and are Japanese

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s written and illustrated by Yomoji Otono, which were simultaneously released in Japan on June 23, 2016. A spin-off novel focusing on another version of Shiori Satō in another parallel world, titled was released in Japan on August 10, 2022. Two anime films based on the novels were also simultaneously released in Japan on October 7, 2022.

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released the English version of the novels in North America on June 6, 2023.

Premise

The novels, which can be read in either order, are set in parallel worlds that are created as a result of Koyomi's decision from choosing between his mother Mayumi Takasaki and father Shodai Hidaka following their divorce. ''To Every You I've Loved Before'' follows Koyomi Takasaki meeting Kazune Takigawa, who introduces herself as his girlfriend in the 85th parallel world. ''To Me, the One Who Loved You'' follows Koyomi Hidaka and Shiori Satō eloping to a parallel world where they are not going to be stepsiblings after their parents were set to marry each other.

Characters

''To Every You I've Loved Before''

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''To Me, the One Who Loved You''

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Media

Novels

In May 2016, Yomoji Otono announced that his two new novels, ''To Every You I've Loved Before'' and ''To Me, the One Who Loved You'', were set to be simultaneously released under the Hayakawa Bunko

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on June 23. ''To Every You I've Loved Before'' was previously titled as ; it was then changed to before using the current title. ''To Me, the One Who Loved You'' was previously titled as ; it was then changed to before using the current title. In July 2022,

licensed the two novels for English publication in North America.

Novel list

Spin-off

A spin-off novel by Otono, titled , was released in Japan on August 10, 2022. It follows another version of Shiori Satō in another parallel world in which she begins to exchange diaries with her other self following her experience of Parallel Shift.

Anime films

The

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film adaptations of ''To Every You I've Loved Before'' and ''To Me, the One Who Loved You'' were announced on September 16, 2021. The ''To Every You I've Loved Before'' film was produced by

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and directed by Jun Matsumoto, while the ''To Me, the One Who Loved You'' film was produced by

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and directed by

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. For both films, Riko Sakaguchi penned the script, Shimano is credited for character design concepts, and Takashi Ohmama composed the music. The theme song for ''To Every You I've Loved Before'' is "Kumo wo Kō" performed by

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, while the theme song for ''To Me, the One Who Loved You'' is "Shion" performed by

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. Both films premiered on October 7, 2022.

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licensed both films outside of Asia.

Reception

The novels have a cumulative 240,000 copies in print.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{ann, novel, 24733, To Me, the One Who Loved You 2016 Japanese novels 2016 science fiction novels Japanese science fiction novels Japanese romance novels Romantic science fiction novels Novels about parallel universes Japanese novels adapted into films Science fiction novels adapted into films Seven Seas Entertainment titles