Kotoko’s friends are also interesting in their own right. It has a wonderful cast of characters, especially Naoki’s family. I may not be the best judge of this anime, seeing how I know the storyline inside out, but it’s funny and heartwarming. Add to that a baby girl who wants to marry papa and you have a wonderful series about a couple who knew next to nothing about each, but managed to form a happy and loving family in the end. Both characters grow a lot in this anime, not on their own, but with the support of friends and family.
Naoki also grows into a better and loving husband. Still, her insecurity is well portrayed and made use of. Of course a lot of the issues that arise stem from Naoki being too smart and too handsome, while Kotoko is just a total idiot most of the time. Not only does it set this anime apart, it actually properly explores some of the problems that the couple faces even after marriage. It never happens, the happily ever after never happens. They got together, not only did they get together, they got married. Spoilers ahead, you have been forewarned. What really sets this apart, occurs about mid-way through the show. Clumsy but passionate girl and too-cool-for-you guy. All you need to know for this review, is that both main characters fall into the usual stereotype. I’m going to contain all my criticisms about shoujo anime and manga, keeping it for another time. So naturally I had to watch the anime, despite all of my misgivings about shoujo. It was only after reading the wiki page that I found out that the anime version had the ending that the author visualized. I knew that it had become really popular, spawning an anime and other adaptations of it. Paranoia, I know.Īnyway, recently I found the drama on Youtube and started re-watching it. I was devastated and it was about that time when I decided that I was never going to read/watch anything that wasn’t complete. Then as I was reading the manga and reaching the last few chapters I realized with horror and sadness that the author of this great manga had passed away and there would never be an ending. Of course the entire story was just hilarious and amazing and I had to read the manga. I watched the first live action adaptation during the J-drama phase of my life and fell irrevocably in love with Naoki. I would like to just begin my saying that Itazura Na Kiss is something from my teenage years. Now I just roll my eyes and look for josei anime instead. I used to love it, but that was before I went through a relationship of my own. The land of shoujo anime is one that strikes fear into my heart.
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