Itazura Na Kiss Live Action
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On January 27, 2009, Digital Manga Publishing issued a press release announcing the acquisition of the license to publish Itazura na Kiss in English. They published the series in 12 omnibus editions; the first two were scheduled for November 2009 and March 2010, respectively.[2] The last two volumes were available in their Akadot Retail store.[4][5] The manga is also available through Amazon Kindle and BookWalker.
In this romantic comedy story, a dim witted high school girl named Kotoko Aihara finally confesses her romantic feelings to a fellow senior named Naoki that she has been infatuated with from afar since she saw him on their first day of high school. However, Naoki, a hottie "super-ikemen" (handsome male) who is smart and good at sports, rejects her offhand. Fate intervenes when a mild earthquake ruins Kotoko's family house. While the house is rebuilt, Kotoko and her father stay at the home of her father's childhood best friend, whose son is revealed to be Naoki. Naoki eventually falls for Kotoko despite her clingy ways and childish behavior and starts to have romantic, protective feelings for her.
In 1996, Itazura na Kiss was first adapted into a Japanese television drama of the same title, which ran from October 14 to December 16, 1996, for 9 episodes every Monday at 20:00 until 21:00 JST. This version did not cover Kotoko's and Naoki's married life.[10]
In 2005, it was adapted into two Taiwanese dramas, It Started with a Kiss and its sequel They Kiss Again, both starring Ariel Lin as not-so-bright Yuan Xiang-qin and Joe Cheng as the genius Jiang Zhi-shu.
In 2010, it was adapted into a South Korean drama series, Playful Kiss, starring Kim Hyun-joong of SS501 as the perfectionist Baek Seung-jo and Jung So-min as the clumsy Oh Ha-ni. The series consisted of 16 TV episodes and 7 webisodes.[11]
In 2013, a second Japanese live-action adaptation aired on Fuji TV under the title Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo. It starred Miki Honoka as Kotoko Aihara and Yuki Furukawa as Naoki Irie.At the end of 2014, the sequel Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa was aired, with both lead actors reprising their roles. The second season ended in March 2015.
In 2015, it was adapted into a Thai drama series, Kiss Me (รักล้นใจนายแกล้งจุ๊บ). It starred Pirath Nitipaisankul and Sushar Manaying, and it aired on True4U.[12]
Itazura na Kiss was adapted into a 25 episode Japanese animated TV series by TMS Entertainment and shown on TBS from April 4, 2008 to September 25, 2008. The opening theme was "Kimi, Meguru, Boku" by Motohiro Hata, and the primary ending themes were "Kataomoi Fighter" by GO!GO!7188 and "Jikan yo Tomare (Stop Time)" by Azu featuring Seamo. Discotek Media licensed the animated series for Northern America and released it out on DVD in late 2014.[15]
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Since I'm kinda obsessed with this cute little love story right now, I wanted to blog about it just because I can ^^ Feel free to ignore me xD I just really love this story! It feels like every young girl's dreams and nightmares coming true! I guess it has to do with my love for bad guy/good girl romances, but I think this is different because this isn't a bad bad guy, he's just a little bit of a jerk. And the girl is as far from perfect as you can get, she's very relatable.
The story: A cute, enthusiastic, but not really smart girl named Kotoko has been crushing on Irie Naoki, the most popular guy on her school, since freshman year. He is the complete opposite of her. He's a genious, he's good looking, and on top of that he's really good at sports. He is in the A-class with the best students, while Kotoko is in the F-class. He also has a generally cold attitude towards others. Despite all this, in their senior year at High School, Kotoko's "never give up"-attitude drives her to write him a love letter, wanting to confess her feelings before High School ends. She is immediately rejected by Naoki, who won't even read her letter, saying he hates "stupid girls". The same day, Kotoko's newly built house gets destroyed by an earthquake, and she and her dad is invited to live with his best friend's family, also turning out to be Naoki's family. Kotoko is now stuck living under the same roof as her crush who just rejected her. Naoki keeps acting cold to her, insisting that she won't tell anyone that she's living with him. The story follows Kotoko and Naoki getting closer in a series of adorable and at times funny moments, while they also have to face difficult choices about their future when high school ends.
This is originally a manga, but there's been made an anime and 4 live action dramas from it. The anime is good for anyone who thinks the story sounds good and likes anime. I love it, and I love all the live action versions.
This version is kinda weird. It's the first adaption, yet it's the one most different from the manga, from what I've heard ( I haven't read the manga). Also, this one is more funny than romantic. There is only 9 episodes, which is really short compared to the other adaptions. There's too much left out, in my opinion. I love it because it's hilarious, but I don't think it's for anyone, and I don't think this is the first version of Itazura na kiss anyone should see. If you're as big a fan as me of the story you can watch it for laughs.
While she is entertaining, this Kotoko is a bit too much for me. I laugh alot at her, but I can't take her seriously, and there are plenty of serious moments in this story. She's not supposed to be smart, but she literally seems like a child, not a girl in High School.
Kotoko's childlike behavior wouldn't be as much of a problem if this wasn't the coldest and most serious Naoki of them all. I like this version, but he looks like he's in pain whenever he's with Kotoko. In the other versions, we see a tiny smile every once in a while. In this version, when it turns out he's in love with Kotoko, all I can think is "How can he be?" and "When the hell did that happen?" This is the shortest adaption of them all, and I think I only saw him smile once while he was with Kotoko, apart from the ending, when he all of a sudden was head over heels in love with her. It felt very rushed.
This is my absolute favorite adaption, currently challenged by the 2013 Japanese version. In contrast to the 1996 one, with 9 episodes, this one is by far the longest, with 30 episodes and a second season. It's more dragged than rushed, but I guess I like that. For a couple like this, I think a lot of time is needed to develop their relationship, and in this version, if feels like alot of time. They go through so much together and their relationship seems so believable. The actors are really good, and their great chemistry in this drama is well known among fans.
This adaption of Irie Naoki (here called Zhi Shu) is great. He is cold, but he also jokes and teases Kotoko (here called Xiang Qin), taking full advantage of her crush on him. You clearly see him grow to care for her, and since there's so many episodes it feels natural and not rushed. It's also easy to understand why Xiang Qin falls in love with him. He has moments where he's acting like a jerk like in all of of the adaptions, but he does alot of sweet things for her as well, more than in any other adaption.
This Kotoko, on the other hand, isn't among my favorites. The actress is good, but her version of Kotoko seems kinda depressed most of the time, while Kotoko really is supposed to be forever optimistic and bubbly. Because of that it's a bit hard for me to see exactly why Zhi Shu falls for her, but because of the number of episodes with great development, and the great chemistry between the actors, it is believable.
This is a really good adaption, with the best thing of it being the slow developement between the two main characters. The soundtrack is good too. The only things that can be a problem is the portrayal of Kotoko and the at times slow pace of the story.
This is a cute version. It's only 16 episodes long, so it's not as long as the Taiwanese version and therefore it might be easier to follow. There is also a web series with small episodes from their married life. The acting isn't as good here as in the Taiwanese version, but it's not terrible, so this could be a good way to get to know the story before watching the Taiwanese version with the great acting and the amazing chemistry between the actors. The cast is generally considered to be better looking here.
This is a really good Kotoko. She is cute, enthusiastic and silly, just like she's supposed to be. It's one of the versions where it's very understandable that Naoki would fall for. Her life revolves around him a bit to much, but then again, that's a part of the character. I find her really likable.
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