Kimi ni Todoke Manga After the Anime: Where to Start

This guide identifies stopping points but avoids later-story spoilers. The anime-to-manga mapping was checked on October 25, 2026.

Finished Kimi ni Todoke Season 3? Continue with Chapter 76, at the beginning of manga Volume 19. Season 3’s final episode reaches the events of Chapter 75, which closes Volume 18.

Continue the story with Kimi ni Todoke, Vol. 19 in English on Amazon. Check for VIZ, English, and ISBN 978-1-4215-6780-8.

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If you stopped after an earlier season, use the table below. These chapter matches are an independent comparison of the anime’s final scenes with Shueisha’s official Japanese volume contents—not an official publisher adaptation chart.

Kimi ni Todoke Anime-to-Manga Starting Points

For a spoiler-light overview of the characters, manga, and anime before choosing your route, see the Kimi ni Todoke Guide.

After Season 1: Start with Chapter 28 in Volume 7

Season 1 ends during Sawako’s New Year and birthday storyline. Shueisha’s official contents for Japanese Volume 7 list:

• Chapter 25: “The Two”
• Chapter 26: “Birthday”
• Chapter 27: “New Year”
• Chapter 28: “Valentine’s Day”

Because the first season stops before the Valentine’s Day chapter, the closest continuation is Chapter 28, the final chapter in Volume 7. Buying Volume 8 would skip that transition.

If you would rather avoid entering a book at its last chapter, starting at Volume 7 is inexpensive overlap: you revisit the end of Season 1, then continue into new material.

After Season 2: Start with Chapter 47 in Volume 12

Season 2 resolves the major misunderstanding and confession arc that began in the second school year. The matched endpoint is Chapter 46, which closes manga Volume 11. Continue with Chapter 47 in Volume 12.

This is the cleanest volume boundary in the guide: you can finish Season 2 and begin with English Volume 12 without buying a book mostly covered by the anime.

It is also a useful restart point if you plan to watch Season 3 later, because Volume 12 begins the next phase of Sawako and Kazehaya’s relationship and gives the supporting characters more room.

After Season 3: Start with Chapter 76 in Volume 19

The official Season 3 story page describes the final episode as Sawako and Kazehaya talking after the Christmas party, revisiting their memories, and working through the distance between them. Those events align with the end of Chapter 75, “A Happy Moment.”

Shueisha’s official contents show that Japanese Volume 18 contains Chapters 72–75 and ends with Chapter 75. The following official Volume 19 listing begins with Chapter 76. VIZ’s English Volume 19 is therefore the simplest continuation after the anime.

Check Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 19 on VIZ. VIZ lists paperback and digital formats, but regional stores and availability can differ.

Ready to continue after Season 3? Check English Volume 19 on Amazon.

Continue Directly or Read Earlier?

There are two valid answers because “where does the anime stop?” and “where should I begin reading?” are not exactly the same question.

Fastest continuation

• After Season 1: Chapter 28 / Volume 7
• After Season 2: Chapter 47 / Volume 12
• After Season 3: Chapter 76 / Volume 19

Choose this route if you mainly want new story material.

Better continuity

Start at the beginning of the volume containing the endpoint—or start from Volume 1.

Anime adaptations combine dialogue, timing, internal narration, and transitions. The official publishers do not provide a complete list of every rearranged or shortened manga passage. For that reason, this guide does not claim that every page through Chapter 75 appears unchanged onscreen.

Reading from Volume 1 gives you Karuho Shiina’s original pacing and page composition. Starting with Volume 12 before the Season 3 material is a reasonable middle route if you want more context without rereading the entire series.

Where Does Kimi ni Todoke: Soulmate Fit?

Read Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate after completing the main manga’s 30 volumes.

VIZ describes Soulmate as a college-era story centered on Kurumi, with Sawako as her rival-turned-best friend. Its first English volume begins after the high-school story has moved on, so it is not a substitute for Volume 19 and should not be inserted immediately after Season 3.

The English Soulmate release is complete in three volumes. To avoid character and relationship spoilers, finish the main series before starting it.

Finished all 30 main-series volumes? Check Soulmate Vol. 1 in English on Amazon.

Where to Read Legally

VIZ lists all 30 English main-series volumes and all three English Soulmate volumes. Its digital chapter service is available only in supported regions, while print distribution and ebook stores vary by country.

• Official VIZ Kimi ni Todoke series page
• Official VIZ Volume 19 page
• Amazon US search for English Volume 19, ISBN 9781421567808
• Official VIZ Soulmate catalogue
• Amazon US search for Soulmate Volume 1, ISBN 9781974743742
• Compare legal English and Japanese manga options

Prices, stock, formats, and regional delivery can change. Before ordering, confirm the title, volume number, language, ISBN, format, and seller for your region.

Final Answer

To continue immediately after Kimi ni Todoke Season 3, begin with Chapter 76 in Volume 19. After Season 2, begin with Volume 12; after Season 1, start with Chapter 28 at the end of Volume 7.

If you want the most complete version rather than the shortest route, start from Volume 1—or at least begin with Volume 12 before revisiting the material adapted in Season 3. Save Soulmate until after all 30 volumes of the main manga.

I also share the small manga moments that stay with me long after reading—the pauses, glances, and choices that never fully leave.

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