Manga Mavericks EP. 134: "Fly Me to the Moon"

“Fly Me to the Moon

Let me podcast among the stars

Let me see what marriage is like

From a, Sunday and Hata

In other words, listen to me

In other words, baby, read this series!”

That’s right, we’re over the moon because we’re taking a trip into one of the latest hit Shonen Sunday manga, Kenjiro Hata’s Fly Me to the Moon! As always when we cover anything Sunday, we’re joined once again by Sakaki, founder of the Weekly Shogakukan Edition Talkback Twitter & Blog, as well as Marion from the Good Friends Anime Club and a gamut of other podcasts! Oh, and Mavericks teammate VLord, host of the Demon Slayer Podcast and Dumb Weebs is here too, I guess.

Listen to this dream team discuss this dreamy manga about married life! We chat about the couple, the cuteness, the name, the pop culture references, and the allusions to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and the implications it may have on the story. We discuss everything that makes Fly Me an engaging manga, one you’ll want to commit to! We’re not asking for the moon here; read this manga and fly high with us!

For a complete list of links and shout-outs included in this episode, visit this podcast's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-134-fly-me-to-the-moon

PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 - Intro

02:09 - “Tonikawa: Into the ground with this name!”

06:11 - Fly Me to the Moon Background

14:42 - Fly Me’s Story

17:52 - First Impressions

20:20 - Hayate vs. Fly Me

24:18 - Art & Paneling

27:48 - Pop Culture References

32:38 - Relationship Realness

34:44 - Tsukasa

38:08 - Couples Chat

41:38 - Anime Anticipation

46:10 - Unique Rom-Com Elements

54:50 - Princess Kaguya Allusions

1:04:18 - Tsukasa and Nasa’s Relationship

1:07:26 - More Pop Culture References

1:09:28 - Should You Read the Manga First, or Wait for the Anime?

1:15:38 - State of Sunday 2020

1:19:13 - Guest Plugs

1:28:48 - Community Shout-Outs

1:34:26 - Wrap-Up

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Music Featured:

“Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra

“Koi no Uta (feat. Tsukasa Tsukuyomi)” by Akari Kito

“Tsuki to Hoshizora” by KanoeRana