月詠 −MOON PHASE−
MoonPhase
Morioka Kouhei wants to become a photographer. Unfortunately, he has the tendency to unintentionally capture the images of ghosts on film. One day, he visits an old castle in Germany where he meets a vampire girl, Hazuki. It turns out that Hazuki is confined in the castle against her will. She tries to turn Kouhei into her slave by sucking his blood, with the intent to have him break the device sealing her in the castle. Although Kouhei proves to be immune to the vampire's curse, he is eventually forced to help her. Hazuki successfully escapes from the castle and leaves for Japan to look for her mother. When she arrives in Japan, she goes to Kohei's house where he lives with his grandfather, who agrees to take in the girl. Due to his own childhood experiences, the sympathetic Kouhei agrees to aid Hazuki in her quest. However, other vampires, including Elfried and Count Kinkell, manage to track Hazuki to Japan. They will stop at nothing to retrieve her. (Source: AnimeNfo)
Names
| Original | 月詠 −MOON PHASE− (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tsukuyomi: MOON PHASE |
| English | MoonPhase |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 25 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2004-10-04 → 2005-03-28 (Autumn 2004) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Shaft |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ComedyRomanceSupernatural |
| Themes | VampireTsundereNekomimiMagicKemonomimiDissociative IdentitiesMale ProtagonistUrban FantasySeinenSurreal ComedyPhotography |
Reception
| Community score | 6.63 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.88 / 10 |
| Composite | 45.4 |
| On lists | 15,887 |
| Favourited | 125 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 70.3% |
| Drop rate | 11.2% |
| In backlog | 45.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.83 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2004 | D | 40 of 52 |
| Studio | Shaft | D | 87 of 110 |
| Year | 2004 | D | 122 of 178 |
| Era | Early 2000s | D | 504 of 687 |
| Length | Two-cour | E | 581 of 699 |
| Demographic | Seinen | D | 595 of 775 |
| Genre | Supernatural | D | 917 of 1,234 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 1,201 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | D | 1,367 of 1,921 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 2,306 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,356 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,418 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,925 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Akiyuki Shinbou, Toshimasa Suzuki, Toshiki Kameyama |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Mayori Sekijima |
| Character design | Masahiro Aizawa |
| Original creator | Keitarou Arima |
Franchise — 月詠 −MOON PHASE−
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2006 | MoonPhase Special |
AniList id 343 · MAL id 343 · record updated 2026-08-26