Based on Kenjiro Hata’s romantic manga series, Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You is getting a new four-episode anime series, High School Days, that is set to debut on July 12, 2023. In this new chapter of the series, the protagonist Nasa is assigned to teach a high school programming class at the behest of his middle school teacher.
The anime series also revealed the participating cast, including Ayane Sakura as Kaguya Gekkō, a student from Otogi High School where Nasa is teaching; Yaiba Shirogane as Rika Nagae, Haru Miyako as Koko Hayashi, Mishio Usa as Hina Yōmiya, Hotaru Kurenai as Ayane Matsuda, Hakase Inukai as Hitomi Ueda, and Jessie Nikotama as Kaori Maeda.
The ONA series will feature the opening theme song “plan” by Saori Hayami and the ending theme song “Guru Guru Live” by Tsukasa Yuzaki (CV: Akari Kitō). Both songs will be digitally released on July 12.
▍Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days Anime PV
▍About Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You
Written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata, Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You has been serialized in Shōgakukan’s Weekly Shūkan Shōnen Sunday since February 14, 2018. The manga has been published in English as Fly Me to the Moon by VIZ Media under the Shonen Sunday imprint since September 8, 2020. The first anime season produced by Seven Arcs premiered on October 2, 2020.
The story follows Nasa Yuzaki, a brilliant young man who is involved in an accident on the day of his high school entrance exams. He is saved by a mysterious girl named Tsukasa Tsukuyomi, who he falls in love with and confesses to at a bus stop. Tsukasa agrees to date him, but only if they get married first. Years later, when Nasa turns 18, Tsukasa appears at his doorstep with a marriage registration form, and they begin their married life together. As their relationship develops, Nasa and Tsukasa become increasingly intimate, holding hands, hugging, and kissing.
▍Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days Anime Staff & Production
Original Work: Tonikaku Kawaii by Kenjiro Hata (Serialized by Shōgakukan’s Shōnen Sunday)
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
Series Composition: Kazuho Hyodo
Character Design: Masakatsu Sasaki
Prop Design: Goichi Iwahata, Noritaka Suzuki
Color Design: Ritsuko Utagawa
Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
Art Setup: Mika Nakajima, Kenji Masuda
Director of Photography: Haruka Serizawa
3DCG Director: Kōhei Yamazaki
Special Effects: Naomasa Fukuda
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
Assistant Director: Norihiko Sudo
Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
Music: Endō.
Animation Production: Seven Arcs
Production: Tonikaku Kawaii Production Committee
▍Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You Anime Cast
■ Nasa Yuzaki – CV: Junya Enoki
■ Tsukasa Tsukuyomi – CV: Akari Kitō
■ Aya Arisugawa – CV: Sumire Uesaka
■ Kaname Arisugawa – CV: Yū Serizawa
■ Kaguya Gekkō – CV: Ayane Sakura
■ Yaiba Shirogane – CV: Rika Nagae
■ Haru Miyako – CV: Koko Hayashi
■ Mishio Usa – CV: Hina Yōmiya
■ Hotaru Kurenai – CV: Ayane Matsuda
■ Hakase Inukai – CV: Hitomi Ueda
■ Jessie Nikotama – CV: Kaori Maeda