Itazura na kiss

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Itazura na Kiss ( Japanese イ タ ズ ラ な Kiss) is a manga that became popular in Japan and was never finished when the author Kaoru Tada was killed in an accident. Despite the author's death, the manga continued to be published with her husband's permission. He tells the love story of Kotoko and Naoki from their beginnings in high school to the time of their wedding and first child.

The manga was implemented in the form of three real-life films in 1996 and 2005, the latter of which was continued in 2010. In 2008, by TMS Entertainment an anime - television series produced, which reflects the plot of the manga in 25 episodes.

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Since the first year in high school is Kotoko Aihara ( 相原琴子 , Aihara Kotoko ) in Naoki Irie ( 入江直樹 , Irie Naoki ) love the twisted her with his speech at the enrollment head. On the spur of the moment she tries as one of the worst students - she is in class F, which is the worst grade at a high school - to hand him a love letter, which he, however, mercilessly and cold-heartedly refuses in the presence of many classmates. Kotoko wanted to break off their attempt at conquest at this point. However, when the poorly built house of Kotoko and her father Shigeo Aihara ( 相 原 重 雄 , Aihara Shigeo ) is destroyed in a light earthquake, they both move into the Irie's house , as the fathers of Kotoko and Naoki have been close friends since they were at school are.

Within the household it turns out again and again that Kotoko, unlike Naoki and his younger brother Yūki Irie ( 入 江 裕 樹 , Irie Yūki ) is not a genius and is therefore rejected and humiliated by both. Nevertheless, Kotoko finds support in the form of Naoki's mother, Machiko Irie, who oversees everything ( 入 江 紀 子 , Irie Machiko , named Noriko in the anime ). She goes to great lengths to couple the two together, which repeatedly leads to embarrassing or overzealous actions. So she makes every possible effort to leave a good impression on Naoki, which usually ends in a situation in which she has to rely on his help. Although Naoki appears to have a cold heart, in the seventh edition of the manga, he shows his affection for her in the form of a kiss while she sleeps. Yet he does not admit this to either Kotoko or anyone else.

The situation comes to a head when Kotoko receives an offer to marry her old classmate Kinnosuke Ikezawa ( 池 澤 金 之 助 , Ikezawa Kinnosuke ). This is the first moment when the otherwise always cool Naoki rushes into the rainy night to keep Kotoko away. In an emotional conversation with Kotoko, he confesses that she should only love him. To the shock of the whole family, he announced that he wanted to marry her that evening. Meanwhile, a one-sided relationship develops between the rich exchange student Chris ( 克莉斯 ) and Kinnosuke, who is still in love with Kotoko. Originally, Chris was supposed to be married to Naoki (in the anime, in the manga this was Sasuiko ), but he turned down this offer. Ultimately, Chris succeeds in winning over her lover with the support of Kotoko.

Together they both embark on a medical path. So Kotoko decides to train as a nurse and Naoki starts his studies as a doctor. During this time and also shortly after their wedding, their love is repeatedly put to the test, as the cool nature of Naoki on Kotoko always gives the appearance of a lack of love. Nevertheless, the two stay together and Kotoko understands her husband's feelings better and better. So both have a child named Kotomi together, while Chris and Kinnosuke are blessed with three.

Origin and publications

Manga

The manga drawn and invented by Kaoru Tada was first published in Margaret Magazine in October 1991 . In this magazine belonging to Shueisha , the manga continued until September 1999, although the artist died on March 11, 1999. However, her husband consented to another publication. However, the manga has no end, as the plot was not continued. From April 1, 1994 to May 1999, a total of 23 tankōbon issues were published by Shueisha. A new edition of Itazura na Kiss took place from January 16, 2004 to January 18, 2005, whereby the individual chapters were divided into 14 issues. A third edition was published from April 4, 2008 to June 20, 2008 parallel to the ongoing anime implementation and comprised 12 editions.

Actual films

From October 1996 to December of that year, a live version of the manga was broadcast within Japan on TV Asahi .

A second adaptation of Itazura na Kiss was made by the Taiwanese television series Èzuòjù zhī wěn ( Chinese  惡作劇 之 吻  /  恶作剧 之 吻 , English It Started With a Kiss ), which was broadcast on the CTV and GTV channels. The series was based on the first ten volumes of the manga and was shown from September 25, 2005 to February 12, 2006. Actors Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin, well-known in Taiwan , played the main roles in the film.

With Èzuòjù èr wěn ( Chinese  惡作劇 2 吻 , English They Kiss Again ) followed on December 16, 2007 a continuation of the series, which was broadcast on the same channel until April 27, 2008.

A third adaptation followed in South Korea as the drama series Playful Kiss , which ran from September 1, 2010 to October 21, 2010.

From March 29 to July 19, 2013, another implementation was released as a 16-part series Itazura na Kiss - Love in Tokyo ( イ タ ズ ラ な Kiss〜 Love in TOKYO) on Fuji TV Two . Kotoko was played by Honoka Miki , Naoki by Yūki Furukawa and Kinnosuke by Yūki Yamada .

Anime

By TMS Entertainment produced anime - TV Series Itazura na Kiss was directed by Osamu Yamazaki animated. It comprises 25 episodes with an average length of around 23 minutes. The anime was first broadcast on April 4, 2008 on Japanese television on TBS . There the series ran until September 25, 2008.

The first episode was released on DVD on June 4, 2008. This was followed by further publications, each containing 3 episodes, at approximately monthly intervals. So far (as of October 10, 2008), the first 13 episodes on five DVDs have been offered for sale by Sony BMG Music Entertainment .

Voice actor

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Kotoko Aihara Nana Mizuki
Naoki Irie Daisuke Hirakawa
Kinnosuke Ikezawa Shuuhei Sakaguchi

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ イ タ ズ ラ な Kiss シ リ ー ズ. Shueisha , accessed October 10, 2008 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ イ タ ズ ラ な Kiss 1. Shueisha , accessed October 10, 2008 (Japanese).

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