Japan Synopsis
イタズラなKiss
When her newly-built home is razed to the ground by an earthquake, low-achieving, clumsy, and troublesome third-year high school student Kotoko Aihara is forced to share a roof with the school's—and possibly Japan's—smartest student, Naoki Irie. Kotoko is not actually a complete stranger to Irie-kun; unfortunately, a single love letter that she tried to give him in the past has already sealed her fate as far as he is concerned. Throw in some quirky friends and a meddlesome mother, and Kotoko might not even have a snowball's chance in hell of winning the older Irie boy's heart. Yet Kotoko remains optimistic that, because she now lives in his house, her unattainable crush on the genius since the beginning of high school has never been more within reach.
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (94th percentile) outruns review volume (44th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Also On TBS
Other series that aired on TBS.
Other Titles From TMS Entertainment
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding ItaKiss itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
ItaKiss holds position #242 of 362 Japan seriess in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when ItaKiss premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan seriess in 2008.
The 2053rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,328 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,072 of 2,532 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TMS Entertainment |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 25 |
| Release Date | April 5, 2008 |
| Official Site | itakiss-anime.jp |
Questions Answered
When did ItaKiss end?
ItaKiss finished its run with its final episode airing on September 27, 2008.
Where did ItaKiss air?
ItaKiss aired on TBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.