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Kimi ni Todoke, or Reaching You in English, is a shoujo (targeted to females) manga written and drawn by Shiina Karuho. The series combines comedy, romance and school life, a typical mix found in many shoujo titles. The manga, which began in 2006 and is still ongoing, is licensed in the US by Viz. In fall of 2009, a 25-episode anime adaptation of the series was released and ran until the end of March, 2010.

The story of Kimi ni Todoke, or KimiTodo as it is often shortened to, follows a shy and completely misunderstood 15-year-old girl named Kuronuma Sawako. Because she is so similar in appearance to Sadako, a character from the Japanese horror film Ringu, Sawako is mistakenly called 'Sadako' and is believed to have dark powers as well as the ability to see ghosts. However, Sawako is probably one of the nicest people ever, and she simply wants to make friends and help others. Even her motto is "One good deed a day."

Everything changes for Sawako when on one fateful day, she is greeted by Kazehaya Shouta, a very popular student in her class, and the first person to not show any fear or discomfort toward her. Thanks mainly to him, but also three other classmates - Yano Ayane, Yoshida Chizuru, and Sanada Ryuu - Sawako begins the process of clearing her name (as well getting people to call her Sawako, not Sadako) and making friends. For the fist time in her life she is truly happy, with new people around her to care about and who care about her, and even someone to love.

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