Tokimeki Memorial (series)

Tokimeki Memorial
Genres	Dating sim
Developers	Konami
First release	Tokimeki Memorial 1994
Latest release	Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Batterīu~ijetto 2014

Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリアル, Tokimeki Memoriaru, lit. "Heartbeat Memorial") is a popular dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of 6 main games in addition to a large number of spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction TokiMemo.

The gameplay in Tokimeki Memorial focuses on scheduling, dating and stat-building. The player must organize his or her time between asking out members of the opposite sex and developing his or her abilities at school and sport (with the long-term goal of becoming more seductive, not out of any intrinsic value). Dates are frequent but very brief, with usually only one multiple-choice question to determine whether your partner's love meter will increase or decrease. One playthrough lasts for a fixed period of three years of high school (on the order of 5–10 hours of play), at the end of which the character with the highest love meter confesses their love.

Game list

Original Title	First Release	First Platform
Tokimeki Memorial	1994	PC Engine
Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de	1996	Super Famicom
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You	1995	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial Sports Version: Kotei no Photograph	1999^[1]	Game Boy Color
Tokimeki Memorial Culture Version: Komorebi no Melody	1999^[1]	Game Boy Color
Tokimeki Memorial	2004	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial 2	1999	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial 2	2007	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de	2001	PlayStation 2
Tokimeki Memorial LIVE	2003	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Online	2006	PC
Tokimeki Memorial 4	2009	PSP, mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side	2002	PlayStation 2
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love	2007	Nintendo DS
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love Plus	2009	Nintendo DSi
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss	2006	PlayStation 2
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season	2008	Nintendo DS
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story	2010	Nintendo DS
Tokimeki Memorial Private Collection	1996	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial Oshiete Your Heart	1997	Arcade
Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle-Dama	1995	Arcade, PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Tokimeki no Hōkago	1998	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkae Dama	1997	PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori	1997	PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 1: Nijiiro no Seishun	1997	PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song	1998	PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 3: Tabidachi no Uta	1999	PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Dancing Summer Vacation	2000	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial 2 Taisen Puzzle Dama	2001^[2]	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories Vol. 2: Leaping School Festival	2001	PlayStation
Shiori Jan	2001	Mobile Phones
Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories Vol. 3: Memories Ringing On	2001^[3]	PlayStation
Tokimeki Memorial 2: Music Video Clips—Circus de Ai Imashō	2002^[4]	PlayStation 2
Tokimeki Memorial 2 Typing	2003	PC
Tokimeki 2 Shotto	2003	Mobile Phones
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love Typing	2004	PC
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Taisen Puzzle Dama	2004	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Typing	2003	PC, Macintosh
Tokimeki Memorial Desktop Accessories	200?	?
Tokimeki Factory Vol.1: Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side	2005	PC
Tokimeki Factory Vol.2: Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side	2005	PC
Tokimeki Factory : Tokimeki Memorial 2	2006	PC
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss Typing	2007	PC
Tokimeki Memorial OnlyLove ~ Tokimeki no Partner ~	2007	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side -Love Stories-	2008	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Mail Drama	2008	mobile phones
iW Toki Memo	2009	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Season: Novell Communications	2009	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Mobile	2010	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial 4: Communication Comic	2010	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial 4 Chu!	2010	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial 4: Communication Comic	2010	mobile phones
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Premium: 3rd Story	2012	PlayStation Portable
Tokimeki Restaurant	2013	iOS, Android
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Battery Widget	2014	iOS, Android

Related media

Manga

ときめきメモリアル Only Love
Tokimeki Memorial: Only Love
Manga
Written by	IZUMI, Makoto, KONAMI, Konami Digital Entertainment, SETA Kaito
Published by	Media Works
Original run	2007 – present
Volumes	2

ときめきメモリアル４
Tokimeki Memorial 4: Stand by Me
Manga
Written by	Pairan
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Published	2010
Volumes	3

Those manga based on the series were released:

Tokimeki Memorial ONLINE: Tokimeki Gakuen Dai Panikku (・ときめきメモリアルONLINE －ときめき学園☆大パニック－) is a Three Digital Comics based on videogame online Tokimeki Memorial ONLINE. It was released for Digital Mobiles Mangas on February 2008 Exclusively in Japan Only. It is part of Konami Weekly Maganzine.
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: The Sleeping Beauty (・ときめきメモリアルGirl's Side －The Sleeping Beauty－) is a Digital Comic based on videogame Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side. It was released for Digital Mobile Manga on March 29, 2008 in Japan. It is part of Konami Weekly Maganzine.

Anime

In 1999, a two-episode anime OVA based on the first game was produced by Studio Pierrot.^[5]

In 2006, Tokimeki Memorial Online was adapted into a 25-episode anime TV series, Tokimeki Memorial Only Love, produced by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Anime International Company (AIC) and based on Tokimeki Memorial Online, which premiered across Japan on October 2, 2006.

In 2009, an OVA adaptation of Tokimeki Memorial 4 called Hajimari no Finder, directed by Hanyuu Naoyasu, was produced by Asahi Production.

Spin-offs and merchandise

Tokimeki Memorial spin-offs and merchandise include:

Numerous related video games:
- Two puzzle games based on the first game: Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama (released in arcades, for Windows 95, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn) and Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkae Dama (released for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The former was released on the PlayStation Store on January 13, 2010.^[6]
- One puzzle game based on the second game: Tokimeki Memorial 2 Puzzle Dama (released for the PlayStation.)
- A Puzzle game based on the Third Game: Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Taisen Puzzle-Dama (released for the Mobile Phones on December 2004.)
- The Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories series, consisting of three games (each game focuses on three of the girls from Tokimemo 2 with the exception of the last game which focuses on four girls). The games are highly regarded for the mini-games in each game. The first game in the series, Dancing Summer Vacation focuses on Miyuki Kotobuki, Kaori Yae and the series' first (and so far, only) set of twins, Miho Shirayuki & Maho Shirayuki. The mini game for this game revolves around one of Konami's other famous game series, Dance Dance Revolution using remixed Tokimeki Memorial 1 and 2 songs. The second game ("Leaping School Festival") focuses on Ichimonji Akane, Akai Homura and Ijuuin Mei. Unlike the other two Substories games there are three mini games in this game (one for each girl). The final game in the series, "Memories Ringing On" focuses on Hikari Hinomoto, Kasumi Asou, Kotoko Minazuki and Kaedeko Sakura. There are two mini games in this game (Bowling and Billiards). Most girls appear in each game and can also be won but the characters that are not at the center of the game do not get as much story as the main heroines of the corresponding game.
- Tokimeki Memorial 2 Music Video Clips: Circus de Aimashou ("Let's Meet At The Circus") which was released on the PlayStation 2. The game concentrates on 5 girls from the Tokimeki Memorial 2 game (the girls being Sumire Nozaki, Hikari Hinomoto, Kasumi Asou, Kaori Yae, Homura Akai and Mei Ijuuin). Essentially being a collection of mini-games revolving around Sumire, you are able to choose one of the aforementioned girls before competing in the mini-games and if you then play through and win the mini-games you are treated to an animated music video set to one of the chosen girl's image songs.
- Tokimeki Memorial Private Collection (for the PlayStation, featuring a mini-game where you pick one of the girls from Tokimemo 1 to be your partner and she would ask you questions based on TokiMemo 1 (the questions would revolve around the girl—i.e.: what's her birthday, phone number, favorite items etc.). If you answer 10 questions correctly you are able to go to the beach with her and see her in her outfit.
- Tokimeki no Houkago, a quiz game for the PlayStation where you pick one of the other female characters from Tokimemo 1 as your partner and try to win her. Unlike the Private Collection game this game contains questions on general real life topics (and not the actual Tokimeki series) of the time (sport, manga, books etc.). This is the only time in the game's series (for Tokimeki Memorial 1–3) where you can also win with a male character. You can pick Yoshio Saotome (the info otaku where you get all the information on the girls) as your partner. There is an ending with him where you both make a promise to each other to find a girlfriend. Essentially this is like the "Bad Ending" from Tokimemo 1 only with pictures added. Also this game expands on the endings from Tokimemo 1 somewhat in that you get to see pictures of them (with some slight animation) corresponding to their endings. For example, Ayako Katagiri wants to go to Paris to go to an art school. Her ending involves you seeing her off at the airport (accompanied by a picture).
- Tokimeki Memorial Selection—Fujisaki Shiori, a game devoted to Shiori Fujisaki, the main heroine from Tokimemo 1. There is not much gameplay involved, as the game consists of an image gallery, two animated music videos and a mini game where you play Rock, Paper, Scissors with Shiori.
- A series of three romantic drama/adventure games, or visual novels, were also released for the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn, each one focusing on a specific girl from TokiMemo 1. The first was Nijiiro no Seishun ("Rainbow-colored Youth",) featuring Saki Nijino, who cheers you on as you spend the game trying to make it on the school soccer team's main line up. The second game, Irodori no Love Song ("The Many Hues of a Love Song"), focused on Katagiri Ayako with the player trying to compose a new song in time to win the school festival's band contest. The third and final drama game was Tabidachi no Uta ("Poem of Journeys") and featured both Shiori Fujisaki and Miharu Tatebayashi sharing a similar story about the player running a marathon just before graduation that branches off into different directions depending on which girl you choose to pursue. The Drama series were developed by Hideo Kojima (of Metal Gear fame).^[7]
In Mobile Phone titled Shiori Jan was released on 2001 in Japan.
A live action movie loosely associated with the first game.
In episode #13 of GameCenter CX (known as "Retro Game Master" outside Japan), Shinya Arino, the host of the show, played through the PlayStation version of the game and successfully cleared it.

References

1 2 "Tokimeki Memorial Pocket Release Information for Game Boy Color". GameFAQs. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
↑ "Tokimeki Memorial 2 Taisen Pazurudama for PS". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
↑ "Tokimeki Memorial 2 Substories 3: Memories Ringing On for PS". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
↑ "Tokimeki Memorial 2: Music Video Clips: Circus de Ai Imashou for PS2". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
↑ Jones, Tim (November 6, 2006). "Tokimeki Memorial". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
↑ http://www.konami.jp/products/dl_pspps3_tokimeki_puzzle_arch/?ref=tk_portal
↑ "Hideo Kojima Speaks". IGN. December 12, 2000. Retrieved 2011-08-24.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tokimeki Memorial.

Official website
Tokimeki Memorial (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Tokimeki Memorial video games

Main Series	Tokimeki Memorial 2 3 Online 4

Girl's Side	Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Puzzle 2 3

Related	Tokimeki Memorial Only Love LovePlus Akari Uchida

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Films	Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World (2011)

OVAs	Tokimeki Memorial 4 Original Animation: Hajimari no Finder (2009)

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