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From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (君に届け) is a series directed by Takehiko Shinjo and Takeo Kikuchi. It is based on the manga by Karuho Shiina.

Today, we get to enjoy this Japanese series about teenage love, which is – curiously enough – about a girl called Sadako, like the girl from Ringu, and who is believed to be cursed. But not everything in life has to be a horror movie, and she meets the most popular boy in high school.

About the Series

It is a series that would be equivalent to Dawson’s Creek or something along those lines (just to give you an idea), it’s one of those initiation series that little by little show us what life is about and that, gradually – and at the protagonists’ sides – we grow up at the same time as we watch the characters grow up. It knows how to take its time,...

While it might sound simple in theory, finding one’s true calling is perhaps one of the most demanding challenges in life. No amount of knowledge can prepare a person for this seemingly endless and at times quite frustrating task, but the rewards of finally recognizing that one thing, that passion and love for something is truly magnificent. What is most surprising is when it catches you off guard with a craft, a hobby or a piece of art which has nothing to do with how you lived and perceived your life before, and thus has the potential to change the course of your life. For his debut feature “Haruka’s Pottery” such a discovery is the foundation of the story for director and screenwriter Naruhito Suetsugu. It is about a young woman finding her true calling, the challenges that come with it and about discovering the astounding skill to change one’s life.