Kimi ni Todoke season 3 reveals August release date and more via a new trailer

Modified Jul 09, 2024 17:49 GMT

Kimi ni Todoke season 3 reveals August release date and more via a new trailer (Image via Production I.G)

On July 9, 2024, Netflix announced that Kimi ni Todoke season 3 will premiere on August 1, 2024, with a new opening theme song artist. The anime, returning after nearly 13 years, will now be an ONA series.

Adapted from Karuho Shiina's manga, the first season aired in October 2009, and the second in January 2011. Production I.G, the original studio, will animate the third season.

Kimi ni Todoke season 3 to premiere on August 1, 2024

The second trailer for Kimi ni Todoke season 3 begins with Sawako walking to her first date with Shouta and being teased by a friend about what it means to be a couple. It then shows their class trip to Okinawa, where Sawako and Shouta spend quality time together.

The trailer also introduces a new story where a girl confesses to Ryuu, but he asks his childhood friend Chizuru to stay out of it. The trailer previews the opening song and ends with Sawako and Shouta standing together on a snowy road.

The opening song for Kimi ni Todoke season 3 will be performed by the male Japanese singer imase, titled et cetera. This will be the second role of the singer in the anime industry after he performed his first theme song for Sand Land movie.

The anime is based on a manga series, of the same name, written and illustrated by Karuho Shiina. The series is the author's most influential project but her other famous projects include Crazy For You, Falling in Love, and Junk Planet.

Kimi ni Todoke season 3 will be returning after 13 years and the main characters will be retaining their voice actors: Sawako Kuronuma voiced by Mamiko Noto (Elsa from Re: Zero) and Shouta Kazehaya voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (Choso from Jujutsu Kaisen).

Kimi no Todoke season 3 synopsis

Sawako as seen in the anime (Image via Production I.G)

As of this article's publication, there has been no official synopsis unveiled regarding Kimi no Todoke season 3. But as indicated by the latest trailer, the third sequel could see Sawato and Shouta learn more things about each other as a couple.

The last episodes of the second sequel saw Sawato and Shouta become a couple, a news that took the whole school by storm. Even though the rumors went down the wrong way, Sawato's friends helped her in every way possible. The second sequel ended with Sawato and Shouta exchanging gifts and the latter ensuring the former that he would always remain loyal to her.

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Edited by Divya Singh