(L) Kimi ni Todoke (Reaching You) [Anime]

[grey_moon]

Originally Posted by orion

But she still walked out of the house with blush, base and eyeliner on and was grateful for the makeover. It depends on what the mangaka wants to do with Sawako in the end.

That was for a special event! But lets see in the future how Sawako does her hair (much more important then the make up I believe). The mangaka has done an excellent job in portraying all the characters ans story so far, so I'm very excited to see how this pans out. Well as long as it doesn't turn into a mahou shojo show

[Itlandm]

I admit that I have not read the manga (past the early chapters) but I notice that Kuronuma and Kazehaya first met when she offered him directions to the school. I always assumed this was the reason why she was special to him, not because he immediately felt physical attraction.

I do not know however whether he just generally likes helpful girls, or whether it was the opposite - that after realizing how shy and isolated she was, he felt that her reaching out to him meant he was special to her in some way from the start.

There is clearly a physical attraction later, but it seems to have come after they started focusing on each other.

I see this series as a kind of idealized world, in which doing the right thing is rewarded within a short time instead of after years or in the afterlife. Kindness toward a stranger is here rewarded with finding her true love early in life.

The beauty, love and kindness of this anime really stands out. I hope there will be a second series and that it will reach a wide audience.

[darktruth]

Originally Posted by Itlandm

I admit that I have not read the manga (past the early chapters) but I notice that Kuronuma and Kazehaya first met when she offered him directions to the school. I always assumed this was the reason why she was special to him, not because he immediately felt physical attraction.

I do not know however whether he just generally likes helpful girls, or whether it was the opposite - that after realizing how shy and isolated she was, he felt that her reaching out to him meant he was special to her in some way from the start.

The bonus drama CD that came with the first press edition of volume 3 DVD actually provides some insights into Kazehaya's perspective on Sawako from the moment he first saw her as well as detailing some events during the summer holidays just before he entered senior high (the 1st episode of the anime).

Spoiler:

Jo had invited Kazehaya to go see a movie with other friends over the Summer holidays before they become senior high school students but does not turn up, instead a girl named Satsuki does and says Jo couldn't come because he's sick and reminds Kazehaya that they were in the same class during middle high school (she was introduced to Kazehaya through Kurumi). Satsuki takes a reluctant Kazehaya to the cinema with her to watch the movie and drink tea.

In the back of Kazehaya's mind, he finds it a bit awkward and decides to ring Jo. He finds out Jo isn't actually sick but was trying to set him up on a date with Satsuki after hearing she likes Kazehaya. Kazehaya tells Jo he shouldn't be doing match-making for him since it can be problematic for him. A few days later Kazehaya is trying to find Kitahoro High and meets Sawako for the first time (which is what you see in the 1st episode of the anime). At the school he sees people calling her "Sadako" and avoiding her, however he admires her strength to continue trying to fit in the class with everyone and doing all the chores for their sake (even though no one really has given her any appreciation). To cut the long story short, he was very intrigued by her personality and was looking at her the whole time. After the ghost hunting event, he meets her again during the summer holidays (which is the end of episode 1). There he says to himself in his mind that he wants to know more about her as he is drawn to her and wants to let his feelings reach her slowly.

That is actually the first story on the CD, the second one involves Sawako telling a ghost story to Chizu, Yano, Ryuu and Kazehaya in Ryuu's room. Kinda messed up ghost story actually, especially the ending LOL. I also laughed at Sawako's attempt to make the sound effect of a biwa (Japanese lute) throughout the story for scary effect.

[orion]

Originally Posted by darktruth

Spoiler:

Jo had invited Kazehaya to go see a movie with other friends over the Summer holidays before they become senior high school students but does not turn up, instead a girl named Satsuki does and says Jo couldn't come because he's sick and reminds Kazehaya that they were in the same class during middle high school (she was introduced to Kazehaya through Kurumi). Satsuki takes a reluctant Kazehaya to the cinema with her to watch the movie and drink tea.

In the back of Kazehaya's mind, he finds it a bit awkward and decides to ring Jo. He finds out Jo isn't actually sick but was trying to set him up on a date with Satsuki after hearing she likes Kazehaya. Kazehaya tells Jo he shouldn't be doing match-making for him since it can be problematic for him. A few days later Kazehaya is trying to find Kitahoro High and meets Sawako for the first time (which is what you see in the 1st episode of the anime). At the school he sees people calling her "Sadako" and avoiding her, however he admires her strength to continue trying to fit in the class with everyone and doing all the chores for their sake (even though no one really has given her any appreciation). To cut the long story short, he was very intrigued by her personality and was looking at her the whole time. After the ghost hunting event, he meets her again during the summer holidays (which is the end of episode 1). There he says to himself in his mind that he wants to know more about her as he is drawn to her and wants to let his feelings reach her slowly.

That is actually the first story on the CD, the second one involves Sawako telling a ghost story to Chizu, Yano, Ryuu and Kazehaya in Ryuu's room. Kinda messed up ghost story actually, especially the ending LOL. I also laughed at Sawako's attempt to make the sound effect of a biwa (Japanese lute) throughout the story for scary effect.

That's funny. This is a replay of his summer at the movies.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Itlandm

I admit that I have not read the manga (past the early chapters) but I notice that Kuronuma and Kazehaya first met when she offered him directions to the school. I always assumed this was the reason why she was special to him, not because he immediately felt physical attraction.

I do not know however whether he just generally likes helpful girls, or whether it was the opposite - that after realizing how shy and isolated she was, he felt that her reaching out to him meant he was special to her in some way from the start.

There is clearly a physical attraction later, but it seems to have come after they started focusing on each other.

I see this series as a kind of idealized world, in which doing the right thing is rewarded within a short time instead of after years or in the afterlife. Kindness toward a stranger is here rewarded with finding her true love early in life.

The beauty, love and kindness of this anime really stands out. I hope there will be a second series and that it will reach a wide audience.

Kazehaya is handsome and self-confident. I don't think he ever had trouble finding girls willing to give him directions.

[DragoZERO]

Not enough Kurumi!!!!

[McMilk]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

Not enough Kurumi!!!!

AGREED!!!

Well... we won't be seeing anymore of her for the rest of the season .

[prnoct90]

Originally Posted by darktruth

The bonus drama CD that came with the first press edition of volume 3 DVD actually provides some insights into Kazehaya's perspective on Sawako from the moment he first saw her as well as detailing some events during the summer holidays just before he entered senior high (the 1st episode of the anime).

Spoiler:

Jo had invited Kazehaya to go see a movie with other friends over the Summer holidays before they become senior high school students but does not turn up, instead a girl named Satsuki does and says Jo couldn't come because he's sick and reminds Kazehaya that they were in the same class during middle high school (she was introduced to Kazehaya through Kurumi). Satsuki takes a reluctant Kazehaya to the cinema with her to watch the movie and drink tea.

In the back of Kazehaya's mind, he finds it a bit awkward and decides to ring Jo. He finds out Jo isn't actually sick but was trying to set him up on a date with Satsuki after hearing she likes Kazehaya. Kazehaya tells Jo he shouldn't be doing match-making for him since it can be problematic for him. A few days later Kazehaya is trying to find Kitahoro High and meets Sawako for the first time (which is what you see in the 1st episode of the anime). At the school he sees people calling her "Sadako" and avoiding her, however he admires her strength to continue trying to fit in the class with everyone and doing all the chores for their sake (even though no one really has given her any appreciation). To cut the long story short, he was very intrigued by her personality and was looking at her the whole time. After the ghost hunting event, he meets her again during the summer holidays (which is the end of episode 1). There he says to himself in his mind that he wants to know more about her as he is drawn to her and wants to let his feelings reach her slowly.

That is actually the first story on the CD, the second one involves Sawako telling a ghost story to Chizu, Yano, Ryuu and Kazehaya in Ryuu's room. Kinda messed up ghost story actually, especially the ending LOL. I also laughed at Sawako's attempt to make the sound effect of a biwa (Japanese lute) throughout the story for scary effect.

Just curious, if I understand the site correctly, the Drama CD that came with Volume three includes all the drama from Volume 1 and then also something additional. Is this right?

[darktruth]

No, the drama CD from volume three only contains the two stories I mentioned in the above post plus a cast commentary. It does not contain the audio drama from volume 1 (which was on the DVD itself instead of a CD).

[Waven]

Spoiler for ep24:

quote of the ep: Ryuu: "Amazake..."
what else hmm ... Sawako pantsu shot (chibi scene of her childhood )

on a last note, the episode covered almost one and a half chapter so I wonder what they'll do in 25 with the "spare time"

[MeoTwister5]

Subs have been out a while. BTW why is the file size so huge? (~490 Mb)

[Jehuty]

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Subs have been out a while. BTW why is the file size so huge? (~490 Mb)

Because it's full of awesome.

[Willen]

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Subs have been out a while. BTW why is the file size so huge? (~490 Mb)

One thing about episodes or shows with lots of moving elements is that they need more bits to encode the video data. You'll notice this trend with episodes that have lots of snow, sparkles, fog, bubbles, smoke, etc. The animators went all out with the little details this episode. The constant snowfall, the movement of background characters, the steam from their breaths, among other things.

That being said, the Eclipse version isn't different size-wise from their other KnT episodes. The FMS/SB one is probably a slightly edited RAW muxed with subs and not re-encoded, hence the large size.

[Shiroth]

Spoiler for Episode 24:

So glad they kept in Ayane x Joe shipping. That part made me laugh so much.

More moe Kazehaya and the Sawako you'd expect in such a situation. Nice build up to what should be the best episode of the series next week!

[Jehuty]

You know what was a little depressing too though?

Spoiler:

When Sawako was talking about herself, and all she kept coming up with was how she always only played by herself. Being an only child, I can absolutely relate to that. Not gonna lie, that bit made me really tear up.

[MeoTwister5]

Nothing much to say about episode 24. It went exactly the way I expected and wanted it to go. As such, Sawako looked absolutely fabulous this episode.

I've also decided that this is my favorite ED of 2009.

[germanturkey]

Spoiler:

when Kazehaya was all like, "you've seen a lot of firsts from me," i was like, "there better damn well be a first next episode." haha. what a cute episode. they took something pretty serious like her being along throughout her childhood and injected some humor into it. it was pretty sweet. plus her text was everything she wanted to say. i don't really think she's at the point where she's ready to say "i love you" but we'll see next ep.

[mangalowres]

This show is absolute fantastic.
I love every minute of it.
Too bad that there will be only one ep, I really would like to see how their relationship gets deeper.

[puretsundere]

Once again another beautiful episode that warmed my heart. Just seeing Sawako like she is in episode 24 continues to put a smile on my face.

So only one last episode to look forward to. Can't wait.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by germanturkey

Spoiler:

when Kazehaya was all like, "you've seen a lot of firsts from me," i was like, "there better damn well be a first next episode." haha.

I was thinking the same
It'll be a nice way to end the series, even though it seems too soon for that to happen. They were so sweet in this episode...

I'm glad Yano-chin and Chizu decided to spy on Kazehaya and Sawako, it made the episode even more fun. Good thing they were here or you can be sure Jo would have ruined everything, it led to a funny scene with him and Ayane too

And Ryuu...amazake...