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イタズラなKiss [Itazura na Kiss] #2
Itazura na Kiss vol. 02
Rimasti senza un tetto, Kotoko e suo padre si trasferiscono dai ricchi amici di famiglia… gli Irie! Eh già, quando si dice le coincidenze. Per la madre di Naoki, da sempre smaniosa di una figlia femmina (gli Irie hanno due maschi: Naoki e il pestifero fratellino Yuuki), Kotoko è un sogno che si fa realtà. La adotta all'istante. Per Naoki, Kotoko in casa è invece un incubo che si fa realtà. Anche perché ben presto tutti a scuola scoprono che Kotoko e Naoki ora vivono insieme!
352 pages, Paperback
First published April 11, 2008
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About the author
Kaoru Tada
195 books79 followersTada (多田かおる) made her debut in 1977, when still a high school student, on Shueisha's "Deluxe Margaret" magazine. Tada's stories belong to the shōjo genre of manga and feature love stories centred around young female characters and their love interests. The storylines include comedic moments and are characterised by essential and sharp drawings. Some of Tada's most popular works are Ai Shite Knight, Itazura na Kiss and Kimi no na wa Debora.
Ai Shite Knight portrays the Japanese rock music scene of the early 1980s. The anime series based on Ai Shite Knight was the first ever to feature original songs performed within the episodes. Another of Tada's works, Miihaa Paradise is also set in the rock 'n' roll world.
Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss) - begun in 1991 and never completed - was by far Tada's most successful work in Japan. It tells the love story between Kotoko and Naoki from high school until after their marriage. The series inspired also an illustrated art book and two novels written by Nori Harata and published in Shueisha's "Cobalt" series. In 1996 a live action Japanese TV series based on Itazura na Kiss was also produced, starring Aiko Satō as Kotoko and Takashi Kashiwabara as Naoki. In 2005, the series was adapted into a Taiwanese drama under the name of It Started With a Kiss and in 2008 an anime was also released.
Kaoru Tada died in 1999 of a cerebral hemorrhage. While moving to a new residence, she hit her head on a marble table and fell into a coma. Three weeks later, she died. She was 38.
Ai Shite Knight portrays the Japanese rock music scene of the early 1980s. The anime series based on Ai Shite Knight was the first ever to feature original songs performed within the episodes. Another of Tada's works, Miihaa Paradise is also set in the rock 'n' roll world.
Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss) - begun in 1991 and never completed - was by far Tada's most successful work in Japan. It tells the love story between Kotoko and Naoki from high school until after their marriage. The series inspired also an illustrated art book and two novels written by Nori Harata and published in Shueisha's "Cobalt" series. In 1996 a live action Japanese TV series based on Itazura na Kiss was also produced, starring Aiko Satō as Kotoko and Takashi Kashiwabara as Naoki. In 2005, the series was adapted into a Taiwanese drama under the name of It Started With a Kiss and in 2008 an anime was also released.
Kaoru Tada died in 1999 of a cerebral hemorrhage. While moving to a new residence, she hit her head on a marble table and fell into a coma. Three weeks later, she died. She was 38.
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September 10, 2025
4,5 stars
September 5, 2015
I love this read. I love Kotoko. She is such a fighter. Naoki is a smart, but cold guy. However, I love his character as well. Naoki and Kotoko spend most of their time arguing. However, they make a great team. I think it's because they have different personalities. Also, with those different personalities, the readers can feel the way that they work. As their relationship progresses, the series just gets better. I can't wait for the rest of the series!
June 8, 2010
So glad the print translation of this series is finally in the US. I eat it up...
February 13, 2016
This series has been perfect for the Valentine's Day time of year! High school turned to college romance has me turning these pages! I like the introduction of some fun new characters in this one.
March 18, 2023
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September 1, 2010
In the second volume of Itazura na Kiss (イタズラなKiss/Mischievous Kiss), college life is upon our wayward couple Kotoko and Naoki, who find themselves attending the same college through a set of extraordinary circumstances - along with several members of Class F, including the culinary-inclined Kin-chan, who is still convinced he can sway Kotoko's affections away from the cool but arrogant Naoki. That's gonna be hard, since Kotoko finds herself drawn more and more to Naoki, especially after he kisses her! What is Naoki trying to do with Kotoko's heart? Does he really care about her? As if college life isn't hard enough with competing with other women for Naoki's attention and surviving brutal tennis training matches, Kotoko finds out she might not be living under the same roof as Naoki anymore! It might take some intervention of a womanly order to keep Kotoko and Naoki together - and Mrs. Irie just may be the person to do it.
I'm still a little astonished at the speed this series has taken in transitioning from high school to college life, having its main cast of teenagers graduate and enter higher education in the span of only 400 pages - most shoujo series never show their cast beyond senior year. As if realizing it was progressing a little too fast, Itazura na Kiss is taking it nice and easy with Kotoko's freshman year in uni, highlighting her highs and lows in both her curricular activities and her attempts at sparking some kind of relationship between herself and Naoki. Plus, we finally get to see some rivalry for Naoki's attention - between Kotoko and the snobby intelligent Yuko Matsumoto, who initially seems like a better fit for Naoki than Kotoko. Or is she? Then there is Kin, who has managed to weasel his way into the uni by way of becoming campus cook, which means daily interactions with Kotoko (who still has zero romantic interest in him, poor guy).
There's a lot of tennis action in this volume as Kotoko accidentally follows Naoki into joining the college's tennis club, despite her only experience with tennis being a fan of the classic manga Aim For The Ace! and reenacting scenes from it with her racket. She has no chance of being even a mildly decent tennis player - until Naoki is forced to play a doubles match with Kotoko as his partner, and in his irritation has to train her to become better. If you thought Kotoko's school trainer was crazy, Naoki is much much tougher! The scenes between Kotoko and Naoki during their training lessons are pretty interesting, as are the ones where they manage to take class together. Despite being in uni, it seems that most of Class F has reunited in the Japanese Lit class, which has been labeled by the general student body as "the college version of Class F" - ouch! It's a good idea by Tada to keep most of the core cast and move them from high school to college - it keeps readers' interest in the characters they know already while minimizing the risk when new characters are introduced as they always are when the setting goes through a major shift - characers like Sudo-sempai and Yuko.
These series of mix-ups and changes in Kotoko's already hectic life makes the series interesting - and makes me root for Kotoko/Naoki even more. Even if they aren't the same level of intelligence, who cares? It shouldn't even matter if Kotoko is from Class F or Class A; love is about two people, not two people's intellects. Naoki and Kotoko may spend a good deal of time arguing but they also work well together and have personalities that mix and match very well. As their relationship progresses, the series just gets better. If you aren't excited about Itazura na Kiss, get excited! This just might be the must have shoujo release of 2010.
I'm still a little astonished at the speed this series has taken in transitioning from high school to college life, having its main cast of teenagers graduate and enter higher education in the span of only 400 pages - most shoujo series never show their cast beyond senior year. As if realizing it was progressing a little too fast, Itazura na Kiss is taking it nice and easy with Kotoko's freshman year in uni, highlighting her highs and lows in both her curricular activities and her attempts at sparking some kind of relationship between herself and Naoki. Plus, we finally get to see some rivalry for Naoki's attention - between Kotoko and the snobby intelligent Yuko Matsumoto, who initially seems like a better fit for Naoki than Kotoko. Or is she? Then there is Kin, who has managed to weasel his way into the uni by way of becoming campus cook, which means daily interactions with Kotoko (who still has zero romantic interest in him, poor guy).
There's a lot of tennis action in this volume as Kotoko accidentally follows Naoki into joining the college's tennis club, despite her only experience with tennis being a fan of the classic manga Aim For The Ace! and reenacting scenes from it with her racket. She has no chance of being even a mildly decent tennis player - until Naoki is forced to play a doubles match with Kotoko as his partner, and in his irritation has to train her to become better. If you thought Kotoko's school trainer was crazy, Naoki is much much tougher! The scenes between Kotoko and Naoki during their training lessons are pretty interesting, as are the ones where they manage to take class together. Despite being in uni, it seems that most of Class F has reunited in the Japanese Lit class, which has been labeled by the general student body as "the college version of Class F" - ouch! It's a good idea by Tada to keep most of the core cast and move them from high school to college - it keeps readers' interest in the characters they know already while minimizing the risk when new characters are introduced as they always are when the setting goes through a major shift - characers like Sudo-sempai and Yuko.
These series of mix-ups and changes in Kotoko's already hectic life makes the series interesting - and makes me root for Kotoko/Naoki even more. Even if they aren't the same level of intelligence, who cares? It shouldn't even matter if Kotoko is from Class F or Class A; love is about two people, not two people's intellects. Naoki and Kotoko may spend a good deal of time arguing but they also work well together and have personalities that mix and match very well. As their relationship progresses, the series just gets better. If you aren't excited about Itazura na Kiss, get excited! This just might be the must have shoujo release of 2010.
May 25, 2012
NAOKI IRIE IS A TEASE.
There. I said it. I'm not taking it back either.
Ugh this dude! Is he emotionally five or something? Most of us got past the total refusal to acknowledge you like someone while simultaneously bugging them stage in middle school! Don't sign a cheque your ass won't cash Naoki! Every time I feel mildly sympathetic for him about his mom's continuing over investment in his love life I'm like he deserves all the 'help' he can get.
Speaking of Mrs. Irie, I adore her. ♥_♥ I love her determination to bring Kotoko into the family! The entire chapter after she moved out where she was basically like nope, not doing the housework, you jerks made my future daughter move out. Too depressed to cook, you all can do it. Mothers and daughters guys, my abiding weakness. Don't bother wasting energy on Naoki Mrs. Irie, Kotoko can still effectively be your daughter without him! Maybe if you ignore him for awhile he'll start making an effort; he only tries whenever he thinks there's a chance of Kotoko dropping him anyways.
Other developments this volume: the arrival of the secondary girl love threat. Her hair's really pretty, I think she should forget Naoki and be friends with Kotoko. (Yes, this is precisely my logic, leave me alone. Friendship is always better than rivalry, the pretty hair is just a bonus okay?) Or a Honourable Rival kind of thing? I believe in positive character interaction, Tada can frame them as she will.
On that note, Sudo and Kotoko's interactions are great. :D People In Love With Snobby Intellectual Assholes team up for great justice! It's a super cliched development but I would not mind if Naoki thinks they're dating for another couple chapters. Maybe it'll prompt him to examine his own feelings. 'Hmm I'm being more of an ass to Kotoko than usual lately. I think I am upset with her for getting over me. Being an asshole doesn't seem to be fixing that. Maybe...maybe I could try being nice to her?'
It's probably too much to ask for from Naoki 'Academic Intellect of a Professor, Emotional Intellect of a Child' Irie, but I cling to hope eternal. 3 stars
There. I said it. I'm not taking it back either.
Ugh this dude! Is he emotionally five or something? Most of us got past the total refusal to acknowledge you like someone while simultaneously bugging them stage in middle school! Don't sign a cheque your ass won't cash Naoki! Every time I feel mildly sympathetic for him about his mom's continuing over investment in his love life I'm like he deserves all the 'help' he can get.
Speaking of Mrs. Irie, I adore her. ♥_♥ I love her determination to bring Kotoko into the family! The entire chapter after she moved out where she was basically like nope, not doing the housework, you jerks made my future daughter move out. Too depressed to cook, you all can do it. Mothers and daughters guys, my abiding weakness. Don't bother wasting energy on Naoki Mrs. Irie, Kotoko can still effectively be your daughter without him! Maybe if you ignore him for awhile he'll start making an effort; he only tries whenever he thinks there's a chance of Kotoko dropping him anyways.
Other developments this volume: the arrival of the secondary girl love threat. Her hair's really pretty, I think she should forget Naoki and be friends with Kotoko. (Yes, this is precisely my logic, leave me alone. Friendship is always better than rivalry, the pretty hair is just a bonus okay?) Or a Honourable Rival kind of thing? I believe in positive character interaction, Tada can frame them as she will.
On that note, Sudo and Kotoko's interactions are great. :D People In Love With Snobby Intellectual Assholes team up for great justice! It's a super cliched development but I would not mind if Naoki thinks they're dating for another couple chapters. Maybe it'll prompt him to examine his own feelings. 'Hmm I'm being more of an ass to Kotoko than usual lately. I think I am upset with her for getting over me. Being an asshole doesn't seem to be fixing that. Maybe...maybe I could try being nice to her?'
It's probably too much to ask for from Naoki 'Academic Intellect of a Professor, Emotional Intellect of a Child' Irie, but I cling to hope eternal. 3 stars
April 3, 2014
The guy is still a jerk and the girl is clueless as ever. Why hold on that long to someone who obviously doesn't want you? I just can not understand why this story hasn't switched so that she is aiming more in her league. And really, is the guy gay or what? With this manga I had to put it down a few times just to process the stupidity. It better get better.
July 22, 2015
3.5 stars
March 9, 2017
Loved it! I like the subtle differences from the dramas that I've noticed. So funny and thrilling!
February 14, 2019
Trovo questa storia sempre più avvincente e divertente.
Le cose si sono fatte decisamente scottanti con l'arrivo di una bella ragazza super intelligente che sembra la copia al femminile di Naoki.
La vedo male per la povera Kotoko e non vedo l'ora di proseguire la lettura.
Le cose si sono fatte decisamente scottanti con l'arrivo di una bella ragazza super intelligente che sembra la copia al femminile di Naoki.
La vedo male per la povera Kotoko e non vedo l'ora di proseguire la lettura.
June 24, 2019
3,5 stars
May 17, 2020
las interacciones entre ellos comienzan a ser cada vez mas divertidas.
September 1, 2022
This Manga is a classic. There is some toxicity which some people might not enjoy that but I think it was a good book.
September 19, 2024
que maldito el tipo
July 6, 2025
I love the full color <3
April 2, 2015
~1-1.5/5
I’m struggling with the decision to quit this series.
I really don’t like it. The characters are weak and one-dimensional and annoying and I don’t like any of them—not a one. The story isn’t any better. The artwork is extremely weak, and I don’t care for looking at it.
I don’t want to read anymore. But I already own the next four volumes, so I feel like I have to. But I think I might just sell them and get it over with. It’s ridiculous how long I’ve been putting it off already (reading it, that is) (like two years).
But there are no remarkable traits in Kotoko. She’s weak and annoying, falling for Irie for no reason at all, no matter how much of a jerk he is. I don’t care for Irie at all, and don’t see why anyone else does, either. He’s a jerk, hides it not at all, and has done nothing nice for Kotoko to earn her affection. And then his mom keeps pushing them together, practically forcing them to get married.
And now they’re all in college, which would seem great, only nothing at all has changed. They still go to school like in high school, hang out with the same people, and Kotoko is still in the bottom class. It’s ridiculous.
This series has no redeeming qualities for me, and I really want to quit it. There’s no reason for me not to, really.
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I’m struggling with the decision to quit this series.
I really don’t like it. The characters are weak and one-dimensional and annoying and I don’t like any of them—not a one. The story isn’t any better. The artwork is extremely weak, and I don’t care for looking at it.
I don’t want to read anymore. But I already own the next four volumes, so I feel like I have to. But I think I might just sell them and get it over with. It’s ridiculous how long I’ve been putting it off already (reading it, that is) (like two years).
But there are no remarkable traits in Kotoko. She’s weak and annoying, falling for Irie for no reason at all, no matter how much of a jerk he is. I don’t care for Irie at all, and don’t see why anyone else does, either. He’s a jerk, hides it not at all, and has done nothing nice for Kotoko to earn her affection. And then his mom keeps pushing them together, practically forcing them to get married.
And now they’re all in college, which would seem great, only nothing at all has changed. They still go to school like in high school, hang out with the same people, and Kotoko is still in the bottom class. It’s ridiculous.
This series has no redeeming qualities for me, and I really want to quit it. There’s no reason for me not to, really.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
June 27, 2016
VOLUME 3 LETTO 28 AGOSTO 2009
VOGLIO IL NUMERO 4
Splendido...ora però...voglio il volume 4 non posso aspettare!
E' troppo bello...per mille motivi...Kotrine la guerriera con la racchetta mi fa morire! e finalmente vediamo l'anime di questo meraviglioso manga dedicato alla nostra protagonista...avevo i lacrimoni!!!
E poi devo dire che Naoki inizia ad essermi decisamente simpatico...anche se è abbastanza glaciale come il suo solito..ma vi assicuro che inizia a sciogliersi!
Succedono un milione di cose...e soprattutto arriva una nuova rivale! ce la farà la nostra Kotoko? lo scoprirete nella prossima puntata !! ^^
NUMERO 4 21 GENNAIO 2010
UNO SPASSO!
é uno spasso leggere questo manga...adoro il fratellino...così acido!
Nuove avventure per i nostri portagonisti..
ci sarebbe da scrivere un romanzo talmente è pieno di battute, scoop ed episodi strappa risate nei momenti meno opportuni (esempio: sul treno dove tutti o quasi dormono)
Dico solo: LEGGETELO! solo così potrete capire.
VOGLIO IL NUMERO 4
Splendido...ora però...voglio il volume 4 non posso aspettare!
E' troppo bello...per mille motivi...Kotrine la guerriera con la racchetta mi fa morire! e finalmente vediamo l'anime di questo meraviglioso manga dedicato alla nostra protagonista...avevo i lacrimoni!!!
E poi devo dire che Naoki inizia ad essermi decisamente simpatico...anche se è abbastanza glaciale come il suo solito..ma vi assicuro che inizia a sciogliersi!
Succedono un milione di cose...e soprattutto arriva una nuova rivale! ce la farà la nostra Kotoko? lo scoprirete nella prossima puntata !! ^^
NUMERO 4 21 GENNAIO 2010
UNO SPASSO!
é uno spasso leggere questo manga...adoro il fratellino...così acido!
Nuove avventure per i nostri portagonisti..
ci sarebbe da scrivere un romanzo talmente è pieno di battute, scoop ed episodi strappa risate nei momenti meno opportuni (esempio: sul treno dove tutti o quasi dormono)
Dico solo: LEGGETELO! solo così potrete capire.
January 29, 2014
Rejoice, this volume has Kotoko and Naoki's first kiss! Too bad it doesn't change Naoki's attitude, haha.
The tennis club arc in this volume is actually one of the more stand-out moments for me with this series. The hellish training that Naoki puts Kotoko through is a physical metaphor for the emotional battering he gives Kotoko on a daily basis. Kotoko chooses not to give up, and in fact is able to persevere and improve in skill (much to everyone else's surprise, with the exception of Naoki who has this look of confident pride). I find this transformation to be more impressive than Kotoko's exam-studying arc from the previous volume.
The tennis club arc in this volume is actually one of the more stand-out moments for me with this series. The hellish training that Naoki puts Kotoko through is a physical metaphor for the emotional battering he gives Kotoko on a daily basis. Kotoko chooses not to give up, and in fact is able to persevere and improve in skill (much to everyone else's surprise, with the exception of Naoki who has this look of confident pride). I find this transformation to be more impressive than Kotoko's exam-studying arc from the previous volume.
June 29, 2013
cerita yang akan tetap segar sepanjang masa.
start comic-anime- drama versi jepang, taiwan, korea, jepang 2013..
punya yang no 2..., tapi aneh kenapa ga ada lengkap volumenya di Indonesia ya,,?
bahkan aku beli ini komik di pedagang buku kaki lima,, n just volume 2..?
irie naoki <3 aihara kotoko :) :3
start comic-anime- drama versi jepang, taiwan, korea, jepang 2013..
punya yang no 2..., tapi aneh kenapa ga ada lengkap volumenya di Indonesia ya,,?
bahkan aku beli ini komik di pedagang buku kaki lima,, n just volume 2..?
irie naoki <3 aihara kotoko :) :3
January 12, 2016
I absolutely loved this series! I found the dynamics of having two people in such close proximity to one another but resisting each other all the while quite appealing. Even though I did not really like the character of Aihara I did really enjoy her love/hate relationship with Irie and their conflicting personalities.
February 18, 2025
꒰ 4 stars ⊹˚ ꒱
kotoko's hairstyles😮💨this story is special to me because "playful kiss" was one of the first k-dramas that i saw, and i also loved "love in tokyo". there are many aspects of the story that i wouldn't approve of at all now, yet given the connection that i have to this story i gave it four stars.
kotoko's hairstyles😮💨this story is special to me because "playful kiss" was one of the first k-dramas that i saw, and i also loved "love in tokyo". there are many aspects of the story that i wouldn't approve of at all now, yet given the connection that i have to this story i gave it four stars.
November 29, 2013
I have seen the anime before I actually read the manga and it is pretty interesting to see how some things change and all of that. looking forward to more manga.
May 13, 2015
2.5*
October 18, 2015
I love this series! And I'm actually loving it more. I got the hang of difference in characters in the anime and the manga.
I just love it!
I just love it!
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