Kimi ni todoke

Kimi ni todoke is a marvelous love story with fleshed out characters and near perfect pacing.

Unfortunately, that doesn't go for Sawako's beloved Kazehaya, as he often is an enigma. Mostly he doesn't say much, and when he says something it's rather hollow. First he is upset that Sawako distances herself from him, only to grow so distant himself. He absolutely doesn't act like you would expect from a boy in love. That irritated me a lot, especially towards the end.

Most conflicts are rather contrived, and that's okay as the show doesn't dwell on them and the characters aren't overly unreasonable as they tend to be in anime.

I absolutely love the art style, which changes to doll like animations in comedic scenes, which there are plenty.

Season 2, on the other hand, is absolutely terrible. The characters haven't grown in any way, there are so much forced and silly conflicts, Kazehaya grows dense and is really annoying, and they shouldn't have introduced more despicable characters. Also season 2 has only half as many episodes.

Kimi ni todoke is one of the best animes I have ever seen. It explores the emotional depth of its characters and also adds sparks of humor to its story lines. Albeit filled with hope, it explores the impact of personal experience on the way we learn to communicate our feelings and our thoughts, and the sadness that can occur when we are unable to do so. Sawako is a beautiful character whose altruistic personality and purity of heart and of thought reminded me why the Japanese people never cease to intrigue me, by the subtlety with which they revive the forgotten spirit of human kindness.

Although to some viewers the sometimes slow rhythm in which the events develop might become tiring, I hope you will have the patience to let the story reveal itself and discover its beauty, the complex mind of the human being portrayed through a brilliant psychological analysis.

This is my first commentary, I sincerely hope it to be useful :) In other words, the exact "kimi ni todoke", which means "reaching you" :)

With her long straight black hair and full bangs, Sawako Kuronuma has been likened to the protagonist Sadako of horror film The Ring since elementary school and has developed extremely low self-esteem. Her schoolmates even call her Sadako. In high school, she meets cheerful and popular Shota Kazehaya who treats her with kindness. This boosts her self-esteem and she starts to come out of her shell. Her journey from being an outsider to popular is filled with amusing, though sometimes exasperating, introspective musings of a teenage girl.

This animation depicts first love in all its angsty sweet glory. It can be vexing at times because of how clueless and overthinking Sawako is, but the start of the series is compelling enough to keep me watching. And it was worth it.

Yes its slow at first. But this is such an adorable and wholesome anime. I loved it so much.

I watched this first when i was like 10 and I loved it. ever since I've probably watched it at least 5 times, it's become a tradition to rewatch it every spring. I love the art style. I like to describe the feeling you get when watching it as sunshine, it makes me feel so warm and happy...This show has definitely done something to me, I love all the characters so much too and I want to read the manga :)