Tsuyokiss


Tsuyokiss is a Japanese visual novel that has been adapted into an anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura. The story focuses on a group of students at a high school and the various romantic attachments that the characters feel for each another.
Tsuyokiss originally began as an eroge for Windows by video game developer Candy Soft first released on August 26, 2005. A PlayStation 2 version of the game called Tsuyokiss ~Mighty Heart~ was released with erotic elements removed. A fan disc with some minigames for Windows named Minikiss ~Tsuyokiss Fan Disk~ was released. The anime based on the original game began airing in Japan on July 1, 2006.
Tsuyokiss Nigakki is the sequel to Tsuyokiss, available for Windows, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A third installment, Tsuyokiss Sangakki was released for Windows on March 31, 2011.

Plot

Video games

''Tsuyokiss''

Tsuyokiss is about the lives of a group of fictional high school students and the often comedic events that occur in their lives. The main protagonist is an average boy named Leo Tsushima who is secretly in love with the eldest daughter of the Kiriya Corporation and who is the student council president - Erika Kiriya.
Later, a senior female student, Otome Kurogane, knocks out several of the main characters one day when they are trying to sneak into school after being late. Surprisingly, it turns out that she is Leo's beloved cousin that he had not seen for years. Suddenly, Otome decides to move into the same house as Leo, whose mediocre life is changing into something a bit more exciting. In the PlayStation 2 version, Leo begins to form relations with Sunao Konoe who is an old acquaintance.

''Tsuyokiss Nigakki''

Tsuyokiss Nigakki is the sequel to Tsuyokiss where Leo was not in love to anyone in the first term. At the beginning of the second term, Leo has been worried about what to do after graduation because he does not know what his dream is. Then, Serebu Tachibana transfers to his class and she sits down next to him.

''Tsuyokiss Sangakki''

Tsuyokiss Sangakki is the sequel to Tsuyokiss Nigakki where Leo was not in love with anyone during the first or second term.

Anime

The anime version's plot of Tsuyokiss differs from that of the video game's in that Sunao Konoe is the main protagonist of the story. Sunao, who finds out the school she transfers to does not have a drama club, becomes determined to form a drama club. Her main obstacle is having to prove to the student council president, Erika Kiriya, that forming a drama club would be worth her time which causes Erika to constantly offer challenges to Sunao for which she must pass in order for the club to be formed.
Characters from the Tsuyokiss visual novel appear in the anime. Leo Tsushima, the protagonist of the visual novel, is also the main male protagonist of the anime.

Characters

Video games

Main characters

;Leo Tsushima
;Otome Kurogane
;Kinu Kanisawa
;Erika Kiriya
;Nagomi Yashi
;Inori Ōeyama
;Yoshimi Satou
;Sunao Konoe
;Serebu Tachibana
;Yang Tongfer
;Mana Uraga

Students

;Shinichi Samesuga
;Subaru Date
;Igaguri
;Noriko Nishizaki
;Youhei Murata

Teaching Staff

;Heizou Tachibana
;Hachimaki-sensei
;Akari Kirishima

Others

;Tsuchinaga
;Gondagawara
;Tencho
;Madam
;Nodoka Yashi
;Tennoji
;Ikuzo Tachibana

Anime

Main characters

Sunao Konoe
Leo Tsushima

Students

Nagomi Yashi
Shizuka Asada
Noriko Nishizaki
Youhei Murata
Erika Kiriya
Yoshimi Satou
Kinu Kanisawa
Shinichi Samesuga
Subaru Date
Otome Kurogane

Teaching Staff

Inori Ōeyama
Heizou Tachibana

Others

Honoka Konoe
Tsuchinaga

Media and Development

Video games

Tsuyokiss's first appearance was in the form of a visual novel video game for the PC developed by Candy Soft and released on August 26, 2005. Like many games in this genre, it was first made as an eroge. Later, a PS2 version with no sexual content was developed. It was released on August 1, 2006, entitled Tsuyokiss ~Mighty Heart~. On December 15, 2006, Minikiss ~Tsuyokiss Fan Disc~ was released by Candy Soft.
The sequel entitled Tsuyokiss Nigakki to Tsuyokiss was developed by Candy Soft and went on sale on April 25, 2008. Its scenario was written by NOB because Takahiro, who is a director and a scriptwriter of Tsuyokiss, left Candy Soft. It was first made as an H-game too. Later, it was transplanted into PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable by Revolution without erotic elements. PlayStation 2 version entitled Tsuyokiss Swift Love was on sale on July 30, 2009, PlayStation Portable version entitled Tsuyokiss -Portable- was put on the market on October 28, 2010.
Tsuyokiss Sangakki for the PC was developed by Candy Soft on March 31, 2011. Its scenario writers are Sakaki Kasa and Kizoku Kumagawa who are outsourcers.

Theme songs

;Tsuyokiss
;Tsuyokiss Nigakki
;Tsuyokiss Nigakki
The Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet anime started airing in Japan on July 1, 2006 with a total of 12 episodes. In the R2 DVD release, each episode has extended footage at the middle of every episode, where a short sketch featuring some or all of the characters is presented.

Episodes

Theme songs

The manga version, illustrated by Hamao Sumeragi and based on the videogame version, began serialization in the Comp Ace on January 26, 2006 in Japan, published by Kadokawa Shoten. The manga was collected in two tankōbon volumes.

Novels

Four novels based on the PS2 version and fifteen adult novels based on the PC version or Minikiss version were published by five publishers in Japan.
; Kadokawa Shoten
; Famitsu bunko by Enterbrain
; Paradigm Novels by Paradigm
; Sofugare Novels by Softgarage
; Nijiken Game Novels by Kill Time Communication
One fanbook for the PC version and one guidebook for the PS2 version were published in Japan.

Audio CDs

Four drama CDs based on the videogame were released by Softgarage. Seven character image song albums based on the PS2 version were released by Five Records. A soundtrack and Character image song album named Tsuyokiss ~Cool×Sweet~ Complete Selection based on the anime version was released by SOL BLADE/Tree Fat Samurai.

DVDs

The anime series was released in six DVDs by Trinet Entertainment in Japan.

Reception

The original Tsuyokiss game was voted the 14th most interesting galge ever by readers of Dengeki G's Magazine in an August 2007 survey.
The PC release was the top-selling bishoujo game in Japan from August 16 to September 15 of 2006.