Yes I know this is going to be a shocking spoiler, but Kotoko and Naoki end up together! Omigosh really! Before some of you get upset at me for revealing that, honestly what did you expect!? But what really sets Itazura's story apart is the eventual payoff to the romance. Though some of it walks to line of being unforgivable to my feminist brain, it never has some of the cruel or absolutely mean spirited feeling as I am accustomed to seeing in this genre. Kotoko tries desperately to get her feelings across despite Naoki being cold, uninterested, and mean to her. Of course in a plot twist that can only happen in shoujo, Kotoko's house is destroyed due to faulty construction and she and her father are forced to move in with his old friend, who just happens to be Naoki's father! Hilarity and hijinks ensue.ĭespite the fairly non groundbreaking premise the story remains quite funny. She finally gathers to courage to write him a love confession letter but he flatly refuses to even accept or let alone read it stating that he doesn’t like 'stupid' girls. stupid, but cute girl Kotoko has fallen in love and secretly pined for school idol and uber smart Naoki Irie. The plot for Itazura na Kiss is no different than your standard shoujo romance. While at first glance, Itazura na Kiss may not seem to be any different (though with the relieving lack of bishies) it evolved before my very eyes into the most heartwarming romance I have seen to date. First it is dominated by bishounen love interests who often look more like girls and usually have aloof or abrasive personalities that make you wonder why the heroine fell in love with them in the first place.

Shoujo romance can be a bit of an annoying genre for me.

Itazura na kiss episode 1 english dub