Chapter 4

Regarding the anime Kimi ni Todoke, Chu Yu's scheduled plan was to produce it up to the point where Kuronuma Sawako confesses to Kazehaya Shouta, and then basically end it there.

However, looking at it now, this task still has a long way to go... After all, the nickname of Kimi ni Todoke isn't for nothing; the fans still have a long wait before they can see that scene!

Furthermore, although there is actually a lot of subsequent plot in the original work after the confession, it is obvious that the appeal of the work would be greatly reduced.

It is a romance anime, after all. Once the male and female leads have achieved their happy ending, what is the point of continuing to create beyond squeezing out the last bit of value from the work? It would be nothing more than trading reputation for money.

For other creators, who might not even create a few works in their entire lives, this approach is understandable—making a living is nothing to be ashamed of.

However, Chu Yu doesn't have such concerns. Anyway, if he had drawn Dragon Raja, he definitely wouldn't have created the plot where the gods appear later on; that was truly long and tedious. If he had drawn Prince of Tennis, the "murderous tennis" that appeared later would also be impossible.

He lacks both the energy and the necessity, and he would certainly be fiercely criticized by fans. When people follow a work and reach the end only to find that their sports anime has turned into a fantasy drama, that feeling of a "grass mud horse" galloping through their hearts is hard to describe.

January 26th, Sunday.

Chapter 4 of Kimi ni Todoke was officially released in the early hours of this day.

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