. Mitsuki relieves them of their shinigami title by reclassifying them as angels.
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Enjoy the show, and hope you guys keep showing your support! I want to be one of those writer who even though may pause for a great deal of time, still remembers to come back and continue it!
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It was warm that day after shooting the film with Takuto. All these conflicted feeling I have after seeing Eichi, and now facing Takuto; it just seems wrong to be feeling that way for Eichi while committing to Takuto. And after that semi fight we had, it just brought me and my feeling back to how it was before the image of a guy who looked like Eichi showed up.
I took a deep breath before entering Takuto's dressing room.
It was after shooting hours, and he was waiting for me to finish changing.
"Takuto, we can leave now!" I said happily as I grabbed onto his hands.
Takuto blushed when I grabbed his hands by surprise, "M-mistuki!"
"What?"
"N-nothing…its just you had been so cold to me, and all of a sudden, you grabbed onto my hand, I didn't know what to think. It's just…the atmosphere haven't felt like this in a while and I kind of like it." Takuto looked away as he blushed even more.
I slowly leaned in and placed my hand on his face and kissed him. I then lean my forhead onto his and whispered, "I'm sorry for dragging you on my emotional rollercoaster Takuto." As I kissed him again.
The moment felt right, everything at that time felt right. I miss this. I almost forgot how much I loved him because of this passive aggressive fight with my own feelings.
"M-mi…mitsuki," Takuto said as he wrapped his arms around me and we continued to embrace.
It lasted for a while.
I didn't know what came over my head at that moment. I just had the sudden urge to kiss him, and the next time I know all my feelings I had suppressed came out.
All the struggle, the things we been through to come this far, how could I have forgotten them and let them go that easily.
I gripped onto his shirt tightly, didn't want to let go, I was scared that my heart would waver once I let go, and we would go back to how we were before I entered the room.
"P-please don't let go of me Takuto!" I said it as tears came out.
"M-mitsuki…."
"I am scared…." I looked him in the eyes and continued, "I am scared one day I'd lose you, I'd lose myself in all these mixed feelings I have."
Takuto held me close and comforted me. He lightly kisses me on the head and said, "No matter what happens, I been there for you, I risked my life, and I will do it all over again if I have to."
"Takuto…you are always there to save me" always
Before Takuto could say anymore, my phone began to ring. As I checked, I realized there was a call from the hospital. "Uh sorry Takuto, let me take this call first."
I then quickly turned around and answered it, "Hello?"
"Are you the relative of Fuzuki Kōyama?"
"Yes, who is this speaking?"
"Hello, I am the nurse from Tokyo Community Hosptial, and the reason I am calling is because your grandmother seemed to have collapsed in the house for a few hours ago, and was discovered by the neighbors. We need you to come in and fill out some of the paperwork, she is currently in the emergency room."
"W-what?! I-I will be on my way right now!"
I quickly grabbed Takuto's hands and rushed out of the room.
"Mitsuki, is everything alright? What happened?"
"My grandmother just got sent to the emergency room, we need to hurry!"
And without another word we both rushed to the hospital.
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"Hi, excuse me, I am the granddaughter of Fuzuki Kōyama"
"Oh, she is still unconscious, we believe she may have a light heart attack, but we will not be able to make sure of her condition until the completion of her full examination. Can you please take this time to fill out the forms for your grandmother?"
"Sure, thank you doctor." I said as I took the clipboard, shaked and scared I was unable to hold the pen properly.
Takuto then places his hands ontop of mine and looked at me in the eyes, "Mitsuki," he paused as he hugs me with his other hand, "it's going to be okay."
"You don't know that! You don't know whether or not my grandmother is going to survive! She's got a weak heart, and in her condition, any sort of heart attack can cause permanent damage!"
"I'm sorry…I just want to let you know that I am here for you."
"It's okay, I am sorry too…I think I may have overreacted a little bit. It's just she raised me all by herself, and right now I am the only one who is related to her, and she's the only one who is still related to me, and I cannot bare to see her getting hurt or sick."
"I understand, let's just wait it out. Until then, lets go grab some tea and fill out the paperwork together okay?"
"Thank you takuto."I said as I leaned in for his hug.
Right now I must stay positive. Right now, I shan't focus on the negatives…..grandma please be okay….
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I hope you all liked this chapter! And stayed tuned because more exciting things are about to happen in the next chapter!
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