I disagree. Episode 2 is good.



I'm not a big fan of shoujo manga/anime but this show certainly has some interesting elements that keep me watching. I think Kazehaya has some dark sides to be revealed later. And I love his VA.

Ep3 :


I think all of us know what really has happened. And Pin's diarrhea is actually a consequence of the epic starring

Ep4 :



So, what's so special about the forehead??
From the preview, it seems that next episode will be interesting. Can't wait.

I know. But what's so special and excited about when the usually-covered forehead is seen?

Haha..I never realized forehead can have big impact. Next time i must notice guy's foreheads to test it out.

What a cliffhanger at the end of episode 5. Since I'm not reading the manga I really anticipate what's Sawako gonna do.
Yano and Yoshida have quite good character development in this episode. And Ryuu is so cool Guess what role he will have.
Kazehaya is still cheerful as usual. Hopefully he has other side to be revealed.

Oh...Ep15 is so sweet! Especially the staircase sleeping scene at the end. Kazehaya and Sawako are both so cute.
And after this episode, my impression toward Kurumi has changed. At least I don't think she is not that dislikeable anymore.

I need more heart-warming scenes.

You mean Sawako? If so, I have to say that I also can't see the world the way she is seeing it.

Sawako is way too perfect. I don't think a girl like her does exist in real life. She doesn't even has weakness, at least until now, does she?
Kurumi treated her that way yet she still wanted to comfort her back, at least not in a short time right? When Kurumi said some words that hurt her, Sawako said she is happy because Kurumi told her her true feelings. And she is proud for being Kurumi's rival.

She is not a human.

Really? I missed something? Or she is weak in sports?
But in terms of her behaviour and attitude, she is a nearly perfect girl. I mean good-hearted, sincere, honest. caring etc..
Yup. Before meeting Kazehaya, she was socially isolated. Not having relationship with her classmates. And after a long time, she regards the lack of social engagement as an usual and inevitable thing in her life. It's not that she didn't have the courage to talk to others, but it's rather the other way round. People were afraid to involve too much with her, and she herself got used to it.
After having a bond with Kazehaya and the other girls, she might've become careful in the relationships. But the way she treats others so good, it's probably not due to her social isolation before this. It's more like her nature to treat people well, even if others might not treat her sincerely, as in the case of Kurumi.
That's why I said she is too perfect, in the aspect of interacting with people. People who are new to interacting with people might become despair and lose faith if Kurumi treats them in such a way. Not all people will turn out to be like Sawako, maybe one of them but definitely not many. Sometimes, I think that Sawako is a little naive in relationships. Because we claerly know that, real life is harsh.

This post has been edited by Aeiou11: Jan 26 2010, 06:40 PM

Not in the case of Sawako. It's not her will to be isolated socially. She did try to befriend others, but people around her avoided her, due to some misunderstandings, started by her friend accidentally called her Sadako, then her appearance of long black hair and fair skin reminded people of Sadako. Rumours were spreading that those who make contact with her would have bad luck.
People were afraid of getting involved with her, and they even ran away when she talked to them. After a while, she simply concurred with how people see her.

It's mainly people's fault and you think it's her weakness. Maybe your definiton of weakness is different from mine. I didn't forget, because in the first place, I've never regarded her social isolation as her own weakness. Right, it's sugar-coated anime, that's why I said she is nearly perfect.

Her isolation condtion, be it in primary or secondary school, it's not her weakness, it's due to others' weakness who couldn't understand her.

1. I didn't simply put faults on others. Look at Sawako's condition, when she tried to talk or even offered help, some people juist ran away even before she finished her line. They didn't try to listen to what she was going to deliver. They thought that she was scary. So those people were not wrong?

2. Conformity's definition is 'Action or behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws'. So her behaviour was no acceptable socially? She has been nice, sincere, caring, helpful etc..

3. 'Weakness fot not being able to get along with others.' It's not that she was not able, in fact her behaviour should make her popular, just like she is now, so what is the problem?
IMO, it's people around her didn't try to understand her and get along with her. If they also think that ' Oh, it's Sawako's weakness for being not able to get along with others.' Then people will not befriend her until she changes, thinking that it is her problem, in fact she has such inner beauty. But what else can she change when she is already such a good person?

4. My definition for weakness is behaviour/action that is not good for the person himself/herself or for surrounding people that he/she should change or improve. The meaning of weakness is subjected to people's opinions. Just like some people might regard being too good-hearted as a weakness but others may disagree. I understand this so I said that maybe Quazacolt's definition is different from mine. Plus, opinion=/=fact. You said 'being socially isolated is Sawako's weakness' is a fact but you didn't realize people have different scales for defining weakness.

Just like Myclamyra said, actually my first post regarding this topic is that Sawako is nearly perfect to the extent that I doubt someone like her does exist in real life.
And guys, stoping calling me bro or chap. I'm a female. And I didn't expect everything turns out like this. Haha..

Yup. I doubt there's one like Sawako does exist in real life. Because she doesn't have two characteristics, jeolusy and anger, which people in real life couldn't seem to get rid of. She doesn't seem to have, even a little, sense of jeolusy and anger. And I will cry during some scenes in Kimi ni Todoke, just because I'm touched by her true self she is portraying to people around her. This anime is heart-warming, but at the same time, make me feel unrealistic.

And actually it's nice to share views on anime, even though we hold different opinions. I like to hear what people think of a character or an anime, but I'm unlucky that I have only one that shares same interest as me.

People who don't usually watch anime are more easily attracted to Kimi than anime like Bakemonogatari and Code Geass, because Kimi is a shoujo-type romantic story, just like those romantic drama series out there that have large fanbase, which are more 'light'. Bake and Geass are too 'heavy' for the tastes of newcomers. From what I observe, Bake has too many dialogues that non-anime viewers couldn't enjoy with/understand and regard them as boring, whereas we think those dialogues are hilarious, meaningful, and portrayed the special and interesting interactions between the characters. Geass has mecha element, so non-anime viewers especially females would've dropped it on the first look.

But Kimi ni Todoke is indeed a nice anime.

I can sense his gheynass just from his avatar.

Woah! Ep 17 is full of win. Made me laugh the hardest and melted my heart the most. For me, it's the best episode in the series.



I should pick up the manga.