"Tsuki no Sango" or "Coral of the Moon" in English.
"I began to hum her voice.
Recalling the memory of the song.
Even if not touching, life will flow to the other side of the distant sky.
Light of the sea. Singing of the coral. – I am still, still in love with you."
A Sci-Fi story based on the classic Japanese prose, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". Set in the year 3000, a girl known as "Princess" to others lives on a human colony. One day she is approached by a little man in a spacesuit, who is looking for "stories" that will prevent humanities extinction. So the girl decides to talk about her grandmother who supposedly came from the moon.
Such a great story, and with many beautiful illustrations as well. Here are a few...