This article contains spoilers about the narrative development of the manga Tonikaku Kawaii (TONIKAWA: About the moon for you). Discretion is recommended to the reader.
In this year’s 17th issue of the magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday from the publisher Shogakukan the identity of Tsukasa Tsukuyomi, the protagonist of the manga, written and illustrated by Kenjirou hata, Tonikaku kawaii ((TONIKAWA: Over the moon for you). To commemorate this, the publisher released a special video for the piece.
As previously announced, the play will enter a new story arc starting next week, going back 1,400 years to tell the protagonist’s backstory. «We will go 1,400 years in the past … How long and how much more pain do we have to wait for your dreams to come true? “The Girl” has spent hundreds of years alone … This is the story of the beginning of her endless journey …“Reads the advertising headband on the next sheet.
Hata started publishing the manga through the magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday from the publisher Shogakukan The publisher released the fourteenth compiled volume in December 2020 and will release the fifteenth on April 16 in Japan.
The piece inspired a twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by the studios. Seven arches, Headed by Hiroshi ikehata and scripts written by Kazuho HyodoThe production of an OVA has been confirmed and its premiere is planned for August in Japan.
Tonikaku Kawaii Synopsis
Nasa Yuzaki is determined to put his name in the history books. If you come first on the replicated national exam and aim for a prestigious high school, you are sure you have all your life planned. However, fate is a capricious lover. On the way home on a snowy night, Nasa’s eyes fall on incomparable beauty across the street. Nasa magically tries to approach her, only to be surprised by an oncoming truck.
Fortunately, the girl’s quick action saved his life. He is bleeding next to an ambulance and watches as the girl runs away in the moonlight, reminiscent of Princess Kaguya making her way to the moon. She refuses to end this chance encounter, forces her crippled body to stalk her, and interrogates her. Surprised by his ruthlessness and determination, the girl accepts his confession on one condition: they can only be together if he marries her!
Source: Official Twitter account
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