Wednesday, 7th October 2020

Mischievous Kiss
Drama イタズラなKiss~Love in Tokyo / Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
Country Japan
Director Koto Nagata, Koji Kawano
Writer Kaoru Tada (manga), Yuiko Miura
Transmitted 29th March to 19th July 2013
Cast Honoka Miki, Yuki Furukawa, Yuki Yamada
Details 16 episodes
Themes Adolescence, crushes
Links Asian Wiki

F grade naive schoolgirl Kotoko gets a crush on the school's star student Naoki, but her wishful approach to him gets a crushing snubbing. However a stray meteorite flattens Kotoko's house, and she and her father are put up by a friend of her father who also turns out to be Naoki's father. Kotoko's fragile affection for Naoki, and Naoki's mother's fondness for Kotoko, bring Kotoko and Naoki closer.

This is one adaptation of the original manga, I haven't seen the others, but this one benefits from the lead actress being the right age. Her over the top reactions, and her attempts to compete with the more mature rivals, are very funny.