Kimi ni Todoke

Sawako Kuronuma is a 15-year-old student frequently mistaken for the terrifying, vengeful spirit Sadako Yamamura from "The Ring". This eerie similarity causes her peers to call her "Sadako". Her distant and melancholic demeanor has instilled fear in her classmates, leading them to keep their distance. However, beneath this exterior lies an innocent and hardworking heart. Driven by a genuine wish to make friends, Sawako deeply admires Shouta Kazehaya, the most popular boy in her class. Kazehaya's charming personality and effortless social skills naturally attract people. Inspired by him, Sawako starts spending more time with Kazehaya. In her quest to transform herself, she finds encouragement to try new experiences that she had previously shied away from, always with Kazehaya by her side. Included one-shot: Volume 22: Mayuge no Kakudo wa 45° de (45° Eyebrows) "Kimi ni Todoke" won the 32nd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo category in 2008. It was also nominated for the first Manga Taisho Award in the same year. The series was published in English as "Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You" by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from August 4, 2009, to December 4, 2018. The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action film that premiered on September 25, 2010. A live-action TV series produced by Tokyo TV and Netflix was released on March 30, 2023.