Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss is the sequel to Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and the fifth main game in Konami's Tokimeki Memorial dating sim series. It is to receive an enhanced port to the Nintendo DS titled Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season.
It is made for PlayStation 2, made in response to the incredible popularity received by "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side." The game is customized to meet the satisfaction of most female players. Utilizing the EVS system, the characters in the game even call out the player's name. The game includes a whole new cast of characters and love interests to choose from. It is the final game in the Tokimeki Memorial series to be released on the PlayStation 2, as well as the final console game to date. (All subsequent games have been on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.)
On a sidenote Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss actually features the return of two seiyuu who have both appeared in the first two Tokimeki Memorial games respectively. Yuji Ueda plays Motoharu Masaki in this game and had previously played Yoshio Saotome who got info on all the girls in the game for you in the first Tokimeki Memorial game. His character was so popular that he was the only male character to get an album CD prior to the Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side series. Likewise Kenji Nojima plays Kazuyuki Akagi in this game and had previously played Junichirou Hokari in Tokimeki Memorial 2. Later on, Konami decided to release Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Season for the DS with skinship mode and new features, renamed as Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Season.
Characters
Male characters
Teru Saeki
- Saeki Teru (佐伯 瑛?)
- CV : Morita Masakazu
- The main character. He is good at studies and sports. An all-rounded guy who’s popular with everyone. However, he finds a need to carry a facade in front of others and hides the fact that he works as a waiter at Sangosho cafe. As with any other main guy with brains and looks, Saeki has his mandatory club of squealing fangirls following him around.
Katsumi Shiba
- Shiba Katsumi (志波 勝己?)
- CV : Nakai Kazuya
- He's the typical manly guy - sporty, silent, with a matching tan to boot. Shiba has a secret passion for baseball. Despite his tough looks, he is fond of animals, especially the cute ones. He's a little distant at first, but he warms up to you once he gets to know you better.
Itaru Hikami
- Hikami Itaru (氷上 格?)
- CV : Suzuki Chihiro
- The student council's president. He is studious and extremely zealous of school rules. He's endearing in a way that he seems to fit more in the 80s than in the present century, such as wearing safety helmet, coupled with his insane punctuality and recognition of holding hands as a form of "escort". Hikami is also Himuro Reichii's cousin.
Kounoshin Hariya
- Hariya Kounoshin (針谷 幸之進?)
- CV : Suzumura Kenichi
- Hariya is the kind of guy that's really fashion-conscious and "in-style". He nicknamed himself "Harry". A part of a rock band. His design is strongly based on today's Japanese youth. He's popular and outgoing, pierced, has spiked up hair, listens to modern rock and pop, uses youth slang. He warms up pretty fast if you date him.
Christopher Weatherfield
- Christopher Weatherfield (クリストファー・ウェザーフィールド?)
- CV : Kanbara Daichi
- Chris hails from England and has an unusual Japanese accent. He loves art and is a member of school's art club. He is actually the heir to a pretty big business run by his father, though he seems a little unprepared for such a role...
Shota Amachi
- Amachi Shouta (天地 翔太?)
- CV : Makoto Naruse
- Amachi enters Hanegasaki High at the 2nd year, which makes him the player's junior. He has a sweet, polite personality and is very fond of sweet food, but the player can discover a different side of him that is devilishly mischievous, despite his looks. He is also quite popular with younger girls.
Takafumi Wakaouji
- Wakaouji Takafumi (若王子 貴文?)
- CV : Morikawa Toshiyuki
- The player's homeroom teacher. A nice and smart teacher. His young, handsome looks made him popular among the female students who nicknamed him "Waka-sama". He is also a member of the athletic club.
Motoharu Masaki
- Masaki Motoharu (真咲 元春?)
- CV : Ueda Yuji
- Masaki is a student at a second-rate university who was graduated from Hanegasaki High. He is working part-time job as botanist at floral shop. Pretty outgoing and blunt, he's got that "mature-guy" appeal. He's the only one of the dateable guys in the game who drives a car.
Kazuyuki Akagi
- Akagi Kazuyuki (赤城 一雪?)
- CV : Nojima Kenji
- The secret character. Akagi is a student from Habataki High. Due to his role as Habataki Student Council President, he sometimes visits Hanegasaki High and works together with Hikami.
Taku Komori
- Komori Taku (古森 拓?)
- CV : Matsubara Daisuke
- Extra character for NDS version. A second-year transfer student from Kirameki High. He is introverted and anti-social. For some reasons, he dislikes going to school and tends to ditch a lot. He'll open up if the player consistently visits him. His surname "Komori" possibly derived from hikikomori.
Tarou Majima
- Majima Tarou (真嶋 太郎?)
- CV : Taniyama Kishou
- Like Komori, Majima is also an extra character in NDS version. He is a year older senior of the player at Hanegasaki High. He is very charming, but also extremely flirty. The main character must endure continued abuse from him as he jumps from girl to girl. It isn't until the very end that he realizes just how much the main character means to him.
Female characters
- Toudou Tatsuko (藤堂 竜子)
- CV : Shindou Naomi
- Todou is a girl with a huge fan following of guys and girls alike. She works part-time at Stallion Gasoline station. Though Todou seems a little intimidating at first, she's actually nice and dependable. Rival for Shiba.
- Onoda Chiyomi (小野田 千代美)
- CV : Kozakura Etsuko
- Onoda is an active member of student council. Polite and friendly, she is also a studious type student and very obedient of the school rules. Rival for Hikami.
- Nishimoto Haruhi (西本 はるひ)
- CV : Ai Maeda
- Nishimoto is a cheerful girl who speaks with Kansai dialect. She hails from Osaka and loves eating sweet goods. Nishimoto works part time at Anastasia Confectionery. Rival for Hariya.
- Mizushima Hisoka (水島 密)
- CV : Minaguchi Yuko
- Mizushima is a very ladylike girl. She is good at sewing and cooking, also speaks in a feminine manner. She has participated in a school band. Rival for Chris.
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