Kagen no Tsuki

Kagen no Tsuki
Genre	Mystery, Supernatural
Manga
Written by	Yazawa Ai
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1998 – 1999
Volumes	3
Anime
Last Quarter
Directed by	Nikai Ken
Released	October 09, 2004

Kagen no Tsuki (下弦の月, lit. Last Quarter of the Moon) is a three-volume shōjo manga series by Ai Yazawa. It was first published in Ribon, a manga magazine primarily read by teenaged girls.

In 2004 it was adapted into a live-action movie. The film has been released in the USA by Geneon Entertainment, but as yet the manga has no official English translation.

Plot Summary

Mizuki Mochizuki is a high school student that one day meets a man by the name Adam. In the two weeks they are together, she falls in love with him, and the day he is to leave, she decides to follow him. Bringing her passport and a bag, she crosses one of Shibuya's many streets, on a red light, to follow after him. Only, when her ex-boyfriend calls out her name, she turns around, in the middle of the street, to see him running after her. While standing there, she is hit by a car.

Some time later, a girl named Hotaru, who has lost her cat, mistakes a stray as her own. The cat wanders into an abandoned home, and she squeezes through the bars to follow after the cat. When realizing that the cat isn't hers, she decides to leave, but is drawn in by a beautiful melody. She makes her way to where the sound is coming from, and discovers a girl playing a piano. After telling her friends about the girl, they all leave to check out the scene. When they go there, they cannot see the girl, but knows she is real when Hotaru hands her a notebook, and she takes it from Hotaru's hands. They have no idea who this girl is, but they are determined to find out just who she is and why she is there. The rest of the story follows their discoveries of the ghost they call Eve.

Main Characters

Mizuki Mochizuki (望月 美月, Mochizuki Mizuki)

A 17-year-old high school student. She met with a car accident and ended up in a coma. At the end when when she wakes up she has no memories of what happened as her day's as Eve or Adam

Hotaru Shiraishi (白石 蛍, Shiraishi Hotaru)

The protagonist of the story, a young girl who met Mizuki when both of them were in a coma from separate car accidents. When she found Mizuki's ghost (Eve), she became committed to helping Mizuki.

Eve (イブ, Ibu)

The identity of Mizuki's ghost when she was in a coma. Eve had no recollections of who she was, but remembered that Adam was her lover, and that she must find him.

Adam Lang (アダム・ラング, Adamu Rangu)

The lead singer of the band Evil Eye. It is implied that he committed suicide at 20 years old, after his girlfriend died of an illness.

Sae Kayama (香山 沙絵, Kayama Sae)

Hotaru's best friend. She is sensible and loyal to her friends. She also tried her best to help Eve.

Tetsu Sugisaki (杉崎 哲, Sugisaki Tetsu)

Hotaru's schoolmate and the son of the doctor who took care of Hotaru when she was in a coma. He became involved in the quest to help Eve as well.

Masaki Miura (三浦 正輝, Miura Masaki)

Tetsu's best friend. He is the son of celebrities. His parents are divorced, and he lived with his father, who was always away at work. Although he sometimes made tactless comments, he sincerely wanted to help Eve.in the movie he is protryed as wearing glasses and follows Hotaru into the house the first time she goes in.

Tomoki Anzai (安西 知己, Anzai Tomoki)

Mizuki's ex-boyfriend. She put up with his infidelity until he cheated on her with her best friend. After they broke up, he wanted to apologize to her, but she met with an accident before he could do so.

Sayaka Kamijou (上條 さやか, Kamijō Sayaka)

Adam's beloved girlfriend. She was studying in England when she met him. Unfortunately, she died of a disease at about 19 years old.

External links

• Japanese official site of the movie Template:Ja icon
• Kagen no Tsuki ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia