Fly Me to the Moon (manga)

Fly Me to the Moon[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It began serializing in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday in February 2018. The story surrounds the teen genius Nasa Yuzaki and his developing relationship with his new wife, Tsukasa, who saves him in a car accident at the beginning of the story.

Fly Me to the Moon
Cover of the first manga volume of Fly Me to the Moon, as published in Japan by Shogakukan.
トニカクカワイイ
(Tonikaku Kawaii)
Genre
Manga
Written byKenjiro Hata
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 14, 2018 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Ikehata
Written byKazuho Hyodo
Music byEndō
StudioSeven Arcs
Original run October 2020 – scheduled

An anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs is scheduled to premiere in October 2020.

In North America, Viz Media has licensed the manga series for an English-language release, and is planning on releasing both print and digital versions in Fall 2020.

Plot

Nasa Yuzaki, a boy with a peculiar name,[lower-alpha 2] gets hit by a truck on the day of his high school entrance exams. He encounters and follows a beautiful girl who saves him, confessing his love for her at a bus stop. The girl, Tsukasa Tsukuyomi, agrees to become his girlfriend, but only if they are married first. When Nasa, who had previously decided to not go to high school, reaches his 18th birthday, he is still thinking about the promise he made on that day. Suddenly, Tsukasa shows up at his doorstep with a marriage form, starting their relationship and their marriage. Although Tsukasa's clingy adopted younger sister refuses to accept the relationship, she brings Nasa to her family.

As Nasa and Tsukasa's relationship develops, they start becoming more intimate. The couple begins to hold hands, embrace each other, and kiss by Chapter 14. Throughout the earlier chapters of the manga, a supporting character named Aya Arisagawa, who has a crush on Nasa, believes that Nasa and Tsukasa are simply family members, not married. When she learns that they are, it comes as a shock to her although she eventually comes to terms with it and supports Nasa's relationship.

The manga is also filled with references to other cultural works, such as Fate/stay night, Sharknado, Star Wars, Terminator, Urusei Yatsura, and The Human Centipede. The manga also draws some parallels to Hata's previous works, such as Hayate the Combat Butler. The plot is described as a story "full of 'love' and 'dreams'".[3]

Characters
Nasa Yuzaki (由​​​​​​​​​​​​​​崎 ​​​​​​​星​​​​​​​​​​​​空, Yuzaki Nasa)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki[4]
He is the main male protagonist. An everyday genius, he has a meeting with fate when he was caught in a terrible accident but was saved by Tsukasa. Declaring his love for her, Tsukasa agrees on the condition that he marries her to which Nasa immediately responded with an unshakeable "yes". Three years later, Nasa reunites with Tsukasa carrying a marriage form to which they turn in to the bureau, legalizing their relationship.
Tsukasa Tsukuyomi (月読 司, Tsukuyomi Tsukasa)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[4]
She is the main female protagonist. After saving Nasa, she agrees to his confession only if he will marry her. Disappearing for three years, she returns to Nasa's side with the paperwork necessary to legalize their relationship. During the early chapters, she makes a point of the legal name change she underwent upon becoming Nasa's spouse, initially teasing him with her now being named Tsukasa Yuzaki. Throughout the story, layers upon layers of mystery are laid upon her and there have been many comparisons of her similarities to Princess Kaguya.
Kaname Arisagawa
Nasa's junior and the primary caretaker of the Arisagawa public bathhouse, she is the most explicit supporter of Nasa's relationship to the point where she educates both Nasa and Tsukasa in ways of advancing their relationship as well as attempting to forcefully create situations with the same goal of relationship advancement in mind.
Aya Arisagawa
Nasa's classmate and a complete airhead, she has explicit feelings for Nasa. However, she understands the circumstances, fully supporting his relationship with Tsukasa.

Media

Manga

Fly Me to the Moon is written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. The manga started its serialization in the 2018 12th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday, with a two-chapter debut on February 14, 2018.[3] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one published on May 18, 2018.[5] With the release of its second volume on August 17, 2018, a teaser video was released for Fly Me to the Moon featuring Japanese musical group Earphones.[6] As of May 2020, eleven tankōbon volumes has been published.[7]

In February 2020, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga for an English language release.[8]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
01 May 18, 2018[5]ISBN 978-4-09-128263-7September 8, 2020[2]ISBN 978-1-9747-1749-1
02 August 17, 2018[9]ISBN 978-4-09-128384-9——
03 October 18, 2018[10]ISBN 978-4-09-128557-7——
04 January 18, 2019[11]ISBN 978-4-09-128778-6——
05 March 18, 2019[12]ISBN 978-4-09-129087-8——
06 June 18, 2019[13]ISBN 978-4-09-129164-6——
07 August 16, 2019[14]ISBN 978-4-09-129315-2——
08 October 18, 2019[15]ISBN 978-4-09-129433-3——
09 January 17, 2020[16]ISBN 978-4-09-129544-6——
10 March 18, 2020[17]ISBN 978-4-09-129565-1——
11 May 18, 2020[7]ISBN 978-4-09-850070-3——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 4, 2020.[18] The series will be produced by Seven Arcs and directed by Hiroshi Ikehata. It will premiere in October 2020.[4]

Reception

The manga had over 250,000 copies in circulation as of October 2018,[19], over 400,000 copies in circulation as of February 2019,[20] and over 1 million copies in circulation as of October 2019.[21]

In 2019, Fly Me to the Moon was one of the winners of the 5th Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award in the Print category.[22]

Notes
  1. Japanese: トニカクカワイイ Hepburn: Tonikaku Kawaii, lit. "Cute Anyways". Stylized as "Tonikaku Cawaii".
  2. His given name 星​​​​​​​​​​​​空 (Nasa), is normally read as hoshizora ("starry sky").

References
  1. Harding, Daryl (March 4, 2020). "Fly Me to the Moon Manga Announces TV Anime Airing From October". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 4, 2020. hit romantic comedy manga series Fly Me to the Moon will be getting a TV anime adaptation from October.
  2. "Fly Me to the Moon, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. Chapman, Paul (14 February 2018). "Artist Kenjiro Hata Debuts New Manga Series "Tonikaku Cawaii"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. Loo, Egan (May 12, 2020). "Hayate the Combat Butler Creator's Fly Me to the Moon Comedy TV Anime Unveils Cast, Staff in Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. トニカクカワイイ　1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  6. Chapman, Paul (17 August 2018). "Tonikaku Cawaii Celebrates Manga Volume Two with Teaser Video". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. トニカクカワイイ　11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. Sherman, Jennifer (February 14, 2020). "Viz Licenses Remina, Moriarty the Patriot, Fly Me to the Moon, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  9. トニカクカワイイ　2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  10. トニカクカワイイ　3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  11. トニカクカワイイ　4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  12. トニカクカワイイ　5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  13. トニカクカワイイ　6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  14. トニカクカワイイ　7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  15. トニカクカワイイ　8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  16. トニカクカワイイ　9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  17. トニカクカワイイ　10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  18. "Hayate the Combat Butler Creator's Fly Me to the Moon Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  19. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 3, 2018). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - October 2018". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  20. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 2, 2019). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - January 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  21. Kenjiro Hata [@hatakenjiro] (October 16, 2019). "この帯は凄いな！デザイナーさん、ありがとう！…てことで100万部突破の『トニカクカワイイ（第8巻）』は10月18日頃発売です！ #トニカクカワイイ" (Tweet). Retrieved March 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
  22. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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