Since Kotoko Aihara entered high school, she had always desired to be in the same class as Naoki Irie. However, there was a problem; Irie was the smartest student in school while Kotoko was one of the dumbest. Despite this, her wish remained unfulfilled even after three years in high school. One day, her home was destroyed and she had no other choice but to seek refuge at Irie's house. Now that they live close to each other, will their relationship deepen or remain stagnant? In Volume 1: "Boku ga Naku," Kotoko expresses her feelings of loneliness and isolation, while in Volume 20: "Pink no Yuki ga Futtara," she struggles with self-doubt and low self-esteem.
Due to authors sudden death, Itazura na Kiss manga remains unfinished, but the 2008 anime adaptation portrays the authors planned ending found in her notes. Tada Kaoru had an accident while she was moving homes with her son and husband, and passed away around two and half weeks later.The series has been published in English by Digital Manga Publishing since November 4, 2009. Media Do International/Mz Planning has been digitally publishing the series as itazurana Kiss since November 7, 2017.
The female protagonist of the series is Kotoko Ibuki, who has been smitten with the intelligent and attractive Irie Naoki since their first year at high school after witnessing his speech during the o...
The main character in the show is male, lacks personal objectives due to his high intelligence, which makes him seem unfeeling. He's known for having exceptional intellect with an IQ of 200 and consis...
Konomi is similar in character to Kotoko, who possesses qualities such as innocence and compassion. Since junior high school, she has been fond of Yuki, yet he initially declined her request for frien...
Sasuiko is the granddaughter of an old CEO of a successful company. She was arranged to marry Naoki to help fix his fathers companys problems....
Taketo is one of Kotokos few admirers....
Rika is Naokis and Yukis cousin. She moved to America five years ago....
Funetsu is Naokis rival in medical school. He tried to beat him since ever, but never once succeeded as Naoki was always the smarter one....
The familys dog. In the manga, Chibi was given to Yuuki as a gift from his classmate....
Tomoko is Kotokos classmate in nursing school. She is sweet and kind and gentle like an angel, but is also crazy about seeing blood, which makes her somewhat scary....
Sudou harbored feelings for Yuuko since their time in college, yet was unable to capture her heart. Kotoko portrays him as someone who exhibits two distinct personalities: when not holding a tennis ra...
One of Naokis many love trials. She has been interested in him since before college....
Kinnosuke is a friend of Kotoko and other students in his high school class F. They have been together since their first year, including Jinko, Satomi, and others. Kin-Chan has had strong feelings for...
Akiko is a handicapped patient that Keita was assigned to take care of when he went on an internship....
The little sister of Yuuko. She liked Naoki at first....
One of Kotokos best friends. She is a very boyish girl, and dates a musician....
One of Kotokos best friends....
Naokis father, he manages a toy company....
Christine is a foreign exchange student from England who has gone to Japan to find a Japanese boyfriend....
Marina is Kotokos classmate in nursing school. She went to study nursing to marry a doctor....
Naokis super-controlling and naïve mother. She often makes plans that only she thinks are good for her children, including finding love....
Kotokos father. He owns a restaurant and has been Kinnosukes teacher and boss for years. He raised Kotoko alone since his wife passed away many years ago....
Nobu became Yuukis friend when he went to the hospital. This boy had problems with kidneys and was unable to live with his parents....
Naoki Irie's sibling is his younger brother. Similar to his elder brother, this individual possesses exceptional intellect. Initially, he enjoys taunting Kotoko; however, over time, he comes to acknow...
Kotoko's classmate Miki was born male but identifies as female. Among the males in Kotoko's circle, Miki stands out for his femininity. He leads Naoki's fan club....
A 80 year old lady which is picky and gives nurses problems. She was looked after by Kotoko....
Keita is a fellow student in nursing school with kotoko. he has a strong interest in nursing, which makes him intense when things don't work out as planned. this caused naoki to feel envious due to hi...
Ryou is Satomis rich boyfriend....