KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 08 FROM ME TO YOU (Kimi ni Todoke: From Me To You) - Softcover

(W/A) Karuho Shiina A new school year begins happily when Sawako and her friends Chizu and Ayane-as well as her crush, Kazehaya-are all in the same homeroom. But when another popular guy in the class shows an interest in Sawako, will it push Kazehaya and Sawako apart?

Karuho Shiina was born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan. Though Kimi ni Todoke is only her second series following many one-shot stories, it has already racked up accolades from various "Best Manga of the Year" lists. Winner of the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for the shojo category, Kimi ni Todoke also placed fifth in the first-ever Manga Taisho (Cartoon Grand Prize) contest in 2008. An animated TV series debuted in October 2009 in Japan.