A Kiss for the Petals

A Kiss for the Petals is a Japanese adult yuri visual novel series created by the Dōjin group Fuguriya. The series debuted on November 25, 2006, with a visual novel of the same name for Microsoft Windows. A total of 23 titles have been released following its debut as of October 26, 2016. Following the success of the first game, it has been expanded into a series of visual novels, light novels, drama CDs, radio shows, art books and an anime adaptation.

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Plot

Set in St. Michael's Academy, the game follows the relationships and romances between various girls. While a majority of the games focus on a single couple, some of the newer titles feature multiple couples.

Characters

Main series

;Nanami Oda
;Yūna Matsubara
;Reo Kawamura
;Mai Sawaguchi
;Kaede Kitajima
;Sara Kitajima
;Runa Hōraisen
;Takako Suminoe
;Miya Ayase
;Risa Azumi
;Rikka Shinozaki
;Sayuki Shirakawa
;Eris Shitogi
;Shizuku Kirishima
;Rena Hōraisen
;Principal

''Angels'' series

;Yūno Katakura
;Satsuki Ishigami
;Ringo Aihara
;Chiaki Takao
;Akira Inatori
;Narumi Hikawa

New Generation series

;Aya Kimishima
;Ai Kimishima
;Hazuki Onohara
;Manami Suō
;Nagisa Misawa
;Rina Takahata

''Hanahira!''

;Kaori Hanemura
;Koharu Uozumi
;Makoto Tōdō
;Amane Yūki

''School Confessions''

;Aoi Ōtsuki
;Misaki Shitara
;Rin Asō

''Villainess''

;Kurara Inatori
;Eiko Udō
;Ikue Enobi
;Maki Tozawa
;Rushia Inatori
;Sarasa Hōjō
;Sakura Takai
;Saki Miyakozawa

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 Microsoft Windows on September 25, 2015. The eleventh game in the main series, Maidens of Michael, was released for Windows in English on February 22, 2018. It was initially available on Steam, however, in April 2018 it was delisted by Valve, ostensibly in response to a malicious false user report according to MangaGamer. It has not returned to Steam since this time; however, it remains available for purchase on MangaGamer's own storefront and GOG.

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.

New Generation series

A series featuring students from the annex school. It can be identified by the color green in the subtitles.

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.

No.	Title	Couple	Original release date
1	Christmas for the Two of Us	Nanami × Yūna	December 31, 2006
2	Vacation for the Two of Us	Kaede × Sara	August 19, 2007
3	Summer for the Two of Us	Mai × Reo	August 19, 2007
4	Valentines for the Two of Us	Nanami × Yūna	December 22, 2007
5	The Curtain Call Never Ends	Kaede × Sara	August 8, 2008
6	One More Lovers Kiss	Mai × Reo	February 20, 2009
	Extra Story	Nanami × Yūna	August 7, 2009
7	Bewitching Kiss on the Southern Island!	Takako × Runa	December 25, 2009
8	A Valentine Rhapsody	Eris × Shizuku	February 26, 2010
9	Tight Summer Squeeze!	Mai × Reo	August 14, 2010
10	Couple's Goal Tape!	Takako × Runa	December 17, 2010
11	Wrapped In Your Warmth	Eris × Shizuku	December 10, 2011
	Extra Story 2	Kaede × Sara	June 24, 2011
12	Spring Splash	Risa × Miya	December 31, 2012

Drama CDs

On December 22, 2007, three drama CDs were published, containing stories with the characters from the first six games. On November 27, 2010, a fourth drama CD was announced.

No.	Title	Couple	Original release date
1	Eternal Blissful Kiss	Yūna × Nanami	December 31, 2007
2	Kaede-chan Super Mode	Sara × Kaede	February 20, 2009
3	Eternal Summer with You	Mai × Reo	August 13, 2009
4	Dream-like Days	Yūna × Nanami	December 17, 2010
5	Diary of a Live-in Girlfriend	Mai × Reo	December 30, 2011
6	Kaede-chan's Newlywed Cooking	Sara × Kaede	August 10, 2012
7	A Cozy Spring Vacation	Risa × Miya	December 28, 2012
8	Reo's Days of Decadent Reward	Mai × Reo	December 28, 2012
9	Risa's Golden Vacation	Risa × Miya	May 26, 2013
10	Our Life on Campus	Eris × Shizuku	August 10, 2013
11	Dark-haired Lovers	Mai × Reo	August 9, 2013
12	The Season of Hydrangeas	Chiaki x Ringo	August 9, 2013
13	Our Private Morning Straight from a Movie	Risa × Miya	December 31, 2013
14	Kitten Love	Rikka x Sayuki	December 31, 2013
15	It's Just Like Being in a Long Dream	Yūno x Satsuki	April 28, 2014
16	With You 'Till Morning	Eris × Shizuku	August 16, 2014
17	My Darling Lover	Runa × Takako	August 16, 2014
18	Christmas, Three Days Late	Mai × Reo	December 30, 2014
19	The Angels' Date Night	Narumi x Akira	March 27, 2015
20	My Extraordinary Lover	Rikka x Sayuki	August 16, 2015
21	Happiness☆Sweets	Ai × Aya	August 16, 2015
22	The Spoiled Princess and the Snow Prince	Sara × Kaede	December 31, 2015
23	A Kiss Heralds Happiness	Rina x Nagisa	December 31, 2015
24	Remember Our Love Again	Risa × Miya	October 14, 2016
25	Making Up Like Never Before	Mai × Reo	January 4, 2017

Anime OVA

An anime OVA titled Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi was produced by ChuChu, 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.