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A year and a half after originally watching this anime, and two things still seperate it from many anime's I have watched.
1) It's still my favorite anime of all time
2) It still sends shivers down my spine when thinking about it.

How far would you go for the one you loved? What lengths would you go to, to be a free person? Two exceptional questions to ask yourself when watching this. These are decisions the protagonist must make throughout the whole series.

In this series, what attracts me is the heartbreak the leading male recieves, and how he can still push through. Despite being heartless and ... having no feelings, he still finds a way for them to show.

The story is a 10 out of 10 for me. It drew me and it is to this day the only anime I have sat through in one night to watch. Being pulled in episode after episode is a real feat and this anime does it well.

The art I gave an 8 out of 10. The art didn't bother me, but it wasn't what I was paying attention to throughout the series.

The sound is a 9 out of 10 for me. It really brings up the intensitive level of the series.

Characters are a 10 out of 10. Ein and Zwei are just loveable, even if they are heartless. While both can frustrate you, you can feel the despair they go through as they want to be taken away from their "slavery" and become their own person. You can also feel the nefariousness of Drei when she comes back, but she is also a person who just wants to be accepted.

Enjoyment, 9 out of 10. It kept me up till 5 am, if that isn't enjoyment and anticipation I don't know what is.

Overall, 9 out of 10. No series if perfect and I refuse unless the circumstance is extremely rare to give a 10, however if a series was to be given a 10 by me, this would be it. This is the epitome of a brilliant anime in my eyes.

How nefarious can a main character get?

When one thinks of a sports anime, their mind doesn't even consider the fact that sports can be psychological. I finished this anime in 2 days, and I just have to say....Baseball meets Death Note. Tokuchi, Toua is in my mind the ultimate main character. He's just the definition of a bad ass and that's really what makes this anime so great. The supporting characters in my opinion were not that well developed but the performance of Tokuchi more then made up for that minor loss.

The score was simply beautiful when it was shown, the art was magnificient however ... like I said sometimes the supporting characters didn't seem like they had a lot of progress. The antognist was your typical greedy SOB which made you cringe when you saw him.

However the main part of this anime is suspense. You can't enter an episode and not wonder what is gonna happen next, that is how well this anime is made. It keeps you guessing and let me tell you, good luck guessing how Toua thinks, because it's damn near impossible.

Overall a 9/10, it's definetely an overlooked anime that deserves some light. You don't wanna miss this for one second.

Would you just back down after being told no? To be honest, very few anime make me want to actually write a review about them. This is one of the rare exceptions. I have never seen such a beautiful, but also realistic story. However, there was a myriad of things beautiful about the anime outside of the story.

The score for this anime was beautiful, not as much as one would had liked, but they did a very good job with this. The art style also stuck true to the manga written back in 1991, which I also appreciate. However, enough of that, let's get on ... to why I believe this may be one of the greatest romance anime's of all time.

When one watches an anime, usually it is the same thing over and over. You see the guy chasing the girl, and the girl chasing the guy, and at the very end they share an intimate moment and the anime will end. What happens to the couple after? Do they stay together? Get married? Or end up in a situation that end unfortunately? What is left for the viewer?

Itazura na Kiss shows exactly what the viewer wants to see. It shows not only Kotoko's attempt to persevere, but also the unlikely relationship between the two. It boldly does something that a lot of anime does not do and that's actually show the after affect of the couple. And I believe this is done beautiful.

Itazura na Kiss makes you feel what the other character is feeling, makes you think what the other character is thinking. I didn't expect much going into this, I thought it would be just another girl chasing a guy and being annoying like a plethora of anime leads are. This is easily one of the most enjoyable anime's I have watched to date. Each anime has it's flaws, no doubt about it. However, story wise, it was simply perfect. You didn't see a character automatically shift from being nefarious to being a perfect character. That doesn't happen here, Kotoko and Irei stay true to themselves throughout the whole anime and that's what is most enjoyable about it.

Overall, a 9/10. If you are into romance anime or simply want to take a break from your preferred genre like I did, this is a perfect anime to watch and just feel happy about while watching it.