A review by ribbonquest
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 8 by Karuho Shiina

3.0

A new school year begins, so classes are changed up. All the important characters are kept together, of course, but there are some new classmates and seats are switched around. Sawako's new neighbor is the blond boy on the cover, who exists purely to complicate her relationship with Kazehaya. He's not a romantic rival, he just seems to think it's funny to confuse Sawako with extra attention. That sums up the entire book and it's annoying. I guess after hitting the major romantic holidays (Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day) in volume 7, something had to happen to nudge the plot along, but this guy's just annoying.