Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo (その花びらにくちづけを, lit. "A Kiss for the Petals"), sometimes spelled "... Kuchiduke o", is a series of yuri visual novels, light novels, drama CDs, anime, and web novels created by dōjin group Fuguriya, with storylines written by Shinichirō Sano and character design/illustrations by Peco. The main theme of the stories is the intimate relationships between pairs of monogamous lesbian characters, who attend the same fictional private girls school, St. Michael's School for Girls.

Plot

Story

Each introductory visual novel starts near the beginning of a school year, and details each couple's meeting and follows their relationship. The follow-up visual novels for each couple continue and advance their relationship.

Main characters

Nanami Oda (織田 七海, Oda Nanami)

• Birthday: May 15
• Appearances: games 1, 6
• Voiced by: Fuyuka Toiro (十色 冬香, Toiro Fuyuka)

First year high school student, a pretty average girl. She has bad luck, but still tries hard. The first visual novel is told from her perspective.

Yuuna Matsubara (松原 優菜, Matsubara Yuuna)

• Birthday: November 4
• Appearances: games 1, 3, 6
• Voiced by: Pochi Uchino (内野 ぽち, Uchino Pochi)

Second year high school student, comes from a rich family, is smart, attractive, and popular. She is the chairperson of the school Environmental Protection Committee (student council).

Kaede Kitajima (北嶋 楓, Kitajima Kaede)

• Birthday: October 21
• Appearances: games 2, 3, 4, 5
• Voiced by: Nazuna Gogyou (五行 なずな, Gogyou Nazuna)

Second year high school student, she is shy and tries to dress plainly, which the other students mistake for her being studious. The second visual novel is told from her perspective.

Sara Kitajima (北嶋 紗良, Kitajima Sara)

• Birthday: November 24
• Appearances: games 2, 4, 5
• Voiced by: Satsuki Hanesato (羽里 さつき, Hanesato Satsuki)

First year high school student, she works as a model for a popular fashion magazine. She is the cousin of Kaede, and the two were close as children before Sara's family moved away.

Mai Sawaguchi (沢口 麻衣, Sawaguchi Mai)

• Birthday: September 18
• Appearances: games 3, 4, 5
• Voiced by: Ayaka Izumi (和泉 あやか, Izumi Ayaka)

Reo Kawamura (川村 玲緒, Kawamura Reo)

• Birthday: March 22
• Appearances: games 3, 5
• Voiced by: Kyōka (杏花, Kyōka)

Runa Hōraisen (蓬莱泉 瑠奈, Hōraisen Runa)

• Birthday: August 19
• Appearances: games 7, 9
• Voiced by: Kōhime Ueda (上田 幸姫, Ueda Kōhime)

Takako Suminoe (墨廼江 貴子, Suminoe Takako)

• Birthday: March 16
• Appearances: games 7, 9
• Voiced by: Yui Azuma (あずま ゆい, Azuma Yui)

Shizuku Kirishima (霧島 雫, Kirishima Shizuku)

• Appearances: game 8
• Voiced by: Miei

Eris Shitogi (粢 エリス, Shitogi Erisu)

• Appearances: game 8
• Voiced by: Mio Oukawa

Media

Gameplay

The gameplay of the series' games, like most visual novels, requires little player interaction as most of the duration of the games is spent reading the text that appears in the lower portion of the screen, representing either dialogue between the various characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a "decision point" where they are given the chance to choose from options that are displayed on the screen, typically two at a time. The time between these decision points is variable, but are typically many minutes apart. During these times, gameplay pauses until a choice is made that furthers the plot in a specific direction, depending on which choice the player makes. In order to view the complete story for a game, enough of the "true" choices must be made, choosing the "wrong" choice too many times results in the game being cut short and the player being returned to the main menu without the closing credits being displayed.

Visual Novels

English titles are unofficial

Light Novels

So far, twelve light novels have been released, eleven featuring characters from the main series and one for the spin-off Hanahira. The first eleven novels were written by Shinichirō Sano, with the most recent instead being written by JUN. All feature illustrations by Peco and were published by LUMINOCITY.

English titles are unofficial

Audio Dramas

On December 22, 2007, the first of three drama CDs was published, each containing stories with characters from the first six games.^[13][14][15] On November 27, 2010 a fourth drama CD was announced, and it was released on December 17, 2010.^[16]

Anime

On September 26, 2009, Fuguriya began releasing a ten episode short animation series via their YouTube account, titled Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Reo x Mai Diaries and featuring the couple introduced in the third game.^[17]

On July 30, 2010, an animated adaption was released as an OVA based on the third game, produced by chuchu and directed by Masayuki Sakoi. To coincide with the release, the game was also re-released with some improvements and typographical error correction.^[18]