KimiKiss

KimiKiss (キミキス) is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2. Developed by Enterbrain in 2006, KimiKiss has become a media franchise, which includes five manga adaptations, a light novel, and an anime television series directed by Ken'ichi Kasai.

Story

Kouichi Aihara is a high school student who just came back from summer vacation. He has never been kissed and after returning to school he decides to develop a romantic relationship with a certain girl during 30 days.

Characters

Kōichi Aihara (相原光一)
(Drama CD)
The protagonist in the game and the Various Heroines manga. Kōichi is in class 2A and is the older brother of Nana. In the game his given name and surname can be customized by the player. In the anime his character was split in two characters - Kouichi Sanada (who received the original protagonist's looks and given name) and Kazuki Aihara (who received the original protagonist's soccer skills, surname, Nana as little sister, and voice actor from the Drama CD).

Adaptations

Manga

Several manga adaptations have been made.

KimiKiss: Lyrical contact (キミキス〜lyrical contact〜), in Gangan Powered, and in tankōbon form, one volume has been released, from 2006 to 2007. Focuses on Yuumi's route.
KimiKiss: After days (キミキス after days), in Gangan Powered, published from December 2007 to April 2008. Focuses on Eriko's route.
KimiKiss: Various heroines (キミキス -various heroines-), in Young Animal and in tankōbon form (five volumes: #1 Mao Mizusawa, #2 Asuka Sakino, #3 Mitsuki Shijyo, #4 Eriko Futami, and #5 Yuumi Hoshino). Adapts all routes, one volume for each volume.
KimiKiss: Sweet lips (キミキス〜スウィートリップス〜), in Champion Red Ichigo, and in tankōbon form, two volumes from December 2006 to June 2008.

Light novel

Two two-volume series of light novels have been published by Famitsu Bunko: KimiKiss and KimiKiss: Pure Rouge.

Anime

The anime, titled 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. The series focused more on the girls and their daily lives with a more romantic genre.[1] North American anime distributor Section23 Films released Pure Rouge on DVD, October 5, 2010.[2]

Kouichi 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 Kouichi tries to remember if he knew a girl like this in the past, while trying to remember 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, 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 realizes her true feelings toward Kouichi while Sakino and Futami develops feelings for Kazuki.

type	tv series
title	KimiKiss: Pure Rouge
director	Ken'ichi Kasai
producer	Atsushi Yukawa Kenta Suzuki Osamu Hosokawa Tetsuro Satomi Yuji Matsukura
writer	Michihiro Tsuchiya
music	Hikaru Nanase Masaru Yokoyama Noriyuki Iwadare
studio	J.C.Staff
network	CTC, tvk, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, MBS, RKB
first	October 6, 2007
last	March 24, 2008
episodes	24 + Special
episode list	List of KimiKiss: Pure Rouge episodes