#irie yuki

[iris-nonsense]

Yuki has the only valid reaction to a villain explaining their plan

[ochitea]

changed my ocs' heights according to how i draw em individually (w/ lucy as the base bc he needs to stay 6'9)

everyone is shorter than i thought lol

[naokiscoffee]

What makes Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo so special?

This is probably my twelfth thousand re-watch of this drama, but this is not like all the other rewatches. I have decided to make this one special by using it to analyse the drama in more depth, and attempt to uncover why I love it as much as I do, despite all it’s flaws. I am writing this as I watch the episodes, so it might be considered somewhat of a commentary.

Season 01 Episode 01

Starting off with the first episode, the opening scene is fantastic in my opinion. I love how we are getting introduced to Kotoko in the comfort of her own room, and getting a peek into her hearts deepest wish. I honestly think that this might be what made me like this version of Kotoko from the get go.

However, technically, the actual first scene of the story is the iconic confession scene (if you would even call it that). I am going to go on a tangent here and just say that I am an absolute fan of her letter, but I will get back to that in a later episode.

The way she is nervous and excited before confessing and the way he flat out rejects her before she even has the chance to confess always makes me feel crushed for her, and is the reason why I initially disliked him. But now that I am actually analysing it, it is less harsh than how I’ve always perceived it (or this might just be me trying to explain it away).

Hear me out, consider the implication that he has a whole queue of girls that like him, drool over him and confess to him in school, his reaction/rejection is really not that surprising. Imagine receiving confessions from a bunch of girls, when you just want to live your life in peace … that must get old and tiresome fairly quickly. Additionally, the fact that the whole entire school is talking about the rejection might explain why he didn't accept her letter; had he accepted it (even if he rejected her afterwards), the whole school would probably assume that they were dating. On the other hand it makes me think, why would the whole school be interested in someone confessing? are we back in kindergarten?

We see later on that she still has that card with her. I think that for her, getting rid of it would feel like getting rid of her feelings for him, which is why she holds on to it.

Anyways, I find it quite ironic when Kotoko’s friends tell her “you and Irie are from different worlds” . Their worlds are literally going to forcibly merge under one roof very very soon.

Another random thought I got, like a lot of my thoughts are, was why did Kotoko like Naoki, and not like Kinnouske? I mean he might not be handsome, he might not be smart, he might not be rich, but he is hardworking, talented and most importantly, he liked Kotoko, and was always nice towards her. This version’s Kinnouske has always been my favourite one. I think this version does a good job at portraying him as a three dimensional person, rather than a comic relief kind of personality *cough* Itazura Na Kiss 1996 *cough*.

When I started to pay more attention, I realised that although I do love Kinnouske, I do find him to often do things based on his own feelings, and does not consider what Kotoko wants. For example, I cant help but feel that he is a bit insensitive for being happy when Kotoko is sad after deciding to ‘give up’ on Naoki. This is a small detail, and perhaps I am reading too much into it, but I do feel that Itazura Na Kiss is all about the details. He sort of redeems himself for it by asking his friends to come and help her move, but soon it goes to shit again, which I will come to later on.

I really like — at this point, everything really, but anyways — the reoccurring mentioning of “less possible than getting hit by a shooting star”, which is a kind of teaser to what is to come later on in the show. Although I’ve always thought that the reason for their house being destroyed in this version to be a bit dumb, I admit, I do like the thought and metaphor behind it, so I will turn I blind eye to it. I also find it hilarious how it ended up all over the news.

Kotoko’s extremely optimistic outlook despite everything that happened is perhaps her most charming personality trait. It makes me feel that her optimism is somehow what everything work out for her in the end.

Now, to one of the scenes I dislike most in this story. I am always tempted to skip the first episode altogether to avoid it. And that’s the scene where Kinnouske is collecting donations for Kotoko. Here we see Kin-chan’s good intentions having not so good results. I get the feeling that he does what he thinks is helpful for her, and never once stops to consider her feelings or ask her opinion on it, and the way she gets annoyed with him tells me that she’s not that fond of this either, despite what his intentions were.

Back to Naoki. Looking at the size of that entrance, he could have 100% just walked around Kotoko and Kinnouske and gone in. Heck, following the little pattern we have so far, wouldn’t he purposefully avoid them to maintain a quiet and peaceful life? Now, he did just the contrary and approached them. Considering the fact that by the end of the episode he already knows about the arrangement (of her going to his home to stay there with her father), it would be safe to assume that at this moment in time, he already knows that she would stay in his house. This is supported by his response to her “preferring to die over taking his money”; “are you sure you want to tell me that?”. Therefore I assume that he approaches her out of curiosity.

If you pay close attention to this interaction, you will notice that Naoki did not say one thing that was wrong or out of line. Naoki giving Kotoko the money was not very nice. But more than anything, it was quite confusing. He told her “If I donate this money, you won’t argue with me anymore”. Now, Kinnouske was the one arguing with Naoki, so why would Naoki tell Kotoko that? Is it because he sees her as the most reasonable one, or rather, is it because they’re ‘her’ friends (thus making her responsible for them)?

Kotoko was the one with an explosive reaction in this situation [although she was in the wrong, I like how she stood by her friend eventhough they were fighting a few moments ago (if she realised the previously mentioned point that is).], and was more than a bit mean when saying “do you even have friends?”. Here we see just how much of an opposite to her he is. Instead of having an explosive reaction like Kotoko had, Naoki just finds her reaction amusing and leaves calmly.

Now to when she goes with her father to the Irie household. Naoki’s mother’s (Noriko’s) comment of “you and I seem like we were meant to meet” and the fact that she knows that she’s in the same school as Naoki tells me that he told her about Kotoko; which in turn makes me think that she left a memorable impression on him. Kotoko’s reaction to seeing Naoki is Hilarious, especially te part where she’s too shocked, and is not shy to say “I’m just do surprised … because Iri-chan-san and Irie-kun don’t look alike at all” (I really am starting to realise and understand why Naoki finds her amusing).

Another one of those small details; the way her father scoots away right off the bat when he saw Yuki asking her a question about a kanji character, and pretending to look at a random décor piece kills me (It’s nice to keep in mind; despite how similar Kotoko might sometimes be to her dad, he still has more awareness of his own ‘stupidness’ than her).

I recently watched one of @Machitsuki2 ‘s analysis videos, and like she pointed out, I did in fact notice how Kotoko was going straight to the food and cakes, while Naoki was mainly only sipping coffee (even during breakfast). This will become really important later on.

Lastly, I love the interaction between Noriko and Kotoko when she takes her up to show her her room; Kotoko found a mother she never had, and Noriko found the daughter she never had. They are the first puzzle pieces that fit into each other perfectly.

When Naoki comes in and tells Kotoko that she took Yuki’s room, I get the feeling that rather than an insult it served to make Kotoko understand why Yuki disliked her so much. I might be a bit delulu, but I kind of feel that Naoki did this on purpose? anyone?

When Noriko asks Kotoko “do you like(suki) Sukiyaki?” and Kotoko looks at her (in Naoki’s direction) and confidently answers “I like it! (suki-desu!)” almost feels directed at Naoki. It is in fact the first time he hears her say it. This next part I had to go back and watch once more; Naoki only starts being mean to her when she pulled the bag from him (not wanting his help) and he saw the letter she wrote him drop out of it. I do wonder if he is mean to her because of that letter, or maybe because he thought she was rude towards him?

To be continued…(maybe)

[mabel-piness]

For all the Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo enjoyers

I made an edit after 10 ish years? Wild

[rewritingcanon]

i know lots (like…. two….) people on here have said they like my pfp and that it suits me but as someone who vehemently makes fun of those hello kitty pfps that do nothing but cyberbully others online i feel in my soul that i also need to change my pfp so im not in the same vein as them when i inevitably complain and bitch about harmless things.

[renxmaiden]

Men throws a tantrum | Original audio

[divanstrawberry]

как же удобно,когда у соседей дети ровесницы

[jdramablr]

Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo ~ opening

[eirasummers]

I'm so exited for the new from Argonavis game!!! Feel free to add me if you play too~ and if you're someone who is gonna translate stuff, let me know so I follow you, I wanna read everything!!!

[another-dra-anew]

Under the cut for: beta dra Ch 2 daily life spoilers, scopophobia/unsettling imagery

Goodnight, Maeda!

(lovely art was made by iris, who’s in the discord server!!! it’s from the scene at the very end of the post linked above, and i think it looks so so so cool !!!!)

[iris-nonsense]

They would have been great friends in other circumstances

[agentsketchbook]

This post is full of bangers to me, personally. The jacket design is a concept for a painting I’m doing on the back of my boyfriend’s leather jacket.

[ask-the-monster-nest-xxx]

(For Sen, Raidou is also a skilled sumo instructor, something that just might get your attention)

Sen smirked. "Intriguing. Must be nice to be that bare in the open. The sun causes me to get annoying rashes on my fair skin. I wonder what he would like in a poufy skirt." He starts sketching something.

[destinylordoffreaks]

And now it’s time for a special batch of art every picture in here is of Benjamin and Iris together

so Benjamin an Iris start at has friends but through a slow burn friends to lovers arc, become a couple

 and you can kind of see that here. in the first two pictures you can see they’re kind of just paling around just being their friends it’s cute 

Then you have this cute one where there hugging 

and then these  are some quick sketches where I tried to go with a more fantasy style wardrobe

Then we have this one it’s supposed to be the two of them laying on the ground laughing it was a really cute concept except I absolutely hate the execution. I don’t know what is going on with Iris‘s hands, but it looks like she had some sort of seizure and the angles are just all wrong. 

now this one is one of my favorites you can see they’re much more romantic here it’s done in an almost chibi  art style which I actually really liked I liked it enough to color it twice once with my markers and once digitally

And then we have my headshot portraits Benjamin and Iris are actually the first ones I finished so I have an earlier prototype and then the finished version 

I like to give all of my couples something in common something that sort of help strengthen their bond and for Benjamin and Iris, that’s the ocean. It’s their favorite place in the world is they love to just be on the beach looking out across the ocean waves, fun fact Benjamin is a marine biologist, he loves snorkeling and swimming and Iris was pretty much raised at the beach. She loves swimming and surfing and of course building at Sandcastle. 

[lorarri]

★ . . . 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐒 , 𝐅𝟏 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐃

summary , a series of moodboards where formula one drivers are depicted as greek gods

status , coming soon

main masterlist | f1 masterlist | f1 grid masterlist

APHRODITE , charles leclerc

APOLLO , lando norris

ARES , max verstappen

ARTEMIS , carlos sainz

ATHENA , george russell

DEMETER , sebastian vettel

DIONYSUS , daniel ricciardo

EROS , pierre gasly

HADES , toto wolff

HEBE , esteban ocon

HEPHAESTUS , mark webber

HERA , jenson button

HESTIA , mick schumacher

HYPNOS , yuki tsunoda

HERMES , alex albon

IRIS , zhou guanyu

NEMESIS , fernando alonso

NIKE , logan sargent

NYX , oscar piastri

PERSEPHONE , liam lawson

POSEIDON , kimi raikkonen

TYCHE , lance stroll

ZEUS , lewis hamilton