Manga
Written and illustrated by Karuho Shiina, Kimi ni Todoke was first published as a one-shot in Shueisha's manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret on August 11, 2005,[9] and planned to be compiled in her previous work, Crazy For You. Shiina decided to expand the story and make it into a full series. The manga started in the January 2006 issue of Bessatsu Margaret, released on December 13, 2005.[10][11] The manga was put on hiatus in February 2009, due to Shiina's childbirth,[12] and resumed in September of that same year. The manga finished on November 13, 2017.[13] Shueisha collected its chapters in 30 ' volumes, released from May 25, 2006,[14] to March 23, 2018.[15]
An irregularly published spin-off/sequel manga series, titled Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate (君に届け 番外編～運命の人～) (also a spin-off/sequel of Shiina's earlier manga Crazy for You), was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret from April 13, 2018, to May 13, 2022, and collected into three volumes.[16]
The series was licensed by Viz Media for an English-language North American release. The sequel manga was also licensed by Viz Media.[17]
Light novels
Kimi ni Todoke has been adapted into two series of light novels in Japan released by Shueisha, one under their Cobalt imprint and one under their newer Mirai Bunko imprint.[18] Sixteen volumes have been released in the Cobalt imprint series; the first was released on August 1, 2007, and the last on December 25, 2015.[19][20] They were written by Kanae Shimokawa, who also novelized the Nana movie and Yūkan Club. Thirteen volumes of the Mirai Bunko version have been released; the first on March 1, 2011, and the last on June 5, 2015.[21][22] They were written by Kanako Shirai. Both series were illustrated by the author of the original, Karuho Shiina.
A separate volume, Kimi ni Todoke: Ashita ni Nareba (君に届け ~明日になれば~), also by Kanae Shimokawa, was released on September 11, 2009.
Anime
The first season of the Kimi ni Todoke anime adaptation aired between October 2009 and March 2010.[24] A second season was announced in the November 2010 issue of Betsuma magazine.[25] The second season aired in Japan on NTV from January to March 2011. Both seasons of the anime were produced by Production I.G. and directed by Hiro Kaburaki. The music was done by S.E.N.S. Project, with the opening sung by Tomofumi Tanizawa and the ending by Chara. In September 2023, a third season was announced, with Production I.G returning to animate the season and Kenichi Matsuzawa replacing Hiro Kaburaki as director.[26][27] It began streaming worldwide on Netflix in August 2024. The opening theme song is "et cetera" performed by imase.[28]
Video games
Bandai Namco Games released a game for the Nintendo DS in Japan based upon the series on October 16, 2009, entitled Kimi ni Todoke ~Sodateru Omoi~ (君に届け ~育てる想い~).[41] A second Nintendo DS game, also from Bandai Namco, was released on April 7, 2011, under the title Kimi ni Todoke ~Tsutaeru Kimochi~ (君に届け〜伝えるキモチ〜).[42][43]
Live-action film
The February 2010 issue of Bessatsu Margaret (released in January 2010), announced that a live-action film adaptation of the series had been approved.[44] Mikako Tabe and Haruma Miura starred in the film, released in Japanese theatres on September 25, 2010, and directed by Naoto Kumazawa.[45][46][47] The movie was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 11, 2011.[48]
Live-action series
In September 2022, a live-action television series was announced. The series is a joint production by TV Tokyo and Netflix, and is directed by Takehiko Shinjō and Takeo Kikuchi, with Hayato Miyamoto handling series composition. The series premiered on March 30, 2023, with 12 episodes.[49][50]
