Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Novel
半分の月がのぼる空 2003/10/10
Character count704,402
Word count283,122
Unique words13,970
Unique words used once5,990
Unique kanji2,253
Unique kanji used once287
Average sentence length16.1
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue19.2%
Volumes8
Duration 50 h

The story of Hantsuki focuses on the budding relationship between the seventeen years old Yūichi Ezaki and Rika Akiba. Both are hospitalized in Yūichi's home town for their respective conditions. Yūichi has hepatitis A, while Rika has problems with a weak heart valve. These teens would then fall in love while they spend time with one another. The story is based in Ise, Mie prefecture as implied by the "Welcome to Ise" sign shown after the opening sequence in the first episode of the anime series.

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Volume 1
Character count64,993
Word count26,757
Unique words4,089
Unique words used once2,010
Unique kanji1,303
Unique kanji used once304
Average sentence length17.6
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue14.9%
Duration 5 h
Volume 2
Character count72,357
Word count29,172
Unique words4,331
Unique words used once2,124
Unique kanji1,344
Unique kanji used once309
Average sentence length16.0
Difficulty beta Easy
Dialogue19.6%
Duration 5 h
Volume 3
Character count98,176
Word count38,958
Unique words5,104
Unique words used once2,456
Unique kanji1,450
Unique kanji used once327
Average sentence length15.3
Difficulty beta Easy
Dialogue18.6%
Duration 7 h
Volume 4
Character count105,663
Word count42,342
Unique words5,362
Unique words used once2,562
Unique kanji1,463
Unique kanji used once285
Average sentence length15.6
Difficulty beta Easy
Dialogue22.5%
Duration 8 h
Volume 5
Character count98,522
Word count39,301
Unique words4,568
Unique words used once2,057
Unique kanji1,334
Unique kanji used once274
Average sentence length15.8
Difficulty beta Beginner
Dialogue20.0%
Duration 7 h
Volume 6
Character count86,609
Word count35,146
Unique words4,584
Unique words used once2,133
Unique kanji1,379
Unique kanji used once301
Average sentence length15.9
Difficulty beta Easy
Dialogue19.2%
Duration 6 h
Volume 7
Character count70,525
Word count28,083
Unique words4,433
Unique words used once2,140
Unique kanji1,380
Unique kanji used once324
Average sentence length15.5
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue19.6%
Duration 5 h
Volume 8
Character count107,557
Word count43,363
Unique words6,444
Unique words used once3,180
Unique kanji1,766
Unique kanji used once382
Average sentence length17.5
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue19.5%
Duration 8 h