Kimi ni Todoke Episode 02

Seating Change
Episode Info
Japanese	席替え
Rōmaji	Sekigae
Air Date	October 13, 2009
Related Chapter(s)	Chapter 01
Themes
Opening Kimi ni Todoke	Ending Kataomoi
Chronology
Previous Episode 1	Next Episode 3

Seat Shuffling is the 2nd entry of the Kimi ni Todoke anime.

• English Titles:
  • Seat Shuffling (NIS America, Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu)
  • Seating Change (Netflix)

Staff

• Screenplay (脚本 kyakuhon) = Minako Ikeda (池田 眞美子)
• Storyboard (絵コンテ e-konte) = Norihiko Naganuma (長沼 範裕)
• Director (演出 enshutsu) = Norihiko Naganuma
• Animation Director (作画監督 sakuga kantoku) = Hitomi Satou (佐藤 仁実)
• Production Assistant (制作進行 seisaku shunkou) = Akihiko Suzuki (鈴木 昭彦)

Cast Credits

Character			Voice Actor

*Indicates a character's first appearance

Summary

It is another day at school, but it is no ordinary day. It is a rainy day. Not only that, it is Seat Change Day. However, because of Class I-D's fear of the notorious "Sadako", they avoid being her seatmate in fear of being cursed. Sawako, on the other hand, accepts this fact.

Surprisingly, Kazehaya sits beside her, and also a few of her classmates, namely, Chizuru, Ayane and Ryuu. This is a start of a new beginning.

Characters in order of appearance

• Sawako Kuronuma
• Maru
• Shouta Kazehaya
• Chizuru Yoshida
• Ayane Yano
• Ryu Sanada
• Kazuichi Arai
• Ume Kurumizawa

Trivia

• The dog Sawako and Kazehaya find by the river was drawn in memory of Shiina Karuho's late pet, Maya.
• The name of the dog, Pedro Martínez, is a reference to the Dominican-American former professional baseball of the same name, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009.
• The character Ume "Kurumi" Kurumizawa appears on the background although is not introduced in the series yet.