Itazura na Kiss

"Kotoko Aihara" and "Naoki Irie" redirect here. For the 2013 Japanese television drama adaptation, see Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo.

Itazura na Kiss
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Kotoko Aihara (left) and Naoki Irie (right)
イタズラなKiss（キッス）
(Itazura na Kissu)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byKaoru Tada
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineBessatsu Margaret
DemographicShōjo
Original runJune 1990 – March 1999
Volumes23
Television drama
Directed byMitsunori Morita, Minoki Nemoto, Hiroshi Ikezoe
Produced byMitsunori Morita, Ryoichi Sato, Seiko Uchiyama
Written byKusumoto Hiromi, Harumi Mori
Music byYukiyo Nakamura
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run October 14, 1996 – December 16, 1996
Episodes9
Anime television series
Directed byOsamu Yamazaki
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
StudioTMS Entertainment
Licensed by
Original networkCBC, TBS
Original run April 4, 2008 – September 25, 2008
Episodes25
Television dramas
Live-action films
  • Mischievous Kiss the Movie: High School (2016)
  • Mischievous Kiss the Movie 2: Campus (2017)
  • Mischievous Kiss the Movie 3: Propose (2017)
  • Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019 Taiwan)

Itazura na Kiss (Japanese: イタズラなKiss（キッス）, Hepburn: Itazura na Kissu, lit. 'Playful Kiss') is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss was first serialized and published in 1990 by Shueisha through Bessatsu Margaret magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan. The manga became so popular that three live TV series have been made so far in 1996, 2005, and 2010, with a sequel of the 2005 drama in late 2007. In 2013, a remake of the Japanese live TV series, called Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo, was made. Despite its success, the manga was never completed due to the unexpected death of the author in a house accident while she was moving to another house with her husband and son. However, the manga series continues to be published with the permission of the artist's widower.[2][failed verification] The manga has sold 35 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.[3]

A drama CD series was released in 2005–2006 and a 25-episode anime adaptation aired in 2008. In an interview, the author's widower, Shigeru Nishikawa, revealed that the manga's intended finale was to be conceptualized in the anime for the first time. Scripts regarding the plot of the anime closely followed the author's planned ending.

On January 27, 2009, Digital Manga Publishing issued a press release announcing the acquisition of the license to publish Itazura na Kiss in English. They published the series in 12 omnibus editions; the first two were scheduled for November 2009 and March 2010, respectively.[2] The last two volumes were available in their Akadot Retail store.[4][5] The manga is also available through Amazon Kindle and BookWalker.

The series was recently adapted into four live-action films.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (February 18, 2015). "ItaKiss: Complete Anime Series Collection Sub.DVD - Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "DMP Acquires 'Itazura Na Kiss'". ICv2. January 27, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "日本の漫画家、多田かおるによる漫画作品『イタズラなKiss』は1990年発売以来、アジア各国で人気を呼び、世界で累計3500万部を発行。" (in Japanese). PR Times. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Itazura na Kiss Vol. 11 (GN) - Akadot Retail". akadot.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Itazura na Kiss Vol. 12 (GN) - Akadot Retail". akadot.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE ハイスクール編 : 作品情報". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE2 キャンパス編 : 作品情報". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE3 プロポーズ編 : 作品情報". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Fall In Love at First Kiss - Chinese Wikipedia