| Itazura na Kiss | |
| イタズラなKiss (Mischievous Kiss) |
|
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy, Slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kaoru Tada |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher |  Digital Manga Publishing |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Margaret |
| Original run | October 1991 – September 1999 |
| Volumes | 23 |
| TV drama | |
| Directed by | Yasuharu Ishii |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | October 1996 – December 1996 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| TV drama | |
| It Started With a Kiss | |
| Directed by | Qu You Ning |
| Network | CTV, GTV |
| Original run | September 25, 2005 – February 12, 2006 |
| Episodes | 30 |
| TV drama | |
| They Kiss Again | |
| Directed by | Qu You Ning |
| Network | CTV, GTV |
| Original run | December 16, 2007 – April 27, 2008 |
| Episodes | 20 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Osamu Yamazaki |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Network | TBS |
| Original run | April 4, 2008 – September 25, 2008 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| TV drama | |
| Playful Kiss | |
| Directed by | Hwang In Roe |
| Produced by | Han Hee |
| Studio | Group Eight |
| Network | MBC |
| Original run | September 1, 2010 – October 21, 2010 |
| Episodes | 16 |
Itazura na Kiss (イタズラなKiss Playful Kiss) is a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan.[1]
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. 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 late artist's
husband.[2]
A drama CD series was released in 2005–2006 and a 25 episode anime
adaptation aired in 2008. In an interview, the late author's husband, 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 late 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 will be publishing the series in 12 omnibus editions; the
first two are scheduled for November 2009 and March 2010, respectively.[3]
website : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itazura_na_Kiss
