Jock Chizuru Yoshida and fashionable Ayane Yano (“Chizu” and “Yano-chin”) initially meant to tease Sawako, but quickly realized what a sweetie she is and their relationship is now friendly. So the fact that popular boy Shota Kazehaya shows no fear of her and actively communicates with Sawako is a blessing. Sawako’s gotten used to being alone, but does yearn for connection. A classmate accidentally called her “Sadako” in elementary school, and the nickname stuck, causing rumors that Sawako actually had supernatural powers/a curse, so people shunned her. With her pale skin, long straight black hair in a particular style, and an inability to put on a fake smile (it just looks creepy), Sawako bears a passing resemblance to Sadako, the scary ghost girl from Ringu (“The Ring”).

Sawako Kuronuma is a victim of pop culture. It is heartwarming and I can’t get enough of it! I also want to spend more time with Sawako Sure, she is still a sweet girl who makes study notes for everyone in her class but she is becoming a stronger person.Īll in all, this manga is still going strong. She is also starting to stand up against people when they are being mean to her friends. She promises herself to think more about herself and I am proud of her for that.

Sawako develops a lot as a character volume two. And then there are some moments that were just plain funny. But there are some really inspiration moments. This only made reading this all the more painful. I am starting to feel like Sawako is a best friend of mine. Some moments had my eyes watering so much that they started forming into droplets of tears! I just felt so sad for Sawako and the situation she was in. There were a lot of sad moments in this one little volume which surprised me greatly. I read this volume without stopping because I wanted to see what happened to Sawako and her friendship with Yano and Yoshida. The rumors, Sawako’s low self-esteem, and her tendency to not care what she wants as a person are all things that get in the way with that. Sawako’s friendship with Yano and Yoshida is challenged by a lot in this volume. You don’t see that in a lot of shojo manga. It not only has a bit of sweet romance but it also has friendship in it.

So much happens in this volume but all of it focuses on one thing: the importance of friendship. This is a series that will make you smile…and sometimes it will have your heart shattering into a million pieces from emotion. I have learned that the Kimi ni Todoke series has a heartwarming story about first love and friendships and knowing about what you want. I don’t know how many times my eyes watered, but I do know that they watered a lot–from both sadness and happiness.

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