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It Started With a Kiss

Name: It Started With a Kiss
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2005-09-25
Cast: Ariel Lin, Joe Cheng, Jiro Wang, Hsu Wei-ning, Aaron Yan

2005 | 2 seasons | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Never Have I Ever or Sex and the City, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 60 hours in all.
What might put you off: It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A live-action television adaptation of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada.

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year

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