Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 28
Tonikaku Kawaii Fly Me to the Moon 28
トニカクカワイイ 28

Spoiler Summary/Synopsis:

Tsukasa informs Nasa that she had a wonderful chat with his parents, but won’t say what they discussed. They are in the room that is Nasa’s, though he never lived there. Because it is bare, Tsukasa notes how few things Nasa owns at their apartment. Nasa responds by saying how he has the essentials, so even if the apartment were destroyed, they’d be OK.

Nasa’s mother Kanoka  pops in to state that just in case, she provided a second futon for Tsukasa. She also reminds Nasa that his parents are in the next room, but that the walls may not prevent all noises. Initially, Nasa doesn’t understand what his mom is saying, then realizes what she’s implying. As a result, he becomes all flustered about spending the night with his wife in this room.

Kanoka returns to her husband, Enishi, where states how he now understands how his parents must have felt when he brought Kanoka home to them. Meanwhile, Tsukasa has had a bath and is happy that she and Nasa will be sleeping on the same level. Nasa can’t sleep, but since he doesn’t feel comfortable asking for “that,” he asks Tsukasa if he can be an arm pillow for her. She agrees and joins him in his futon.

With that, Nasa discovers that arm pillows are painful. Tsukasa knows this and teases Nasa about it. In response, Nasa demands his wife kiss him while above him. She’s embarrassed by the request, but does it just the same.

Thoughts/Review:

Haha! Tonikaku Cawaii chapter 28 confronts the age-old issue of bringing home a spouse to one’s parent’s home for the first time. ?

The Parent Situation: Nasa

I have to admit that this chapter caused me to laugh quite a bit over the newlywed humor. Back in my younger years, I used to wonder about bringing my new wife by to visit my folks (or her folks for that matter) and the issue of sex. So when Kanoka reminds Nasa that his room is next to his parents and that the walls aren’t completely soundproof, I laughed out loud.

I continued to laugh at Nasa’s dilemma. On one hand, Nasa knows his parents are next door. On the other, he wants to do lewd things with his wife. And in the end, he decides it is too weird to try anything in his parent’s home.

Still, Nasa did try out a fantasy on Tsukasa by having her use his arm as a pillow. That too was hilarious in that Nasa learned the hard way that a fantasy romantic situation doesn’t match reality. The fact that Tsukasa understood Nasa’s arm was in pain made the situation funnier.

In the end, Nasa scored a kiss from his wife, so no sex (which is fine), but a good end for what its worth.

The Parent Situation: The Parents

In addition to exploring this awkward situation from Nasa’s perspective, Hata-sensei also used Tonikaku Cawaii chapter 28 to explore things from Kanoka’s and Enishi’s situation.

Kanoka approached the situation from a more pragmatic position. She merely reminded Nasa is a subtle way that if he and Tsukasa were to engage in sex, the noise would probably be heard by herself and Enishi.

On the other hand, Enishi looks at things as a guy would. He remembers when he and Kanoka were newlyweds and paying visits to both of their parents. And he’s being 100% man in his thoughts on the issue. ? It is difficult to say whether Kanoka and Enishi had sex or not. However, the fact that Enishi had to remark on the noise Nasa made from his arm being in pain made me laugh.

The Tsukasa Splash Page

Since chapter 27 had color pages, there was no traditional splash page for the chapter. Tonikaku Cawaii chapter 28 brings back the normal splash page. Here, we see Tsukasa in traditional male clothing and carrying a katana. The implication is that she was there during the warring states period of Japanese history. Not only that, it implies she was rather samurai-like. Interesting.

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

In the end, Tonikaku Cawaii chapter 28 was a humorous chapter where parents and child alike dealt with the issue of said child bringing his wife home for the first time. It also is quite romantic in how Tsukasa and Nasa end up sharing a futon and a goodnight kiss.