Kimi Ni Todoke – 23

Episode starts with Sawako waking up and swooning over her new phone. This would be now the most precious thing for her because the accessory string was gifted by Kazehaya.

I simply lurve this Chibi Sawako!

In school, boys are gossiping about Sawako appearing in the after party, accompanied by Kazehaya (Masaka! *gossipgossip ad nauseum*). The idiots are girlying about when Yano stops them from going over their heads. Of course, being the first one to notice Kazehaya and Sawako’s feelings for each other, she is giving both of them time in figuring things out.

Sawako enters the class and greets everyone as usual. Kazehaya soon follows in and is greeted by the usual chatters of we-love-kazehaya crowd. Sawako notices Kazehaya and goes back to the blunder she made with the stomach belt gift. Kazehaya is over-excited to keep it even though he mistook it for a neck warmer.

Coming to the present, Sawako’s he’s so nice internal monologue is interrupted by his tie, after which she goes all Nakahara Sunako. (From Wallflower. Thank God there was no nosebleed! =P)

Arai sensei comes for a short visit and informs the students about his resignation to go and manage his wife’s sake brewery. Pin is their new home room teacher and for sure he would be up to no good. While convening for the last assembly before winter vacations, we get a glimpse of Kurumi.

I like this Kurumi way better! Reminds me of Ami Kawashima from Toradora!

Sawako realizes that after going home today, she won’t be seeing Kazehaya for some time. There are so many thoughts in her head to say to him but she hesitates. Kazehaya too, was burning to say something but Joe (Aho da ne!) as usual interrupts their conversation.

But Kazehaya turns back and calls out a bye bye. (Uwaaaa! This bye bye had such a heavy meaning all rolled into one!) :blush2:

The trio hangs out after school, where Chizu and Ayane make Sawako’s email address. They find out that it’s her birthday on New Year’s and an evil glint passes between them. Unknowingly Sawako fumbles to say she wants to meet them during vacations, when they nod in agreement. Of course, they would, Bakka!

Chibi Sadako/Sawako starts a bit grimly but happily transforms into a soul released from worries

Chizu and Yano-chin tell her their plans of going to the shrine with Ryu and her. Sawako quickly uses her recently acquired mobile skills and dials home to ask her mother, who conspires with her to go.

That is when the shipper friends conspires even more in motivating her to call Kazehaya and invite him to come together. She finally gathers some courage and calls him. Kazehaya is more than happy to receive her call and instantly replies, “I’ll go!”

With Yoshida, Yaho, Rye and YOU, right?

It’s like a dream, Sawako wonders. She would be meeting Kazehaya when she would turn 16.

On New Year’s Eve, Chizu and Yano arrive early, only to surprise Sawako in prettying her up. They wish her happy birthday and gift her a beautiful butterfly clip.

I liked this sequence of both friends prepping her up as if she’s going on her first prom. It is to the extent of which they really know her, how she tries her best in everything and would do anything to appear more girly and cute rather than a Sadako-look-a-like. Their strong bond is shown the way both of them fret over her.

DAWWW!!! Kawaaaiiiii~ (She looks simply beautiful!)

Unbeknownst to Sawako, the girls have a plan of their own of fixing an official ‘date’ between Sawako and Kazehaya (what do you like to call them? I like Sawahaya). The surprised expression on Kazehaya’s fase is sugoi! It’s clear that he’s bowled over by Sawako’s looks and how different she looks from school.

“Yano and Chizu aren’t coming. Sanada-kun too,” Sawako informs. Kazehaya’s expression here is unreadable but I can take a guess at two things. Either he is thinking what he thought of Sawako was different from what she truly is or he knows that their friends are meddling to make them meet alone. However, his nature is not taking someone’s help but doing things his own way and that is why he has been ploughing on in his own way for Sawako to understand his true feelings.

The episode ends with Kazehaya leading the way…. :angel1

*takes a deep breath*

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Nande, nande, nandeee~! :baww2:

Why did Shiina Karuho came up with such a brilliant series and volumnized it so excruciatingly?! I want MORE. I want to see what happens next, even when I’ve read the manga till recent chapters. This Anime makes me re-watch each episode and capture the cuteness of each character and slow development. I’ve been waiting very patiently for the coming episode because it finally shows Sawahaya in prime, face to face interacting with each other. So, why does this week’s time seem like a year? Whyyyyy!!! 😥

I am also kind of feeling doomed, because KnT would soon end—26 announced epis alright—but I hope there is a season 2 and a lot more! Motto motto~! :love:

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