Translation release pages.
MangaGamer has released a demo version of A Kiss For The Petals – Maidens of Michael on MangaGamer.com. This demo includes the first few chapters of the common route and excerpts of one love scene from each couple’s storyline. The demo is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
A Kiss For The Petals – Maidens of Michael is scheduled for release on 22 February 2018 at a price of $34.99. Pre-orders are now open on MangaGamer.com at a discounted price of $31.49.
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.
今年も残すところ、あと数時間ですわ～
来年も #その花 は、あれこれ企画が進行中ですのよ？
これからも、世界が百合で溢れる様にがんばりますわよ～では皆様、良いお年を～ (・ω・)ﾉｼ pic.twitter.com/FOTQncnDsR
— ふぐり屋 (@fuguriya1) December 31, 2016
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-
MangaGamer will be releasing an English localization of A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation! (その花びらにくちづけを にゅーじぇね！ Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo – Nyuu Jene!), announced today at Otakon 2016. It is the second release by St. Michael Girls’ School and their first full-scale visual novel, an adult-oriented, fully uncensored visual novel for Windows 7, 8, and 10, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Update 5 November 2016: Pre-orders and a demo version are available now at the official website. See this post for more information.
As with Remembering How We Met, I will serve as supervisor of the English localization, as well as co-programmer and editor. I also designed the English logo.
The press release from MangaGamer is below.
This post is a continuation of English translations of Fuguriya (@fuguriya1) and St. Michael Girls’ School (@mikajyo_info) tweets by Ralen from July 2016 to October 2016.
Other installments:
【七夕】世界中に百合が溢れますように～ #その花 https://t.co/5FwdkH9t6j pic.twitter.com/VvoojHEKhd
— 聖ミカエル女子学園 (@mikajyo_info) July 7, 2016
Tanabata: May yuri spread throughout the world～ #SonoHana
The photos in the above tweet notably lack the acrylic stand of Hazuki and Manami. Tanaka Lili (@tanakalili), voice of Hazuki, took exception to this.
はづまなが居ないのは、はづまなファンが少ないのでしょう…
頑張れはづまな。・゜・(ノД`)・゜・。負けるなはづまな。・゜・(ノД`)・゜・。 https://t.co/uTxNq41clR— 田中 理々 (@tanakalili) July 7, 2016
There’s no HazuMana… Is it because they don’t have many fans…?
Stay strong, HazuMana… ・゜・(ノД`)・゜・ Don’t give in, HazuMana! ・゜・(ノД`)・゜・
ごめんなさい。深い意味はなく写真をとってる時に落下(¯―¯٥) https://t.co/fNel2XANBF
— 聖ミカエル女子学園 (@mikajyo_info) July 7, 2016
Sorry… Don’t read too much into it, they just fell when the picture was being taken (¯―¯٥)
Continue reading Selected @fuguriya1 Tweets July 2016-October 2016
St. Michael Girls’ School opened a poll on Twitter to gauge interest between two mobile apps on 8 July 2016. The apps proposed are “Innocent Flower Fortune Telling,” named after the theme of A Kiss For The Petals – Maidens of Michael, and “Yuri Camera.” The poll is open until 15 July.
The below tweets were translated by Ralen.
Update 16 July 2016: The Yuri Camera app has been selected by the survey with 61% of the vote. Development is now underway.
【新アプリ】純粋な花うらないの検討むなしく、百合カメラに決定です！いつでもどこでも百合ん百合んなアプリがんばってつくります〜 #その花 https://t.co/GWd1c8sV1K ※画像はまちがったイメージです。 pic.twitter.com/Xo7PpLLESm
— 聖ミカエル女子学園 (@mikajyo_info) July 15, 2016
New App: Despite valiant effort by Innocent Flower Fortune Telling, we’ve decided on the Yuri Camera! We’re working hard ’round the clock on an app to bring you yuri goodness〜 #SonoHana http://mikajyo.pink *The image isn’t totally accurate.
This tweet was followed by a notice of a typo correction. The corrected text was used for the translation.
The original poll and specifications for each choice follow. Continue reading St. Michael Girls’ School Mobile App Survey (Updated 16 July 2016)
This post is a continuation of English translations of Fuguriya (@fuguriya1) tweets by Ralen from May 2016 to June 2016.
Other installments:
Some of these tweets are reposts of content from galleries of Peko’s artwork (not safe for work):
楓ちゃんは、#鉄のフライパン 推しのようです。#その花 pic.twitter.com/lNrpqtCuA7
— ふぐり屋 (@fuguriya1) May 1, 2016
Kaede-chan apparently advocates a #CastIronSkillet. #SonoHana
Good day to you. I’m Kitajima Kaede♡
To those of you saying, “My stir-fried vegetables are clumping together,” or “My yakisoba with sauce is too watery,” have you tried using a cast iron skillet?
Now, when it comes to cast iron skillets, some of you may be thinking, “Aren’t they hard to maintain?” or “Don’t they rust easily?”
Continue reading Selected @fuguriya1 Tweets May 2016-June 2016
This post is a continuation of English translations of tweets by Fuguriya (@fuguriya1) by Ralen, posted from February to April 2016.
Other installments:
Some of these tweets are reposts of content from galleries of Peko’s artwork (not safe for work):
Update 19 April 2016: The re-release of Photograph of Affection has been announced for May 2016 in the section “10th Anniversary – Kaede and Sara.”
Continue reading Selected @fuguriya1 Tweets February-April 2016
Fuguriya opened a Twitter account on 19 December 2015 at @fuguriya1. This post will contain translations of a selection of their tweets by Ralen, largely those containing information on the series on Fuguriya’s website that has not been translated previously. Some of these tweets are reposts of content from galleries of Peko’s artwork on Fuguriya’s website (not safe for work):
Other installments:
2004年に『マリみて』のアニメが始まって以来、一気に男性向けアダルト同人誌が出回り始めたんですが……
大半は、陵辱系か、背徳系か、ち○ちんが生えてる感じでしたわね～
逆に、原作愛を感じる様な同人作品は、ほぼ全年齢向けばかりで『中間』というのがホントにない時代でしたわね～— ふぐり屋 (@fuguriya1) January 3, 2016
In 2004, shortly after the Marimite anime began, all at once there was a flood of adult doujinshi on the market targeted at males…
However, most of them involved rape, or perversion, or sprouting a d*ck～
Conversely, original works focused on love were exclusively targeted at all ages, so it was a time when there truly was nothing “middle of the road”～
『#その花』は「恋人になってからの楽しさ」、みたいなモノをテーマにしたかったんですの。
恋人同士だから当然エッチな事もするし、イチャイチャもする。
そうやって何度かのエッチをこなしていたら、ヒロインの方からモジモジとエッチのおねだり……
正にそういうのをやりたかったんですわ～♡— ふぐり屋 (@fuguriya1) January 3, 2016
The central theme of #SonoHana was intended to be “the joy of falling in love.”
Because the characters were lovers, naturally they would have sex, and be mushy with one another.
That way, no matter which round of sex they were on, the heroines could be be fidgety and pleading…
That’s what we truly wanted to do～♡
ある意味、ストーリーもへったくれも無く、ひたすらイチャイチャ＆百合ん百合んしてるのが、ふぐり屋の向かう先なもかも知れませんわね～ｗ pic.twitter.com/SEWa8rKGE5
— ふぐり屋 (@fuguriya1) January 3, 2016
In a way, you might say it was Fuguriya’s goal all along to do something single-mindedly focused on mushy yuri love, without skimping on the story～ (lol)
The above image is a mockup of the 2009 Nintendo DS game Love Plus. It was originally posted on a news post on Fuguriya’s website dated 27 October 2009.
Continue reading Selected @fuguriya1 Tweets December 2015-January 2016
St. Michael Girls’ School has published an online short story leading to the events of A Kiss For The Petals Revolution! As in the visual novel Rinagisa, the prologue concerns Rikka and Sayuki volunteering to serve as guidance counselors to the students of the St. Michael’s annex school. The translation by Ralen is hosted on this server as a mirror of the original product page for Revolution.
The index page for Revolution contains a copy of the cover image for Rinagisa that may not be safe for work.
The translation is hosted here at http://petalsgarden.axypb.net/trans/rev/index.html
Throughout June 2015 in the weeks leading to the release of A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!, series producer Mi Kara Deta Saba wrote a three-article series for Getchu titled “The Day-to-Day of Yuri” (百合あるある Yuri Aru Aru), a discussion of the fundamentals of the A Kiss For The Petals series that distinguishes it from other works in the genre, as well as the technical and thematic implications that arise as a result. Ralen has translated these articles for MangaGamer to promote A Kiss For The Petals – Remembering How We Met, which was published throughout eight articles. I consider them essential reading for fans of yuri, as they discuss how even a small number of self-imposed restrictions on content and storytelling can have a profound impact on a project.
The original articles contain a number of images related to The New Generation, both from the visual novel itself and exclusive to the Getchu articles. The former were not republished on MangaGamer, as the articles were repurposed for Remembering How We Met.
The Day-to-Day of Yuri
Part 1:
Dos and Don’ts
Artwork is a Surprising Headache!
Part 2:
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Peculiarities of the Yuri System
“But” We’re Both Girls?
Part 3:
Yuri Faction
The People Surrounding the Couple
A World Overflowing With Yuri
