Ranked #300

Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai (Manga)

The idea of talking to someone you didn't know from a cell phone that didn't exist was too good to pass up on reading...

Summary:
Aihara Ryo is not a regular high school girl. She doesn't think she is anyway. Every high school girl has a cell phone, she doesn't. Tired of wishing for one she decides that she'll get one. She pictures one in her mind so clearly she even gives it her favorite song as ring tone. One day during class, she hears her song on a cell phone and wonders why no one is answering. Not even the teacher asks to shut it off. No one could hear it but her. It's ringing in her mind. What can she do but answer it? It was fate. In the other line was a boy, a high school boy who's talking to her the same way she is talking to him...by their made up cell phones.
Just like that she is lonely no more. She has someone to talk to and at last a friend. Suddenly it occurs to them to meet. Aihara is going to learn the hard way that you can't change destiny.

It's well written, and by the time you finish you should ask yourself if you believe in fate or destiny. That's what this manga is about, more or less. That no matter what some things have to happen and you can't change them, no matter how much you try. They are not your choices to make.

I don't think character development was the main goal of it but it still did well.
You could see by the end how the main character changed and became stronger, but sometimes you have to fall down to really get back up.

The art in this manga is nothing out of this world, it's actually very real looking (as real as manga gets anyway).

This isn't your typical shojo manga. It's actually a breath of fresh air for someone like me who is constantly just reading shojo's. read more

(This review contains spoilers)
Well, I think this manga is better known by the name of "Calling You". And as the name suggests, it's a romance. But not the typical romance which is written for a female audience. First, it has a very good story because it knows to relate all the events, occurring at different times. It also conveys the idea that you can try to change the destiny, but it is a vain attempt, for the true destiny is already decided. It is also very good at the little details that make this destiny are pleased, as the excuse the girl gave the boy in order to save him is that she doesn't like his voice, when the boy is actually mute. Also, the character of the boy, who can relate very well the details of the environment to realize when the girl tries to trick him into not saving her.
In general I think is the best romance I have read and I think he might like to almost anyone
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