

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. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends.I don’t know how many times my eyes watered, but I do know that they watered a lot–from both sadness and happiness. But behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character-jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor-she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. Will Sadako retreat to her former life as a loner because of a simple misunderstanding? "Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine.for a horror movie. And the source of all this tattle is Sadako herself. Sawako's chance to become friends with Yano and Yoshida is about to go down the drain when rumors start flying that Yano's been around the block and Yoshida's a former gang member.
