Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine
announced in its 40th issue that the manga Fly Me to the Moon (Tonikaku
Kawaii), created by Kenjirō Hata, will go on a three-issue
hiatus. Serialization will resume on October 1 in issue 44 of the
journal. This is the second pause so far this year, as the work was
inactive between May 7 and June 25.
The
story behind the work
The plot
follows Nasa, a young man who meets the mysterious and
charming Tsukasa on the same day as his high school entrance
exams. Nasa immediately falls in love and confesses his feelings to her, but
she only agrees to date him on one condition: that they marry first.
Years later, on Nasa's 18th birthday, Tsukasa reappears to fulfill his promise,
thus initiating the couple's peculiar married life.
Publication
and international success
The manga
began publication in Weekly Shonen Sunday in February
2018. To date, Shogakukan has released 32
compilation volumes, the most recent published on June 18. In
the international market, Viz Media publishes the work in
English, with volume 29 available from August 12.
Anime
adaptations
The manga's
popularity led to an animated adaptation titled TONIKAWA: Over The Moon
For You, released in October 2020 with a total of 12
episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series in both its original
language and with dubbing into English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,
and German. Subsequently, in August 2021, the Tonikaku
Kawaii SNS OVA was released on Blu-ray in Japan, which also arrived
simultaneously on the platform.
The
franchise continued to expand with a special episode released in November
2022 and the second season, which debuted in April
2023. More recently, in July 2023, the TONIKAWA: Over
The Moon For You ~High School Days~ project was launched, consisting
of four episodes.
A short
break before continuing
Although
the work will be absent for a few weeks, fans can rest assured: Fly Me
to the Moon will return to its regular publication on October
1, continuing the endearing and funny story of Nasa and Tsukasa.
