Kimi ni Todoke: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sawako Kuronuma, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from The Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that Sawako can see ghosts and curse people. However, despite her appearances, she is a sweet and timid girl who longs to be able to make friends with everyone and be like everyone else. When her idol, popular boy Kazehaya, begins talking with her, everything changes. She finds herself in a new world, trying to make friends and talking to different people and she can't thank Kazehaya enough for giving her these opportunities. Slowly, but surely, a sweet love is blossoming between the two as they will overtake any circumstance or clear obstacles in their way.

Series details

• Title: Kimi ni Todoke
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Food, Romance
• Premiere date: 2009-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-08-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 16411
• IMDb ID: tt1745240
• TVDB ID: 117801

Cast and credited roles

• Daisuke Namikawa — Shouta Kazehaya
• Mamiko Noto — Sawako Kuronuma
• Aya Hirano — Ume Kurumizawa
• Miho Miyagawa — Tomomi Endou
• Mayuki Makiguchi — Eriko Hirano
• Miyuki Sawashiro — Ayane Yano
• Yuko Sanpei — Chizuru Yoshida
• Yuichi Nakamura — Ryuu Sanada
• Yūki Ono — Kazuichi Arai
• Wataru Hatano — Tooru Sanada

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-06; final listed air date 2010-03-30; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-01-05; final listed air date 2011-03-30; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2024-08-01; final listed air date 2024-08-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kimi ni Todoke on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.