Fly Me to the Moon

Alternate Titles

トニカクカワイイ
Tonikaku Kawaii

Synopsis

Nasa Yuzaki is a boy who grew up being ridiculed for his unusual name (he was named after the space agency NASA). Smart and studious, he has aced his mock high school entrance exams, ranking first in the nation, and is set to go to the high school of his choice. However, his world flips upside down after he meets a beautiful girl named Tsukasa Tsukuyomi and instantly falls in love with her. Infatuated by her beauty, he finds himself in a daze and ends up getting hit by a truck. After she comes to his aid and rescues him, he confesses his love for her and asks her to be his girlfriend, and she accepts on the condition that they get married. However, once Nasa awakes from his injuries, she is nowhere to be found. Now with a new goal for his life and a newfound ambition, he dedicates himself to finding this girl that captured his heart and starting a life with her.

Background

Fly Me to the Moon began as a manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata that has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine since February 2018. As of February 2020, the manga is being released in English by Viz Media.

An anime adaptation of the manga was announced on March 4, 2020. It is being produced by Seven Arcs and features Hiroshi Ikehata (Akiba's Trip: The Animation, FLCL Progressive, Kiratto Pri☆Chan) as director, Kazuho Hyodo (Ace Attorney, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Persona 5 the Animation) as series composer, Masakatsu Sasaki (Fullmetal Alchemist, Girls und Panzer, We Never Learn) as the character designer, and Endo as the music composer. The anime premiered in Japan on Oct. 3, 2020 on Tokyo MX, ytv, and BS-NTV. The series will run for 12 episodes and has been picked up by Crunchyroll who is streaming the anime overseas as part of its Crunchyroll Originals label.

Characters

**Nasa Yuzaki ** (Voiced by: Junya Enoki, Umeka Shoji (child))
Nasa is the 18-year-old protagonist who has devoted himself to studying so he can become a better person. He has a bit of a complex about being named after the space agency NASA. He has a positive personality, strong communication skills, and a mathematical mind. He really likes Tsukasa.

Tsukasa Tsukuyomi (Voiced by: Akari Kito)
Tsukasa is the 16-year-old heroine of the series. She saves Nasa from getting hit by a truck and accepts his love confession on the condition that they get married. Contrary to looking like a cool beauty, she loves TV, movies, and anime, and is a skilled chef.

Kaname Arisugawa (Voiced by: Yu Serizawa)
Kaname is the poster girl for the bathhouse that Nasa frequents. She is cute, energetic, and bright with an offbeat sense of humor.

Aya Arisugawa (Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka)
Aya was Nasa’s classmate in junior high school and is Kaname’s older sister. She is an unfussy beauty and a retro video game enthusiast.

Chitose Kaginoji (Voiced by: Konomi Kohara)
Chitose is a 14 year old who looks up to Tsukasa as her older sister though they aren’t related. She doesn’t approve of Tsukasa and Nasa’s marriage and gives Nasa a hard time.

Music

Opening Theme Song: "Koi no Uta feat. Tsukasa Tsukuyomi" by Akari Kito
Ending Theme Song: "Tsuki to Hoshizora" by KanoeRana

International Streaming

Crunchyroll

• Official Site (Japanese)
• Official Twitter (Japanese)

• Original Creator: Kenjiro Hata
• Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
• Series Composition: Kazuho Hyodo
• Character Design: Masakatsu Sasaki
• Prop Design: Goichi Iwahata
• Color Design: Ritsuko Utagawa
• Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
• Art Design: Kenji Masuda, Yukihiro Shibutani
• Director of Photography: Yuki Oshima
• 3DCG Director: Yumasa Omi
• Special Effects: Naoyuki Fukuda
• Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
• Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
• Music: Endo
• Animation Production: Seven Arcs