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Kimi ni Todoke

Kimi ni Todoke Episode 4

Nothing can stay perfect for too long and that’s exactly what happens in the 4th episode of Kimi ni Todoke.

So we open pretty much where we left off. Yano and Yoshida had heard rumors about themselves that presumably Sawako had spread. Of course the two didn’t believe… even laughed at the girls who had insisted that Sawako spread those rumors.

They both figured the best way to find out the truth was to confront Sawako. Sawako pretty much confirms their thoughts as she is so innocent about it and genuinely confused. And you’d think that would be the end of it… wrong.

The rumors grow worse! Yano and Yoshida know better than believing that Sawako is spreading the rumors… until they overhear Sawako talking to another classmate and say that she isn’t friends with Yano and Yoshida. Both are confused and a little hurt… and are dragged away by Pin before they could hear the rest of the conversation on how Sawako believes that what they hold isn’t friendship yet, but she longs for it to be.

So misunderstandings take place… especially after Yano and Yoshida ask Sawako if she like them… and Sawako can only respond as- “Rather than like I…” Of course, the two of them take it the wrong way and Sawako wonders why they seem so sad, even after they said they “understood what she had to say.”

So she scouts out to find the rumor starters… only to hear some in depth of such rumors… for example, how this mysterious person has Yano and Yoshida as back up and has Kazehaya slaving around for her… only to find out it’s herself that they are talking about… and then she hears the gossipers whisper on how Kazehaya, Yano, and Yoshida would all be happy without her and that poor Kazehaya’s popularity would definitely drop.

Of course Sawako takes this to heart and wonders if she should start avoiding them so they can all be happy again. So anytime she’s caught alone with Yano, Yoshida, or Kazehaya and someone stumbles upon them… she flees.

My Thoughts
I’m really enjoying this anime. I feel sorry for the foursome right now. Yano and Yoshida are taking it in hard… crying and staying up all night over it when it’s all a big misunderstanding… and now Kazehaya is slowly getting dragged into the mix. I look forward to the next episode and I’m positive that the next one will smooth things out and maybe even we’ll meet the rumor starter.