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Japanese Name |
キスから先へ |
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Translation |
From a Kiss to Beyond |
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School Days HQ Name |
After the Kiss |
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School Days |
Yes |
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School Days HQ |
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School Days LxH |
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After the Kiss is one of Kotonoha Katsura's endings in School Days and it's very similar to its sister endings and are all tied to Bloody End. In this and its sister endings (It Begins with the First Kiss, All Hers and To Kotonoha) Kotonoha tries to make lunch for Makoto but is bullied into spoiling it. Still determined, she tries hard to do it again but is bullied again. Makoto comes to her rescue and declares himself to be her boyfriend and the two become a real couple on the roof.
Apart from its sister endings, it's unique in having 3 distinct routes, through Conflicting Desires, Innocence and First Experience.
School Days HQ Title
Route Overview[]
Route A[]
Episode 1 - Confession[]
- Main article: Confession
Episode 2 - The Distance Between Us[]
- Main article: The Distance Between Us
Episode 3 - First Experience[]
- Main article: First Experience
Episode 4 - Bonfire for Two[]
Ever since that day, Makoto and Sekai have constantly gone to each others houses to hook up, even though Makoto's still dating Kotonoha. Two days before the festival they're seen having sex on the rooftop and Makoto ejaculates inside Sekai and is almost caught by Kotonoha because it's leaking. That evening, Makoto and Sekai are talking and she mentions how she got freaked out when it started leaking. Makoto then says if he finished outside on her clothes it would've been even more obvious. He then gets a call from Kotonoha and asks to call Sekai back and Sekai then says she's going to take a bath and Makoto tells her to "wash on the inside too". Kotonoha then asks to see the festival with him, but Makoto says he can't but agrees to dance with her at the bonfire. During the school festival, Makoto's busy in the kitchen when Taisuke comes to relieve him. Makoto mentions he's free until the bonfire then is forced to help out. After things calm down Sekai asks Makoto to walk around until the bonfire and they go up to the roof. The festival ends and Sekai's happy she got to walk around with Makoto which made her feel like a couple with Makoto. She wants to dance with him but says it would be going too far. Makoto then says he wants to be with her but Sekai says they can't because the bonfire is for couples. Makoto makes a compromise to dance there on the rooftop because they can hear to sound of the dance and they dance.
A dance on the roof
Episode 5 - Kotonoha Abandoned[]
Kotonoha, despite being stood up at the bonfire, is still hung up on Makoto and is emailing him. Kokoro Katsura chats with Kotonoha and makes her older sister admit to having a boyfriend and made sandwiches for him. Meanwhile, Makoto and Sekai are having sex in Makoto's giant bathtub. Before Sekai leaves, she offers to make lunch for Makoto because the bavarois he made for her was incredibly good. Sekai's feeling down because Setsuna transferred and insists on making lunch for Makoto. After she leaves, Makoto remembers Kotonoha's also making lunch for him tomorrow. Sekai comes to school and tells Makoto her mother liked his bavarois very much. Lunchtime comes and Sekai's excited to have Makoto eat it when Kotonoha comes and takes Makoto away to have lunch with her. Kotonoha asks Sekai to join them but she declines, being disappointed with Makoto. During lunch, Makoto says Kotonoha's getting better and Kotonoha asks if he's still close with Sekai. Makoto says no but says they're not on bad terms but aren't that close.
Meanwhile Nanami Kanroji and Hikari Kuroda, being misinformed of Sekai and Makoto's relationship, think they're going out and tells Sekai to keep an eye on her boyfriend. Sekai denies that he's her boyfriend and says the only time he said he loved her was when they were pretending and that she wants to keep loving him but don't want things to get weird and for him to hate her. Nanami then starts to complain about her boyfriend and his sister's brother complex. Hikari then mentions the guy she's got a one sided thing for is a long-term battle and she's taken "steps".
After school, Makoto and Sekai go up to the roof to talk. Sekai mentions that she didn't need to make him lunch and Makoto apologizes. Sekai then states she doesn't want to be the girl he sleeps with while they hide from Kotonoha as it makes her feel guilty. Makoto then apologizes for it and says goodbye but Sekai, not wanting to lose Makoto, says she was kidding and asks to pick up where they left off. Makoto then says he's going to be more honest and truthful to himself and says he loves her more than Kotonoha. Kotonoha comes out of her meeting only to run into Nanami who, despite being misinformed, threatens Kotonoha to make her stay away from Makoto and that he and Sekai have been going out since the start of the semester. Kotonoha refuses to believe it and runs over to the rooftop only to catch Makoto taking Sekai from behind, causing her to break down in tears.
At home, Kotonoha wonders if Makoto hates her now because she didn't do the things he's doing with Sekai now and that it's her fault she didn't satisfy him and masturbates thinking about Makoto. Makoto and Sekai are at Sekai's after having sex where Sekai says he didn't want to do it with anyone but Kotonoha, but Makoto says she's wrong and he loves her. Sekai says she loves him too and she'll believe she's the one who he loves most. She then apologizes for loving him as it's causing all sorts of trouble for him. Makoto assures he loves her more than Kotonoha. The next day, because Makoto spent the night, he doesn't meet up with Kotonoha on the train. During lunchtime, Makoto decides to go to Kotonoha to straight up tell her he's going out with Sekai. After meeting her, he tries to tell her but before that is invited to the roof by her. Kotonoha insists Makoto come alone but she's called to the staff room to submit a late form. Sekai then asks Nanami and Hikari to keep Kotonoha away from Makoto. Kotonoha comes over to Makoto's home and asks to be invited inside, but Makoto denies her access and sends her home.
Final Episode - After the Kiss[]
Kumi ruins Kotonoha's bento
In denial, Kotonoha asks Sekai to stop seducing Makoto and claims that he still loves her. Sekai then reveals she's been in love with Makoto far longer and he loves her. She apologizes to Kotonoha and begs her to give up on Makoto. Kotonoha, still in denial, slaps Sekai. She then goes over to Makoto's home and he walks her home. They then talk about past events and decide to start over as friends. The next day, she tries to get close to him on the bus, but Nanami and Hikari block her way to make sure he has no contact with Kotonoha, but Makoto is able to stay close to her and later accepts Kotonoha's offer to make him lunch. However, she fails to take it up to the roof the next day as Nanami texts Otome to destroy the lunch which is accomplished with Minami Obuchi tripping Kotonoha and Kumi Mori kicking the box to spill it.
Kotonoha comes to the roof crying, only with tea left. Makoto says it's okay and goes to buy lunch from them at the cafeteria but overhears what the Trio did. He arranges for them to have lunch tomorrow and trade their lunches. The next day at school, Makoto gets angry at Sekai and Nanami and tells them he's never speaking to them again. Sekai is confused at what's happening while Nanami apologizes to her. Makoto then goes over to class 4 to stop the bullying on Kotonoha. He stops Kumi just as she's about to slap Kotonoha and declares himself her boyfriend. He then asks Otome to stop the bullying on Kotonoha and assumes she's just going along with her classmates, not knowing she's the leader. After Makoto leaves the class with Kotonoha, they run into Sekai and Nanami who asks for his forgiveness crying, but is ignored. They then go to the roof.
Route B[]
Episode 1 - Confession[]
- Main article: Confession
Episode 2 - True Feelings[]
- Main article: True Feelings
Episode 3 - Innocence[]
- Main article: Innocence
Episode 4 - The One I Truly Love[]
- Main article: The One I Truly Love
Episode 5 - Blocked Number[]
- Main article: Blocked Number
Final Episode - After the Kiss[]
Route C[]
Episode 1 - Confession[]
Episode 2 - The Distance Between Us[]
Episode 3 - Conflicting Desires[]
Main Article: Conflicting Desires
Episode 4 - The Festival[]
Main Article: The Festival
Episode 5 - Kotonoha Abandoned[]
Final Episode - After The Kiss
Ending[]
On the roof, Makoto and Kotonoha eat Kotonoha's lunch but finds it to taste terrible, since she mixed salt and sugar. Makoto then dazzles her with his own lunch and Kotonoha's feels down a little, but with a little encouragement, promises to do her best. Kotonoha then realizes they've shared an indirect kiss and talk about how they haven't gone beyond kissing. Makoto then says he'll be looking forward to what happens next, when it happens.