Fly Me to the Moon (Japanese: トニカクカワイイ, Hepburn: Tonikaku Kawaii, lit. "Adorable Anyways" or "Cute, No Matter What"), also known outside Japan as Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2018, with its chapters collected in 26 tankōbon volumes as of December 2023. The story surrounds around the teenage genius Nasa Yuzaki and his developing relationship with his new wife, Tsukasa, who saves him from a traffic accident during the beginning of the story. In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Seven Arcs aired from October to December 2020 on Tokyo MX and other channels. A second season aired from April to June 2023. A four-episode original net animation (ONA) titled Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days was released from July to August 2023.
Premise
On a snowy winter night, Nasa Yuzaki, a boy who was made fun of during his childhood because of his peculiar name, encounters a beautiful girl after he received his practice exam grades for high school. When he tries to approach her, he gets hit by a truck due to his lack of attention. However, the girl saves him, and Nasa miraculously follows her at a bus stop and proceeds to confess his love for her. The girl, Tsukasa Tsukuyomi, agrees to become his girlfriend, but only if they are married first. Nasa quickly agrees to her demand and then passes out, waking up in a hospital. Nasa becomes heartbroken when he cannot find her again, until his 18th birthday, where Tsukasa suddenly shows up at his doorstep. Tsukasa goes inside with a marriage form, starting their relationship and their marriage.
An everyday genius, Nasa grew up ridiculed for his strange name, similar to the American space agency NASA, although his parents meant for his name to reference the starry sky. He has a meeting with fate when he was caught in a terrible accident but was saved by Tsukasa. Declaring his love for her, on the day they met, Tsukasa agrees on the condition that he marries her to which Nasa immediately responded with an unshakable "yes". Two years later, Nasa reunites with Tsukasa carrying a marriage form which they turn in to the bureau, legalizing their relationship. Since marrying her, he becomes incredibly awkward around her, somewhat clingy to an extent because he is worried she would disappear on him again, but does his best to make her happy.
After saving Nasa, she agrees to his confession only if he will marry her. Disappearing for two 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. After she marries Nasa, she begins showing new parts of herself, such as her massive love for movies and manga. She also does not like the idea of spending a lot of money for necessities. Later on, her thoughts while observing Nasa makes it clear she loves him for being such a pure hearted, kind soul. When Tsukasa got to meet Nasa's parents, his father privately thanked her for saving his life as both gave their blessings to their newlywed life. Throughout the story, layers upon layers of mystery are laid upon her and there have been many comparisons of her similarities to Princess Kaguya. The mystery is finally resolved with the revelation that she is the daughter of a character from that story, given immortal life through the elixir of immortality which her father was ordered to burn.
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.
Nasa's classmate and a complete airhead, she has explicit feelings for Nasa. However, she understands the circumstances, fully supporting his relationship with Tsukasa.
An adopted relative of Tsukasa, whom she regards as her sister. She jealously disapproves of the marriage and orders her maids Aurora and Charlotte to discredit Nasa. Until learning of the marriage, she regarded Nasa much more kindly. Her actual relation to Tsukasa is not yet clear, though both share a grand aunt, Tokiko.
Fly Me to the Moon is written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata, the author of the manga series Hayate the Combat Butler. He had previously announced his desire to create a new series in November 2016.[17]Fly Me to the Moon started its serialization in the 2018 12th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday, with a two-chapter debut on February 14, 2018.[18][19] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one published on May 18, 2018.[20] 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.[21] As of December 18, 2023, twenty-six volumes have been published.[22]
In February 2020, Viz Media announced that they licensed the manga for an English release.[23] The first volume was published on September 8, 2020.[24] As of September 19, 2023, nineteen volumes have been released.[25] On May 9, 2023, Viz Media launched their Viz Manga digital manga service, with the series' chapters receiving simultaneous English publication in North America as they are released in Japan.[26]
A fanbook, titled Tonikaku Kawaii Kekkon Kingenshū (トニカクカワイイ公式ファンブック 結婚金言集), was released on December 18, 2020.[27]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 4, 2020.[73] The series was produced by Seven Arcs and directed by Hiroshi Ikehata, with Kazuho Hyodo writing the scripts, Masakatsu Sasaki designing the characters, and Endō composing the music.[74][5] It ran for 12 episodes from October 3 to December 19, 2020 on Tokyo MX, ytv and BS-NTV.[75][76][b]Akari Kitō, as her character Tsukasa Yuzaki, performed the opening theme "Koi no Uta" (恋のうた, "Love Song"), while KanoeRana performed the ending theme "Tsuki to Hoshizora" (月と星空, "Moon and Starry Sky").[7][77]
Crunchyroll streamed the series in selective territories as part of its Crunchyroll Originals label.[78] In Southeast Asia, Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the first season and they aired it on Aniplus Asia.[79] On November 11, 2020, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on November 20.[6]
On December 19, 2020, it was announced that the series would receive an original video animation (OVA), which was released on August 18, 2021.[80][81] On November 6, 2021, it was announced that the series would have a new episode and a second season, with the staff and cast returning to reprise their respective roles.[82] The new episode, titled "Seifuku", was originally scheduled to be streamed on Crunchyroll in Q3 2022,[83] but was delayed to November 22, 2022.[84] The second season aired from April 8 to June 23, 2023, with an English dub premiering on the same day as the second season's premiere.[85][86][c] Akari Kitō once again performed the opening theme "Setsuna no Chikai" (刹那の誓い, "Oath of a Moment"), as well the ending theme "Yoru no Katasumi" (夜のかたすみ, "In the Corner of the Night").[87]
A four-episode original net animation (ONA), titled Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You: High School Days, was released from July 12 to August 23, 2023.[16] The ONA is streaming on Crunchyroll outside of East Asia.[88]
On a snowy winter night, Nasa Yuzaki is lying on the street bleeding. During the time he believes he is going to die, he recalls his life, remembering how he was ridiculed for his unusual name and how he devoted his life to studying, wanting to attend an elite school. But before he was set to take the entrance exam, he was hit by a truck when he crossed the street trying to speak to a girl named Tsukasa Tsukuyomi. However, Nasa survived due to her intervention. After regaining consciousness, Nasa chased after Tsukasa, wanting to go out with her as gratitude for saving his life, and Tsukasa agreed only if they got married when they were old enough to do so. After getting discharged from the hospital, he took the entrance exam the following year, but decided to work instead of attend high school, hoping to come across Tsukasa. Shortly after turning 18, Tsukasa shows up at his apartment to fill out the marriage registration and submit it to the bureau to make the marriage official.
2
"The First Night" Transliteration: "Shoya" (Japanese: 初夜)
Toshikatsu Tokoro
Kazuho Hyōdō
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)
Tsukasa has brought her belongings in a backpack, terrifying Nasa, who is nervous to have a girl sleep in his apartment. Nasa tries to figure out where Tsukasa will sleep, since he has a twin-size bed only big enough for one person. They go shopping for a bed and return with a futon for Tsukasa to sleep on. During the night, Tsukasa, who is a reckless sleeper, moves constantly, and gets up to drink some water. Still asleep, she inadvertently pulls Nasa's comforter off his bed when she returns, leaving Nasa in the cold for the rest of the night. After waking up the next morning, Tsukasa prepares breakfast while telling Nasa to not be formal with her.
With the apartment lacking a bathtub, Tsukasa and Nasa head out to a bathhouse after having breakfast. Nasa introduces Tsukasa to Kaname Arisugawa, Nasa's former underclassman who runs the bathhouse along with her older sister Aya. After Kaname enters the men’s side, she asks Nasa about his relationship and expresses her disapproval, while demanding him to make Tsukasa happy. Over on the women's side, Tsukasa meets Aya, who attempts to provide good customer service, by scrubbing Tsukasa’s back. After bathing, Tsukasa gets to know more about Aya as she was Tsukasa's classmate in middle school. After the two pass a chapel with an ongoing wedding, Nasa rushes off to take care of an errand while asking Tsukasa to return home. On the way back home, a girl from inside a limousine watches Tsukasa, calling her sister.
Tsukasa returns to the apartment, and shortly after arriving, her foster sister Chitose Kaginoji knocks on the door after tailing her. Chitose is informed Tsukasa is married, much to her disbelief. Nasa returns home and is greeted by Chitose, who kidnaps him and takes him to her family's mansion after discovering he is Tsukasa's husband. She comes up with a scheme to break up the marriage by having her maids Charlotte and Aurora use tabloid journalism against him. While Chitose argues with the maids, Nasa slips out and tries to hide, but is found by Charlotte. While trying to get Nasa to submit, Charlotte accidentally breaks the nitrogen casing that preserves Tsukasa's precious moon rock, and Nasa uses his knowledge to fix it temporarily. Chitose then lashes out at Nasa about him not really knowing who Tsukasa is and claiming she is the only person who can make her dream come true. Aurora creates a scandalous photo, but Tsukasa arrives to confiscate it. Tsukasa and Nasa escape the mansion through a secret passage, finding themselves in a church, where they share their first kiss.
Nasa and Tsukasa visit an electronics store to shop for a TV. Later at the bathhouse, Nasa tells Kaname about his verbal commitment to Tsukasa, which she tells him it is important for him to buy an engagement ring. After leaving the bathhouse, the two stop by at a nearby park and kiss while Charlotte and Aurora secretly observe them. At night, Nasa learns the difference between engagement and wedding rings. Afterwards, Nasa insists he has to buy a diamond ring. The next day, they go shopping in Omotesando, and Nasa is shocked at the price tag for a Honey Winston diamond ring, but is talked into buying one until Tsukasa drags him out of the store. Tsukasa tells Nasa she does not want him to spend his savings on a ring. Instead, they stop by at a jeweler in Okachimachi with affordable diamond rings but the price is still too much to get Nasa to understand. Eventually, they end up buying a pair of cheap diamond rings and Tsukasa expresses her appreciation on their way home.
One night, Tsukasa rolls into Nasa's bed after drinking some water. This prompts Nasa to think about moving into a bigger apartment the next morning, despite Tsukasa being fine with their current living arrangements. At night, Nasa makes a pitch about the benefits of moving to Tsukasa, but realizes he needs his parents to be his guarantor. Having not informed them about the marriage, Nasa calls his parents to inform them he married the girl he had told to them about. The next day, Nasa chats with his mother, who asks them to come visit them in Nara. Tsukasa decides she wants to turn this trip into their honeymoon with a stop in Kyoto. Tsukasa buys a camera, and at night they set out on their trip on a bus with Chitose and her maids tailing them.
The bus makes a stop at a service area with Chitose and her maids looking for a way to break up Tsukasa's relationship with Nasa. At the service area, Tsukasa tries the lime udon she heard about through a TV show, but finds it disappointing. Cameramen from a TV station enter the service area, prompting Tsukasa and Nasa to quickly return to the bus, not wanting their relationship to go public. The next morning, the bus arrives in Kyoto. Chitose manages to separate the two by having her maids take Tsukasa to the manga museum she had been wanting to visit, leaving Nasa to go on a date with Chitose as a test to determine if he is worthy of being Tsukasa's husband. While Nasa admits he does not know about Tsukasa as Chitose does, he manages to convince her by talking about the accident and various mathematical principles. Chitose and her maids return to Tokyo, though Nasa is not convinced Chitose has given up on sabotaging their relationship.
Tsukasa and Nasa arrive in Nara to visit Nasa's mother Kanoka and father Enishi, as Nasa explains he was raised in Tokyo and his parents moved to Nara for his father's archaeological excavation. As Nasa takes a bath, Tsukasa talks with Enishi in private. The next morning, Tsukasa is brought into Enishi's office, which is filled with books, and she expresses her interest in history. After breakfast, Tsukasa and Nasa go sightseeing in Nara, and one stop is the site of the former Heijō Palace. During their conversation the previous night, Enishi had thanked Tsukasa for saving Nasa’s life, and entrusted her to look after him. Tsukasa and Nasa leave Nara at night and arrive in Tokyo the next morning, only to find their apartment burned down.
Unaffected by the incident, Nasa explains to Tsukasa all his important papers and belongings are secure in a bank, while his important information is stored in the cloud. They then decide to head to the bathhouse. When Nasa explains the situation to Kaname, she suggests he and Tsukasa stay at the bathhouse until they find a new place. Kaname wonders how Aya is going to react given she has a crush on Nasa. It is revealed Aya is still oblivious about Nasa's marriage until her mother brings it up. Several days later, Nasa and Tsukasa head to the laundromat. They then head to Harajuku to buy Tsukasa some new clothes.
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"The Way Home" Transliteration: "Ieji" (Japanese: 家路)
Akira Katō
Kazuho Hyōdō
December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)
Tsukasa and Nasa settle into their temporary home, and during dinner, Nasa complements Tsukasa's cooking. The next day, Nasa's landlord offers him a unit in the new apartment complex under construction on the site where his old apartment burned down for the same rate. Tsukasa and Nasa check out the model for the new apartment, located in a luxury high-rise hotel, and are impressed by its amenities. However, they were sent to the wrong one after all. After visiting the luxury hotel apartment, Tsukasa lets Nasa know her home is wherever he is. Later, Tsukasa decides to help out with chores at the bathhouse, and Kaname thanks Tsukasa for saving Nasa. At night, Tsukasa and Nasa go grocery shopping, and on the way back they take a detour to Otogi Park to have a romantic moment together.
Chitose and her maids discover Nasa and Tsukasa's apartment had burned down. When Chitose asks Tsukasa where she is living now, Tsukasa lies in order to get away from her. When Tsukasa arrives at the bathhouse, she notices several video game consoles and Nasa staring at a takoyaki plate. Once he learns what it is, Nasa decides to throw a takoyaki party. Just then, Chitose arrives with her maids, and attempts to bribe Tsukasa by promising to buy a few consoles, which Aya overhears. Aya then wonders if Tsukasa can really cook. After she enjoys Tsukasa's cooking, everyone plays Street Fighter V: Champion Edition. Tsukasa, Aya, and Chitose later agree to have a tournament where Nasa has to do anything the winner asks. After Aya wins it, Tsukasa decides to play the original Street Fighter against her, which Tsukasa easily wins. As such, they form a bond. Once the party is over, Tsukasa kisses Nasa, as she planned if she won the tournament.
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"Husband and Wife" Transliteration: "Fūfu" (Japanese: 夫婦)
Shigeru Fukase
Kazuho Hyōdō
December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
Nasa overexerts himself doing work and catches a cold. Despite insisting he is fine, Tsukasa tells him to rest. Nasa, concerned with infecting Tsukasa, feels guilty for her having to worry over him. She assures him it is fine, and cares for him over the night. Nasa wakes up the next morning feeling better, much to Tsukasa's relief, who reveals she was actually worried for him. Sometime later, Tsukasa and Nasa put on yukatas and attend the summer festival. There, they eat takoyaki, meet Aya and Chitose at the goldfish scooping game, and pray at the shrine. The night concludes with Tsukasa and Nasa watching the fireworks show with Kaname, Aya, Chitose, and her maids.
Tsukasa is excited when she receives a new smartphone. Once Nasa sets it up for her, she begins using it to exchange contact information with Nasa, Kaname, and Aya. Later in day, Tsukasa becomes lonely while Nasa goes to work. When he finally comes home early in the morning, they embrace each other in his futon. While Tsukasa is working in the bathhouse, she and Nasa are embarrassed when they recall what happened. Elsewhere, Chitose hangs out with her maids. Back at the bathhouse, Tsukasa and Nasa once again embrace each other in his futon.
Waking up her husband with a kiss, Nasa wonders how he could handle it. Later on, Tsukasa wonders how long Nasa could focus on his work while she tries to distract him. She then has him answer questions from a quiz show on TV while he works and he answers perfectly, shocking her. Aya and Charlette then interrupts them and joins the quiz show; realizing they will lose to Nasa, the girls decide to distract him by having Tsukasa wearing a maid uniform. Nasa still wins, though he is charmed. Tsukasa realizing Nasa likes cosplay decides to cosplay for him. She's eventually pressured into wearing a school uniform and doing shojo manga tropes and eventually leads to making out when she wears it a second time. Nasa then realizes he has awakened a new fetish.
With Tsukasa not pleased Nasa was working while she was watching a shark movie at home, Nasa decides to make it up by taking her to see a movie at a premium theater, and she enjoys the movie and time spent with Nasa. After returning home, Kaname asks Nasa about when their wedding will be, which Nasa never thought about. Nasa asks Tsukasa her feelings about weddings and Tsukasa discovers Nasa does not know how much it cost and preparation time is needed to plan a wedding. Meanwhile, as Chitose and Charlotte do martial arts training, they talk about many couples opt to forgo their wedding ceremony and the reception. Aya tells Nasa weddings take about a year to plan and Tsukasa expresses her preference to not spend all the time and money on a wedding. Tsukasa and Nasa buy a wedding magazine at a convenience store and on the way home, Tsukasa convinces Nasa to hold off on the wedding.
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"On the Subject of Happiness" Transliteration: "Shiawase Nitsuite" (Japanese: 幸せについて)
Yūsuke Kamata
Hiroshi Ikehata & Norihiko Sudō
April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)
Nasa meets his former middle school homeroom teacher, Naoko Yanagi, at the convenience store. Noticing Nasa is married, she asks Nasa to meet his wife. He invites Yanagi to dinner at the bathhouse to introduced her to Tsukasa. After dinner, Yanagi asks Nasa about his future plans. Nasa answers his only goal is to make happy memories with Tsukasa, which prompts Yanagi to accept her fellow teacher Taniguchi's offer to go to the theme park together. The next day, Nasa's cousin Ginga Onimaru drops by the bathhouse with a stray cat and does not knowing what to do with it. He asks Nasa to take care of it. Nasa names it Toast and takes Toast to the veterinarian. After nursing Toast back to health, they decide to adopt it. At night, Toast wakes Nasa up and he feeds it before Toast goes back to sleep by Tsukasa's side. In the morning, Tsukasa asks Nasa who is cuter between her and Toast, and they attempt to kiss before Kaname interrupts them. At night, Tsukasa and Nasa kiss in front of Toast.
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"Before the Fireworks Go Out" Transliteration: "Hanabi ga Kieru Mae ni" (Japanese: 花火が消える前に)
Norihiko Sudo & Minori Tanaka
Yū Satō
April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22)
Tsukasa and Nasa go on a date to the theme park on a rainy day after Ginga gives them a pair of tickets as their wedding present. Chitose and her maids following them. After going on a few rides, Tsukasa and Nasa run into Yanagi, who came to the theme park with Taniguchi. Believing they are side characters in a romantic comedy, Tsukasa drags Nasa away and she suspects the "free" tickets Yanagi claimed which Taniguchi received were not actually free. Taniguchi attempts to confess his feelings to Yanagi, but before the two overhear another couple's conversation where they talk about how the man said the tickets were free as an excuse to go out together. Taniguchi gets nervous, but Yanagi does not pick up on the truth -- Taniguchi bought the tickets. Afterwards, Tsukasa and Nasa have dinner at the theme park's buffet restaurant, and they play a game to pick food for each other to determine if they know each other's likes. At night, everybody watches the fireworks show with Yanagi admitting her feelings to Taniguchi, but stops short of confessing her love, while Chitose and her maids leave in the middle of the show.
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"Spots to Kiss" Transliteration: "Kisu suru Basho" (Japanese: キスする場所)
Yūsuke Onoda
Shigeru Murakoshi
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)
Using his technical knowledge, Nasa repairs Kaname's vacuum cleaner. Afterwards, Aya asks Nasa to tutor her and Nasa accepts her request despite never going to high school. After making several worksheets to help Aya study, Nasa puts together a human resources system as requested by one of his old classmates. Concerned about Nasa wearing himself out by overworking, Tsukasa gives Nasa a massage, and Nasa return the favor by massaging her. Kaname then asks Tsukasa how much they are kissing. She suggests Nasa kisses her in different spots as she hands him a list regarding spots to kiss. At night, Tsukasa and Nasa go shopping at the supermarket and when returning, they took the long way home. They spot Yanagi and Tanaguchi kissing each other in the park. After returning home, Tsukasa tells Nasa she got the same list from Kaname and kiss each other according to it. The next day, Kaname tells Nasa she secretly followed the couple at night and tells Nasa to be more careful in public.
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"The Exciting Expert of the Hot Springs" Transliteration: "Wakuwaku Onsen Meijin" (Japanese: わくわく温泉名人)
Hitoyuki Matsui
Kazuho Hyōdō
May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06)
Tsukasa and Nasa head out to a hot springs resort in Kusatsu for their honeymoon after Kaname's and Aya's mother wins a pair of tickets in a contest as the sisters are unable to go before the tickets expire. Upon their arrival, the couple is surprised at the size of the resort. After taking a dip in the hot springs, Nasa runs into an old lady and navigates her to the front desk. Meanwhile back at the bathhouse, Aya changes into a swimsuit and Chitose comes over wearing one herself in order to clean the place much to Kaname's amusement. At the front desk, the old lady asks Nasa to escort her to her room, and along the way they run into Tsukasa, who knows the lady is Chitose's grandmother, Tokiko Tsukuyomi, since she was the signatory for the marriage registration. Tokiko issues a challenge to Nasa to visit the big three hot springs in Kusatsu to earn the title Hot Springs Master, which Nasa accepts.
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"Underneath the Moon" Transliteration: "Tsukikage no Shita de" (Japanese: 月影の下で)
"When You Actually Like It" Transliteration: "Iya Janai Iya" (Japanese: 嫌じゃない嫌)
Takahiro Tanaka
Yū Satō
May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27)
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"A Summer Day" Transliteration: "Natsu no Hi" (Japanese: 夏の日)
Hitoyuki Matsui
Shigeru Murakoshi
June 3, 2023 (2023-06-03)
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"Thank You" Transliteration: "Arigatō" (Japanese: ありがとう)
Yūsuke Onoda
Kazuho Hyōdō
June 10, 2023 (2023-06-10)
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"On a Moonlit Night" Transliteration: "Tsuki ga Kagayaku Yoru ni" (Japanese: 月が輝く夜に)
Hitoyuki Matsui
Kazuho Hyōdō
June 17, 2023 (2023-06-17)
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"In All the Times to Come, And Beyond" Transliteration: "Ikuseisō no Hate no Hate" (Japanese: 幾星霜の果ての果て)
Unknown
Unknown
June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)
Reception
The manga had over 250,000 copies in circulation as of October 2018,[93] over 400,000 copies in circulation as of February 2019,[94] and over 1 million copies in circulation as of October 2019.[95] As of June 2022[update], the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation.[63]
In 2019, Fly Me to the Moon was one of the winners of the 5th Next Manga Award in the Print category.[96]
Notes
^His given name 星空 (Nasa), is normally read as hoshizora ("starry sky").
^ abTokyo MX listed the series premiere at 25:05 on October 2, 2020, which is October 3 at 1:05 a.m.
^ abTokyo MX listed the season premiere at 25:05 on April 7, 2023, which is April 8 at 1:05 a.m.
^ abAll English episode titles taken from Crunchyroll.
^「トニカクカワイイ」大安吉日にウェディング姿のキービジュアル公開、放送情報も [Key visual release of wedding appearance on the day of "Tonikaku Kawaii", broadcast information]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 1, 2020. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
