Itazura na Kiss: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolise him, who was good at everything from studies to sports. When Kotoko's house burned down, her father's good friend Machiko invited them to move in with her family. It was then that Kotoko realised Naoki was the elder son of Machiko, who took up the role of a fairy-godmother to bring the two together...despite the fact that Naoki was disgusted. Not discouraged, the clumsy and not-so-bright Kotoko started to do everything that would change her impression on him. Gradually, the icy-cold Naoki who disliked girls started to feel for Kotoko...

~Based on the manga called Itazura na Kiss, this show is the first and Japanese drama adaptation.

Series details

• Title: Itazura na Kiss
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1996-10-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16375
• TVDB ID: 99861

Cast and credited roles

• Sato Aiko — Aihara Kotoko
• Takashi Kashiwabara — Irie Naoki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-10-14; final listed air date 1996-12-16; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Itazura na Kiss on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.