KIMI NI TODOKE ("Reaching You"), by Karuho Shiina. First published in 2006 and first published in North America in 2009.
PLOT:
Sawako Kuronuma is a sweet and painfully shy young woman, but to her classmates she comes off as creepy. It's bad enough that her awkwardness and long black hair have earned her the nickname "Sadako," after the character from The Ring. The only person who is willing to give Sawako a chance is Kazehiya, a class representative and all-around nice guy. Sawako is utterly smitten with him, even if she's completely oblivious to the nature of her feelings. With his encouragement, she starts reaching out to her classmates and making some friends, even as their own burgeoning friendship is slowly but surely turning into a burgeoning romance.
