Itazura na Kiss

"Kotoko Aihara" and "Naoki Irie" redirect here. For the 2013 Japanese remake, see Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo.
Mischievous Kiss

Cover of the first manga volume
イタズラなKiss
(Itazura na Kiss)
Genre Romantic comedy, Slice of life
Manga
Written by Kaoru Tada
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Margaret
Original run June 1990March 1999
Volumes 23
Television drama
Directed by Morita Mitsunori, Nemoto Minoki, Ikezoe Hiroshi
Produced by Morita Mitsunori, Sato Ryoichi, Uchiyama Seiko
Written by Kusumoto Hiromi, Mori Harumi
Music by Nakamura Yukiyo
Network TV Asahi
Original run 14 October 1996 16 December 1996
Episodes 25
Television drama
Cowok Impian
Directed by Bejo Sulaktono
Produced by Leo Sutanto
Written by Serena Luna
Studio SinemArt
Network SCTV, RCTI, MNC Drama
Original run September 1, 2006 February 9, 2007
Anime television series
Directed by Osamu Yamazaki
Music by Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio TMS Entertainment
Licensed by
Network TBS
Original run April 4, 2008 September 25, 2008
Episodes 25
Television dramas

Itazura na Kiss (Japanese: イタズラなKiss Hepburn: Playful Kiss) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1990 by Shueisha through Margaret magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan.[1] The manga became so popular that three live TV series have been made so far in 1996, 2005, and 2010, with a sequel of the 2005 drama in late 2007. In 2013, a remake of the Japanese live TV series, called Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo, was made. Despite its success, the manga was never completed due to the unexpected death of the author in a house accident while she was moving to another house with her husband and son. However the manga series continues to be published with the permission of the artist's widower.[2]

A drama CD series was released in 2005–2006 and a 25 episode anime adaptation aired in 2008. In an interview, the author's widower, Shigeru Nishikawa, revealed that the manga's intended finale was to be conceptualized in the anime for the first time. Scripts regarding the plot of the anime closely followed the author's planned ending.

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 will be publishing the series in 12 omnibus editions; the first two are scheduled for November 2009 and March 2010, respectively.[3]

Two live action films are scheduled for release in 2016.[4][5]

Plot

In this romantic comedy story, a high school girl named Kotoko Aihara finally tells a fellow senior named Naoki that she has loved him 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 gets rebuilt, Kotoko and her dad stay at the home of her dad's childhood bestfriend...whose son is Naoki. Naoki eventually falls for Kotoko and starts to have romantic, protective feelings for her.

Characters

Main

Yuki Furukawa, who plays the role of Naoki Irie in the 2013 TV remake

Female

Male

Adaptations

TV dramas

In 1996, Itazura na Kiss was first adapted into a Japanese television drama of the same title, which ran from 14 October to 16 December 1996 for 9 episodes every Monday at 21:00 until 22:00 JST. This version did not cover Kotoko's and Naoki's married life.

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.

In 2013, another Japanese remake aired on Fuji TV under the title Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo. It starred Miki Honoka as Aihara Kotoko and Furukawa Yuki as Irie Naoki. At the end of 2014 was aired the sequel -Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa- with both lead actors reprising their roles. The second season ended March, 2015.

In 2015, it was adapted into a Thai drama series Kiss Me รักล้นใจนายแกล้งจุ๊บ. It starred Pirath Nitipaisankul and Sucharat Manaying, and aired on True4U.[6]

Anime

Itazura na Kiss was adapted into a 25 episode anime 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 anime and put it out on DVD in late 2014.[7]

References

External links

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