Her bf doesn't react well to her pregnancy 😢| ItaKiss

im not sure she's ready to be a mom tbh

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When her home is razed to the ground by an earthquake, low-achieving, clumsy, and troublesome high school student Kotoko Aihara is forced to share a roof with the school's smartest student--who just rejected her love confession.

Director:
Osamu Yomasaki

Cast:
Nana Mizuki
Daisuke Hirakawa

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[Attemmaif]

a little fun fact about the author of the story, she wrote the story from her point of view and she saw herself a lot from Kotoko, she thought she was not that bright who was in love with the best guy on earth(her husband) and sometimes she just didn't think she deserved him... after her death(she died of head injury due to an accident ), the unfinished story has been made into different versions. and for the Japanese version (MK2), one of the producers or consultants was her real-life husband. he still missed the author a lot and he kinda helped the scriptwriter to write the story, to make Irie in the show more flawed and weak, and he also wanted to make Kotoko's character to be cuter and smarter and even kinder. because he said he was never this perfect guy his wife thought he was, he was just a normal person. but then when he was asked why was he making Kotoko's character better, he said she was the best in his eyes T_T

Ps. For those who asked the IG, you may search Shigeru Nishikawa and the one you see with description saying “husband of the Manga Artist Kaoru Tada” in Japanese is his acc. It has been 25 years :’)

[itazuranakisu]

His mother is like an ideal mother-in-law she loves you wholeheartedly, patient, compassionate, doesn't side with her son simply because he's her son, furiously protective of everyone and when there's trouble on the horizon she'll go into spy mode to gather information. Both his and her father in laws are good people as well (the younger brother grows on you as he's a mini version of his brother but matured quickly and is good too). She really struck gold in the in-law category especially if you've seen some of the more stereotypical Kdramas in laws.

[simplehuman]

im so sorry but the way kotoko's standards are astronomically below the minimum, like he could treat her like trash and then smile at her and everything he did just goes away??? the self-respect and dignity is nonexistent

[kuraiwolf]

Didn't react well? Where? He had a logic reaction and never showed any signs of being upset or dissapointed

[ritaruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

This was one of those animes where i really really really wasted my time and even became upset over it. This was the best scene of the show dont let yourselves be fooled. He constantly treats her like shiet or neutral, but he loves hwr so its its just his way of showing he cares so its was not fine by me :')

[ronaenesio]

that caption is very wrong
First, they are already married
Second, Irie is a doctor so he would believe in a test result rather than a hunch
Third, He has an indifferent personality, but he definitely cares about Kotoko

[Grace_cucumber]

This anime shows what NOT to do in a relationship.

[dougeeemcfly]

The husband is often cold toward her, but when times get rough he is there for her. He’s pretty unbearable at first but as the series progresses he becomes more likable. It’s also enjoyable to see the usually sweet Kotoko get fiery and put him in his place.

[shiroyuki]

This story is legit the only shoujo anime that my father loves. And I mean LOVES. His phone ringtone is the shows OST and he has seen the anime, live action, Chinese, Thailand and Korean adaptations. He loves it so much that he keeps rewatching it all the time.
He keeps telling me that this relationship only worked because it was specifically for the 2 of them and not anybody else.

[rescuenightmare]

It's her husband and his face is priceless

[Attemmaif]

watched all the adaptations of this story. loved the original manga the best because it really shows how much they love each other and have grown. it's quite cliche but in the manga you can really tell they make each other a better person and they complete each other. both of them have flaws, Kotoko is kind, cute and very affectionate but then she is not rational (and not that bright lol)... Irie has it all, rich, smart and handsome but because of all of that he is a very difficult person, he is too rational and he doesn't even know how to show his emotions or even deal with his emotions most of the time... tbh, he is like a machine learning how to love and be loved... where Kotoko is just... quite naive, she can't do and know much things but she knows how to love with all her heart.

one of my favourite chapters in the manga is Kotoko just couldn't take it anymore, she argued with Irie and ran away from home. she wanted him to be more expressive and less rational(don't particularly remember what they were discussing but she thought he didn't care about her...) .. That was the biggest fight they had after getting married, and Irie just kept reflecting on himself and tried to think from Kotoko's point of view... he eventually brought her home and apologised for being not expressive enough, Kotoko also understood that was just part of his personality and she did feel loved and protected... towards the end of this manga, Irie has been softened a lot and Kotoko has matured a lot as well, unfortunately, the author of the story died from cancer, the story ends at Irie asking if she is pregnant.... (this time for real lol)

ps. a little fun fact about the author of the story, she wrote the story from her point of view and she saw herself a lot from Kotoko, she thought she was not that bright who was in love with the best guy on earth(her husband) and sometimes she just didn't think she deserved him... after her death, the story has been made into different versions, and one of the producers or consultants of the Japanese version (MK2) was her real-life husband. he still missed the author a lot and he kinda helped the scriptwriter to write the story, to make Irie in the show more flawed and weak, and he also helped write Kotoko's character to be cuter and smarter and even kinder. because he said he was never this perfect guy his wife thought he was, he was just a normal person. but then when he was asked why was he making Kotoko's character better, he said she was the best in his eyes T_T

[damotoneko]

You sure? He seemed to react REALLY well. He was caught by surprise and then knew his mom must've been wrong so they went to have it tested. If he's that good of a boyfriend, he'd be a really good father too. so they went to have it tested. If he's that good of a boyfriend, he'd be a really good father too.

[smol_chilli_pepper]

Wow what a blast from the past. I was obsessed back in the day ngl. Her persistence and perseverance towards him was almost aspirational

[nadagamal]

The fact that anyone could see this scene and think he treating her like shit is baffling to me 😂
The guy went home early cuz he promised her a date as motivation if she studies hard and passes the exam after failing multiple times and he remembers that promise even tho she forgot about it
He comes home early specifically for this, to take her out on her exam result day and then gets surprised when she tells him she might be pregnant
So he insists she gets checked out immediately (since when was a husband concerned for his wife's and possible kid's health a bad thing lol 😂)
Then they find out she's not actually pregnant and her reaction is soo funny 😂 and he doesn't say anything mean
Then they went to see her results and she passed and then he remined her of the date while being shy it was so cute
How did he mistreat her in all this ?
People are so paranoid i swear 😂

[alexiacaceda]

Irie can be a jerk the majority of time but at least in this clip his actions are quite reasonable.

[liftingturtle]

This anime is so popular to the point that it has so many live version on every part of the world 😂 try searching it hahaha

[_toulouse]

Wow. I didn't know the Korean adaptation of this manga/anime was fairly accurate to the original. The Korean drama version also had a special episode where the girl thought she was pregnant, and the guy's mom started a whole fuss about it. She was also trying to get into nursing school, since the guy became a doctor.

[xtinedonly]

My teenage years. I remember those times I get so frustrated about this show but I'm glad I finished and watched the whole episode.

[Ayame_Saya]

I haven't watched the anime but I did watch all the live action versions of this ( I think). I watched the CN or Taiwanese version of this, the KR version and the Japanese version. For me, the TW or CN version is my favourite among those because I think it was the very sweetest one. The male lead literally changed his personality towards her as the time goes by. I grew to love the man and the actor himself. I believe it was also the original version among all of these

[sayadiva]

Title corrections "Her husband doesn't react well to her pregnancy" and it's not that he did react well. He's just a level headed person