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''Moonlight Lady'', or 顔のない月 (''Kao no Nai Tsuki''), is a five-episode [[Hentai]] anime based on an [[Eroge]] of the same [[Kao no Nai Tsuki (visual novel)|name]] by ROOT with art done by Carnelian, who also did the art for [[Touka Gettan]] and [[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]].
The story follows Koichi Hayama, a mysterious man who enters the Kuraki mansion as the fiance of Suzuna Kuraki. Suzuna is a priestess preparing for the Expecting Moon Ceremony, a ritual meant to welcome new clergywomen. Koichi also meets two maids, the obediently loyal Tomomi Harukawa and the cheerful Sayaka Kurihara, who both hide a strange past. Not everything is at it seems though, as something starts to cause people to act in odd ways.
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* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Between Suzuna and Koichi.
* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Suzuna and Koichi. [[Unfortunate Implications]] abound, however: it's never clear if Suzuna and Koichi are really falling for each other, or they're being [[Brainwashed|conditioned]] into it. {{spoiler|The ending leans toward the latter being true}}.
* [[Back
* [[Big Fancy House]]: Kuraki Manor is nothing if not this. Not only is it large, it has a massive garden, a nearby [[Meditating Under a Waterfall|waterfall]], a [[Hot Springs Episode|hot spring]], walk-in showers, and [[Creepy Basement|a basement furnished with chains for those]] ''special'' occasions.
* [[Bishounen]]: Io is so feminine for a boy that both Motoyama and Koichi sometimes have a hard time believing he is one. Koichi even wonders if Io was accidentally born with the wrong gender!
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* [[First-Name Basis]]: Suzuna initially calls Koichi by his last name "Hayama", until after admitting their feelings for each other and consummating at the end of episode 4. Io and Tomomi go through a similar procedure in the Io sub-route of the visual novel.
* [[Foot Focus]]: Between Suzuna and Mizuna, a surprising amount of attention is paid to their feet.
* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Suzuna and Mizuna are supposed to be twins, however, there are [[Gag Boobs|two big differences]] between them. This sounds like [[Fridge Logic]], until you learn [[All There in the Manual|via]] [[That Other Wiki]] that [[All There in the Manual|Hayama suffers from]] [[wikipedia:Prosopagnosia|prosopagnosia]]
* [[Fridge Logic]]: Possibly due to a [[Dub
** According to an [[Gaiden Game|expansion comic]] [[No Export for You|released in Japan]], they weren't separated until a few years ''after'' birth; having spent so much time away from her sister is part of what made Suzuna [[Ice Queen|distant from other people]].
* [[Gag Boobs]]: Tomomi. Lampshaded by Koichi, no less. --> '''Koichi''': Your breasts could drive any man crazy!
* [[Gag Penis]]: Kouichi grows a giant shadow-penis during the Expecting Moon Ceremony, strong enough (and long enough) [[Mood Whiplash|to lift Suzuna
* [[Gaiden Game]]: The visual novel, ''Kao no Nai Tsuki'', was given one in the form of ''Suzuna's Diary'', which detailed what daily life between Suzuna and Koichi was like. Apparently, [[Catgirl|Kouichi]] [[Yamato Nadeshiko|really]] [[Meido|likes]] [[Naughty Nurse Outfit|cosplay]].
* [[Gainax Ending]]: Many of the endings in both the anime and the visual novel end this way. Although the anime is somewhat [[Lighter and Softer]], it's still a total [[Mind Screw]].
** {{spoiler|Tomomi's}} good ending follows this trope hands-down. {{spoiler|Chikako periodically warns Koichi not to get close to Tomomi because [[Beware the Nice Ones|she may not be what she seems]], and eventually tries to [[Shoot the Dog|kill him to save everyone]]. Tomomi, however, saves Koichi and also shoots Chikako ''[[Psychotic Smirk|while smiling throughout the whole thing as if nothing happened]]''. Chikako makes a [[Last Stand]] to push Koichi into the well, where he hears the real Tomomi tell him that she was the embodiment of lust who gained her own body. [[Time Skip]] forward and Koichi finds himself in Tomomi's [[Stripperiffic]] clad lap where she tells him she's happy to be with him because she doesn't know unhappiness.}}
** [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In {{spoiler|Yuriko's}} ending, Koichi saves {{spoiler|Yuriko, who was [[Dead All Along]],}} from being possessed when she starts [[Fighting From the Inside]]. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, after having a last sexual encounter, she [[Died in Your Arms Tonight|Dies In His Arms Tonight]]. Years later, Io has grown up and is now the head of the Kuraki household (retitled the Azuma household) while Koichi finds a camellia flower, Yuriko's favorite flower, growing in the garden.}}
** [[Doomed Moral Victor]]: In {{spoiler|Sayaka's}} good ending, she finally elopes the mansion with {{spoiler|her manager, Urushibara, despite not fully remembering her true self}}, but {{spoiler|Gohei}} catches them in the act. {{spoiler|Koichi tries to help them escape, but Gohei won't go down easily even when both Urushibara and [[Took a Level
** [[Downer Ending]]: Present in many of the endings in the game and also the ending to the anime adaptation, if the Expecting Moon Ceremony is carried out, {{spoiler|[[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies|everyone except for Koichi and Suzuna are spirited away]]. Suzuna, who has become more frequently [[Brainwashed]] upon the coming ceremony, will never return to her original self and the beast inside of Koichi (who is probably [[Brainwashed]] as well) is revealed.}} There are some variants of what goes on depending on what route you take, including {{spoiler|[[Red Sky, Take Warning|ominous-looking vortex]] opening above the mansion}}, but all you need to know is that the whole shebang is either {{spoiler|an [[Apocalypse Wow]] or a [[Dystopia]]}}.
** [[Home, Sweet Home]]: In {{spoiler|Tomomi and Io's}} ending in the game, Koichi escapes the mansion and lives [[Happily Ever After]] with {{spoiler|Tomomi and Io}} moving in with him. However, when you [[Esoteric Happy Ending|consider]] what happens to {{spoiler|Suzuna, Yuriko, and everyone else}}, [[Was It Really Worth It?|you really wonder if it was worth it]].
** [[Only the Leads Get a Happy Ending]]: {{spoiler|Suzuna's}} normal ending. {{spoiler|Yuriko disappears, nothing is said of the servants at the mansion... while Koichi and Suzuna lead a relatively normal life.}}
** [[Or Was It a Dream?]]: In all of {{spoiler|Tomomi's}} bad endings in the game, including the alternate sub-route, {{spoiler|[[Doomed Protagonist|Koichi]] will end up either being [[Perfect Poison|poisoned by Ippei]] and left to die or [[Face Heel Turn|stabbed by Chikako]]. He will then wake up in a hospital room, believing it was [[All Just a Dream]] [[Mind Screw|until]] he hears some of the medical staff discussing his [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|memory loss]].}}
* [[Gainaxing]]: Goes without
* [[Genki Girl]]: Sayaka.
* [[Have We Met?]]: {{spoiler|Apparently, Koichi met Yuriko 12 years ago, and that's when he first became possessed with the demon.}}
* [[Hot Mom]]: Yuriko.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]!: The Japanese dub. Oh, God, [[Serial Escalation|where to start]]...
** Koichi is voiced by Akira Ishida, who also voiced [[Gundam Seed|Athrun Zala]], [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Kaworu]], and a [http://www.animenewsnetwork.
** Suzuna's seiyuu also has an extensive back-list, most notably, the titular character from ''Madlax''.
*** Curiously, the fifth episode has Suzuna voiced by [[Steam Detectives|Lingling]].
** Fans of ''My-Otome'' might recognize Tomomi's voice as Miyu's.
** [[Dragonball Z|Android 18]]'s voice actress, [[Miki Itou]], was Yuriko.
** [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Megumi Reinard]]? Meet
** This also spreads into the English dub, in a minor
* [[Hime Cut]]: The women of the Kuraki family all have this hairstyle.
* [[Ho Yay]]: Koichi enjoys teasing Io, while Io often blushes around him. {{spoiler|Koichi briefly scores with him in the game during a threesome with Tomomi.}}
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* [[Updated Rerelease]]: The ''Kao no Nai Tsuki'' visual novel was re-released several times, adding in additional plotlines for Chikako and Yuriko. Eventually, the whole smack was re-released as one game in 2005.
* [[Wall-Bang Her]]:
** Or rather, "Tree Bang Her"
** Suzuna goes through a Window-Banger in the first episode.
* [[We Named the Monkey "Jack"]]: Suzuna's stuffed teddy bear is named Mizuna, though Suzuna doesn't realize it's also the name of her twin sister.
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