Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary
	Cover from the Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary video game
月は東に日は西に; (The Moon in the East, The Sun in the West - Operation Sanctuary)
Genre	Harem, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Video game
Developer	August
Publisher	August
Genre	Eroge, Visual novel
Platform	Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Released	JP: July 20, 2003 (Windows); JP: June 24, 2004 (Dreamcast); JP: October 7, 2004 (PlayStation 2);
Light novel
Written by	Okada Runa
Illustrated by	Bekkankō
Published by	Harvest
Demographic	Male
Original run	March 25, 2004 – May 25, 2004
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Mitsuhiro Tōgō, Shouji Jinno
Music by	Akifumi Tada
Studio	Radix
Original network	AT-X etc.
Original run	June 30, 2004 – September 22, 2004
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by	Mitsuhiro Tōgō, Shouji Jinno
Music by	Akifumi Tada
Studio	Radix
Released	December 12, 2004
Runtime	12 minutes each
Episodes	4 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Tōhonseisō Sukūruraifu
Written by	Kano Kiichi
Illustrated by	Bekkankō
Published by	Gakken
Demographic	Male
Published	December 25, 2004
Volumes	1
Manga
Written by	August
Illustrated by	Takeda Mika
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Magazine	Dengeki G's Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Published	January 27, 2005
Volumes	1

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary (月は東に日は西に -Operation Sanctuary-, The Moon in the East, The Sun in the West -Operation Sanctuary-), known as Hanihani (はにはに) for short, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August.^[1] It was released on July 20, 2003 for Windows using the NScripter engine. The Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 versions were released by Alchemist in 2004. An anime adaptation was broadcast in Japan in 2004, and originally ran from June 30, to September 22.The title references a haiku by Yosa Buson: "Nanohana ya 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 characters

Naoki Kuzumi: Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa; 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: Voiced by: Junko Kusayanagi; 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: Voiced by: Rie Kanda; Naoki's childhood friend. She has taken care of him since before the loss of his parents and memory.
Matsuri Shibugaki: Voiced by: Yuuki Kajita; Naoki's cousin. She is quite close to Chihiro.
Chihiro Tachibana: Voiced by: Hitomi; Matsuri's best friend and classmate. She is the lone member of the garden club.
Yui Nonohara: Voiced by: Yuka Inokuchi; Naoki's homeroom teacher. The students love her in part because she is so short. Yui, like Mikoto, is from the future.
Kyouko Nishina: Voiced by: Yukiko Iwai; The school nurse. She is Yui's best friend and also comes from the future.

Supporting characters

Fumio Akiyama: Voiced by: Kanoko Hatamiya; 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: Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi; 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 Sukūruraifu 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, 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

#	Title	Original air date

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

References

^ "月は東に日は西に: Operation Sanctuary プロダクト" [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary Product] (in Japanese). August. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
^ "月は東に日は西に Operation Sanctuary (Dengeki Comics)" [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Operation Sanctuary (Dengeki Comics)] (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
^ 月は東に日は西にアンソロジーコミック [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Anthology Comic] (in Japanese). Google Books. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
^ "月は東に日は西に Harvest Novels" [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Harvest Novels] (in Japanese). Webcat. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
^ 月は東に日は西に: Operation Sanctuary 東奔西走スクールライフANIMATION [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary Tōhonseisō Sukūruraifu ANIMATION] (in Japanese). Google Books. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

External links

Visual novel website at August Template:Ja icon
Visual novel website at Alchemist Template:Ja icon
Anime official website Template:Ja icon
Hani Hani: Operation Sanctuary (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni at The Visual Novel Database

[1] "月は東に日は西に: Operation Sanctuary プロダクト" [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary Product] (in Japanese). August. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

[2] "月は東に日は西に Operation Sanctuary (Dengeki Comics)" [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Operation Sanctuary (Dengeki Comics)] (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

[3] 月は東に日は西にアンソロジーコミック [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Anthology Comic] (in Japanese). Google Books. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

[4] "月は東に日は西に Harvest Novels" [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Harvest Novels] (in Japanese). Webcat. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

[5] 月は東に日は西に: Operation Sanctuary 東奔西走スクールライフANIMATION [Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary Tōhonseisō Sukūruraifu ANIMATION] (in Japanese). Google Books. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

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