Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 88
Tonikaku Kawaii Fly Me to the Moon 88
トニカクカワイイ 88

Spoiler Summary/Synopsis:

Tsukasa hears Nasa cough while he works. She checks on him and forces him to have his temperature taken. It was 39.8ºC (103.6ºF). She forces him to the hospital to get some medication. Back home, Nasa is put into his futon to rest. As such, Tsukasa decides to nurse him back to health.

Nasa falls asleep. so there’s little for Tsukasa to do. When he awakes hours later, Tsukasa offers to get him something to eat or drink. She is disappointed by this, so Nasa compromises and says she can change him. She decides she’ll wipe him down as well. He concedes to this, but is reluctant to remove his underwear. He’s embarrassed and causes her to acknowledge she would be embarrassed in a reverse situation. But she decides she wouldn’t mind it.

Nasa gets dressed, so Tsukasa cuts some apple slices and feeds it to her husband.

Thoughts/Review:

Hata-sensei decides to look at marriage when someone gets sick in Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 88.

Marital Embarrassment?

One of the things I notice so many readers of this series lock in on is whether or not Tsukasa and Nasa have sex. And Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 88 is no different when it comes to that debate.

Since this is a shounen manga, it isn’t going to have an ecchi level greater than what it is now. That’s because the manga is in a demographic for young teens. So naturally, Hata-sensei isn’t going to have Nasa and Tsukasa be seen to have sex or the like. Instead, Hata-sensei capitalizes on the feelings most young teen boys would have. They would likely be embarrassed at being naked in front of a girl (or guy), and so that becomes a comedy element.

In the tankoubon releases of the manga, Hata-sensei writes an omake chapter. These have an increased ecchi factor. Further, these chapters can sometimes be read as Tsukasa and Nasa are having sex. So I’ve seen complaints that if Nasa and Tsukasa have had more intimate moments, why are they embarrassed in Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 88?

Personally, I think these people are worrying about the wrong things.

Kaguya-hime Returns

Hata-sensei uses this chapter to throw in a quick reference to Tsukasa possibly being Kaguya-hime. She mentions how she doesn’t get injured or sick just as Nasa falls asleep. So naturally, if Tsukasa is forced to go away later, this would be a moment Nasa would likely remember.

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

In the end, Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 88 is a nice little chapter featuring Tsukasa tending to her sick husband. I loved it.