KimiKiss

KimiKiss
Cover art of the PlayStation 2 game featuring Yūmi Hoshino, one of its heroines
キミキス (KimiKisu)
Genre	Drama, School story, Romance
Game
Developer	Enterbrain
Publisher	Enterbrain
Genre	Dating sim
Platform	PlayStation 2
Released	May 25, 2006
Manga
Written by	Masashi Kokura
Published by	Enterbrain
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Famitsu PS2
Original run	June 30, 2006 – present
Manga
KimiKiss: Lyrical Contact
Written by	Mimei Kuroi
Published by	Square Enix
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Gangan Powered
Original run	June 2006 – February 2007
Volumes	1
Manga
KimiKiss: After Days
Published by	Square Enix
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Gangan Powered
Original run	December 2007 – April 2008
Volumes	1
Manga
KimiKiss: Various Heroines
Written by	Tarō Shinonome
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Young Animal
Original run	August 25, 2006 – March 27, 2009
Volumes	5
Manga
KimiKiss: Sweet Lips
Written by	Masahiro Itosugi
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Champion Red Ichigo
Published	2007
Volumes	1
Light novel
Written by	Chabō Higurashi
Illustrated by	Kisai Takayama Kamo
Published by	Enterbrain
Demographic	Male
Magazine	Famitsu Bunko
Original run	July 2006 – present
Anime television series
KimiKiss: Pure Rouge
Directed by	Kenichi Kasai
Produced by	Atsushi Yukawa Kenta Suzuki Osamu Hosokawa Tetsuro Satomi Yuji Matsukura
Written by	Michihiro Tsuchiya
Music by	Hikaru Nanase Masaru Yokoyama Noriyuki Iwadare
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	CTC, tvk, TVS, TVA, MBS, RKB
Original run	October 6, 2007 – March 24, 2008
Episodes	24 + special (List of episodes)

KimiKiss (キミキス, KimiKisu^?, lit. "Your Kiss") is a dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2. Released by Enterbrain in 2006, KimiKiss has become a media franchise, including manga, light novel, and has been made into an anime as of 2007-2008.

Kouichi Aihara's (in the anime this character was split into two characters: Sanada Kouichi and Kazuki Aihara) childhood friend Mao Mizusawa has returned after living in France for two years. Kouichi is surprised to learn that, since her parents are remaining overseas for the time being, his mother has agreed to let Mao stay with them. They help each other deal with the ups and downs of high school romance.

Several manga adaptations have been made.

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

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. North American anime distributor Section23 Films released KimiKiss: Pure Rouge on DVD, October 5, 2010.

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.