ItaKiss

After an earthquake destroys her newly built house, third-year high schooler Kotoko Aihara—awkward, accident-prone, and struggling in school—ends up moving in with Naoki Irie, the top student at their school and reputedly one of the brightest in Japan. Living under the same roof would be daunting for anyone, but Kotoko’s situation is even more complicated: she once tried to give Naoki a love letter, and the memory hasn’t exactly left him with a good impression.

With a handful of eccentric friends and a mother who can’t resist getting involved, Kotoko’s pursuit of her cool, seemingly unreachable crush becomes an everyday challenge. Still, she refuses to give up, convinced that this unexpected closeness might finally bring her feelings within reach.