Post by skyerika92 on Oct 31, 2006 8:58:43 GMT 7
Itazura na Kiss
Type: J-Drama and Taiwan Drama
No. of Episodes: 9 (Jdrama), 18?? (Taiwan)
English Subs: J-drama has not been subbed, the Taiwan drama has been softsubbed by folks on d-addicts
Itazura na Kiss is a shoujo manga by TADA Kaoru. It is a hilarious love story that spans 26 volumes. Back in 1996, it was adapted into a great Japanese drama starring KASHIWABARA Takashi and SATO Aiko. The Japanese drama only had 9 episodes, so the story was condensed a lot, but they did a great job with it.
AIHARA Kotoko is a high school girl who is in love with the smartest, coolest guy in school, IRIE Naoki. She has had a crush on him since their first year, when it was love at first sight while watching him give a speech to the student body. It has taken Kotoko 2 years to work up the nerve to confess her feelings to him in a love letter and actually give it to him.
Unfortunately, Naoki is not interested in Kotoko's confession and rather rudely brushes her off. He tells her that he doesn't like 'dumb girls' and pretty much breaks her heart. Poor Kotoko. While Naoki is in Class A at the school, where all the brightest students are, Kotoko is over in Class F, the class with the lowest grades. All seems hopeless for Kotoko until a disaster at home changes her life forever.
Kotoko lives alone with her father, a sushi chef. They love each other very much, and her father works hard to support Kotoko since her mother passed away. Unfortunately there isn't much he can do when their house suddenly burns down. They are almost forced to live in the sushi shop when Kotoko's father is visited by some old school friends to offer to allow them to stay at their place. Kotoko goes along with her father to his friend's home and is surprised to see how rich and fancy it is. She is even more surprised when she discovers that it is Irie's house!
Things are looking up for Kotoko now! She is actually living with the guy she likes (she still likes him even after he was so mean) and can see him every day! She finds an unexpected ally in his mother, who has always dreamed of having a daughter and is all for the idea of Naoki marrying Kotoko. The wacky hijinks ensue, as the seemingly perfect but cold Naoki is stuck living with the bubbly, clumsy Kotoko. She desperately wants him to like her but he is just as desperate to avoid her. Can they ever work it out?
Type: J-Drama and Taiwan Drama
No. of Episodes: 9 (Jdrama), 18?? (Taiwan)
English Subs: J-drama has not been subbed, the Taiwan drama has been softsubbed by folks on d-addicts
Itazura na Kiss is a shoujo manga by TADA Kaoru. It is a hilarious love story that spans 26 volumes. Back in 1996, it was adapted into a great Japanese drama starring KASHIWABARA Takashi and SATO Aiko. The Japanese drama only had 9 episodes, so the story was condensed a lot, but they did a great job with it.
AIHARA Kotoko is a high school girl who is in love with the smartest, coolest guy in school, IRIE Naoki. She has had a crush on him since their first year, when it was love at first sight while watching him give a speech to the student body. It has taken Kotoko 2 years to work up the nerve to confess her feelings to him in a love letter and actually give it to him.
Unfortunately, Naoki is not interested in Kotoko's confession and rather rudely brushes her off. He tells her that he doesn't like 'dumb girls' and pretty much breaks her heart. Poor Kotoko. While Naoki is in Class A at the school, where all the brightest students are, Kotoko is over in Class F, the class with the lowest grades. All seems hopeless for Kotoko until a disaster at home changes her life forever.
Kotoko lives alone with her father, a sushi chef. They love each other very much, and her father works hard to support Kotoko since her mother passed away. Unfortunately there isn't much he can do when their house suddenly burns down. They are almost forced to live in the sushi shop when Kotoko's father is visited by some old school friends to offer to allow them to stay at their place. Kotoko goes along with her father to his friend's home and is surprised to see how rich and fancy it is. She is even more surprised when she discovers that it is Irie's house!
Things are looking up for Kotoko now! She is actually living with the guy she likes (she still likes him even after he was so mean) and can see him every day! She finds an unexpected ally in his mother, who has always dreamed of having a daughter and is all for the idea of Naoki marrying Kotoko. The wacky hijinks ensue, as the seemingly perfect but cold Naoki is stuck living with the bubbly, clumsy Kotoko. She desperately wants him to like her but he is just as desperate to avoid her. Can they ever work it out?
