Say "I love you"

For other uses, see Say I Love You.
Say "I love you".

Cover of the first manga volume featuring main characters: Yamato Kurosawa (left) and Mei Tachibana (right).
好きっていいなよ。
(Suki-tte Ii na yo.)
Genre Romance, Comedy-drama, Slice of life
Manga
Written by Kanae Hazuki
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Dessert
Original run 2008 – ongoing
Volumes 15
Anime television series
Directed by Takuya Satō
Music by Yuuji Nomi
Studio Zexcs
Licensed by
Hanabee
Network Tokyo MX, tvk, BS11, AT-X
Original run October 6, 2012 – December 30, 2012
Episodes 13 + 1 OVA
Live-action film
Directed by Asako Hyuga
Written by Asako Hyuga
Studio Shochiku
Released
  • July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12)
Runtime 102 minutes

Say "I love you". (Japanese: 好きっていいなよ。 Hepburn: Suki-tte ii na yo.) is a Japanese manga by Kanae Hazuki. An anime adaptation by Zexcs aired between October 6 and December 30, 2012. In North America, the manga is published by Kodansha Comics USA and the anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A live action film was released on July 12, 2014.

Plot

Quiet and unassuming Mei Tachibana has spent her high school years without making friends or getting a boyfriend because of a childhood incident that left her believing that people will betray each other sooner or later. She encounters a popular boy named Yamato Kurosawa, he becomes interested in her, and it is through their tentative friendship and blossoming relationship that Mei ultimately begins to branch out and befriend others.

Characters

Mei Tachibana (橘 めい Tachibana Mei)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano[1] (Japanese); Caitlynn French (English)
Live-action Actor: Haruna Kawaguchi
Mei used to be a social person but because her classmates blamed her for an accident she decided never to befriend anyone again. At first, she is described as "freakishly gloomy" and someone who "doesn't speak". In addition to being anti-social and clumsy, she is also observant, honest, supportive, and funny. As her relationship with Yamato Kurosawa progresses, she begins to open up to others more and she eventually falls in love with him.
Yamato Kurosawa (黒沢 大和 Kurosawa Yamato)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[1] (Japanese); Leraldo Anzaldua (English)
Live-action Actor: Sota Fukushi
One of the most popular boys in his school. When he first meets Mei, she kicks him. He then gives her his cellphone number. When a stalker harasses Mei she calls Yamato for help and when he arrives, he kisses Mei to get the stalker to go away. Over time, Yamato's interest in Mei grows to the point that he asks her out and they start dating. Asami describes Yamato as someone who thinks of others more than anyone else, protects what should be protected, and cares for others despite having his own problems to deal with.
Asami Oikawa (及川 あさみ Oikawa Asami)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda[1] (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Live-action Actor: Rima Nishizaki
Mei's classmate and friend who has complex feelings about her large chest. She hates it when people always stare at it and that no one seems to like her for who she is. She idolizes Yamato because he defended her from boys teasing her about her chest in middle school, and wishes for a prince of her own to protect her. She starts to date Kenji after he confesses he likes her for who she is, not just the size of her breasts.
Kenji Nakanishi (中西 健志 Nakanishi Kenji)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[1] (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)
Live-action Actor: Tasuku Nagase
One of Mei's classmates, and a good friend of Yamato's. He has a big crush on Asami and eventually confesses to her. The two the become a couple.
Aiko Mutō (武藤 愛子 Mutō Aiko)
Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama[1] (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)
Live-action Actor: Rika Adachi
A classmate of Yamato and Mei's. She's brazen and bad-mouthed, but has a nice and friendly side. She's liked Yamato ever since he told her that her natural self was the prettiest, but he doesn't reciprocate her feelings. She strongly believes that love requires self-sacrifice and effort, which prompts her to go to extreme lengths for her boyfriends, for example she used multiple cosmetics to look pretty despite breaking out for her old boyfriend. She lost 20 kg to try to get Yamato to become her boyfriend, but this caused her have scars due to sudden weight loss. After Mei stands up for her, she learns to accept Mei as a friend and supports her through tough times. She ends up dating Masashi.
Masashi Tachikawa (立川 雅司 Tachikawa Masashi)
Voiced by: Junji Majima (Japanese); Clint Bickham (English)
Live-action Actor: Ryosuke Yamamoto
Aiko's lover and the only one she feels she can show her "entire" body to. He liked her even when she was chubby.
Kakeru Hayakawa (早川 駆流 Hayakawa Kakeru)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)
A classmate of Yamato and Mei's. He has slept with many girls just to feel as "popular" as Yamato. His childhood friend, Chiharu, is one of the few people who treats him as a friend and respects him for who he is. After he fails to seduce Mei and is beat up by some thugs, he realizes that Chiharu is the only one who actually cares for him. He eventually reciprocates her feelings for him and they start dating.
Chiharu Ogawa (小川 千晴 Ogawa Chiharu)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese); Genevieve Simmons (English)
She is Kakeru's childhood friend and knows his true self. She has a crush on Kakeru and they eventually start to go out after he recognizes his feelings for her. She works alongside Mei at Bakery Farm.
Megumi Kitagawa (北川 めぐみ Kitagawa Megumi)
Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki (Japanese); Emily Neves (English)
Live-action Actor: Arisa Yagi
An amateur model and transfer student who is placed in Yamato's class. She acts sweet, but in reality is trying to cut Mei off from the rest of their friends and steal Yamato. During her childhood, she was called 'ugly' and 'plain'. After realizing that few people actually think of her as a friend even though she tries to please them by paying for meals and giving gifts, she finds true friendship in her childhood friends, Momo and Asami. In addition, she begins to ignore what others say about her and cuts her hair as a sign that she is going to make her future decisions without worrying about others' opinions of her.
Kai Takemura (竹村 海 Takemura Kai)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[1] (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)
Live-action Actor: Tomohiro Ichikawa
Yamato's junior high friend who was bullied. Because he hid himself and neglected his studies while being bullied, he decided to return to his hometown and repeat his first year of high school so he is currently a grade behind Yamato and Mei, despite being the same age as them. Since being bullied, he has grown significantly in stature as well as exercised so he is also much stronger than he used to be. He feels a connection with Mei because they were both bullied at some point in their life. He is also a regular patron of the Bakery where Mei works and loves the theme park "Land". He is in love with Mei, but accepts that she is in love with Yamato and tries to protect her.
Nagi Kurosawa (黒沢 凪 Kurosawa Nagi)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)
Yamato's younger sister. She is good at cooking sweets and making stuffed animals. When Yamato first introduces Mei to her, Nagi disliked Mei because she felt that Mei was stealing her brother. After spending time with Mei, she realizes that they have a lot in common: they both used to have a lot of friends until they turned against them. Afterwards, Nagi accepts Mei and teaches her how to bake cookies for Yamato as well as wanting to hang out with her more.
Daichi Kurosawa (黒沢 大地 Kurosawa Daichi)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese); David Matranga (English)
Yamato's older brother. He runs a barber shop and is said to be just as handsome as Yamato. He rejects styling people if they want to imitate others and instead styles their hair according to what they want to be.
Miki Arai (新井 美樹 Arai Miki)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English)
She is rumored to be Yamato's first love, since she is the only girl in their high school whom he has not kissed. She has a deep interest in Yamato and flirts with him when they go to a restaurant. Yamato, however, rejects her advances.
Mei's Mother
Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (English)
She was always worried about her daughter not being able to find happiness. However, after meeting Yamato she is more at ease. She keeps a picture of her husband, who died from cancer, in her room.

Media

Manga

The manga is both written and illustrated by Kanae Hazuki and began serialization in Japan in Kodansha's Dessert magazine. It was later obtained by Kodansha Comics USA for publishing in North America starting in April 2014.[2] The sixth manga volume was released in two versions, a regular edition and a special edition with the latter being bundled with a special CD.[3] The eleventh manga volume was also released in both regular and limited editions with the latter being bundled with an original video animation DVD.[4] Fifthteen tankōbon volumes have been released as of October 13, 2015.

Volume list

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 August 11, 2008[5]ISBN 978-4-06-365517-9April 29, 2014[6]ISBN 978-1-61262-602-4
Chapters 1-4
2 February 2, 2009[7]ISBN 978-4-06-365542-1June 10, 2014[8]ISBN 978-1-61262-603-1
Chapters 5-8
3 August 10, 2009[9]ISBN 978-4-06-365565-0August 26, 2014[10]ISBN 978-1-61262-604-8
Chapters 9-12
4 January 13, 2010[11]ISBN 978-4-06-365585-8October 14, 2014[12]ISBN 978-1-61262-605-5
Chapters 13-16
5 July 13, 2010[13]ISBN 978-4-06-365612-1December 16, 2014[14]ISBN 978-1-61262-606-2
Chapters 17-20
6 January 13, 2011[15]ISBN 978-4-06-365637-4
Special Edition[3]
ISBN 978-4-06-362179-2		February 10, 2015[16]ISBN 978-1-61262-671-0
Chapters 21-24
7 July 13, 2011[17]ISBN 978-4-06-365655-8April 28, 2015[18]ISBN 978-1-61262-672-7
Chapters 25-28
8 January 13, 2012[19]ISBN 978-4-06-365677-0June 9, 2015 [20]ISBN 978-1-61262-673-4
Chapters 29-32
9 July 24, 2012[21]ISBN 978-4-06-365699-2August 25, 2015 [22]ISBN 978-1-61262-674-1
Chapters 33-36
10 January 11, 2013[23]ISBN 978-4-06-365719-7October 13, 2015[24]ISBN 978-1612626758
Chapters 37-40
11 July 24, 2013[25]ISBN 978-4-06-365744-9December 15, 2015[26]ISBN 978-1632360410
Volume 11 Japanese version is a limited edition with a DVD.[27]
12 February 13, 2014[28]ISBN 978-4-06-365762-3February 23, 2016[29]ISBN 978-1632360427
13 July 24, 2014[30]ISBN 978-4-06-365780-7April 19, 2016[31]ISBN 978-1632362148
14 April 13, 2015[32]ISBN 978-4-06-365806-4——
15 October 13, 2015[33]ISBN 978-4-06-365836-1——

Anime

An anime adaptation by Zexcs began premiered on Tokyo MX October 6, 2012.[34] The series was later aired on tvk, BS11 and AT-X. It was later licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America.[35] The opening song is "Friendship" by Ritsuko Okazaki and the ending theme is "Slow Dance" by Suneohair.

Film

The wraparound jacket band of the 11th volume of the manga announced in 2013 that a live action film was greenlit for release in 2014.[36] The film was both directed and written by Asako Hyuga.[37] Haruna Kawaguchi and Sota Fukushi were cast as Mei Tachibana and Yamato Kurosawa respectively.[37] The film was released in Japan on July 12, 2014.[38] Its main theme song is "Happily" by One Direction.[38]

Reception

The film earned ¥1.1 billion (US$10 million) at the Japanese box office.[39][40]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Suki-tte Ii na yo. Anime's Cast, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. June 24, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kodansha USA Adds xxxHOLiC Rei, My Little Monster, Say "I Love You", Monster Soul". Anime News Network. July 18, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "葉月かなえ「好きっていいなよ。」ドラマCD、6巻特装版に" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "KSay, "I Love You"., My Little Monster Manga to Bundle Unaired Anime". Anime News Network. December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（1）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Say I Love You. 1 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（2）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Say I Love You. 2 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（3）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Say I Love You. 3 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（4）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Say I Love You. 4 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（5）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Say I Love You. 5 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（6）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Say I Love You. 6 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（7）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Say I Love You. 7 by Kanae Hazuki - Book - Random House". Random House. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  19. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（8）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  20. ↑ Hazuki, Kanae. "Say I Love You. 8". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（9）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  22. ↑ Hazuki, Kanae. "Say I Love You. 9". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（10）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Say I Love You. 10". Amazon.com. Kodansha Comics USA. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  25. ↑ "デザートWEB｜好きっていいなよ。（11）｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Say I Love You. 11". Amazon.com. Kodansha Comics USA. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  27. ↑ "デザートWEB｜DVD付き　好きっていいなよ。（11）限定版｜作品紹介｜講談社コミックプラス" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
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  30. ↑ 『[好きっていいなよ。（１３）]』（葉月かなえ）：・0｜講談社コミックプラス (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  31. ↑ "Say I Love You. 13". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  32. ↑ 『[好きっていいなよ。（１４）]』（葉月かなえ）：・0｜講談社コミックプラス (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  33. ↑ 『[好きっていいなよ。（１5）]』（葉月かなえ）：・0｜講談社コミックプラス (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Suki-tte Ii na yo. Anime's Cast, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Ebiten, Sakurasou, Say I Love You Anime". Anime News Network. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Say, "I Love You". Romance Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. July 22, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  37. 1 2 Green, Scott (January 10, 2014). "Live-Action "Say 'I Love You.'" Cast Introduced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  38. 1 2 Komatsu, Mikikazu (March 28, 2014). "One Direction to Provide Theme Song for "Say, 'I Love You'" Live-Action Film". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  39. ↑ "２０１４年 （平成２６年） 全国映画概況" (PDF). eiren.org (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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