
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke(2009)
Nicknamed "Sadako" for her spooky appearance, high schooler Sawako begins to break out of her shell when she befriends popular boy Kazehaya.


At the end of the second semester of third year of high school, four students are prepared for graduation and feel the ending to their high school life. But that changes a little with the arrival of a transfer student.

Aoi Ichikawa
Eita Izumi (voice)

Karin Isobe
Mio Natsume (voice)

Taishi Murata
Haruto Souma (voice)

Yuna Yoshino
Hazuki Morikawa (voice)

Lynn
Ena Komiya (voice)

Arisa Sakuraba
Yoriko Inui (voice)

Yuka Nukui
Sanae Takahashi (voice)

Reina Kondo
Suzuki, Momoka (voice)

Sayaka Senbongi
Mayuko Satou (voice)

Kohei Amasaki
Junpei Saruwatari (voice)
Just Because! is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of love triangle, high school, romance, slice of life, coming of age, school. Created by Hajime Kamoshida, it stars Aoi Ichikawa, Karin Isobe, Taishi Murata. At the end of the second semester of third year of high school, four students are prepared for graduation and feel the ending to their high school life. But that changes a little with the arrival of a transfer student.
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