Fly Me to the Moon (manga)
Fly Me to the Moon, 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 manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2018, with its chapters collected in 34 volumes as of December 2025. The story centers 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 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.Characters
;Nasa Yuzaki;Tsukasa Yuzaki, née Tsukuyomi
;Kaname Arisugawa
;Aya Arisugawa
;Chitose Kaginoji
;Charlotte
;Aurora
;Ginga Onimaru
;Kaguya Gekkō
;Yaiba Shirogane
;Haru Miyako
;Mishio Usa
;Hotaru Kurenai
;Hakase Inukai
;Jessie Nikotama
Media
Manga
Fly Me to the Moon is written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. Hata previously announced his desire to create a new series in November 2016. Fly Me to the Moon started its serialization in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday with a two-chapter debut on February 14, 2018. In April 2025, it was announced that the manga would enter on hiatus; it resumed on June 25 of the same year. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes, with the first one published on May 18, 2018. A teaser video for the second volume, featuring Japanese musical group Earphones, was released on August 17, 2018. As of December 18, 2025, 34 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 December 9, 2025, 30 volumes have been released. 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.
A fanbook, titled, was released on December 18, 2020.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 4, 2020. 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. It ran for 12 episodes from October 3 to December 19, 2020, on Tokyo MX, ytv and BS-NTV. Akari Kitō, as her character Tsukasa Yuzaki, performed the opening theme "Koi no Uta", while KanoeRana performed the ending theme "Tsuki to Hoshizora".An original video animation was released on August 18, 2021. 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. The special episode, titled "Uniform", premiered online on November 22, 2022.
The second season aired from April 8 to June 23, 2023. Akari Kitō once again performed the opening theme "Setsuna no Chikai", as well the ending theme "Yoru no Katasumi".
A four-episode original net animation, titled Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You: High School Days, was released from July 12 to August 23, 2023.
English release
Crunchyroll streamed the series in selective territories as part of its Crunchyroll Originals label. An English dub premiered on November 20, 2020; an English dub for the second season premiered on the same day of its premiere in Japan. Crunchyroll also streamed the "Uniform" special episode and High School Days. Anime Limited released the series on a "Collector's Blu-ray" edition on November 25, 2024, and released the standard edition on December 9. Shout! Studios released the "Collector's Blu-ray" edition in North America on December 17, 2024.In Southeast Asia, Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the first season and they aired it on Aniplus Asia.
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2023)
Reception
The manga had over 250,000 copies in circulation by October 2018, over 400,000 copies in circulation by February 2019, and over 1 million copies in circulation by October 2019. By June 2022, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation.In 2019, Fly Me to the Moon was one of the winners of the 5th Next Manga Award in the Print category.