Full Moon wo Sagashite  

満月をさがして

Two years ago, Eichi Sakurai moved to America before Mitsuki Kouyama could tell him how she felt about him. Despite not being able to contact him now, they made a pact to fulfill their dreams: Mitsuki wants to become a professional singer and Eichi an astronomer. She hopes that one day her music will reach him across the world with the brilliance of the full moon. However, there is a catch; Mitsuki has throat cancer which makes singing difficult and strenuous. Her grandmother, who dislikes music, urges her to undergo surgery to remove the cancer but she refuses due to the risk of losing her voice. One day, two shinigami-Meroko Yui and Takuto Kira-appear to tell Mitsuki that she only has one year left to live. This revelation motivates her to become a professional singer with the help of Meroko and Takuto, despite the challenges she faces due to her illness. Full Moon wo Sagashite is an emotional story about Mitsuki and her shinigami friends discovering what it means to sing and ultimately, what it means to live.

Full Moon wo Sagashite only follows its manga source for about one episode before going down a different route.VIZ Media had licensed the series, but released only the first 28 episodes on DVD before dropping the title. It was later streamed in its entirety in subbed-only form on Hulu before expiring from the service in August 2013.