''Amagami SS'' is a 2010

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series based on the

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Amagami , is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2 and the spiritual successor to '' KimiKiss'', both of which were developed and published by Enterbrain. Amagami was released on March 19, 2009. , six manga adaptations have be ...

''. The series follows Junichi Tachibana, a second year high school student from Kibitou High who dislikes celebrating Christmas due to a past incident two years ago when his date stood him up on Christmas Eve which left him heartbroken. However, this Christmas will be different as his encounter with one of these six girls, Haruka Morishima, Kaoru Tanamachi, Sae Nakata, Ai Nanasaki, Rihoko Sakurai and Tsukasa Ayatsuji will finally open up his heart to love again. The anime adaptation is rather unusual as it is divided into several story arcs where each arc focuses on one of the main heroines who will become Junichi's love interest. Two extra episodes which features Risa Kamizaki and Miya Tachibana as the heroines was released on the 13th anime Blu-ray/DVD on April 29, 2011 along with two Short Side-Story OVAs for those who order the first 12 Blu-ray/DVDs. On August 13, 2011, a second season of ''Amagami SS'' was announced. The second season, titled ''Amagami SS+ plus'', aired on January 5, 2012 to March 29, 2012. The anime is produced by

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and directed and series composition by

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, scripted by Noboru Kimura and

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, music by Toshiyuki Omori, character design by Hiroaki Gohda and art and sound direction by Maho Takahashi and Satoki Iida respectively. The anime is also licensed and released in North America by

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Theme song

''Amagami SS'' uses several theme songs: #The first opening theme, "i Love" by azusa, ran from episode 1 to 12 and was released on July 21, 2010. ##The first ending theme, used for episodes 1 to 4, is by

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, and was released on July 21, 2010. ##The second ending theme, used for episodes 5 to 8, is by

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, and was released on August 18, 2010. ##The third ending theme, used for episodes 9 to 12, is by

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, and was released on September 15, 2010. #The second opening theme, by azusa, ran from episode 13 to 26 and was released on October 20, 2010. The ending theme songs varies from arc to arc. ##The fourth ending theme, used for episodes 13 to 16, is by

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, and was released on October 20, 2010. ##The fifth ending theme, used for episodes 17 through 20, is by

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, was released on November 17, 2010. ##The sixth ending theme, used for episodes 21 to 24, is by

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and was released on December 15, 2010. ##The seventh ending theme in episode 25 was by

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##The eighth and final ending theme in episode 26 was by

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, which both were released on January 19, 2011. In ''Amagami SS+ plus'', the opening theme song was "Check My Soul" by azusa while the ending theme song was by azusa.

Episode list

''Amagami SS'' (2010)

OVAs (2011)

''Amagami SS+ plus'' (2012)

OVAs (2012)

References

General

Notes

External links

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Official Game Website
* {{in lang, ja}
Official Anime Website

Amagami SS , is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2 and the spiritual successor to '' KimiKiss'', both of which were developed and published by Enterbrain. Amagami was released on March 19, 2009. , six manga adaptations have b ...

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