Kimi ni Todoke

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.

Sawako Kuronuma is just like any other high school girl who wants to make friends and be popular. The only problem is that she bears an ominous resemblance to the Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl Sadako from The Ring! Because of her reputation, people are not only terrified of her, but small dogs even bark in fear at her presence; in fact, the only person in school who will talk to her is the lively class hottie, Shōta Kazehaya. As the pair spends more time together, Kazehaya slowly begins to bring Sawako out of her shell and soon their feelings for each other develop further. Though with her crippling insecurities, lack of social skills, and a series of cruel rumors and misunderstandings, it seems that Sawako's dream of a normal life won’t be quite so easy to obtain.

Ultimately, a very touching story about liking people for who they are without trying to change them.

Kimi ni Todoke (君に届け, lit. Reaching You) -- officially translated as From Me to You -- is a Shōjo Romance manga series by Karuho Shiina, published in English by VIZ Media. In the original Japanese, it was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2005 to 2017 and collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga Award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award. The series was also nominated for the first Manga Taishō awards in 2008.

An anime adaptation directed by Kaburagi Hiro (Eastern order) and produced by studio Production I.G began airing October 6, 2009 on Nippon TV and concluded March 30, 2010 with Episode 25 "New Year". The second season was announced in the November 2010 issue of Betsuma magazine and aired in Japan from January 4th to March 30, 2011, lasting 12 episodes. Both seasons are now licensed in North America by NIS America.

In addition to the original Manga and its Anime adaptation, there have also been two Light Novel adaptations of Kimi ni Todoke, both published by Shueisha. The first, written by Shimokawa Kanae, began its original run August 1, 2007 and concluded in December 25, 2015 with 16 volumes. The second, written by Shirai Kanako, ended the same year with 13 volumes. There was also the 2010 live action Film starring actress Tabe Mikako as Kuronuma Sawako (aka "Sadako") and actor Miura Haruma as Kazehaya Shōta.

Tropes used in Kimi ni Todoke include:

Chizuru: Comfort me, Ryū.