If I Could Reach You (manga)

If I Could Reach You (Japanese: たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても, Hepburn: Tatoe Todokanu Ito da to shite mo) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by tMnR. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from 2016 to 2020,[1] and is licensed for an English-language release by Kodansha Comics.[2]

If I Could Reach You
Cover of the first Japanese volume
たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても
(Tatoe Todokanu Ito da to shite mo)
GenreRomantic drama, yuri
Manga
Written bytMnR
Published byIchijinsha
English publisher
MagazineComic Yuri Hime
Original runNovember 18, 2016 – December 2020
Volumes7

Synopsis

While attending her brother's wedding, Uta finally comes to terms with her crush on Kaoru, her now sister-in-law. Uta enters a new stage of her life having to navigate living with her brother and Kaoru while trying to get over her unrequited feelings. However, as cracks in her brother's marriage begin to show, Uta finds Kaoru confiding in her more and making the process even harder.

Characters

Uta - Voice: Sayaka Senbongi

A hard-working high school student who tries to come to terms with her unrequited feelings for Kaoru, a childhood friend and now sister-in-law. She sometimes feels like she is a burden to others because of her mother's verbal abuse.

Kaoru - Voice: Marie Miyake

A childhood friend of Uta and Reiichi. She went on to marry Reiichi and live together with him and his sister.

Reiichi - Voice: Yuya Nakada

Uta's brother. He and Kaoru dated in high school and married one year prior to the story’s start.

Media

Manga
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 18, 2017[3]978-4758076692September 17, 2019[4]9781632368874
2 November 16, 2017[3]978-4758077538November 26, 2019[5]9781632368881
3 July 18, 2018[3]978-4758078399January 14, 2020[6]9781632368898
4 January 18, 2019[3]978-4758079020March 24, 2020[7]9781632369376
5 August 16, 2019[3]978-4758079730October 27, 2020[8]9781646510474
6 March 18, 2020[3]978-4758021005December 14, 2021[9]9781646511556
7 January 18, 2021[3]978-4758022071June 21, 2022[10]9781646512751

Power Push

On August 21, 2019, Ichijinsha released a Power Push reading of the first chapter, with Sayaka Senbongi playing Uta and Marie Miyake playing Kaoru.[11]

Reception

If I Could Reach You was nominated for the 2017 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[12]

In Anime News Network's Fall 2019 Manga Guide, Rebecca Silverman gave the first volume 3 out of 5 stars. Silverman praises tMnR for avoiding making the story unrelentingly depressing and melodramatic by showing that Uta's has already accepted her love will go unrequited. Faye Hopper went on to give the first volume 4 out of 5 stars, noting that "it deals with complicated, difficult issues with a sensitivity and grace you rarely see, and does so, surprisingly, while being light and pleasant."[13] Anime UK News gave the first volume 8/10, praising the maturely and respect paid to the depiction of Uta's feelings.[14]

The series has featured on BookWalker's top-selling manga ranking for 2020.[15]

References
  1. "tMnR's If I Could Reach You Manga Ends". Anime News Network. October 18, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. "Kodansha and Vertical's Big Plans for Late 2019". Bleeding Cool. 14 March 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 1". Kodansha Comics. Kodansha Comics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 2". Kodansha Comics. Kodansha Comics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 3". Kodansha Comics. Kodansha Comics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 4". Kodansha Comics. Kodansha Comics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 5". Kodansha Comics. Kodansha Comics. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 6". Kodansha Comics. Kodansha Comics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  10. "If I Could Reach You, Volume 7". Kodansha USA. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  11. 【百合姫PP】たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても【PV】 (YouTube). ichijinshaPV. 2020-09-15. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  12. そのほかノミネート作品はこちら！. Next Manga Award (in Japanese). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  13. "The Fall 2019 Manga Guide If I Could Reach You". Anime News Network. November 4, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  14. "If I Could Reach You Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. September 23, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  15. Manga Top 30. BookWalker. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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