KimiKiss

Infobox animanga/Header
name = KimiKiss


caption =
ja_name = キミキス
ja_name_trans = KimiKisu
genre = RomanceInfobox animanga/Game
title =
developer = Enterbrain
publisher = Enterbrain
genre = Dating sim
ratings = CERO: B (12+)
platforms = PlayStation 2
released = flagicon|Japan May 25, 2006Infobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Masashi Kokura
publisher = Enterbrain
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = Famitsu PS2
first = June 30 2006
last = ongoingInfobox animanga/Manga
title = KimiKiss: Lyrical contact
author = Mimei Kuroi
publisher = Square Enix
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = Gangan Powered
first = June 2006
last = February 2007
volumes = 1Infobox animanga/Manga
title = KimiKiss: Various heroines
author = Tarō Shinonome
publisher = Hakusensha
demographic = Seinen
magazine = Young Animal
first = August 25 2006
last = ongoing
volumes = 2Infobox animanga/Novel
light = yes
title =
author = Chabō Higurashi
illustrator = Kisai Takayama
Kamo
publisher = Enterbrain
magazine = Famitsu Bunko
demographic = Male
first = July 2006
last = ongoing
volumes = 2Infobox animanga/Manga
title = KimiKiss: Sweet lips
author = Masahiro Itosugi
publisher = Akita Shoten
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = Champion Red ichigo
first = December 2006
last = ongoing
volumes = 1Infobox animanga/Anime
title = KimiKiss: Pure Rouge
director = Kenichi Kasai
studio = flagicon|Japan J.C. Staff
network =
first = October 6 2007
last = March 24 2008
episodes = 24

nihongo|"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.

tory

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.

Characters

Heroines

The following information is based on the anime version, Kimikiss: Pure Rouge. ;nihongo|Mao Mizusawa|水澤摩央|Mizusawa Mao anime voices|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.

;nihongo|Yūmi Hoshino|星乃結美|Hoshino Yūmi anime voices|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.

;nihongo|Narumi Satonaka|里仲なるみ|Satonaka Narumi anime voices|Kaori Mizuhashi: Good friend of Nana. Expert at cooking udon.

;nihongo|Asuka Sakino|咲野明日夏|Sakino Asuka anime voices|Ryou Hirohashi: A tomboy who loves to play soccer. She starts to have feelings for Kazuki after he helped her.

;nihongo|Eriko Futami|二見瑛理子|Futami Eriko anime voices|Rie Tanaka: Always cold to others but begins to soften up after she realizes her feeling for Kazuki. Has an IQ score of 190.

;nihongo|Mitsuki Shijō|祇条深月|Shijō Mitsuki anime voices|Mamiko Noto: A wealthy girl who can play the piano.

;nihongo|Megumi Kuryū|栗生恵|Kuryū Megumi anime voices|Mai Nakahara: Class president of Kouichi's class. Her love interest is Hiiragi.

Anime lead characters

;nihongo|Kōichi Sanada|真田光一|Sanada Kōichi anime voices|Satoshi Hino: He, Kazuki, and Mao are childhood friends. Kōichi 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, Kōichi gives up Hoshino and ends up with Mao.: NOTE: In the Various Heroines manga and also in the Kimikiss PS2 game, Kōichi and Kazuki are a single person (having Kōichi's first name and Kazuki's last name) and shares both of their traits (Kōichi's looks and Kazuki's soccer skills). Nana is Kōichi's little sister in the anime.

;Nihongo|Kazuki Aihara|相原一輝|Aihara Kazuki anime voices|Takahiro Mizushima: Also another protagonist in the anime. He loves playing soccer. Kazuki's love interest is Eriko.

upport characters

;nihongo|Nana|菜々|Nana anime voices|Sakura Nogawa:She is Kazuki sister in the anime and thus her name in the anime is Nihongo|Nana Aihara|相原菜々|Aihara Nana.

;nihongo|Akira Hīragi|柊明良|Hīragi Akira anime voices|Jun Fukuyama:Is the president of the Movie Research Club. He always asks Kazuki into helping him with the movie films.

;nihongo|Eiji Kai|甲斐栄二|Kai Eiji anime voices|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 Kōichi to him, although they remain friends.

;nihongo|Tomoko Kawada|川田知子|Kawada Tomoko anime voices|Ayako Kawasumi:School's teacher for modern Japanese language and advisor of swimming club. She is Mao Mizusawa's home room teacher.

Adaptations

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

Light novel

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

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 Ken'ichi Kasai, whose directorial accomplishments include Nodame Cantabile and Honey and Clover. The series focused more on the girls and their daily lives with a more romantic of a genre. [cite web|first = thelastshito|date = 2007-06-05|url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-05/kimikiss-tv-anime|title = Kimikiss TV Anime Announced|publisher = Anime News Network|language = English|accessdate = 2007-06-15]

Opening Theme::"Aozora loop" (青空loop) by marbleEnding Themes::"Negaiboshi" (願い星) by Snow* (episodes 1 - 12) "Wasurenaide" (忘れないで) by Suara (episodes 13 - 24)

;StoryKōichi Sanada 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 Kōichi tries to remember if he knew a girl like this in the past, when his friend Kazuki Aihara 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 Mao Mizusawa. Finally realizing this, Kōichi welcomes Mao back. When Kōichi’s mother begins talking to Mao about her living in France, Kōichi 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 realizes her true feelings toward Kōichi. Telling him of her feelings gets him confused as he always thought of her as a sister, always thinking of her gets Yūmi 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 Kōichi while he is still in his endless daydream. Nearing the end, Kōichi finally realizes who he truly loves and tells Yūmi (which you 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.

References

External links

*jp icon [http://www.enterbrain.co.jp/game_site/kimikiss/ Enterbrain's official "KimiKiss" website]
*jp icon [http://www.kimikiss-pure-rouge.jp/ KimiKiss pure rouge official website]
*en icon [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/929295.html FAQ at GameFAQs] — includes developer release information of the PS2 game.
*en icon ann anime|id=8210|title=KimiKiss pure rouge