For someone who has watched all the versions of Itazura na Kiss, I find Kiss Me refreshing. It has less of the stupidity of the girl and the guy shows more feelings. I kept raving about how good Mike was here that I almost forgot how genuine Aom's acting was too. It's sweetness that you can "feel", never an awkward scene. Even when TenTen hits Taliw's head with a pen, you can feel the love coming from him. It's just so adorable that I've been watching it for the Nth time now. They may have strayed a little from the original story but it's a welcome change.