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Last checked: 2020/11/05
- Genre:
- Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life
- Media:
- Manga, Light Novel, Anime, Live Action
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (君に届け; lit. "Reaching you") is a romance shōjo manga by Karuho Shiina. It was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2006 to 2017 and collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. In 2008 it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards. The series was also nominated for the first Manga Taisho awards in 2008. It was adapted into two series of light novels in Japan released by Shueisha, one under their Cobalt imprint and one under their newer Mirai Bunko imprint. The Cobalt imprint series released 16 volumes from August 1, 2007 to December 25, 2015. They were written by Kanae Shimokawa, who also novelized the Nana (2005) movie and Yūkan Club. The Mirai Bunko version released 13 volumes from March 1, 2011 to June 5, 2015. They were written by Kanako Shirai. Both series were illustrated by the author of the original, Karuho Shiina. A separate volume, also by Kanae Shimokawa, was released on September 11, 2009. The volume took the place of the manga in Bessatsu Margaret magazine while Karuho Shiina took a break due to her pregnancy; it contains the story of Kazehaya and Sawako's first meeting, before the events of the manga.
A live-action film adaptation starring Mikako Tabe and Haruma Miura released in Japanese theaters on September 25, 2010.
An anime adaptation aired in Japan, produced by Production I.G. The first season premiered on October 7, 2009 and ran for 25 episodes to March 31, 2010. A second season premiered on Jan 12, 2011 and ran for 12 episodes to March 30, 2011.
Plot[]
Sawako Kuronuma, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from The Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that Sawako can see ghosts and curse people. However, despite her appearances, she is a sweet and timid girl who longs to be able to make friends with everyone and be like everyone else. When her idol, popular boy Kazehaya, begins talking with her, everything changes. She finds herself in a new world, trying to make friends and talking to different people and she can't thank Kazehaya enough for giving her these opportunities. Slowly, but surely, a sweet love is blossoming between the two as they will overtake any circumstance or clear obstacles in their way.
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