For the episodes that I hung in there for, or at least tried to, I wanted to snatch my ears off to keep from hearing the name… “Irie-kun.” Kyaaaaaaaaaa! Glad it’s a wrap. The most irritating series next to Crystal Blaze with that whiny, terrified of guns but wannabe heroine [ ] red-haired girl.

However, it irritates me quite a bit that there are so many positive comments about this – excuse me, no don’t – garbage. Best romantic comedy ever? Yes? Compared to what? Alien III? Silent of the Lambs? Just because the manga is a bit older, doesn’t mean it’s the mother of all RomComs. There are too many to mention and virtually all of them are better than this. They are either more romantic, more realistic, or funnier or all of it. The 1990s aren’t pre-historic for that matter. It’s not like the concept of “romance” has changed all that much or that people couldn’t enjoy old-school comedy. ItaKiss is old and crap, like the dust behind my closet. It’s not wine but feel free to take a whole bucket of it.

The character development is virtually zilch, nada, zero, non-existent. You need an electro-microscope to notice the minor improvement of some characters. Still for so many years in such relationships it’s ridiculously minor and not justified by comedy value or anything else. It’s not just Naoki who’s an arse. All characters are degenerated beyond belief (mostly the females) or unlikeable bastards. Oh wait, there’s a bit of character development. Kin turns from twin in mind of Naoki into a respectable guy albeit there’s no hint of love in his relation either but he’s just a side-character.

If at all this serves as an educational series, showing what happens if you marry the wrong person – without ever realizing it. Admittedly, if we knew what kind of drugs they abuse, it could be explainable. After all both work at a hospital…Wow, it starts to make sense.

Anyway, congrats for being pretty much dead on with your prediction regarding the child.