Most people are familiar with manga author Kenjiro Hata because of Hayate the Combat Butler. Now, get ready for a new Hata work on your TV screens, as his 2018 manga series Fly Me to the Moon (Tonikaku Kawaii or literally, Generally Cute) will be receiving a TV anime series! A promo video featuring the two leads’ voices was recently released for the series’ TV anime adaptation, detailing the main cast and staff. Check out the PV here!
The series is set for an October 2020 premiere.
Two matching visuals were also revealed, featuring main characters Tsukasa and Nasa. Check it out below!
Junya Enoki (Takezo Kurata in Kono Oto Tomare: Sounds of Life) will be playing Nasa, while Akari Kito (Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) will be playing Tsukasa.
The series will be directed by Hiroshi Ikehata (Seton Academy: Welcome to the Pack), with Kazuho Hyodo (Kiratto Pri☆Chan) writing the series’ scripts. Character design will be done Masakatsu Sasaki (We Never Learn: BOKUBEN), with Goichi Iwahata in charge with props designs. Sound direction will be done by Satoshi Motoyama and “Endo” will be composing the music.
Anime News Network describes Fly Me to the Moon’s story as such:
“The comedy follows a boy named Nasa who meets a “generally cute” girl named Tsukasa on the day of his high school entrance exams, and immediately falls in love with her. Nasa confesses his feelings, but her response is that she will only go out with him if they get married. Years later, on Nasa’s 18th birthday, she suddenly appears to get married. Thus begins Nasa’s newlywed lifestyle.”
The Fly Me to the Moon manga was launched last February 2018 in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday. Two days before the release of the manga, author Hata himself confirmed his marriage to his Seiyu’s Life manga story collaborator, voice actress Masumi Asano.
Source: Anime News Network