STORY
Sawako Kuronuma, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that Sawako can see ghosts and curse people. But 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. (from Wikipedia)
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Sawako Kuronuma (爽子 黒沼)
Age: 15 Blood type: O Birthdate: 31st December Height: 158 cm Weight: 44 kg Life philosophy: "Do a good deed every day"
Sawako is a shy yet honest girl who is in search of friendship, but her resemblance to horror film character Sadako and Sawako's tendency to shy away from correcting people of misconceptions prevent her from doing so. Thanks to Kazehaya's kind and open nature, she is able to gradually make friends, open up to her classmates, and talk to different people. She is grateful (and at first, worships) Kazehaya for giving her the opportunities to make close friends, which come to include Yano, Yoshida, Kazehaya and Ryu. Yano and Yoshida admits that Sawako's 'like' to Kazehaya might be even more than Yano and Yoshida themselves. She is rather short, in part because her father is as well (he is only 160cm tall) and is surprisingly fast which is revealed during a soccer match at the school's sports festival.
Shota Kazehaya (翔太 風早)
Blood type: O Birthdate: 15th May Height: 175 cm Weight: 60 kg Life philosophy: "Believe and pursue the truth"
Kazehaya is Sawako's outgoing and friendly classmate. He is so popular that during middle school, so many girls liked him that they formed a "Kazehaya is Everyone's" Alliance in order to maintain some level of peace among his admirers and more than half of these girls now attend the same high school. Kazehaya has held a long standing interest in Sawako and admits (though not to Sawako) that he likes her (He gets jealous easily), unaware that she feels the same for him.
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During their second year of high school, he begins to wonder if she actually likes him after she does not give him chocolates on Valentine's Day, not knowing that she had been too nervous to give him any. He seemingly becomes calmer and shows a depressed and expressionless face more often. However, after being confronted by Ryuu (influenced by Chizuru) and Pin, Kazehaya goes to Sawako as his friends jokingly remark that he likes Sawako; however, Kazehaya takes the remark seriously and agrees, subsequently confessing directly to Sawako.
Ayane Yano (あやね 矢野)
Blood type: AB Birthdate: 3rd March Height: 161 cm Weight: 47 kg Life philosophy: "Beautiful"
Ayane is a close friend of Sawako. She is the arguably the most mature of the group and she has a boyfriend in college. In Kurumi's fake rumors, it is said that Ayane has played more with more than 100 guys in middle school. In their current high school, it is being said that Yano and Yoshida have pretty much authority in the year group. Perceptive and intelligent, a trait of Ayane's personality is that she gives just enough information to leave others wondering, thus forcing them to move forward. Although she is usually calm and collected, she is easily infuriated if someone hurts Sawako and does not hesitate to attack the one responsible she believes is responsible (frequently Kazehaya) with kicks and sharp words.
Chizuru Yoshida (千鶴 吉田)
Blood type: A Birthdate: 1st June Height: 167 cm Weight: 53 kg Life philosophy: "Eat until 80% full"
Yoshida is another close friend of Sawako. She is the tomboy of the group, and she even admits this when Ryu calls them brothers, where she argues about who is the older rather than that she is not a 'brother'. She has a soft spot for innocent mannered people, so she takes a near instant liking to Sawako.
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In Kurumi's fake rumors it was passed around that she was a former Yankee, though Chizuru just takes the rumor as a means of scaring people off or as a joke for her friends. Chizuru is mostly only the slower side of things; she did not realize that Kazehaya liked Sawako (even though she and Ayane planned many events for them) until late in the series, after they started their second year of high school.
She is a close childhood friend with Ryu Sanada, who is also the son of her favorite ramen shop's owner, and went to the same middle school as Kazehaya. She has a crush on Ryu's brother, Toru.
Ryu Sanada (龍 真田)
Blood type: B Birthdate: 2nd December Height: 179 cm Weight: 75 kg Life philosophy: "Work silently"
Ryuu is also member of Sawako's group of friends. He is quiet most of the time and rarely talks, but still can communicate well with Sawako, as they both don't talk much anyways. He is a close childhood friend with Chizuru and does not deny having feelings for her, such as simply smiling when Sawako asks if he and Chizuru are dating. He later confirms his love when he confesses that he likes Chizuru to Sawako. Ryu and Kazehaya became friends when they were on the baseball team during middle school.
Kazuichi Arai (一市 荒井)
Blood type: B Birthdate: 25th July Height: 193 cm Weight: 88 kg Life philosophy: "I'm the best"
Arai is the temporarily homeroom teacher for Sawako's class, taking over when the previous homeroom teacher became sick during the summer holidays while Sawako was helping him. He is nicknamed Pin and always is called that way, except Sawako who obeys the formalities and still calls him Arai-sensei. Pin is a great fan of baseball as well as the school baseball team's coach. He used to be part of Kazehaya's father's league team, so he has known Shota since when he was young. A loud and eccentric man prone to believing the silliest things, Pin apparently enjoys interrupting people. He had nicknamed the puppy that Sawako and Kazehaya found by the river "Pedro Martinez" after the legendary baseball pitcher.
Tomoko Endo (朋子 遠藤) and Eriko Hirano (依里子 平野)
Endou and Hirano are classmates of Sawako. After Sawako begins to open up, Endou and Hirano become some of her first friends. Their nicknames are "Tomo" and "Ekko".
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Ume Kurumizawa (梅 胡桃沢)
Blood type: AB Birthdate: 16th September
A girl who appears friendly and sweet to everyone around her, she has had a huge crush on Kazehaya since their first year of middle school. She dislikes her given name, Ume, because it sounds old-fashioned and prefers to be called her nickname, "Kurumi." She is extremely jealous of Sawako, which led her to spread fake rumors of Sawako's only friends at the time, Yoshida and Yano, using Sawako's name. Kurumi does not attend the same class as Sawako or Kazehaya. She eventually confesses her love to Kazehaya, but receives an expected rejection. Because she is always surprised with Sawako's naiveté, Kurumi is able to become friends with her, as well as a rival for Kazehaya's affection. Following Kazehaya's rejection, she becomes colder to her classmates, but is able to finally express her true feelings and personality.
Kento Miura (健人 三浦)
Blood type: A Birthdate: 6th February
A student in Sawako's class during second year who sits next to her. When Sawako befriends Miura, Kazehaya becomes jealous of him as a potential rival for Sawako. He is interested in girls, particularly Sawako and tries to persuade her to give up on Kazehaya, suggesting that she is burdening him.
Tōru Sanada (徹 真田)
Tōru is Ryu's older brother by eight years and Chizuru's crush since she was young. Although he is Ryu's brother and they resemble one another, their personalities are nearly opposite. Tōru resembles Kazehaya personality-wise and looks extremely refreshing, except much more mature. He lives three hours away from his parents' house and returns home to get married.
MANGA INFO
Kimi ni Todoke manga is currently being serialize by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret From 2006 till now, 9 Tankōbon were release.
OTHERS MERCHANDISING: Light Novels
The series has been adapted into a series of light novels in Japan released by Shueisha under their Cobalt imprint. Four volumes were released between August 1, 2007 and November 28, 2008.
A fifth, separate, volume was released September 11, 2009. The volume took the place of the manga in Bessatsu Margaret magazine while manga-ka 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. (from Wikipedia)
Nintendo DS Game
On 16th October, Banpresto released Kimi ni Todoke: Sodateru Omoi, a game for the Nintendo DS. Official Game Site Game Trailer
Aside from SawakoXKazehaya, are there any other pairings in KNT (crack or serious) that you guys ship?
What do you like most about the series?
What is your favourite scene, so far?
What are the most memorable lines/quotes that you can remember?
Current set of question by ComeComeParadis:
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How do you think the manga will end?
Do you think ALL three pairings will get a solid conclusion? If not, then please explain which ones you think will/won't and your reasoning.
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Now that we have reached a "conclusion" for Kazehaya and Sawako's relationship, how much longer do you think it will take before the series ends?
Even though Kazehaya and Sawako are now an item, do you see any more future obstacles standing in their paths? If so, then what do you think will happen?
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I adore Sawako's personality. She's such a kind, funny person, despite the fact that most people treat her like a pariah. Her motto, "One good deed every day" is really respectable.
Kazehaya is a sweetheart. ♥
I'm also a pretty big fan of the art so far; usually I'm not too big on art besides Bleach (yes I know I'm picky) but Kimi ni Todoke's art just drew me in.
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Okay guys, I'm totally in! I'm still working my way through the series, but I'm loving it so far ^w^
What do you like most about the series?
Well, as alot of you have said, the art is really nice. (I especially love how well expressions are portrayed). But, what I love most about it, is Sawako. I really love how she aspires to be something that, initially, seems really far out of reach. I adore her awkwardness with people, how she tries her hardest to affect those around her, even though they have this image of "Sadako" in their minds which makes it difficult, and I love how she doesn't give up despite that image.
I also think Kazehaya is real cute I mean, I adore his personality! Like, that time when he gave Sawako a note, but she mistakenly passes it to Ryo, and *BAM!*. Aahhh, that scene made me laugh so hard .
ALSO! That time when Sawako smiles "naturally" (Sorry, best way I could explain it, haha) and some others almost see it, but he shifts in front so they cant? That was cute.
(And having only read up to Chapter four so far, I'm anticipating lots more cute moments to squee over ^w^ )
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Originally Posted by issues09
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the characters. I had to watch just one episode to get hooked
I adore Sawako's personality. She's such a kind, funny person, despite the fact that most people treat her like a pariah. Her motto, "One good deed every day" is really respectable. 
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