Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni

ASCII Media Works published a manga adaptation for on January 27, 2005, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. Multiple light novels based on the game have also been published. Geneon Universal has produced several drama CDs.

Plot

Naoki Kazumi is a boy whose parents died in an accident five years ago, and his memory went along with it. Since he had nowhere else to go, he lives with his cousin Matsuri Shibugaki and her parents. Every morning before school, he is awakened by his childhood friend, Honami Fujieda, who keeps telling him that he is not a child anymore, but still comes to wake him up. These usual, ordinary days seem to stretch on forever, until one day up on the school's rooftop, while Naoki is taking a peaceful nap, out of nowhere, a girl falls out of the sky. This girl, called Mikoto Amagasaki, comes from 100 years in the future, and she went back in time with the intention of finding her brother. When Mikoto sees Naoki, she mistakes him for her brother.

Characters

Main

Naoki Kuzumi: Template:Anime voices; The protagonist. He lost his parents and memory in an accident five years ago. He has living with his cousin Matsuri and her parents since the accident.
Mikoto Amagasaki: Template:Anime voices; A girl who falls from the sky. Naoki thinks that her appearance in that manner was a day dream. Mikoto is from 100 years in the future and went back in time searching for her brother.
Honami Fujieda: Template:Anime voices; Naoki's childhood friend. She has taken care of him since before the loss of his parents and memory.
Matsuri Shibugaki: Template:Anime voices; Naoki's cousin. She is quite close to Chihiro.
Chihiro Tachibana: Template:Anime voices; Matsuri's best friend and classmate. She is the lone member of the garden club.
Yui Nonohara: Template:Anime voices; Naoki's homeroom teacher. The students love her in part because she is so short. Yui, like Mikoto, is from the future.
Kyouko Nishina: Template:Anime voices; The school nurse. She is Yui's best friend and also comes from the future.

Supporting

Fumio Akiyama: Template:Anime voices; Naoki's class representative. She is also a superintendent of the student dormitory.
Yusuke Amagasaki: Mikoto's brother who went back in time and happens to look much like Naoki.
Koji Hirose: Template:Anime voices; Naoki's best friend. He plans to reform the astronomy club that Naoki belongs to.
Yuka Hirose: Koji's younger sister.
Genzou Shibugaki: Matsuri's father. He works at a trading company and is very busy. Naoki calls him "Oyaji (Dad)".
Eri Shibugaki: Matsuri's mother. She works at the same company as her husband and is likewise very busy. Naoki calls her "Eri-san".
Jun'ichi Fukano: Mathematics teacher. He is strict with his students but truly cares for their well-being.
Rei Usami: Chief director of the school. The students rarely see her. She is also from the future.

Adaptations

Printed media

A manga for Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni, illustrated by Takeda Mika, began serialization in Dengeki G's Magazine on January 27, 2005.^[2] The manga was published by ASCII Media Works, and Dengeki Comics. Only one volume was published. An anthology comic consisting of four panel comic strips, has also been publicized, published under and issued by Majiku Comics (Enterbrain) on January 29, 2004.^[3] A novel series for Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni was written by Okada Runa and published by Harvest. The first volume was published on March 25, 2004, and volume two and three were published on April 25, 2004, and May 25, 2004.^[4] A light novel called Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Tōhonseisō School Life was published by Gakken on December 25, 2004, and written by Kano Kiichi. The light novel contains a short stories collection featuring the heroines. It was serialized in the Megami Magazine.^[5]

Drama CDs

Several drama CDs based on the game have been produced by Geneon Universal. Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni's first drama CD was released on February 25, 2004. A second drama CD was released on April 23, 2004, entitled Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni - Groovin' White Vacation. The first volume of another drama CD was released on October 22, 2004, the second volume was later released on November 25, 2004. The third volume was released on December 22, in the same year.

Anime

An anime adaptation was produced by Radix Ace Entertainment, and directed by Mitsuhiro Tōgō and Shousei Jinno. The anime was based on Honami scenario of PC version, and contained twelve episodes and a special episode which mainly aired on Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations between June and September 2004. Four DVDs were released between October 22 and December 12, 2004, and additional four episodes based on Mikoto scenario were contained in volume four.

Episode list

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Staff

Game

Character design: Bekkanko
Scenario: Taku Sakakibara, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hideaki Anzai
Music: LOOPCUBE
- Opening: divergent flow
  Lyrics: H/de.
  
  Music: Hiroki
  
  Vocal: Mayu
- Ending: Asu no Omoide (Memories of Tomorrow)
  Lyrics: H/de.
  
  Music: Hiroki
  
  Vocal: Mayu

Anime

General director: Mitsuhiro Tōgō
Director: Shouji Jinno
Character design: Norikatsu Nakano
General key animation director: Norikatsu Nakano
Art director: Shinji Katahira
Scenario: Kazuharu Satō, Tsutomu Kaneko
Music: Akifumi Tada
- Opening: amulet
  Lyrics: a.k.a.dRESS
  
  Music: a.k.a.dRESS
  
  Vocal: Mayumi Iizuka
Animation production: Radix

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