Fly Me to the Moon (manga)

 
 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 "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" since 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. In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs aired from October to December 2020 on Tokyo MX and other channels.
Plot.
On a snowy winter night, Nasa Yuzaki, a boy with a peculiar name, encounters a beautiful girl after he received his practice exam grades for high school. When he tries to talk to her, he gets hit by a truck. After the girl saves him, Nasa miraculously follows her at a bus stop and he confesses his love for her. 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 in order to look for Tsukasa, reaches his 18th birthday, he is still thinking about the promise he made on that night. Suddenly, Tsukasa shows up at his doorstep with a marriage form, starting their relationship and their marriage.
Media.
Manga.
"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. "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. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual "tankōbon" volumes, with the first one published on May 18, 2018. 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. As of April 16, 2021, fifteen volumes have been published.
In February 2020, Viz Media announced that they licensed the manga for an English release. The first volume was published on September 8, 2020. As of March 9, 2021, four volumes have been released.
A fanbook, titled , was released on December 18, 2020.
Anime.
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 4, 2020. The series is 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. It ran for 12 episodes from October 3 to December 19, 2020 on Tokyo MX, ytv and BS-NTV. Akari Kitō performed the opening theme , while KanoeRana performed the ending theme . Crunchyroll streamed the series in selective territories as part of its Crunchyroll Originals label. In Southeast Asia, Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the series and they aired it on Aniplus Asia. On November 11, 2020, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on November 20. On December 19, 2020, it was announced that the series will receive an original video animation (OVA) that will premiere on August 18, 2021.
Reception.
The manga had over 250,000 copies in circulation as of October 2018, over 400,000 copies in circulation as of February 2019, and over 1 million copies in circulation as of October 2019.
In 2019, "Fly Me to the Moon" was one of the winners of the 5th Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award in the Print category.