Kiss Ep 1 | Playful

Kotoko Aihara, a cheerful but academically hopeless high school senior, wakes up late, races to school, and crashes straight into Naoki Irie—the school’s cold, genius idol. She’s instantly smitten. Her friend cheers: “That’s destiny!” Kotoko declares, “I’m going to marry him.”

Kotoko holding her lucky pencil, whispering, “Game on.” playful kiss ep 1

Kotoko moves into the room next to Naoki’s. That night, she overhears him on the phone: “She’s a nuisance. I’ll ignore her until she leaves.” She cries into her pillow—then smiles. “Just wait, Naoki. I’ll make you fall in love with me.” Kotoko Aihara, a cheerful but academically hopeless high

Would you like a similar treatment for Episode 2, or a character introduction sheet for the main cast? That night, she overhears him on the phone:

Turns out, Kotoko’s father is childhood friends with Naoki’s father. Mr. Irie invites them to stay at the Irie mansion—temporarily. Kotoko arrives, starry-eyed, thinking it’s fate. Naoki appears at the top of the stairs, sighs, and mutters, “You again.”