Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 24

Delivery was very fast, the book actually came in perfect condition there surprisingly wasn’t a single dent anywhere on the book. The pages weren’t yellowed despite this being an older manga and out of print. It was a really good purchase for a brand new book, highly recommend the series too!

Llegó en el tiempo estimado y en buenas condiciones.Este tomo está enfocado en Shōta y Sawako, que como siempre, nos siguen enamorando más con su hermosa relación. :)

I know there are a lot of great romance series out there! However, I think this one touched me more.. I really wish they extended the anime.. but that's just me I guess. I just really like how sawako sounds.. everything about her is prefect to me... She's the exact representation of my soulmate whom probably doesn't exist 😭such a great love story.. I kind of see this anime as a legacy to fufilling something I never had..

I became interested in this manga after watching the anime several years ago, and actually collected the series up to volume 22. Around that time, I had a change of heart and decided not to collect any more volumes, although I will still read them when they come out. Why the change of heart? At first, I was very much enthralled by this series, a very honest depiction of young love that seems more grounded in reality than other high school romances such as Kare Kano. But we are now at a point in the story where there really isn't anywhere for the story to go. Sawako started out as an outcast mainly because she looked scary, but all she needed was a little bit of a makeover like "My Fair Lady" or "She's All That," she wasn't unattractive at all, she was actually a truly attractive person who just needed people to appreciate and accept her. Okay... not the most original concept, but the story that has unfolded has turned out well.However, at this point she is the most popular girl in the class, everyone loves her, she and Kazehaya have been going "steady" for a year already and the main dramatic thrust of the story has been achieved. The problem now is that there is a distinct lack of dramatic tension. Ms. Shiina's idea of a dramatic moment in volume 24 is having a school festival take place and Kazehaya and Sawako get too tired because they've been working too hard. Hardly anything to get excited over. It shows that Ms. Shiina seems to be running out of ideas. Yes, there are a couple threads to resolve, like "Will Ryo and Chizuru get together" (obviously, probably that would be a "yes"), "Will Kentaro and Ayane get together again" (maybe, maybe not), and the big question, "Do Sawako and Kazehaya stay together and get married, have kids, live happily ever after?" I will continue reading faithfully to the end, but I think it's time for the series to come to a conclusion.

Great book. My daughter loves it.