Kimi ni Todoke Manga Author Karuho Shiina Begins New Series

Beloved shojo manga Kimi ni Todoke first hit the pages of Bessatsu Margaret in 2006 and ran until 2017, leaving such a lasting impact that a third season of the anime adaptation is due out later this year . But there's another reason that 2024 is Karuho Shiina's year, since it was just announced that the magazine will host a new series debut titled Toppu to Beat , her first since we met Sawako and Shota eighteen years ago, with the first chapter releasing March 13 . The story is set in a small seaside town in Hokkaido and follows a soul-searching high school girl named Nike and a boy often absent from school called Nemo. Toppu to Beat official art RELATED: Akira Amano Exhibition Packs 53 Iconic Characters into Official Visual Crunchyroll streams the 2009 anime adaptation of Kimi ni Todoke from Production I.G, describing the story as such: Sawako Kuronuma has had a difficult time fitting in. Some say it's her jet black hair, others say it's her hushed manner of speaking, while still others claim it is due to her name's similarity to Sadako, a character from a popular Japanese horror series. On her first day of high school, Sawako meets the one boy who treats her like a normal girl-Shota Kazehaya. Through his selfless aid, Sawako slowly learns to come out of her shell and even begins to make friends for the first time in her life. However, with a new social life come social pressures. Rumors begin to circulate about her, her friends, and even the kindhearted Kazehaya. As she grows into her new identity, Sawako must learn to deal with such pressures as well as start to understand the unfamiliar feelings inside of her, especially in regards to the boy who made her new start possible. Source: Comic Natalie

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