Mischievous Kiss - Love in Tokyo

Aihara Kotoko is a lagging Class F student at the High School Annex of Tonan University, who has a crush on Irie Naoki, an outstanding Class A student rumored to have 200 IQ. She decides to profess her love to him, and hands him a love letter. But he rejects her outright with a simple "No thanks." Kotoko with a wounded heart moves to a new home with her father, but the house gets destroyed by...

Kotoko is now living with the Irie family, but Naoki is cold as ever. Naoki's mother Noriko always wanted a daughter, so she is ecstatic. Noriko gives Kotoko a photo of Naoki as a young boy dressed in girl's clothes. Kotoko now has the upper hand because she holds Naoki's secret embarrassment of his transvestite past, so she plans to have him tutor her for the final examinations, in order to ...

Kotoko is depressed because of Naoki's gloominess for having the news exposed to the entire school that they are living in the same home. But she gets a glimmer of hope because Naoki says to Kin-chan, who came to spy on the Irie family: "Today you hate someone, but tomorrow you love them." On the last day of Summer vacation, however, the house is vacant except for Naoki and Kotoko. Now that t...

It is entrance exams season. Kotoko passes the entrance exams to Tonan University. On the other hand Naoki reluctantly goes to take the National Center Exams as an obligation to his father. Because of Kotoko's hand-made good-luck charm, Naoki's day of exams is riddled with troubles. Then on the day of entrance exams to Tokyo University, Kotoko tags along with Naoki, but collapses at the gate ...

The time of the graduation ceremony has come. Naoki decides to stay on at Tonan University, but Kin-chan, who didn't pass the entrance exams, thinks of his future and decides to find employment. Class F winds up at the same hall with Class A for their respective faculty thank-you parties; a clash between them ensues, and now the mood turns grim. Naoki eventually teases Kotoko in front of ever...

After their first kiss, nothing changes between Kotoko and Naoki. Kotoko is now a college student, and a powerful love-rival Matsumoto Yuko emerges at the university. Kotoko and Naoki are in different departments, but Kotoko pursues ways to get closer to Naoki. She joins the tennis club he's in, but she cannot keep up with the training. On one of those nights, Kotoko's father decides to leave...

Kotoko has to leave the Irie home, and decides to give up on Naoki. But she is determined to pursue the grueling training in tennis. It so happens that she is challenged to a pairs match, paired with Naoki against the Sudo-Matsumoto team. Naoki loses for the first time in his life, so he decides to coach Kotoko in tennis. On the other hand, Noriko misses Kotoko and goes undercover to the univ...

Thanks to Noriko's scheming, Kotoko and her father move back in to the Irie home. Noriko is delighted, and tries to talk Kotoko into dating Naoki, but Naoki goes out on a date with Matsumoto instead. Sudo senpai has a crush on Matsumoto, so he and Kotoko collaborate to stalk the date. On the other hand, Kinnosuke is misled to think that Sudo has taken Kotoko on an “adult” date, and goes loo...

Kotoko is happy to hear that Naoki does "not-not like" her, but soon after he said that, Naoki moves out to live on his own. Feeling down, Kotoko goes to Naoki's place of employment, but is given the cold shoulder. Naoki is extremely secretive about his new residence, so Kotoko decides to pursue him to see where he lives. But Kotoko witnesses him going into the Matsumoto residence, and is dev...

The adults vacate the home, and Kotoko and Yuki are left to watch the house in their absence. But Yuki suddenly comes down with a severe stomach pain, and Kotoko is in a panic. But one thing leads to another, and the crisis is averted. Naoki rushes to the hospital and is relieved by the situation. But snow begins to fall, and Kotoko has no way to get home. She must spend the night at Naoki's ...

Kotoko is supposed to spend Christmas eve with Jinko and Satomi, but they cancel on her unexpectedly. Kotoko is now all alone at the Irie family’s house. Meanwhile, on his way to Shigeki’s company’s 20th anniversary party, Naoki sees Jinko and her boyfriend in town. On the other hand, Kinnosuke coincidentally encounters Satomi and her boyfriend at the restaurant Aihara. Kinnosuke decides to s...

Kotoko has moved up to her second year in college. But she begins to panic as she sees her friends Jinko and others steadily forging ahead toward their future. One night a promotion party is thrown at the Irie home, and the entire family is there. Naoki angrily storms out of the house after being asked by Shigeki to become his company's presidential successor. Kotoko goes after Naoki, and he ...

After Shigeki’s heart attack, Naoki decides to help out with company business until his father recovers. But Naoki discovers that the company is in serious financial trouble. Kotoko cares tirelessly for Naoki, as she is concerned about his well being, considering he gave a leave of absence to school, and maybe would have to abandon his dream of becoming a doctor. On the other hand, Matsumoto ...

Though Kotoko felt she had made a connection to Naoki’s heart, she is shocked to hear suddenly about his marriage-interview. The partner of the interview is Oizumi Sahoko, the granddaughter of the chairman of Hokuei Company, who is considering funding Shigeki’s company. Noriko and Kotoko plan to ruin their marriage-interview, as they panic at the prospect of Naoki’s marriage to a perfect lady...

Naoki started seeing Sahoko with the intention of getting married, and on the other hand Kotoko starts dating Kinnosuke. Her date with Kinnosuke is more fun than she expects, but Kotoko’s heart still yearns for Naoki. One day, Shigeo says to Kotoko that they must leave the Irie home, so as to not get in the way of the wedding. Tears well up in Kotoko’s eyes, as she realizes the time has final...

Kotoko confesses to Jinko and Satomi about Kin-chan’s marriage proposal to her, and they tell her to give it serious thought. Naoki finishes the betrothal ceremony with Sahoko, and gradually gets ready for their wedding. He returns to college after a long leave of absence, and finds out Kinnosuke proposed to Kotoko. About the same time, Kinnosuke asks for Kotoko to give him an answer ...