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| Genres | Eroge, yuri, visual novel |
| Developers | Fuguriya |
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| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Android, iOS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable |
| Platform of origin | Microsoft Windows |
| First release | A Kiss for the Petals November 25, 2006 |
| Latest release | Remembering How We Met March 13, 2015 |
A Kiss for the Petals (その花びらにくちづけを Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o?), is a Japanese adult yuri visual novel series created by the dōjin group Fuguriya. The series debuted on November 25, 2006 with the visual novel of the same name for PC. Since then, a total of nineteen titles have been released, with the most recent one being released on June 26, 2015.[1] Following the success of the first game, it quickly expanded into a series of visual novels, light novels, drama CDs, artbooks, radio shows and even an anime adaptation.
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Plot
Set in St. Michael's Academy (Mikajyo), the games follows the yuri relationships and romance between various girls. While most of the games focus just on a single couple, some of the newer titles feature multiple couples.
Media
Visual novels
The first title in the series, A Kiss for the Petals was released on November 25, 2006. As of September 2015, fifteen games and two spinoff titles have been released. The fifteenth game in the main series, Remembering How We Met, which was initially released in Japan on Android and iOS, was licensed by MangaGamer and released in English for PC on September 25, 2015.[2][3]
Main series
| No. | Title | Couple(s) | Release Date |
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| 1 | "A Kiss for the Petals" "Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo" (その花びらにくちづけを) |
Yuuna × Nanami |
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| The first installment of the series, this particular game follows Nanami Oda, who is a new freshman in high school. However on the first day, she ends up in an accident in which a senior student from the school comes to her rescue. Ever since that meeting with Yuna Matsubara, Nanami just cannot get her mind off of her and later decides to join the student council. But one day…Nanami catches Yuna doing something very strange, while also calling out Nanami’s name. | |||
| 2 | "My Dear Prince" "Watashi no Ouji-sama" (わたしの王子さま) |
Sara × Kaede |
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| I am Kaede Kitajima, and I am not really good at dealing with people. I'm also the class rep. In school, I run into my cousin Sara, and suddenly I find myself sharing a passionate kiss with her! In the years that I haven't seen her, she's grown into a cute, outgoing girl who has become a famous model. Even fashion magazines know about her, and many in my school idolize her. She makes me look extra dull by comparison. And yet she calls me out from afar and clings to me, heedless of the stares people give us. Because I don't like to stand out, I instinctively act coldly towards Sara. But then she suddenly pushed me down. She whispers to me, "I want everything there is you." Such joy, such bliss and such embarrassment. What's to become of me? | |||
| 3 | "Joined in Love with You" "Anata to Koibito Tsunagi" (あなたと恋人つなぎ) |
Mai × Reo |
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| My name is Mai Sawaguchi. I always get myself involved with my classmate, Reo Kawamura. Reo is pretty short and has silky hair... In short, she's cute. But sometimes, she can be really obstinate. I'm trying to do my best to get her to get along with the rest of the class, but since we're both headstrong we always end up fighting. It's so frustrating, especially since she can't do anything without me around! But whenever I talk to her, Reo always acts like I'm bothering her. I wonder if she hates me... But then, just when I got all depressed Reo came up to me and told me, "You've got it all wrong! I love you, Mai! I love you so much!" Her confession completely took me by surprise. Could it be that I'm in love with Reo too!? | |||
| 4 | "The Beloved Photograph" "Itoshisa no Fotogurafu" (愛しさのフォトグラフ) |
Sara × Kaede |
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| A month has passed since the events of Hanabira 2. Kaede still hates to stand-out while Sara's break from work has ended. While Sara was wandering in school, she suddenly loses her balance but Kaede saved her in the nick of time, but the worst part is a member of the school paper took a snapshot. Kaede refused the school paper member permission to publish their photo, but Sara agreed to publish it in exchange of 10 copies of that picture. After the students of Mikajou saw the picture, Kaede's fans swarm again, leaving Sara in regret like the last time (in SonoHana 2). On one event Sara lied about her job and spied Kaede to confirm her faithfulness but Kaede knew about her plans all along. Confessing their love again, Kaede proposed to Sara and they go on a date before going home. At the end of the visual novel Kaede and Sara was seen wearing a wedding gown (in preparation of their wedding 10 years from the timeline). | |||
| 5 | "The Joy of Loving You" "Anata o Suki na Shiawase" (あなたを好きな幸せ) |
Mai × Reo |
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| Reo fails her classes and Mai helps her to pass. To reward Reo for passing her quiz, Mai agrees to go on a date with Reo. One day during class, Reo is called to the school office. She returns acting strangely. After a lot of worrying and probing, Mai still does not know what has happened. This results in a huge fight between Reo and Mai, because Mai feels that Reo does not trust in her enough to share her problems… They eventually make up and ends in love. | |||
| 6 | "A Kiss Whispered to the Lips" "Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite" (唇とキスで呟いて) |
Yuuna × Nanami |
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| Nanami's love affair with one of the school's idols, Yuna, remains a secret. But they are having trouble concealing their true feelings from everyone! | |||
| 7 | "I Want Your Sweet Enchanting Kisses" "Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chū" (あまくてほしくてとろけるちゅう) |
Runa × Takako |
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| This game introduces a new couple: Takako Suminoe, a young and still inexperienced teacher at the elementary department of St. Michael's School for Girls, and one of her students, the daring ojō-sama Runa Hōraisen. | |||
| 8 | "Dyed with an Angel's Petals" "Tenshi no Hanabira Zome" (天使の花びら染め) |
Eris × Shizuku |
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| The eighth Sono Hanabira game, featuring the series' fifth couple. While class representative Shizuku Kirishima has foreign exchange student Eris Shitogi under her wing, a faintly glowing love settles into her heart. However, Shizuku, worried sick thinking her nagging personality landed her on her crush's bad side, actually gets a confession straight to her face from Eris?! Shizuku: "D-D-D-Don't misunderstand! I-I-I don't feel anything at all for you! (etc.)" This is the romantic comedy of Shizuku, the tsundere yamato nadeshiko, and Eris, the cool, blonde foreign exchange student who is not afraid to show her feelings, and their flirtatious, madly-in-love-with-each-other yuri relationship. | |||
| 9 | "Sweet Grown-up Kisses" "Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chū" (あまくておとなのとろけるちゅう) |
Runa × Takako |
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| Takako Suminoe and Runa Hōraisen's first date. | |||
| 10 | "Lily Platinum" "Riri.Purachinamu" (リリ・プラチナム) |
Eris × Shizuku |
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| A group of students created a fan club dedicated to Eris known as "Lily Platinum"—how can Shizuku cope up with this? | |||
| 11 | "Maidens of Michael" "Mikaeru no Otome-tachi" (ミカエルの乙女たち) |
Risa × Miya, Yuuna × Nanami, Sara × Kaede, Mai × Reo, Eris × Shizuku, Runa × Takako |
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| Today at Saint Michael’s School for Girls, the class representative for the first-year "Snow" Class, Risa Azumi, had once again been fighting with the class troublemaker, Miya Ayase. Risa, who is earnest and hard-nosed, and Miya, who hates to cooperate with others, could not have been less right for each other, as they were always on the verge of tearing each other's throats out. As couples and spur-of-the-moment couples alike were flirtatiously carrying on, the whole school was abuzz with excitement over the "St. Michael's Best Couple" poll being conducted by the student volunteers. Risa, who was single, figured it did not concern her. So then how did she and Miya end up being chosen?! Resigning themselves, the two decided to go along with it, "just for appearance's sake", and it seemed they would have to stick it out through the coming holidays of Christmas and Valentine's Day along with four other couples as the committee members for various events. Will Risa be able to survive the lovers' holidays of Christmas and Valentine's with Miya? | |||
| 12 | "Lovers of the Atelier" "Atelier no Koibito-tachi" (アトリエの恋人たち) |
Risa × Miya |
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| The dust has settled from the boisterous Best Couple's events, the graduation ceremony of the third-year students has passed without incident, and Risa has returned to her laid-back daily lifestyle. Although Miya continues to flaunt her chronic truancy in Risa's face, now that the two are passionate lovers, their days are full of joy. Today, once again, they find themselves passing the time in the attic of the old school building, in the secret atelier known only to them as has become their habit. The overly-serious Risa is feeling a slight twinge of guilt at their appropriation of this room. She asks Miya to tell her the story of how she discovered this place, but in this atelier hides a sweet, sweet romance that Risa could not begin to imagine… | |||
| 13 | "Snow White's Knight" "Shirayuki no Kishi" (白雪の騎士) |
Rikka x Sayuki, Risa × Miya, Yuuna × Nanami, Sara × Kaede, Mai × Reo |
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| The month is June – the time when all the middle school and high school students change into their summer uniforms. Azumi Risa, who has now moved on to her second year of high school, has been hearing around campus that the new freshmen are bubbling over with excitement over the Best Couples poll. Risa herself was selected as a Best Couple along with Ayase Miya due to her classmates’ misconceptions, and although she rejected it at the time, the two of them now share a fully mutual love as they spend their passionate days together. And so, when a new freshman pair is selected, they’re introduced to the second and third year couples. This year’s freshman couple consists of Shirakawa Sayuki, a talented scholar and athlete who is being hailed as “The Perfect Lady,” along with Shinozaki Rikka, a girl who set a national record in the 100 meter dash shortly after enrolling. However, when Risa went to greet these two girls, Rikka exclaimed “Risa-nee!” and wrapped her arms around her. The surrounding students let out a shrill scream and burst into an uproar at the sight of these two sharing a passionate embrace in front of their respective partners! With the campus rocked by this… scandal? What will become of Risa and Miya, not to mention Rikka and Sayuki?! | |||
| 14 | "My Sworn Love for You" "Anata ni Chikau Ai" (あなたに誓う愛) |
Eris × Shizuku |
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| 15 | "Remembering How We Met" "Deatta Koro no Omoide ni" (出会った頃の思い出に) |
Risa × Miya |
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| Risa and Miya reminisce on how they first met, and what they were like before they became a couple.[4] | |||
Angels series
The Angels series is a spin-off involving select couplings of nurses of the corresponding St. Michael's General Hospital. These releases can be identified with a blue coloring.
| No. | Title | Couple(s) | Release Date |
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| 1 | "Angel of Longing" "Tenshi no Akogare" (天使のあこがれ) |
Chiaki x Ringo |
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| Aihara Ringo, who is in her first year at the nursing school, has decided to room with Takao Chiaki, an old family friend from back home. Ringo idolizes Chiaki and has made it her life’s goal to become a respectable nurse just like her. However… Once they actually start living together, Ringo comes to realize that Chiaki takes much worse care of herself than she imagined, and is at the same time a very physically affectionate person. Will the disparity between Chiaki the goddess and the Chiaki who delights in sexual harassment drive Ringo crazy!? | |||
| 3 | "The Angels Spring Love" "Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi" (天使たちの春恋) |
Yuuno x Satsuki |
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| Yuuno had just been admitted to nursing school and was filled with a desire to watch over her classmate and roommate, Satsuki. Satsuki was a brilliant girl who was admitted to nursing school with top marks; however, she wasn’t very aware of her surroundings, and her ability to get by on her own was extremely poor… She was kind of eccentric. From that time on, Yuuno spent her days feeling fulfilled in the role of an accomplished older girl taking care of an inept younger sister… “I feel like we’ve become more than friends. No, I’d go as far as to say I love you.” How will Yuuno react to Satsuki’s sudden confession…? | |||
| 3 | "The Angels' Promise" "Tenshi-tachi no Yaksoku" (天使たちの約束) |
Masami x Akira |
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Spinoff series
| No. | Title | Couple(s) | Release Date |
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| 1 | "Hanahira!" (はなひらっ！) | Kaori x Amane, Makoto x Koharu |
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| Created to appeal to a more general audiences. This game takes place in a separate continuity from the main and Angels series and introduces four brand new characters. | |||
Light novels
A light novel series written by Shinichirō Sano and illustrated by Peko is being published by Luminocity. The first volume was released on August 19, 2007 and since then, there have been a total of fourteen volumes released.
| Title | Pairing |
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| Christmas for the two of us (二人のクリスマス?) | Nanami × Yuuna |
| Vacation for the Two of Us (二人のバカンス?) | Kaede × Sara |
| Summer for the Two of Us (二人の熱い夏?) | Mai × Reo |
| Valentines for the Two of Us (二人のバレンタイン?) | Nanami × Yuuna |
| The Curtain Call Never Ends (カーテンコールは終わらない?) | Kaede × Sara |
| One More Lovers Kiss (愛のキスをもういちど?) | Mai × Reo |
| Extra Story (番外総集編?) | Nanami × Yuuna |
| Bewitching Kiss on the Southern Island!: (南の島であまとろちゅ!?) | Takako × Runa |
| A Valentine Rhapsody (バレンタイン狂騒曲?) | Eris × Shizuku |
| Tight Summer Squeeze! (夏をぎゅっとね!?) | Mai × Reo |
| Couple’s Goal Tape! (二人のゴールテープ!?) | Takako × Runa |
| Wrapped In Your Warmth (ぬくもりに包まれて?) | Eris × Shizuku |
| Extra Story 2 (番外総集編 2?) | Kaede × Sara |
| Spring Splash (スプリング・スプラッシュ?) | Risa × Miya |
Drama CDs
On December 22, 2007, three drama CDs were published, containing stories with the characters from the first six games.[5][6][7] On November 27, 2010 a fourth drama CD was announced.[8]
Anime OVA
An anime OVA titled Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi (その花びらにくちづけを: あなたと恋人つなぎ?, lit. "A Kiss for the Petals: Becoming Your Lover") was produced by chuchu studios, directed by Masayuki Sakoi, and was released in Japan on July 30, 2010. Based on the third game, it follows Mai and Reo after they confess their love to one another. To coincide the release of the OVA, the third game was re-released with some improvements and typographical error correction.[9]
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External links
- Official English site
- Official Fuguriya site (Japanese)
- Official LUMINOCITY site (Japanese)
- Official chuchu site (Japanese)
- Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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