MANGA REVIEW | "Fly Me to the Moon" - Volume Twenty-Eight
Finally, we’re getting some answers. Tsukasa’s immortality has been known for a while in Fly Me to the Moon. The question was, how does it work? And can it be reversed? Nasa has spent many, many volumes of this series researching his wife’s unique situation. In Volume Twenty-Eight, the mystery behind Tsukasa’s power is revealed, and — as you can guess — it’s a complicated matter.
But first, we have a little dinner night between Tsukasa and Himari, who may be onto the former’s secret. Years ago, Tsukasa saved Himari’s life by sacrificing her own. Well…it looked like it, but — again — magic immortality powers. Himari needs to see if she’s the same person, as Tsukasa may also be a legendary figure from folklore called Yao Bikuni, the Deathless Nun. To do that, Himari attempts to make Tsukasa injure herself while she prepares dinner.
And there’s no better way to get someone to cause an accident than by talking about sex! The humor of Fly Me to the Moon reaches peak hilarity whenever sex is brought to the table, and this situation is a great reason why. Himari keeps throwing one dirty question after another. How many times they’ve done it, how Tsukasa feels when Nasa sees her naked, what kind of man Nasa is when in sex mode. All of these questions are highly inappropriate, but they’re tossed out there in a giggle-inducing manner.
However, there’s a sweet reason why Himari is trying to see if Tsukasa is the same person who saved her. The value of life is important, and according to Himari, her family’s known for having a short life span. So the words Tsukasa told her, to live and be happy, really changed her perspective on life. It goes to show that no matter how naughty this series might get, there’s always an explanation to it all that’s heart-worthy.
Which leads to the big thing in Fly Me to the Moon: Nasa’s discovery. At first, Nasa is worried about revealing to Tsukasa the truth behind her power. After a misunderstanding involving one of his students, Nasa realizes the importance of telling the truth, as holding back can cause more pain to a loved one. So after grabbing some ice cream at a knockoff Lawson, Nasa tells Tsukasa how to become a normal human again: destroy the moon!
No, that’s not the answer we were hoping for, but it does explain a lot about how Tsukasa is connected to the lunar orb in the sky. From there, Nasa dives deep into how her powers work, why the moon is key to it all, and even how long it might take for Tsukasa to actually be cured. What’s revealed doesn’t give Tsukasa hope of dealing with her curse, but at least she’s getting her info from the one person she trusts most in the world: her darling husband.
It may sound like the end of the mystery, but the twenty-eighth volume of Fly Me to the Moon finishes right when Nasa is about to reveal one more thing. Yes, readers will be left hanging again, but at least it’s a solid cliffhanger this time. We get what may be 90% of Tsukasa’s truth uncovered, which is much, much more than what this volume started out with. At the very least, this volume of Fly Me to the Moon is chock-full of great humor, plot twists, and a cup of lovey-dovey sweetness.
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Promotional consideration provided by Chantelle Sturt of VIZ Media.
