Chapter Five

The fans could never have imagined that the first episode of Kimi ni Todoke, a mere twenty minutes long, would contain two such twists.

At the Test of Courage, the plot was sweet enough to make one swoon, but after it ended, Kazehaya Shouta and Kuronuma Sawako stayed behind, leading their classmates to tease them.

Kazehaya Shouta was angry, while Kuronuma Sawako apologized, and then...

Kuronuma, believing that Kazehaya Shouta would distance himself from her because of this, had a monologue lasting several minutes. She worried that being too close to Kazehaya Shouta would cause him to be slandered just like her, yet she couldn't help but want to be near him... Although she decided to keep her distance from Kazehaya in the days to come, she was so sad that she couldn't help but cry while walking down the street. Rendered by the background music, this tangled plot truly left Zhan Jin speechless.

The immersion was so strong that when the scene finally arrived where Kazehaya Shouta was waiting for her at the school gate early in the morning... it was truly a tear-jerking, moving moment.

And that final scene in the first episode, where Kazehaya and Kuronuma meet, was the finishing touch...

It perfectly explained why Kazehaya Shouta, unlike everyone else, did not avoid Kuronuma Sawako!

Especially that smile from Kuronuma Sawako at the end; the artwork was so exquisite that Zhan Jin paused it for several seconds.

The first episode ended there, but Zhan Jin couldn't find a single thing to criticize regarding the plot, the soundtrack, the artwork, or the pacing.

She liked it very much, and indeed, she was truly moved by the story.

Although a girl like Kuronuma might not exist in reality, and a boy like Kazehaya might be hard to find, anime