Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You watch order
Sawako Kuronuma is so shy and gloomy-looking that classmates call her Sadako, after the ghost from The Ring, until the popular Shota Kazehaya starts talking to her. A slow, gentle high-school romance about friendship and first love, based on Karuho Shiina's shojo manga.
First time? Watch season 1 (25 episodes), season 2 (12) and the five feature-length episodes of season 3 on Netflix, in that order. The recap special and the chibi shorts can be skipped.
Story order
Story and release order are the same: each season continues straight from the last. The two optional extras sit where they came out.
- Kimi ni Todoke (Season 1)
Sawako's first year: Kazehaya befriends her, she makes real friends in Ayane and Chizuru, and rumours and Kurumi's rivalry test them (roughly episodes 9–15). Episode 16 is a recap of episodes 1–15 and can be skipped.
- Kimi ni Todoke: Kataomoi (optional)
A TV special that aired a week before season 2, retelling season 1 from Kurumi's point of view. Often listed as season 2 episode 0. A recap with new framing; optional.
- Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season
Picks up straight after season 1: Valentine's Day, second year, and the new classmate Kento stirring up misunderstandings, until Sawako and Kazehaya finally confess. Some databases count it as 13 episodes by including the Kataomoi special.
- Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season Specials (Minitodo Theater) (optional)
Three chibi fairy-tale parodies of about five minutes each (a Cinderella story starring Kurumi, Snow White, and Romeo and Juliet) from the season 2 DVDs and Blu-rays. Non-canon fun; optional.
- Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season
Thirteen years later, Production I.G and the original voice cast return for five feature-length (about 67-minute) episodes, released all at once on Netflix on August 1, 2024. Continues from the next manga chapter after season 2: Sawako and Kazehaya as a couple, the school trip to Okinawa, and Ryu and Chizuru's story.
Release order
Seasons 1 and 2 aired in 2009–11; season 3 arrived on Netflix in 2024 after a 13-year gap.
- Kimi ni Todoke (Season 1)
Sawako's first year: Kazehaya befriends her, she makes real friends in Ayane and Chizuru, and rumours and Kurumi's rivalry test them (roughly episodes 9–15). Episode 16 is a recap of episodes 1–15 and can be skipped.
- Kimi ni Todoke: Kataomoi (optional)
A TV special that aired a week before season 2, retelling season 1 from Kurumi's point of view. Often listed as season 2 episode 0. A recap with new framing; optional.
- Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season
Picks up straight after season 1: Valentine's Day, second year, and the new classmate Kento stirring up misunderstandings, until Sawako and Kazehaya finally confess. Some databases count it as 13 episodes by including the Kataomoi special.
- Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season Specials (Minitodo Theater) (optional)
Three chibi fairy-tale parodies of about five minutes each (a Cinderella story starring Kurumi, Snow White, and Romeo and Juliet) from the season 2 DVDs and Blu-rays. Non-canon fun; optional.
- Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season
Thirteen years later, Production I.G and the original voice cast return for five feature-length (about 67-minute) episodes, released all at once on Netflix on August 1, 2024. Continues from the next manga chapter after season 2: Sawako and Kazehaya as a couple, the school trip to Okinawa, and Ryu and Chizuru's story.
Explained
Is season 3 really only five episodes?
Yes. Netflix released it as five episodes of roughly 67 minutes each, so it's about as long as a normal 12-episode season. It's not a film or a recap: it continues the story from the chapter after season 2 ends.
Does the anime finish the manga?
No. The manga ran from 2005 to 2017 and has 30 volumes; season 3 stops at about volume 18. The rest (third year, university plans and the ending) is manga-only so far. To continue, pick up the manga around volume 18.
Is there a season 4?
Nothing has been announced as of October 2026.
What can I skip?
There's no anime-original filler. The only skippable pieces are season 1's recap episode (16), the Kataomoi special (season 1 retold from Kurumi's side) and the three Minitodo chibi shorts. A ten-minute digest of seasons 1 and 2 was also put online before season 3; it's a recap too.
Is there a dub?
Yes for seasons 1 and 2: Netflix added an English dub in February 2024, ahead of season 3.