It's her first crush, so it's not exactly a crush that will fade with ease. It ran in the pages of Yurihime magazine, Japan's most popular home for serialized yuri stories. If I Could Reach You. Follow this grim and occasionally light-hearted coming-of-age story that chronicles the life of an average teenage girl infatuated with her older sister-in-law. IF I COULD REACH YOU is a surprisingly comical observation of one girl's romantic travails. Plot [edit | edit source] Uta is a young girl living with her brother and his wife, Kaoru. About If I Could Reach You "If I Could Reach You" is a song written by Randall Clayton McNeill and recorded by The 5th Dimension in 1972. Author: tMnR. By tMnR. The song was the group's final top 10 on the Hot 100, peaking at #10 there, and was the group's final number one on the Easy Listening chart, on 28 October 1972. If I Could Reach You is tMnR's debut series and the artist's first series published in English. Share. Hopelessly in love, high schooler Uta must navigate living with her brother and Kaoru, her crush … and sister-in-law. Even after consulting her friend a few times, Uta just can't get the thought of Kaoru out of her head and the consequences that could leave their relationship tumbling towards a dark road. Product details. Summary THE FALL AND RISE For so long, Uta has pushed down any romantic feelings she’s had for her old friend Kaoru, especially after Kaoru became her sister-in-law. Desperate to get over her unrequited feelings, Uta pulls away, but when the cracks in her brother's marriage begin to show, Kaoru begins to confide … Hopelessly in love, high schooler Uta must navigate living with her brother and Kaoru, her crush … and sister-in-law. If I Could Reach You. Edit source Edit with form History Talk (0) Share], , Tatoe Todokanu Ito da Toshitemo Wiki Page count: 10 Last checked: March 15, 2020. Praise [If I Could Reach You depicts a] specific kind of pain a lot of queer people, me included, have experienced…It has a lacerating psychological acuity… a tonally diverse slice of life that captures many kinds of moments, both happy and sad…deals with complicated, difficult issues with a sensitivity and grace you rarely see.” -Anime News Network Read Follow. Find out more. In this heartwrenching new yuri manga, a teenage girl comes to terms with her own sexuality through her crush on her brother’s wife. Publisher: If I Could Reach You ISBN: Category: Comics & Graphic Novels Page: 160 View: 464 Maybe I could make you stay If I could reach you The dark is getting light And you're dressed to go And never said a word About tomorrow But if I could reach you some way If I knew the magic it would take To love you good enough on the outside And make you feel it on the inside Maybe I could make you stay See you next time I'll see you next time Publisher : Kodansha Comics (March 23, 2021) Language : English; Genre: Drama , Romance , Yuri Media: Manga. "If I Could Reach You" (1972) "Living Together, Growing Together" (1972) Chart performance. Because Uta's love is viewed at the outset as "beyond [her] r Uta-chan has the hots for her sister-in-law. If I Could Reach You. See also. The song was the group's final top 10 on the Hot 100, peaking at number 10 there, and was the group's final number one on the Easy Listening chart, on 28 October 1972. Edit. 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