Madoka Wakamatsu (若松 円 Wakamatsu Madoka?) Voiced by: Kana (Japanese), Carol-Anne Day (English)Madoka Wakamatsu is the stage name of Chisato Kurebayashi (暮林 千暁 Kurebayashi Chisato?). She is Full Moon’s rival in the music industry, who at the same time befriends 12-year-old Mitsuki. While talented, she is constantly upstaged by Full Moon because she initially lacks the heart Mitsuki gives her songs. In addition, she is insecure because she had plastic surgery to make herself beautiful as a celebrity and was disowned by her family as a result. Madoka has a small pig called Gu-chan (ぐっちゃん?), who worships her; although she sometimes takes out her anger on him, she is genuinely fond of him.In the manga, Madoka is shown as having pride as well as ambition: she refuses to cheat to win over Full Moon, even once resigning a commercial offer to Full Moon when she realizes that Full Moon would have won if Madoka hadn’t inadvertently stolen her lyrics. In the anime, Madoka is not above using underhanded tactics to best Full Moon and does so several times, although she eventually changes her ways.
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Madoka Wakamatsu (若松 円 Wakamatsu Madoka?) Voiced by: Kana (Japanese), Carol-Anne Day (English)
Madoka Wakamatsu is the stage name of Chisato Kurebayashi (暮林 千暁 Kurebayashi Chisato?). She is Full Moon’s rival in the music industry, who at the same time befriends 12-year-old Mitsuki. While talented, she is constantly upstaged by Full Moon because she initially lacks the heart Mitsuki gives her songs. In addition, she is insecure because she had plastic surgery to make herself beautiful as a celebrity and was disowned by her family as a result. Madoka has a small pig called Gu-chan (ぐっちゃん?), who worships her; although she sometimes takes out her anger on him, she is genuinely fond of him.
In the manga, Madoka is shown as having pride as well as ambition: she refuses to cheat to win over Full Moon, even once resigning a commercial offer to Full Moon when she realizes that Full Moon would have won if Madoka hadn’t inadvertently stolen her lyrics. In the anime, Madoka is not above using underhanded tactics to best Full Moon and does so several times, although she eventually changes her ways.

Masami Oshige (大重 正実 Ōshige Masami?) Voiced by: Tomomi Seo (Japanese), Kris Rundle (English)Full Moon’s manager, and a former avid fangirl of ROUTE:L, especially Wakaoji. She started out as an unsuccessful idol singer, under the stage name Yuina Hanakazari (花飾 結菜 Hanakazari Yuina?), before moving to management. In the manga, she has an affair with her boss out of loneliness despite his being married, but she eventually starts dating Wakaoji. At the end of the manga, Oshige marries Wakaoji.
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Masami Oshige (大重 正実 Ōshige Masami?) Voiced by: Tomomi Seo (Japanese), Kris Rundle (English)
Full Moon’s manager, and a former avid fangirl of ROUTE:L, especially Wakaoji. She started out as an unsuccessful idol singer, under the stage name Yuina Hanakazari (花飾 結菜 Hanakazari Yuina?), before moving to management. In the manga, she has an affair with her boss out of loneliness despite his being married, but she eventually starts dating Wakaoji. At the end of the manga, Oshige marries Wakaoji.

Keiichi Wakaoji (若王子 圭一 Wakaōji Keiichi?) Voiced by: Teruaki Ogawa (Japanese), Gerrick Winston (English)Mitsuki’s doctor. He played keyboard in the band ROUTE:L along with Mitsuki’s father, Aoi Koga, and Takuto Kira, but he quit after Aoi’s death. Fans called him the “Prince of ROUTE:L” because wakaōji means “young prince” in Japanese.In the manga, Wakaoji performed the surgery on Takuto to remove the tumor in his vocal cords and witnessed Takuto’s suicide. Mitsuki learns that Wakaoji loved her mother because of a letter he thought she had written him, but Wakaoji falls in love with Oshige when he discovers the letter was from her. In a side story, he asks Oshige to marry him and she accepts.
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Keiichi Wakaoji (若王子 圭一 Wakaōji Keiichi?) Voiced by: Teruaki Ogawa (Japanese), Gerrick Winston (English)
Mitsuki’s doctor. He played keyboard in the band ROUTE:L along with Mitsuki’s father, Aoi Koga, and Takuto Kira, but he quit after Aoi’s death. Fans called him the “Prince of ROUTE:L” because wakaōji means “young prince” in Japanese.
In the manga, Wakaoji performed the surgery on Takuto to remove the tumor in his vocal cords and witnessed Takuto’s suicide. Mitsuki learns that Wakaoji loved her mother because of a letter he thought she had written him, but Wakaoji falls in love with Oshige when he discovers the letter was from her. In a side story, he asks Oshige to marry him and she accepts.

Yoneya “Yone” Tanaka (田中 よね Tanaka Yone?) Voiced by: Mayumi Akado (Japanese), Suzette Mattar (English)Fuzuki’s maid. She acts silly at times, but cares deeply for both Fuzuki and Mitsuki. Tanaka is skilled at cooking, cleaning, shopping, and appears to take pride in her abilities as a maid. She is also something of a snoop and often eavesdrops on conversations.In the anime, Tanaka is shown as loving music and she has a radio with headphones so that she can listen without Fuzuki knowing; Mitsuki sometimes uses this to blackmail Tanaka. Tanaka also has a crush on Wakaoji and is jealous of Oshige, mistakenly believing her to be Wakaoji’s fiancée. In one episode, she challenges Oshige to a contest to see which of the two would make a better bride. Although Tanaka wins all events, she concedes contest when she sees Wakaoji and Oshige laughing together, believing the two are in love.
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Yoneya “Yone” Tanaka (田中 よね Tanaka Yone?) Voiced by: Mayumi Akado (Japanese), Suzette Mattar (English)
Fuzuki’s maid. She acts silly at times, but cares deeply for both Fuzuki and Mitsuki. Tanaka is skilled at cooking, cleaning, shopping, and appears to take pride in her abilities as a maid. She is also something of a snoop and often eavesdrops on conversations.
In the anime, Tanaka is shown as loving music and she has a radio with headphones so that she can listen without Fuzuki knowing; Mitsuki sometimes uses this to blackmail Tanaka. Tanaka also has a crush on Wakaoji and is jealous of Oshige, mistakenly believing her to be Wakaoji’s fiancée. In one episode, she challenges Oshige to a contest to see which of the two would make a better bride. Although Tanaka wins all events, she concedes contest when she sees Wakaoji and Oshige laughing together, believing the two are in love.

Fuzuki Koyama (神山 文月 Kōyama Fuzuki?) Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama (Japanese), Maureen Jones (English)Mitsuki’s grandmother. She initially hates music because she believes that it has stolen everyone she has loved. She becomes angry when Mitsuki sings in her house. After Mitsuki runs away from home to become Fullmoon, Fuzuki constantly worries about her and gradually realizes she cannot keep Mitsuki from music, and the two reconcile.In the manga, as a young woman Fuzuki was friends with Moe Rikyou (the human who became Meroko) and they both fell in love with a violinist, Seijuro Koga. He chose Fuzuki as his fiancée, but broke off the engagement after Moe committed suicide in despair. Fuzuki later married someone else and had Hazuki, who became Mitsuki’s mother. At the end of the manga, Fuzuki reunites with Seijuro and they attend Mitsuki’s concert together.In the anime, Fuzuki was engaged to a man who wanted to become a famous pianist. He became obsessed with practicing the piano, and when she suggested that he should relax a bit, he said she did not understand and left Japan, breaking Fuzuki’s heart.
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Fuzuki Koyama (神山 文月 Kōyama Fuzuki?) Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama (Japanese), Maureen Jones (English)
Mitsuki’s grandmother. She initially hates music because she believes that it has stolen everyone she has loved. She becomes angry when Mitsuki sings in her house. After Mitsuki runs away from home to become Fullmoon, Fuzuki constantly worries about her and gradually realizes she cannot keep Mitsuki from music, and the two reconcile.
In the manga, as a young woman Fuzuki was friends with Moe Rikyou (the human who became Meroko) and they both fell in love with a violinist, Seijuro Koga. He chose Fuzuki as his fiancée, but broke off the engagement after Moe committed suicide in despair. Fuzuki later married someone else and had Hazuki, who became Mitsuki’s mother. At the end of the manga, Fuzuki reunites with Seijuro and they attend Mitsuki’s concert together.
In the anime, Fuzuki was engaged to a man who wanted to become a famous pianist. He became obsessed with practicing the piano, and when she suggested that he should relax a bit, he said she did not understand and left Japan, breaking Fuzuki’s heart.

Eichi Sakurai (桜井 英知 Sakurai Eichi?) Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese), Graden Gant (English)Mitsuki’s childhood friend and first love. After his parents died, Eichi lived with his grandfather, then when he died as well, Eichi moved to the orphanage where he met Mitsuki. They became fast friends, and he eventually falls in love with her, confessing his feelings just before moving to America. Mitsuki was heartbroken when he left, as she could not yet confess her true feelings to him. Part of the reason she wants to become a singer is to find him. In the manga, Eichi dies when his flight to America crashes; in the anime, Eichi dies in a car accident a few months after moving.In the manga, Takuto’s first assignment was taking Eichi’s soul, but Eichi refused to depart the world and instead stays near Mitsuki as a spirit, which gives her the power to see shinigami. He stays with her until the end of the manga, when he leaves after seeing that she is now happy and wants to live on, and no longer needs his presence.
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Eichi Sakurai (桜井 英知 Sakurai Eichi?) Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese), Graden Gant (English)
Mitsuki’s childhood friend and first love. After his parents died, Eichi lived with his grandfather, then when he died as well, Eichi moved to the orphanage where he met Mitsuki. They became fast friends, and he eventually falls in love with her, confessing his feelings just before moving to America. Mitsuki was heartbroken when he left, as she could not yet confess her true feelings to him. Part of the reason she wants to become a singer is to find him. In the manga, Eichi dies when his flight to America crashes; in the anime, Eichi dies in a car accident a few months after moving.
In the manga, Takuto’s first assignment was taking Eichi’s soul, but Eichi refused to depart the world and instead stays near Mitsuki as a spirit, which gives her the power to see shinigami. He stays with her until the end of the manga, when he leaves after seeing that she is now happy and wants to live on, and no longer needs his presence.

Mitsuki Koyama (神山 満月 Kōyama Mitsuki?) Voiced by: myco (Japanese), Katie Rowan (English)A 12-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a pop singer but a tumor in her vocal cords restricts her ability to sing. She is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage, then later went to live with her strict grandmother, Fuzuki, who forbid her from singing. When Mitsuki learned that she would die if her vocal cords were not removed, she refused the surgery, saying that she would rather die than not be able to sing. With Takuto’s help, she can transform into Full Moon (フルムーン Furumūn?), a 16-year-old pop idol, completely free of cancer and able to sing. As Full Moon, she is discovered by Seed Records during an audition and releases several singles in both the manga and anime; the anime ending theme songs are all supposedly sung by her. Mitsuki chooses the stage name Full Moon both because mitsukimeans “full moon” in Japanese and because her childhood friend, Eichi Sakurai, wants to become an astronomer and the name reminds her of him.Mitsuki wants to become a singer because she wants to tell Eichi that she loves him. However, the shinigami eventually discover that Eichi is dead. In the manga, they realize that Mitsuki knew all along; in the anime, Mitsuki learns of his death during a trip to America. Both the manga and anime revolve around Mitsuki dealing with Eichi’s death, as well as her eventual feelings for Takuto.Mitsuki’s corkscrew hairstyle is taken from Ai Kago from the group Morning Musume.[2] Mitsuki herself is modeled on one of Arina Tanemura’s assistants, Airi Teito.[3]
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Mitsuki Koyama (神山 満月 Kōyama Mitsuki?) Voiced by: myco (Japanese), Katie Rowan (English)
A 12-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a pop singer but a tumor in her vocal cords restricts her ability to sing. She is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage, then later went to live with her strict grandmother, Fuzuki, who forbid her from singing. When Mitsuki learned that she would die if her vocal cords were not removed, she refused the surgery, saying that she would rather die than not be able to sing. With Takuto’s help, she can transform into Full Moon (フルムーン Furumūn?), a 16-year-old pop idol, completely free of cancer and able to sing. As Full Moon, she is discovered by Seed Records during an audition and releases several singles in both the manga and anime; the anime ending theme songs are all supposedly sung by her. Mitsuki chooses the stage name Full Moon both because mitsukimeans “full moon” in Japanese and because her childhood friend, Eichi Sakurai, wants to become an astronomer and the name reminds her of him.
Mitsuki wants to become a singer because she wants to tell Eichi that she loves him. However, the shinigami eventually discover that Eichi is dead. In the manga, they realize that Mitsuki knew all along; in the anime, Mitsuki learns of his death during a trip to America. Both the manga and anime revolve around Mitsuki dealing with Eichi’s death, as well as her eventual feelings for Takuto.
Mitsuki’s corkscrew hairstyle is taken from Ai Kago from the group Morning Musume.[2] Mitsuki herself is modeled on one of Arina Tanemura’s assistants, Airi Teito.[3]

Full Moon o Sagashite

12-year-old Mitsuki Koyama is a talented singer who dreams of becoming a pop idol, but she is afflicted with sarcoma, which is curable only through a surgery that could cost her her vocal cords and her ability to sing. The tumor in her throat also affects her ability to breathe well and sing loudly. On top of that, her grandmother hates music, and is completely opposed to Mitsuki’s wish to audition. Her dreams seem impossible to achieve, until one day she is visited by two shinigami whom only she can see. Without knowing Mitsuki can see and hear them, they discuss how she only has one year left to live.

Realizing she cannot wait any longer to fulfill her dream, she runs away from home and theshinigami to try to audition for a singing competition. However, the shinigami catch her before she is able to audition. Mitsuki moves one of the shinigami, Takuto, to make a deal with her: If she goes quietly when her one year is up, he will help her become a singer so that she may leave the world without any regrets. He gives her the ability to transform into a healthy 16-year-old self who is not encumbered by a throat tumor. Though there is much competition, she is able to win over the judges with her enthusiasm for singing and her excellent voice. To conceal her true identity, she chooses the stage name Fullmoon.

Tybalt (ティボルト Tiboruto?) Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Mike McFarland (English)A mysterious warrior later revealed to be the illegitimate son of Leontes Montague. He wants vengeance for his mother, a Capulet woman named Volumnia Capulet, used by Lord Montague. He eventually acts as the medium between Juliet and Romeo. His name is a reference to the character of the original play. Considering who his father is Tybalt would also be Romeo’s half brother. (In Shakespeare’s version Tybalt was the main antagonist.)
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Tybalt (ティボルト Tiboruto?) Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Mike McFarland (English)
A mysterious warrior later revealed to be the illegitimate son of Leontes Montague. He wants vengeance for his mother, a Capulet woman named Volumnia Capulet, used by Lord Montague. He eventually acts as the medium between Juliet and Romeo. His name is a reference to the character of the original play. Considering who his father is Tybalt would also be Romeo’s half brother. (In Shakespeare’s version Tybalt was the main antagonist.)

Lord Montague (モンタギュー Montagyū?) Voiced by: Kōji Ishii (Japanese), Sean Hennigan (English)Leontes Montague is the ruthless, Machiavellian Duke of Neo Verona. He, an illegitimate Capulet offspring and son of a prostitute, was born and raised into poverty. The death of his mother sparks his unrelenting and ferocious grudge against the Capulet name and his ambitions for being Duke. He acts coldly to all around him, only seeming to care about the Great Tree Escalus. He is killed late in the series by a mad Mercutio, moments before surrendering to Juliet.
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Lord Montague (モンタギュー Montagyū?) Voiced by: Kōji Ishii (Japanese), Sean Hennigan (English)
Leontes Montague is the ruthless, Machiavellian Duke of Neo Verona. He, an illegitimate Capulet offspring and son of a prostitute, was born and raised into poverty. The death of his mother sparks his unrelenting and ferocious grudge against the Capulet name and his ambitions for being Duke. He acts coldly to all around him, only seeming to care about the Great Tree Escalus. He is killed late in the series by a mad Mercutio, moments before surrendering to Juliet.

  Juliet (ジュリエット Jurietto?) Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)Juliet Fiamatta Ars de Capulet is the last member of the Capulet family. She masquerades as a boy, Odin, in order to avoid being caught by the usurping House of Montague, who still actively look for the Capulets. An excellent swordswoman, she also masquerades as avigilante, the Red Whirlwind (赤い旋風 Akai Kaze?), in order to aid the people oppressed by the rival Montagues. She unwittingly falls in love with Romeo, which leads to several complications for her in the series. (Juliet in the Shakespearean version is almost forced into a marriage to Prince Escalus’s relative Count Paris, not the other way around)
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Juliet (ジュリエット Jurietto?) Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)
Juliet Fiamatta Ars de Capulet is the last member of the Capulet family. She masquerades as a boy, Odin, in order to avoid being caught by the usurping House of Montague, who still actively look for the Capulets. An excellent swordswoman, she also masquerades as avigilante, the Red Whirlwind (赤い旋風 Akai Kaze?), in order to aid the people oppressed by the rival Montagues. She unwittingly falls in love with Romeo, which leads to several complications for her in the series. (Juliet in the Shakespearean version is almost forced into a marriage to Prince Escalus’s relative Count Paris, not the other way around)
Romeo (ロミオ Romio?) Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese), Chris Burnett (English)Romeo Candore de Montague is the son of Lord Leontes Montague and Lady Portia and heir to the throne of Neo Verona. For political reasons, he has been forced into an unwanted engagement with Hermione, a young noblewoman. As a nobleman, he rides and owns a ryūba named Cielo whom he later freed. In contrast to his father, he is obedient and kindhearted, often disapproving of his family’styranny. He is ostracized by the nobility save for his friend, Benvolio. He falls in love with Juliet at first sight. (In the Shakespearean version, Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline, who broke his heart. Then, during the a masquerade ball he meets and falls in love with Juliet.)
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Romeo (ロミオ Romio?) Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese), Chris Burnett (English)
Romeo Candore de Montague is the son of Lord Leontes Montague and Lady Portia and heir to the throne of Neo Verona. For political reasons, he has been forced into an unwanted engagement with Hermione, a young noblewoman. As a nobleman, he rides and owns a ryūba named Cielo whom he later freed. In contrast to his father, he is obedient and kindhearted, often disapproving of his family’styranny. He is ostracized by the nobility save for his friend, Benvolio. He falls in love with Juliet at first sight. (In the Shakespearean version, Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline, who broke his heart. Then, during the a masquerade ball he meets and falls in love with Juliet.)

Romeo and Juliet anime

In the fantastical aeropolis of Neo Verona, the noble house of Capulet had ruled peacefully for generations - until fourteen years ago, when the ancient grudge held by the rival house of Montague led to a mutiny, and the Capulets were deposed and all wiped out in a bloody coup. Now, as Neo Verona suffers under the thrall of its new masters, the fates of two star crossed lovers are about to become tragically entwined… As the citizens of the city suffer, the Capulet clan struggles to strike a blow against their enemies, and the Montagues tighten their grasp on power, an unlikely love blossoms between Romeo and Juliet - but in the face of such adversity, this ill-fated love may be doomed from the outset. Triumph or tragedy; only fate knows what awaits Romeo and Juliet…

Henrietta de Tristain (アンリエッタ・ド・トリステイン Anrietta do Torisutein?)Voiced by: Ayako KawasumiThe Princess of Tristain. She is loved by her nationals and is also an old friend of Louise. She is very envious of Louise, even though Louise looks at her with respect. Later, she becomes the queen of Tristain and leads the defense against the Albion invasion after the assassination of the Albion prince Wales, with whom she was in love. She also seems to have developed some sort of feelings and a special trust for Saito.
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Henrietta de Tristain (アンリエッタ・ド・トリステイン Anrietta do Torisutein?)
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
The Princess of Tristain. She is loved by her nationals and is also an old friend of Louise. She is very envious of Louise, even though Louise looks at her with respect. Later, she becomes the queen of Tristain and leads the defense against the Albion invasion after the assassination of the Albion prince Wales, with whom she was in love. She also seems to have developed some sort of feelings and a special trust for Saito.

Siesta (シエスタ Shiesuta?)Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese), Xanthe Huynh (English)A maid at the academy. She has a crush on Saito, and treats him very kindly. Although bearing witness to a possible relationship between Saito and Louise and its accompanying sharp up and downs, Siesta believes she can provide Saito a more gentle and caring relationship and love. Although timid, her love for Saito draws her to take increasingly confident actions to win Saito’s love, including reticent lying following an unveiled a rather pathetic seduction attempt, and donning various costumes to attempt to win Saito’s affection. Siesta is actually descended from a World War II Japanese pilot who was stranded in Tristain after flying into a solar eclipse along with another airplane which managed to return to Earth.
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Siesta (シエスタ Shiesuta?)
Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese), Xanthe Huynh (English)
A maid at the academy. She has a crush on Saito, and treats him very kindly. Although bearing witness to a possible relationship between Saito and Louise and its accompanying sharp up and downs, Siesta believes she can provide Saito a more gentle and caring relationship and love. Although timid, her love for Saito draws her to take increasingly confident actions to win Saito’s love, including reticent lying following an unveiled a rather pathetic seduction attempt, and donning various costumes to attempt to win Saito’s affection. Siesta is actually descended from a World War II Japanese pilot who was stranded in Tristain after flying into a solar eclipse along with another airplane which managed to return to Earth.

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