Kimi ni Todoke

This article is about the manga. For the album or song by Sakura Gakuin, see Sakura Gakuin 2014 Nendo: Kimi ni Todoke.

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Cover of the first manga volume featuring Sawako Kuronuma and Shōta Kazehaya
君に届け
(Kimi ni Todoke)
Genre
Manga
Written byKaruho Shiina
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintMargaret Comics
MagazineBessatsu Margaret
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 13, 2005 – November 13, 2017
Volumes30 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written byKanae Shimokawa
Published byShueisha
ImprintCobalt
DemographicFemale
Original runAugust 1, 2007 – December 25, 2015
Volumes16 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Kimi ni Todoke: Ashita ni Nareba
Written byKaruho Shiina
Published byShueisha
MagazineBessatsu Margaret
DemographicShōjo
PublishedSeptember 11, 2009
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Hiro Kaburaki (S1–2)
  • Kenichi Matsuzawa (S3)
Produced by
Written byTomoko Konparu
Music byS.E.N.S.
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed by
Original network
  • NTV (S1–2)
  • Netflix (S3)
Original run October 6, 2009 – August 1, 2024
Episodes43 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Written byKanako Shirai
Published byShueisha
ImprintMirai Bunko
DemographicFemale
Original runMarch 1, 2011 – June 5, 2015
Volumes13 (List of volumes)
Manga
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate
Written byKaruho Shiina
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
MagazineBessatsu Margaret
DemographicShōjo
Original runApril 13, 2018 – May 13, 2022
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Directed by
Written byHayato Miyamoto
StudioTV Tokyo
Licensed byNetflix
Original runMarch 30, 2023
Episodes12
Live-action film
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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (Japanese: 君に届け, Hepburn: Kimi ni Todoke) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Karuho Shiina. It was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2005 to 2017 and collected in 30 tankōbon' volumes. The story follows Sawako Kuronuma, a high school girl misunderstood for her eerie appearance, as she navigates friendships and love with the help of her kind classmate Shōta Kazehaya.

An anime television series adaptation of Kimi ni Todoke by Production I.G aired in Japan from October 2009 to March 2010 for 25 episodes.[5][6] The second season of the anime aired in Japan from January to March 2011, and lasted for 12 episodes. A live action film adaptation was released in 2010 starring Mikako Tabe and Haruma Miura.[7] A live-action series produced by TV Tokyo and Netflix premiered in March 2023. A third season of the anime series began streaming worldwide on Netflix in August 2024.

In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award.[8] The series was also nominated for the first Manga Taisho awards in 2008.[9]

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  2. ^ "The Official Website for Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Yegulalp, Serdar. "Best Slice-Of-Life Anime". About.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference live-action was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Kimi ni Todoke Manga Gets Anime". Animekon. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "Kimi ni Todoke Shōjo Manga to be Adapted into Anime (Update 2)". Anime News Network. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Japanese Box Office, October 11–17". Anime News Network. October 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced". Anime News Network. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  9. ^ "12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2010.