Kokuhaku Jikk? Iinkai ~Ren'ai Series~ (???????????????, lit. Confession Executive Committee: Love Series) is a Japanese romance Vocaloid song series by HoneyWorks. The project was first distributed via Nico Nico Douga as a music video sung by Vocaloid Gumi titled "Hatsukoi no Ehon" (?????) that was released on November 18, 2011. In the beginning, there's no connection between the songs, and the character settings were just made in 2013. The project has spawned into various media forms of manga, novel, and anime.
Two anime movies titled Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita and Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o were released in 2016. An anime television series by Lay-duce titled Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart premiered in November 2017.
Video Kokuhaku Jikk? Iinkai ~Ren'ai Series~
Plot
Kokuhaku Jikk? Iinkai tells love stories between six third-year high school students: Natsuki Enomoto, Y? Setoguchi, S?ta Mochizuki, Akari Hayasaka, Mi? Aida, and Haruki Serizawa. Besides them, various love stories between people around them are also told. The story focuses on conflict and how hard it can be to confess your love.
Maps Kokuhaku Jikk? Iinkai ~Ren'ai Series~
Characters
Third year
- Natsuki Enomoto (?? ??, Enomoto Natsuki)
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
- Natsuki is a girl who is easily recognized from her big dumpling hairstyle and wears a jersey over her uniform. She is in love with her childhood friend Y? Setoguchi but is too afraid that if he rejects her, their friendship will be ruined. So she lies to him by stating that he's her practice confession partner. Her main songs are "Kokuhaku Yok? Rensh?" (??????), "By?mei koi Wazurai" (???????), "Tokyo Summer Session" (??????????), and "Destiny."
- Y? Setoguchi (??? ?, Setoguchi Y?)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Y? is Natsuki's childhood friend and the president of the Movie Research Club. He's secretly in love with Natsuki but is unsure if the feeling is mutual. His main songs are "Kokuhaku Yok? Rensh? ~Another Story" (???????another story?), "Terekakushi Shinshuki" (????????), "Tokyo Summer Session," and "Terekakushi Kinenbi" (????????).
- S?ta Mochizuki (?? ??, Mochizuki S?ta)
- Voiced by: Y?ki Kaji
- Nicknamed Mochita, S?ta is another childhood friend of Natsuki and Y?. He's the vice president of the Movie Research Club. He falls in love with Akari, and gets easily jealous of other guys approaching her. His main songs are "Yakimochi no Kotae" (???????), "Tokyo Summer Session," and "Boku ga Namae o Yobu Hi" (????????).
- Akari Hayasaka (?? ???)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi
- The president of the Art Club. A beautiful and nice, yet sort of clumsy girl, nobody knows what she's actually thinking. Even though she admires the concept of love, she decided that love is irrelevant for herself, at least before her classmate S?ta confessed to her. Her main songs are "Yakimochi no Kotae ~Another Story~ (????????another story?), "Tokyo Summer Session," and "Watashi ga Koi o Shiru Hi" (???????).
- Mi? Aida (?? ??, Aida Mi?)
- Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
- The vice president of the Art Club. A gentle, shy, and discrete girl. She's not good at talking with men, but with Haruki, she seems to get along well with him. Because of this, they're rumored to be going out, but that's not true since both of them have trouble confessing to each other. Her main songs are "Hatsukoi no Ehon" (?????), "Mirai-zu" (???), "Tokyo Summer Session," and "Ippun'ichiby? Kimi to Boku no" (????????).
- Haruki Serizawa (?? ??, Serizawa Haruki)
- Voiced by: Ken'ichi Suzumura Koinu (childhood)
- A member of the Movie Research Club. Because of his blond hair and sharp eyes, he's seen as a bad student. He falls in love with Mi? Aida and even though they act like a couple, neither of them are able to confess their feelings to each other. His main songs are Hatsukoi no Ehon ~another story~" (??????another story?), "Inokori-sensei" (??????), "Sayonara Ryo-Kataomoi" (???????), "Tokyo Summer Session," and "Ippun'ichiby? Kimi to Boku no."
- Koyuki Ayase (?? ??, Ayase Koyuki)
- Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga
- A member of the Horticulture Club. A boy with long hair and glasses, who changed his appearance during his third year in high school. He's in love with Natsuki but is aware of Natsuki and Y?'s mutual crush towards each other. His main songs are "Kokuhaku Rival Sengen" (????????, Kokuhaku Raibaru Sengen) and "Senpai." (????).
- Sena Narumi (?? ??, Narumi Sena)
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya
- A girl with twin tail and short bangs. She's well known as her job as a model. Due to her job, she kept her relationship with Midori a secret. Her main songs are "Kin'y?bi no Ohay? ~Another Story~" (?????????another story?), "Kawaiku Naritai" (???????), and "Nichiy?bi no Himitsu" (??????).
- Midori Hamanaka (?? ?, Hamanaka Midori)
- Voiced by: Gero
- Haruki's best friend who moved from Kansai before entering high school, so speaks in a Kansai dialect. His main songs are "Kin'y?bi no Ohay?" (????????) and "Nichiy?bi no Himitsu."
First year
- Hina Setoguchi (??? ?, Setoguchi Hina)
- Voiced by: Momo Asakura
- Momo is Y?'s younger sister by two years. She's easily recognized from her pink hair with twin pigtails. During her 1st year in middle school, she encountered Koyuki Ayase in the most worst way and ended up falling in love with him, although she knows who is Koyuki's crush. Her main songs are "Ima Suki ni Naru" (??????), "Sankaku Jealousy ~Another Story" (????????another story?), "Senpai." (?????), and "Daikirai na Hazudatta." (??????????).
- Kotar? Enomoto (?? ???, Enomoto Kotar?)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae
- Kotar? is Natsuki's younger brother by two years, he's a player on the football club. A boy who can't be honest, and ends up saying some bad things to people he loves. He's in love with Hina, but after he learns that Hina loves Koyuki, Kotar? tries to help her. His main songs are "Sankaku Jealousy" (???????), "Ima Suki ni Naru ~Triangle Story~" (???????triangle story?), and "Daikirai na Hazudatta."
- Arisa Takamizawa (??? ???, Takamizawa Arisa)
- Voiced by: Nao T?yama
- A girl who is easily recognized from her short bangs and twintail hairstyle. Back in middle school, Arisa helped her classmate from bullying, but ended up getting bullied herself. She adores Sena Narumi hence why she has twintails, just like Sena. Her main songs are "Heart no Shuch?" (??????) and "Ijiwaru na Deai" (????????).
- Ken Shibasaki (?? ?, Shibasaki Ken)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Kotar?'s friend since middle school, he is nicknamed "Shibaken". A playboy who knows how to treat women well, he was actually a shy person back in elementary school. After told that "he's boring" by Arisa, he becomes interested with her. His main song is "Ijiwaru na Deai."
- K?dai Yamamoto (?? ??, Yamamoto K?dai)
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
- Kotar? and Ken's best friend who loves to read books and seems to be very observant of other people. He secretly has a crush on Kotar?'s older sister Natsuki.
New First year
- Hiyori Suzumi (?? ???, Suzumi Hiyori)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase
- A girl who is easily recognized from her thick eyebrows and short bangs. A girl who lives alone because her new high school is far away from her home. Her main song is "Non Fantasy" (????????).
- Y?jir? Someya (?? ???, Someya Y?jir?)
- Voiced by: K?ki Uchiyama
- A boy who is easily recognized from his asymmetric bangs. A member of popular idol group LIPxLIP, although his relationship with the other member, Aiz?, is bad. His main songs are "Romeo" (???) and "Non Fantasy."
- Aiz? (??)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki
- Another member of LIPxLIP whose relationship with the other member, Y?jir?, isn't very good. His main songs are "Romeo" and "Non Fantasy."
Other characters
- Saku Akechi (?? ?, Akechi Saku)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
- A teacher at Sakuragaoka Academy and the advisor of Film Research Club. He was the best friend of Haruki's older brother Chiaki. Even though his main subject is literature, but he is always wearing a white coat so his clothes won't get dirty, even though it has been worn out because he has had it since high school. His main song is "Inokori Sensei" (??????).
- Chiaki Serizawa (?? ??, Serizawa Chiaki)
- Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura
- Haruki's late older brother and Saku's best friend during school days. Someone who was loved by everyone and admired by Saku. He died in an accident while saving Mi?'s life. His main song is "Inokori Sensei."
Discography
Singles
Albums
Anime adaptation
Film
The first film titled Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita was opened in Japan on April 23, 2016. The film's based on HoneyWorks' songs "Kokuhaku Yok? Rensh?," "Hatsukoi no Ehon," and "Yakimochi no Kotae," which telling the various love story between the third years. The opening performed by CHiCO titled "Koi Iro Sake" (?????) and the ending by Sphere titled "Ippun'ichiby? Kimi to Boku no."
The second film, Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o was opened in Japan on December 17, 2016. The film's based on the songs "Ima Suki ni naru" and "Sankaku Jealousy," which telling the triangle love story between Hina Setoguchi, Kotar? Enomoto, and their senpai Koyuki Ayase. The opening sung by TrySail is titled "Senpai." and the ending song titled "Daikirai na Hazudatta." is performed by Sayuringo Gundan + Manatsu-san Respect Gundan from Nogizaka46.
Both anime are produced by Qualia Animation with direction and scripts respectively by Tetsuya Yanagisawa and Yoshimi Narita. Maki Fujii is serving as character designer adapting Yamako's art and as a chief animation director. HoneyWorks serves as a music producer.
Television series
In March 2017, an anime television special was announced on the official Twitter account of HoneyWorks. The anime titled Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart (??????????10???????, Itsu Datte Bokura no Koi wa 10 Senchi Datta.) was broadcast for six consecutive weeks starting November 24, 2017 on Tokyo MX and BS11. The story focuses on Mi? Aida and Haruki Serizawa with new elements added to plot in their main songs "Hatsukoi Ehon" and "Ippun'ichiby? Kimi to Boku." Lay-duce produced the animation, while Takur? Tsukada serves as the director. The group consists of Y?jir? Someya (Uchiyama) and Ais? (Shimazaki), LIPxLIP will perform the opening theme titled "Non Fantasy" (????????), while the show's main casts Kamiya, Tomatsu, Kaji, Asumi, Suzumura, and Toyosaki are performing the ending theme titled "Tokyo Winter Session" (????????????). The final episode features song by Aki Toyosaki under her character name Mi? Aida as ending theme titled "Re: Hatsukoi no Ehon" (Re:?????). Aniplex of America has licensed the special for a North American release. Crunchyroll holds the rights for online streaming.
Episode list
Other media
Light novels
A light novel series adaptation under the same name is published by Kadokawa's Kadokawa Beans Bunko. All volumes were written by T?ko Fujitani with illustrations by Yamako.
Video game
A smartphone app game based on HoneyWorks' songs is under development.
Notes
References
External links
- HoneyWorks official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Kokuhaku Jikk? Iinkai ~Ren'ai Series~ at Kadokawa Beans Bunko (in Japanese)
- HoneyWorks at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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