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Official announcement: A Kiss For The Petals – Maidens of Michael

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MangaGamer has announced an English localization of A Kiss For The Petals – Maidens of Michael at Otakon 2017. The flagship release of Yurin Yurin is the first full-scale visual novel in the A Kiss For The Petals series, and the first to introduce the couple of Risa and Miya.

As with previous releases, I will serve as localization supervisor and editor. It will be available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Further information on the release will be added to this post as it becomes available. Screenshots are available on MangaGamer’s website for the title above.

The press release from MangaGamer is below.

Picking up from the famous, original A Kiss for the Petals titles, Maidens of Michael reintroduces the five couples fans have grown to know and love while expanding on their story, sharing many new months worth of development as their relationships lose their freshness and encounter the hardships of long term love. As these ten girls learn how to manage life and love, grow, and support each other, a new budding couple is introduced as well.

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DVD: Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 06

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Product announcement for Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 06 translated by Ralen.

A lovey-dovey, extremely dirty web radio series full of yuri goodness♪

Brought to You by a Certain Reo-ish Person
A Kiss For The Petals Web Radio Show Volume 6♪

The Web Radio Broadcast, brought to you by “Reo,” from the Fuguriya game series, A Kiss For The Petals, is now on DVD!

It includes episodes 31 through 36, plus episode 36.5, an original broadcast brought to you by a certain regular Mai-ish person!

This one also features a certain Sara-ish person, and a certain Principal-ish person!
Someone’s been bitten by the producer bug again♪

*Please be aware that this is not a music CD.

Cast:
Reo-ish person voiced by Anzu Hana
Mai-ish person voiced by Izumi Ayaka
Sara-ish person voiced by Uri Satsuki
Principal-ish person voiced by Kyoudou Sana

Illustrations: Aida Takanobu

Genre: Yuri Radio DVD
System Requirements: Environment capable of playing video DVDs
Total Runtime: 241 minutes
Size: Tall-sized DVD case (14mm thick)
MSRP: ¥1500 (plus tax)
Release Date: Advanced release at Comic Market 92
Available in doujin shops everywhere August 8th (Friday)

Redacted☆
(A portion has been omitted at R’s behest)
*Tee-hee* *I’ve said too much*
-The Staff-
↑Mystery Back Cover Comic

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DVD: Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 05

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Product announcement for Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 05 translated by Ralen. See also the post on Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 04, which was announced simultaneously.

A lovey-dovey, extremely dirty web radio series full of yuri goodness♪

Brought to You by a Certain Reo-ish Person
A Kiss For The Petals Web Radio Show Volume 5♪

The Web Radio Broadcast, brought to you by “Reo,” from the Fuguriya game series, A Kiss For The Petals, is now on DVD!

It includes episodes 25 through 30, plus episode 30.5, an original broadcast brought to you by a certain regular Mai-ish person!

This volume is jam-packed yet again, with the debut of a certain Sara-ish person, and a discussion about the creation of the radio show’s theme song!

*Please be aware that this is not a music CD.

Cast:
Reo-ish person voiced by Anzu Hana
Mai-ish person voiced by Izumi Ayaka
Sara-ish person voiced by Uri Satsuki
The Spirit of Calpis Soda voiced by ?

Illustrations: Peko

Genre: Yuri Radio DVD
System Requirements: Environment capable of playing video DVDs
Total Runtime: 241 minutes
Size: Tall-sized DVD case (14mm thick)
MSRP: ¥1500 (plus tax)
Release Date: Available in doujin shops everywhere February 12th (Friday)

I’m on the phone right now☆
(A portion has been omitted due to the caller being a private citizen)
-The Staff-
↑Mystery Back Cover Comic

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DVD: Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 04

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Product announcement for Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 04 translated by Ralen. See also the post on Reo-ppoi Radio DVD 05, which was announced simultaneously.

A lovey-dovey, extremely dirty web radio series full of yuri goodness♪

Brought to You by a Certain Reo-ish Person
A Kiss For The Petals Web Radio Show Volume 4♪

The Web Radio Broadcast, brought to you by “Reo,” from the Fuguriya game series, A Kiss For The Petals, is now on DVD!

It includes episodes 19 through 24, plus episode 24.5, a retrospective discussion hosted by Reo-ish and Mai-ish persons!
It’s the first DVD full of yuri goodness in ages!

*Please be aware that this is not a music CD.

Cast:
Reo-ish person voiced by Anzu Hana
Mai-ish person voiced by Izumi Ayaka
Sara-ish person voiced by Uri Satsuki
The Spirit of Calpis Soda voiced by ?

Art & Comics: Peko

Genre: Yuri Radio DVD
System Requirements: Environment capable of playing video DVDs
Total Runtime: 241 minutes
Size: Tall-sized DVD case (14mm thick)
MSRP: ¥1500 (plus tax)
Release Date: Available in doujin shops everywhere January 15th (Friday)

I’m still short and flat, even though I’m a senior…
What should I do to get bigger?
-The Lion
↑Mystery Back Cover Comic

Visual Novel News

Remembering How We Met Version 2.0 – Japanese and Chinese Languages, New Features Added

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A Kiss For The Petals – Remembering How We Met has been updated to version 2.0 on Steam and MangaGamer.com. Version 2.0 is a significant update, introducing new features, the original Japanese script, and new translations in Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

Simplified Chinese version

When you start this new version for the first time, you will be asked to select a language. This will affect all in-game text, including menus. It can be changed at any time from the System menu, the fourth option on the title screen and the last option on the left side of the in-game text box.

Several features first introduced in A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation! have been added to this version:

  • The ability to adjust the opacity of the text box freely.
  • The option to render text with a shadow or outline, which can be changed independently of the text box opacity setting.
  • An option to pause the text when a full-screen CG is shown. By default, it will pause until the user clicks.

These options are available in the second page of the System menu.

Japanese version

Version 2.0 is built in Ren’Py 6.99.12.4, which features optimizations with the Steam overlay. It is available via Steam now and on MangaGamer.com, though you will need to log into your MangaGamer account to access the latter.

Visual Novel News

A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation! updated to version 1.2

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Version 1.2 is built in Ren’Py 6.99.14, which includes bugfixes that affect some non-English systems and optimizations. This version corrects typos and a rendering error that causes fantasy scenes to not display properly. Redundant background data was also removed, resulting in a smaller package size than the previous version.

The new version is available from MangaGamer.com. You will need to log into your account to access it.

Audio CD News, Product Announcement

Songworks and Cute Generation Available for Download on Gyutto.com

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Songworks cover

The music album Songworks – A Kiss For The Petals Complete Album and the extra track Cute Generation are now available for download on Gyutto.com. Gyutto is one of the few Japanese online stores that accepts orders made with international credit cards.

Though the website is in Japanese, automated Google translation will be sufficient to guide you through the ordering process. Users of Google Chrome can right-click on the page to translate it to their own language, but Firefox users can download an add-on such as S3.Google Translate for the same functionality. The Google Translate website may not work properly due to the age verification cookie required to access the product pages.

Originally released on 11 February 2015, Songworks includes opening and ending themes from visual novels published by Yurin Yurin, tracks from previous singles published by Yurin Yurin, and a recording of a live session by Anzu Hana at Girls Love Festival 11. The track Cute Generation is an arrangement of the opening theme of The New Generation performed by Anzu Hana and Izumi Ayaka. It was originally included in the expanded release Songworks Extra, released on 18 December 2015, which included the original album and a second disc containing the track. It is available as a separate purchase on Gyutto.

Also available at Gyutto is The New Generation Opening Theme Single. Find it and other music CD releases by St. Michael Girls’ School on Gyutto.com here.

A list of A Kiss For The Petals products available for sale to international buyers is maintained at the Buying Guide on this site.

Misc. Translation, News Translation

Selected @fuguriya1 and @mikajyo_info Tweets January 2017-

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This post was originally published on 10 January 2017 at 9:27 PM EST.

This post is a continuation of English translations of Fuguriya (@fuguriya1) and St. Michael Girls’ School (@mikajyo_info) tweets by Ralen from January 2017.

New Year Greeting 2017

Praying from the bottom of our hearts for everyone to be in good health, and for yuri to take over the world.
– Fuguriya

There are only a few hours remaining in the year～
We’ve got lots of plans in development for #SonoHana in the coming year.
We’ll keep doing our best to help yuri take over the world～
Well, everyone, have a great year～ (・ω・)ﾉｼ

Continue reading Selected @fuguriya1 and @mikajyo_info Tweets January 2017- →

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JAM Akihabara Cafe – Party Time Themed Cafe Collaboration (Update 21 February 2017)

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This post was originally published on 15 February 2017 at 10:49 AM EST. It was updated on 21 February to add several additional tweets by JAM Akihabara at the end of the post.

JAM Akihabara cafe (Twitter: @jam_akihabara) is holding a second themed cafe event with St. Michael Girls’ School to promote the release of the music album Party Time!, scheduled for release on 22 February 2017. This second cafe will be held from 14-23 February and feature all menu items from the first event.

This second cafe adds three new menu items—two of which are themed after Maidens of Michael—a payment-based raffle for the autographed cardboard standees seen in the previous event, and new coasters by The New Generation artist Aida Takanobu. The information below includes only details for the second event from St. Michael Girls’ School’s website on the event and has been translated by Ralen.

The JAM Akihabara A Kiss For The Petals Collaboration Cafe is back for a limited time, from 2/14 through 2/23.

New Coasters
This time, the Collaboration Cafe is offering six additional coasters featuring six new couples drawn by Aida Takanobu.

Cutout Standee Giveaway Campaign
For every ¥3,000 in sales (includes food, beverage, and merchandise), you will receive an entry ticket.

Standees
01. Nanami and Yuuna
02. Mai and Reo
03. Hazuki and Manami
04. Rena-sensei

For every ¥3,000 spent, you will receive a single entry form.
(each form is good for one entry)
Winners will be informed upon receipt of prize.

New Menu

Dessert

Runa’s Demanded Pancakes – ¥1,000
Full of Takako’s Love!
The heart-shaped wafer cake is made with delicious maple syrup!

Drinks

Maidens of Michael (non-alcoholic) – ¥750
Even a St. Michael’s student can drink it! Appropriate for all ages!
Bursting with the sweet innocence(?) of strawberry and Calpis Soda.

Sweet Flower Garden (cocktail) – ¥850
A head-over-heels grown-up flavor for the teachers! Made with vodka!
It’ll make you forget everything as it all blurs together…

“Sweet Flower Garden” (甘い花園 Amai Hanazono) is the first ending theme in A Kiss For The Petals, first appearing in the visual novel Photograph of Affection.

The following are tweets by St. Michael Girls’ School and JAM Akihabara showing the environment for the second themed cafe.

Continue reading JAM Akihabara Cafe – Party Time Themed Cafe Collaboration (Update 21 February 2017) →

Visual Novel News

A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation! updated to version 1.1

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Version 1.1 is built in Ren’Py 6.99.12, which adds support for the WebP image format and support for macOS Sierra’s Gatekeeper. The package size has been reduced substantially, from 1,019 MB to 814 MB for the Windows/Linux version. The demo has also been updated with these benefits, with a reduction in size from 227 MB to 163 MB.

Two bugs have been fixed: voice playback is no longer disabled when the text box is hidden or a menu is opened, and the dots-type Climax Timer now respects the maximum lines setting. Several typos and a graphical error in the start of the Nagisa/Rina route have been corrected.

The new version is available from MangaGamer.com. You will need to log into your account to access it.

News for Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo / A Kiss For The Petals

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