只想告訴你 8

君に届け [Kimi ni Todoke] #8

by Karuho Shiina, 椎名軽穂, 張芳馨 (Translator)

升上二年級。大家再度同班，爽子很高興。 還認識了開朗的新同學健人。 爽子藉著教同學唸書而漸漸融入新班級， 而健人也經常跟爽子攀談。 風早看到這一切，心情卻覺得很複雜。 兩個人之間的距離似乎一點一點，開始拉遠了…

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Comics, Slice Of Life

Paperback

First published November 25, 2008

About the author

See also 椎名 軽穂
Karuho Shiina was born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan. Though Kimi ni Todoke is only her second series following many one-shot stories, it has already racked up accolades from various "Best Manga of the Year" lists. Winner of the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for the shojo category, Kimi ni Todoke also placed fifth in the first-ever Manga Taisho (Cartoon Grand Prize) contest in 2008.

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

The class and seating order has been rearranged for the new school year!

If that doesn't sound like a big deal, cast your mind back to junior high and recollect what a big difference it made if you were sitting near friends or enemies.

There is also a new boy in class, one who seems determined to involve himself in Sawako's life. I'm not sure whether he has any genuine interest in her, or is just someone who likes to make trouble. He seems pretty selfish and conceited -- you know those guys who think because they're cute girls they don't even know should be willing to sit and listen to them talk about themselves? Sawako's girlfriends' internal monologues about this are pretty funny.

It ends sort of on a cliffhanger, so I'm ordering the next one immediately. These are quick reads.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume was so frustrating, I really hate Kent and the misunderstanding thing is getting on my nerves

[◍❁ꌚꅐꍏꁅ❁◍ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sacan problemas de la manga,tan innecesario todoooo.Kazehaya ♡♡

[Mika · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Kento Miura ist der neue Sitznachbar von Sawako. Zuerst dachte ich das er lustig ist, weil er sich wie ein Idiot verhalten hat. Jetzt denke ich das er schon ziemlich gemein und hinterhältig ist. Bislang bin ich mir immernoch nicht sicher ob er einzig und allein dazu dient die zwei Hauptcharaktere über ihre Beziehung zueinander zweifeln zu lassen was auch zu Drama führt oder aber auch ein Love Triangle wird, da er irgendwie mit Sawako flirtet. Obwohl ich es doof finde das Kento sich zwischen Sawako und Shouta stellt, muss ich trotzdem zugeben das er das einzig interessante in diesen Band war. Ich meine, ohne ihn hätten wir diesen inneren Konflikt von den beiden nicht gesehen. Das ist mal was anderes und lässt die Story auch nicht zu einen Stopp kommen.

Da ich es mochte wie die Geschichte eine andere Richtung einschlägt — mehr ins Drama und innere Konflikte der zwei Hauptcharakteren gebe ich diesen Band 4 Sterne.

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Kento Miura is the new seat neighbour of Sawako. At first I thought he was funny 'cause he acted like an idiot. Now I think that he is pretty mean and sneaky. So far, I'm still not sure if it's just to make the two main characters doubt about their relationship with each other, which also leads to drama, or if it will also become a love triangle, 'cause he somehow flirts with Sawako. Although I think it's stupid that Kento is pushing himself between Sawako and Shouta, I still have to admit that he was the only interesting thing in this volume. I mean, without him, we would not have seen this inner conflict of the two. This is something different and doesn't let the story to a stop.

Since I liked how the story takes a different direction — more into the drama and inner conflicts of the two main characters, I give this volume 4 stars.

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[Laura A. Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/4 stars

Hmm probably my least favorite volume so far BECAUSE JUST HURRY UP AND TALK TO ONE ANOTHER ALREADY! *laughs*

I was pretty disappointed in Kazehaya though. Not sure why he asked Sawako what he did, but I was really bummed that he did so. I'm glad he DID realize later how he put unnecessary stress on Sawako.

Kento is sweet, buttttt GET AWAY FROM MY SHIP!!

Yay for Pin saving the day though! I liked him more in this one and he came across as cool. :)

GO SAVE YOUR WOMAN KAZEHAYA!!!

I have high hopes for volume nine! :D

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm LOVING this series! It started with the anime (finished season 1) so I just devoured whatever volumes of this manga I could find. It's nothing new--a meet-cute set in highschool--but you end up caring for the characters, especially the two leads Sawako and Kazehaya. :) LOVE LOVE LOVE them. The supporting characters with their own quirks are loads of fun too :)

[Addicted2booksStefania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes you need a bit of angst and yearning in your life. While the miscommunication/ lack of communication is driving me crazy, this one is definitely picking up! I’m excited to see where it goes!

[sar · Rating 3 out of 5]

no se porque no me está enganchando como quisiera

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5
OMG! I hate Kent!

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reseña completa--- http://bit.ly/2syyKQJ

¿Qué vamos a encontrar en este tomo? Despúes de los acontecimientos ocurridos en navidad y año nuevo, la clase de Sawako reinicia su segundo periodo y en el nuevo grupo los viejos amigos se reencuentran, sin embargo hay un chico nuevo llamado Kento Miura que de inmediato parece sentirse atraído e intrigado por la personalidad de Sawako y por el empeño que pone en llevarse bien con sus compañeros, esta repentina atención hace que Kazehaya se sienta celoso pero también de que se de cuenta de una enorme realidad: el siempre se ha sentido cercano a Sawako por ser el primero que le habló pero la realidad es que la vergüenza y el sentimiento de que sus intenciones no son correspondidas han hecho que levante un muro entre Sawako y el, por lo que las personas que realmente conocen a la joven son sus amigas Yano y Chizu. Darse cuenta de esto en lugar de mejorar las cosas hace que Kazehaya se aleje aún más de Sawako pues no sabe como manejar sus sentimientos románticos, pensando erróneamente que Sawako no siente lo mismo, mientras que Kento comienza a pedirle a Sawako que se aleje de Kazehaya pues el piensa que si ambos comienzan a salir, al ser Kazehaya tan popular las demás chicas se pondrán celosas y comenzarán a molestar a Sawako. Este es un tomo de confusiones que nos demuestra que Sawako y Kazehaya aún no están listos para dar el paso de formalizar una relación romántica entre ellos pues ni siquiera tienen la confianza de hablar y resolver sus problemas, la solución más válida para ambos es tomar distancia y alejarse aún más. Debo decir que en tomos anteriores Sawako me ha desesperado pero en este tomo quién me desespera a morir es Kazehaya pues a veces se pasa de celoso y no es claro con Sawako de la relación que quiere que tengan, eso me desespera pero entiendo que ambos están aprendiendo y al ser su primer amor van a cometer montones de errores porque, siendo honestos, todos los cometimos.

[haven ⋄ f (hiatus) · Rating 3 out of 5]

And the miscommunication begins.... -_- They really should just talk to each other. It would clear up so many problems. There is another character that is introduced in this one. I found him overly pushy and nosy.

[Delaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

TOO CUTE.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this new guy. He's going to spice things up.

[Maude · Rating 3 out of 5]

they're both so dense 😭

[thi · Rating 3 out of 5]

unfortunately reminded why I tapped out of the anime so soon bc I could only handle so many “misunderstandings”

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 4 out of 5]

Omg I’m so ANNOYED! Why are they overthinking this?!? Just tell each other how you feel!!! And idk what Kento is doing.. He’s just randomly starting shit

[Jess Shumaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

the miscommunication in this volume is KILLING ME

[Reece Simmonds · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series definitely can be frustrating…forgot how much I HATE Kento in these early stages LMAOO 😭💀

[Neri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aunque puede ser un poco exasperante, Kent le da un punto divertido a la historia. Espero que Sawako se desbloquee y gane confianza en los próximos tomos.

[Lady Tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5+ / 5

Wow, a quick read full of misunderstandings galore!

With our official introduction to Kent/Kento Miura, we not only get a possible love-rival for Kazehaya, but we also get thrown into a whirl of different emotions and thoughts from our two main characters.

At this point, we, the readers, already know how they feel about each other, and thus should also feel frustrated that they won't just admit it already and get together as a couple. But, as Ayane and Chizu discuss, it's not as easy as that (yeah, it never is, is it?) because on the one hand, trying to get involved and push things forward isn't a good move because forced emotions aren't good emotions and things like love need to happen naturally, and on the other hand, right now Kazehaya and Sawako are at different places emotionally. He's unsure what to think of her, nervous to go forward and push her out of her comfort zone and yet at the same time he wants very much to be special to her. As for Sawako, she's been a social outcast for so long that she's completely clueless on how to read people around her, and feels very inferior to Kazehaya, whom she's already put up on a pedestal of sorts. He insists that he's just a normal guy, but because he's the first one to acknowledge her, Sawako sees him more as her ideal at this point than as normal, and thus feels inferior. It's a complicated place to be in, especially since you can't force someone to be more confident--it's been tried and failed too many times to count, even in fiction.

Not that it stops Kent from taking his best shot, though. Keep moving the plot forward, m'man!

[Estara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The emphasis on volume 8 and 9 are squarely on Sawako and Kazehara (I find it fascinating that Sawako is known by her first name to everyone, unless they use the nickname, but Shouta Kazehara only seems to be called this by Pin and Ryu..., even though he is the ultimate popular fun guy of the class).

The whole manga is very much centered on the girls, with or without their love troubles, so I enjoyed getting to see Kazehara get SEVERELY frustrated, annoyed and talking his own position out. I think it is a strength of the mangaka that it has been clear from the first volume that Kazehara is slowly falling in love with Sawako, all by himself (with most the class oblivious).

Sawako gets more and more integrated into the class outside of her firm friendships, which is a pleasure to watch, but also part of the plot twist to come.

That girl-crazy Kento becomes aware of Sawako's cuteness in her actions towards Kazehara (and from pity to interest, to falling in love with her himself at that) and actually interprets the situation the way that MOST of the school would: poor unpopular girl falls for kind popular guy who is too kind to be harsh towards her feelings and only pities her - that was a stroke of genius. It forces Sawako to examine her feelings towards Kazehara even more, even as the set-up of a huge (understandable) misunderstanding is being built carefully by the mangaka.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars for Kimi ni todoke vol. 8

Thought and Plot

Guh!!!! Why why why????? Okay, there's a new guy in town and for some reason he has taken and interest in Sawako. He's constantly touching her and talking to her and making Kazehaya jealous. And Kazehaya goes and confesses (more or less) to Sawako that he wants to be the closest of all the boys to Sawako and then practically runs out of the room on her before she can think of a suitable answer.

And the new guy is starting to run interference and giving the two of them false information to try and keep them from getting together because he's interested in Sawako. (He almost appears to be grooming her when he's trying to 'help' her become more friendly) And there are more misunderstandings. But these ones are annoying, not cute or interesting. GUH!!!!

In conclusion

This volume was aggravating. Not that that's a terrible thing. It just irks me that there are more people out there in this false world Karuo Shiina has made who are purposely putting a wedge between 2 nice people who like each other!!! I must acquire the other volumes!!!!

[Bell Potter · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en español, publicado en México. La presente nota se modificará cuando se dé de alta en GR la edición correspondiente).

[Luana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

Questo volume è in tripudio di angst. E non è ancora finita.
Quello che vorrei capire io è il perché la gente sente il bisogno di mettere bocca nel rapporto tra Sawako e Shota dando consigli non richiesti. Kento è un nuovo compagno di classe della nostra banda di disperati e punta subito la sua attenzione su Sawako, con la scusa di volerla aiutare. Il problema è che finirà per dare fiato alla bocca e dire scemenze nel tentativo di separare la ragazza e Kazehaya. Ma perché non ti fai i fatti tuoi, brutto beota? Shota è uno dei ragazzi popolari della scuola, mentre Sawako, a dispetto dei tanti passi in avanti fatti, è sempre oggetto di pettegolezzi, etichettata come quella strana. È vero che, nel caso in cui i due dovessero mettersi insieme, le fan di Kazehaya potrebbero creare problemi, ma non sta certo a Kento mettersi in mezzo. Peraltro, dubito che le sue intenzioni siano così pure, già che la chiama con il nome sbagliato...
A complicare la cosa ci sono poi gli evidenti problemi comunicativi tra i nostri due protagonisti: Sawako vorrebbe esprimergli tutta la sua gratitudine, ma non riesce mai a far uscire le parole giuste (forse un po' sopraffatta dell'intensità dei suoi sentimenti); Shota, dal canto suo, ha paura di confonderla e di crearle dei problemi (e conoscendo un po' la ragazza, sa che lei non si lamenterebbe mai), ergo prova a fare un passo indietro. Insomma, si viene a creare un circolo vizioso allucinante che fomenta i dubbi di entrambi. Ayane, Chizu e Ryu (e forse pure Pin e Kento) hanno capito che Shota è innamorato, ricambiato, di Sawako. I due diretti interessati pensano di provare un sentimento non corrisposto e hanno paura di infastidire l'altra persona. Qui, finché non si chiarisce il malinteso, non c'è via d'uscita.
Come dico sempre, gli struggimenti adolescenziali non mi piacciono particolarmente, però qui mi sento di fare un'eccezione. Sawako mi fa tanta tenerezza: per un persona come lei, da sempre lasciata sola, probabilmente è impossibile anche solo concepire l'idea che un ragazzo così popolare come Kazehaya possa provare qualcosa per lei, l'emarginata della scuola. Questo è un mondo tutto nuovo per Sawako. Perciò spero che Shota sappia venirle incontro: di norma non è una persona paziente, ma qui dovrà dare prova di grande pazienza. E la gente molesta deve imparare a tacere.

[Lou (Lou and Life) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga series follows a girl called Kuronuma and she has the looks that would be perfect for a ghost in a horror movie, but everyone has her misunderstood. Through her friendship with the popular boy in class, Kazehaya, her classmates start to realise that she's not this feared figure that she is thought to be. Kuronuma has just realised her feelings for Kazehaya and is learning to deal with them and still maintain the friendship that she has with Kazehaya.

In this volume you see a 'love rival' for Kazehaya for Kuronuma. I quoted the word love rival because Kento is more so causing trouble for the main couple then actively trying to be with Kuronuma. I absolutely love seeing a jealous Kazehaya. The only annoying thing about Kazehaya being jealous is that he feels like he can't voice his concerns to Kuronuma because he feels like she can't handle it. I wish that he would just tell her, but then the series would be a lot shorter if he did that.

I love this series, and I would recommend everybody to read it!

[Fatimah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sooo much frustration in this volume.
But Ayane said it best, both Kazehaya & Sawako need to do this on their own (even though it's soooo frustrating seeing them struggling with their emotions and thoughts, I will be exactly like Chizu and wouldn't be able to hold back and just expose everything. Also, the fact that Chizu just realised Kazehaya likes Sawako is funny and frustrating (in another way) at the same time).
Also, Kazehaya needs to calm down and give chance to Sawako to speak her mind too, not just him saying something to her, then leave after giving too short time for her to reply. He of all people should know how Sawako needs more time than other people to process her thoughts and emotions.
And Kento (the one I thought is going to be Kazehaya's rival but turned out to be just a busybody) needs to stay out of all this, seriously, I hope Ayane said something more to him.
Ayane is the best! I wished I had a female friend like her.

[Fra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreaciate that this is becoming a coming-of-age story for our main male protagonist as well as for Sadako. We at first see him through her eyes, with all her admiration that excuses his (at times) selfish behaviour, but he's coming to understand more and more that he too has to work on his character, on his short temper and egotistical desires (and Sawako starts noticing this too).

It's great to see that even their close friends understand that the two main characters need to grow before they can be ready to become a couple: it's a refreshing concept to read in a manga.

I didn't instead enjoy the use of the "you two are too different to be a good fit for each other" trope again, but I guess it's realistic at that age.

[Tania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me dio risa que en este tomo todos bardearon al Kazehaya, en plan, morro, haz algo ya o vete al diablo, incluso Kento quién apenas lo conoce. Creo que es válido porque hasta el momento solo habíamos visto qué hacía Sawako y Kazaheya tenía un papel muy pasivo en la historia salvo cuando la animaba brevemente. Ahora, ante la presencia de Kento es cuando Kazehaya nota que Sawako poco a poco ha crecido como persona y ya no necesita que él sea quien la apoye a cada momento. Ahora tiene un círculo de amistades.
Kento me cae bien, hasta ahora no creo que tenga malas intenciones respecto a Sawako, simplemente le parece curiosa y quiere ayudarla, solo que no ha notado que es Kazehaya quien le gusta, a pesar de que al toque notó los sentimientos del otro morro.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the next volume Sawako's friends Ayane and Chizu are pushing for Sawako to express her feelings more to Kazehaya. They also talk to Kazehaya about being more upfront with Sawako so there's no confusion on their feelings between one another. But when Kento sets his sights on Sawako that makes things even more complicated. Kazehaya starts getting jealous when Sawako starts talking more to Kento and thinks he may no longer be the closest boy to her. But it's still not enough for him to confess his feelings fearing he will scare Sawako away. It's getting harder for Kazehaya to hold his feelings back as the days go by. If he doesn't confess how he feels soon will he lose his chance with Sawako? Is it worth risking the relationship progress that they have made if she doesn't feel the same?

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume makes me happy because finally Sawako gets to experience a "night-out" with her friends on a Saturday night. For a girl like Sawako who has been bullied and has no friends because of her name and the rumors surrounding her, this night would be momentous for her.

Aaaaand, not to forget a moment with Kazehaya who is trying hard to make some "moves" plus the duo of Chizu and Yano who is starting to notice Kazehaya and Sawako's admiration for one another thus the teasing! Aaaah this is going to be fun!