Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight
Japanese manga series
Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight (Japanese: 午前0時、キスしに来てよ, Hepburn: Gozen Rei-ji, Kisu Shi ni Kite yo; alternatively titled Come Kiss Me at 0:00 AM internationally for the live-action film) is a Japanese manga series by Rin Mikimoto. Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend from April 13, 2015, to May 13, 2020. A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released on December 6, 2019.
Plot
Hinana Hanazawa, a diligent and hard-working honors student, secretly yearns for a fairytale-like romance. One day, popular actor Kaede Ayase comes to film a movie at her high school, in which she is appearing as an extra. Hinana discovers that Kaede's true personality is different from his princely image, but in spite of this, they both fall in love with each other. However, difficulties arise in their relationship due to their different social statuses.
Characters
Hinana Hanazawa (花澤 日奈々, Hanazawa Hinana)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya (drama CD); portrayed by: Kanna Hashimoto (film)
Kaede Ayase (綾瀬 楓, Ayase Kaede)
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (drama CD); portrayed by: Ryota Katayose (film)
Akira Hamabe (浜辺 彰, Hamabe Akira)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki (drama CD); Portrayed by: Gordon Maeda (film)
Shu Uchida (内田 柊, Uchida Shū)
Portrayed by: Alissa Yagi (film)
Media
Manga
Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight is written and illustrated by Rin Mikimoto. It was serialized in the monthly magazine Bessatsu Friend from the May 2015 issue released on April 13, 2015, to the June 2020 issue released on May 13, 2020. The chapters were later released in 12 bound volumes by Kodansha under the Kodansha Comics Bessatsu Friend imprint.
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