Say "I love you". | |
Cover of the first manga volume featuring main characters: Yamato Kurosawa (left) and Mei Tachibana (right).
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好きっていいなよ。 (Suki-tte Ii na yo.) |
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Genre | Romance, Comedy-drama, Slice of life |
Manga | |
Written by | Kanae Hazuki |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Magazine | Dessert |
Original run | 2008 – July 24, 2017 |
Volumes | 17 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takuya Satō |
Music by | Yuuji Nomi |
Studio | Zexcs |
Licensed by | |
Original 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 |
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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.
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.
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. 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. The eleventh manga volume was also released in both regular and limited editions with the latter being bundled with an original video animation DVD. Seventeen tankōbon volumes have been released as of October 11, 2016. The manga will end serialization on July 24.
An anime adaptation by Zexcs began premiered on Tokyo MX October 6, 2012. The series was later aired on tvk, BS11 and AT-X. It was later licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America. The opening song is "Friendship" by Ritsuko Okazaki and the ending theme is "Slow Dance" by Suneohair.