

Despite the fact that it is 2 decades old, it still stands out as unique for it has the series follow the main characters well into their life, over a span of 10 years.

When Kotoki finally musters up the courage to present him with a love letter, though, Naoki outright refuses it, telling her point blank-with a look of disgust and boredom-that he doesn't like "stupid girls." Poor Kotoko's worst nightmare! Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces Naoki and Kotoko to be together every day.!? Itazura na Kiss is a gem to the shoujo demographic, as it is the mother of a lot of cliches found in today's shoujo series.

But she's been discouraged from confessing to him by a few things: he's a member of "Class A," the top ranking class in school, whereas she's in "Class F" he gets the top score on every exam and he's so smart, popular, and handsome that he's been class president every year. From ShoujoMagic: High school senior Aihara Kotoko has had a crush on Irie Naoki since freshman year.
