Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo

By Rebecca

This probably isn't the sort of show for our hosts but hey, someone else out there might be interested. 

You might guess from the title that this show is a romance. It's also a comedy. Set in a Japanese High School, starring high school kids (goodbye, Dan. Tune out now). This is the first live action show I've watched on Crunchyroll and so far I'm enjoying it.

(Editor's note: Streaming episodes can be found on Crunchyroll's website.)

The premise of the show is that Kotoko Aihara, a girl in Class F (the lowest scoring class) has been in love with Naoki Irie, Class A super brain, super popular dude, for the past two years. She finally decides to confess her love, but unfortunately for her, Irie doesn't accept her letter and just kind of steps it into the dirt. Apparently Irie is also something of an aloof wanker.

"Please read my letter!" "Oh hells no, girl."

And this is where it gets a bit strange. Aihara and her dad are about to move into their new house but...it gets struck by a meteorite and falls down (what? That would totally happen!). Oh noes! Where will they live now? Turns out Dad is BFFs from way back with Irie's dad and, you guessed it, they end up living together. Awkward.

I'm only about four episodes into the show but I really like the Aihara character. She's funny, well-loved, and surrounded by friends (though you can see why she's a Class F student). I hope her friends continue to make appearances as, inevitably, Irie becomes less douchebaggy and realises that Aihara is awesome. But then again, this is a Japanese YA romance. We might have to wait til the last episode for them to look at each other with doe eyes or start holding hands.

I can't really understand why Aihara likes Irie so much, but maybe if I was 16, I'd think he was totes awesome, too. 

"Hellloooo, ladiez. Look at me all aloof and brooding in my vest. I bet you could change me."

Check it out if you usually watch anime like this (it'll have no surprises for you, but it's fun), or if you think it just sounds like a cute show. 

"You're gonna watch, right?