If I Could Reach You (manga)
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| 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) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic drama, yuri |
| Manga | |
| Written by | tMnR |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Yuri Hime |
| Original run | November 18, 2016 – December 2020 |
| Volumes | 7 |
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]
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] | 978-4758076692 | September 17, 2019[4] | 9781632368874 |
| 2 | November 16, 2017[3] | 978-4758077538 | November 26, 2019[5] | 9781632368881 |
| 3 | July 18, 2018[3] | 978-4758078399 | January 14, 2020[6] | 9781632368898 |
| 4 | January 18, 2019[3] | 978-4758079020 | March 24, 2020[7] | 9781632369376 |
| 5 | August 16, 2019[3] | 978-4758079730 | October 27, 2020[8] | 9781646510474 |
| 6 | March 18, 2020[3] | 978-4758021005 | December 14, 2021[9] | 9781646511556 |
| 7 | January 18, 2021[3] | 978-4758022071 | June 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]
