KimiKiss

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KimiKiss
キミキス
(KimiKisu)
Genre Romance
Game
Developer Enterbrain
Publisher Enterbrain
Genre Dating sim
Rating CERO: B (12+)
Platform PlayStation 2
Released Flag of Japan May 25, 2006
Manga
Author Masashi Kokura
Publisher Enterbrain
Demographic Shōnen
Serialized in Famitsu PS2
Original run June 30, 2006 – ongoing
Manga: KimiKiss: Lyrical contact
Author Mimei Kuroi
Publisher Square Enix
Demographic Shōnen
Serialized in Gangan Powered
Original run June 2006 – February 2007
Volumes 1
Manga: KimiKiss: Various heroines
Author Tarō Shinonome
Publisher Hakusensha
Demographic Seinen
Serialized in Young Animal
Original run August 25, 2006 – ongoing
Volumes 2
Light novel
Author Chabō Higurashi
Illustrator Kisai Takayama
Kamo
Publisher Enterbrain
Demographic Male
Serialized in Famitsu Bunko
Published July 2006 – ongoing
Volumes 2
Manga: KimiKiss: Sweet lips
Author Masahiro Itosugi
Publisher Akita Shoten
Demographic Shōnen
Serialized in Champion Red ichigo
Original run December 2006 – ongoing
Volumes 1
TV anime: KimiKiss: pure rouge
Director Kenichi Kasai
Studio Flag of Japan J.C. Staff
Original run October 6, 2007 – March 24, 2008
Episodes 24

KimiKiss (キミキス KimiKisu?) is a dating simulation game for the PS2. Released by Enterbrain in 2006, KimiKiss has become a media franchise, including manga, light novel, and has been made into an anime as of 2007.

Contents

[edit] Story

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In KimiKiss, you play as a high school boy who's just come back from a lonely summer break. Will you end your high school career having never known a kiss? You decide to spend the new school year making sure to get some lip action.

Luckily enough, when you return to school, you find yourself in the company of six beautiful girls. The game begins with the start of the new school year and continues over one month, culminating in a school festival. Your goal is to have one of the above girls confess her true feelings for you at the festival and give you a kiss. The game lets you move about freely throughout the school grounds, selecting your desired location from a map of the full school. When interacting with the girls, the game uses what it refers to as "Matching Conversation," a system where you select the topic that you think the girl is interested in discussing.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Heroines

The following information is based on the anime version, Kimikiss: Pure Rouge.

Mao Mizusawa (水澤摩央 Mizusawa Mao?) Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa
She is very active, energetic, and cheerful, though not so much in the mornings. At first, she lives with Kouichi and his mom but moved to a different house due to her feelings for Kouichi. She still goes to the same school as him. Lived in France before the story.
Yūmi Hoshino (星乃結美 Hoshino Yūmi?) Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
Hoshino is Kouichi's love interest. She is always shy but from the help of Mao and the others, she began to speak up a little. She also has feelings for Kouichi and throughout the story they began to date, but began to realize Kouichi has feelings for Mao.
Narumi Satonaka (里仲なるみ Satonaka Narumi?) Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi
Good friend of Nana. Expert at cooking udon.
Asuka Sakino (咲野明日夏 Sakino Asuka?) Voiced by: Ryou Hirohashi
A tomboy who loves to play soccer. She starts to have feelings for Kazuki after he helped her.
Eriko Futami (二見瑛理子 Futami Eriko?) Voiced by: Rie Tanaka
Always cold to others but begins to soften up after she realizes her feeling for Kazuki. Has an IQ score of 190.
Mitsuki Shijō (祇条深月 Shijō Mitsuki?) Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
A wealthy girl who can play the piano.
Megumi Kuryū (栗生恵 Kuryū Megumi?) Voiced by: Mai Nakahara
Class president of Kouichi's class. Her love interest is Hiiragi.

[edit] Anime lead characters

Kouichi Sanada (真田光一 Sanada Kouichi?) Voiced by: Satoshi Hino
He, Kazuki, and Mao are childhood friends. Kouichi is the main protagonist in this story. He has feelings for Hoshino but began to realize his feelings for Mao. At the end of the series, Kouichi gives up Hoshino and ends up with Mao. They kiss, and the fire works begin.
NOTE: In the Various Heroines manga and also in the Kimikiss PS2 game, Kouichi and Kazuki are a single person (having Kouichi's first name and Kazuki's last name) and shares both of their traits (Kouichi's looks and Kazuki's soccer skills). Nana also becomes Kouichi's little sister.
Kazuki Aihara (相原一輝 Aihara Kazuki?) Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
Also another protagonist in the anime. He loves playing soccer. Kazuki's love interest is Futami-san.

[edit] Support characters

Nana (菜々 Nana?) Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa
She is Kazuki Aihara's sister in the anime and her name becomes Nana Aihara (相原菜々 Aihara Nana?).
Akira Hiiragi (柊明良 Hiiragi Akira?) Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama
Is the president of the Movie Research Club. He always asks Kazuki into helping him with the movie films.
Eiji Kai (甲斐栄二 Kai Eiji?) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai
Classmate of Mao, plays the Saxophone and works in a Jazz bar. He and Mao date for a while but she breaks up with him after she admits her feelings for Kouichi to herself. They remain friends.
Tomoko Kawada (川田知子 Kawada Tomoko?) Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
School's teacher for modern Japanese language and advisor of swimming club. She is Mao Mizusawa's home room teacher.

[edit] Adaptations

[edit] Manga

Several manga adaptations have been made.

  • KimiKiss ~lyrical contact~ (キミキス ～lyrical contact～), in Gangan Powered
  • KimiKiss ~various heroines- (キミキス ～various heroines～), in Young Animal
  • KimiKiss ~sweet lips~ (キミキス ～スウィートリップス～), in Champion RED Ichigo

[edit] Light novel

A series of light novels have been published by Famitsu Bunko.

[edit] Anime

The anime, entitled Kimikiss ~ pure rouge, began airing in Japan on October 6, 2007. The series is produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Kenichi Kasai, whose directorial accomplishments include Nodame Cantabile and Honey and Clover. The series will focus more on the girls and their daily lives and the genre will be romance.[1]

Opening Theme:

"Aozora loop" (青空loop) by marble

Ending Themes:

"Negaiboshi" (願い星) by Snow* (episodes 1 - 12)
"Wasurenaide" (忘れないで) by Suara (episodes 13 - 24)
Story

Sanada Kouichi wakes from a dream where his younger self was crying. When he goes to answer the door, he finds a beautiful woman standing in front of him. She quickly enters while reacquainting herself with things in the house, and even enters the shower. A confused Kouichi tries to remember if he knew a girl like this in the past, when his friend Aihara Kazuki comes in. A misunderstanding is caused when the girl comes out of the bathroom, but she suddenly realizes who Kazuki is. Kazuki also realizes who the girl is: his childhood friend Mizusawa Mao. Finally realizing this, Kouichi welcomes Mao back. When Kouichi’s mother begins talking to Mao about her living in France, Kouichi notices how much Mao has changed. The story then continues with them going to the same school. Many relationships are formed with different people during their school years but always thought to be a mistake as Mao realises her true feelings toward Kouichi Sanada. Telling him of her feelings gets him confused as he always thought of her as a sister, always thinking of her gets Yumi worried as he never seems to be focused. As it is nearly time for Yumi to move away, she puts on a brave face so she doesn't upset Kouichi while he is still in his endless daydream. Nearing the end, Kouichi finally realises who he truly loves and tells yumi (which could already tell by looking at him) before he heads out to find Mao. Having found her, tells her of his feelings and it finishes with a kiss, as they both feel the same way.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kimikiss TV Anime Announced (English). Anime News Network (2007-06-05). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.

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