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In each game, you're playing as a freshman in a Japanese [[High School]], and you'll spend your three years of school time, working on your academic and sports stats, meeting other students of the other gender as yours, and wooing them, in the hope of getting the confession of love of one of them at the place of legend of your High School on Graduation Day. This place, varying depending on the game, is said to grant eternal happiness to the new couples confessing their feeling to each other on that specific day.

The games have various characters which fits a basic Trope mold for everyone's tastes: the [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Childhood Friend]], which is usually the one the player character has an aim at at the beginning of the story (and is more or less considered the [[Multiple Endings|True Ending]]), the [[Mad Scientist]], the [[Megane]]([[Meganekko|ko]]), the [[Shrinking Violet|Shrinking Violets]], the [[Student Council President]], or the [[Sempai Kohai|Sempai and Kohai]], there are many potential [[Love Interest|Love Interests]] you can try romancing!

The games have various characters which fits a basic Trope mold for everyone's tastes: the [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Childhood Friend]], which is usually the one the player character has an aim at at the beginning of the story (and is more or less considered the [[Multiple Endings|True Ending]]), the [[Mad Scientist]], the [[Megane]]([[Meganekko|ko]]), the [[Shrinking Violet|Shrinking Violets]], the [[Student Council President]], or the [[Sempai-Kohai|Sempai and Kohai]], there are many potential [[Love Interest|Love Interests]] you can try romancing!

The series explores various Japanese events and festivals, such as Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, White Day, [[School Festival]], Summer Festival, and more. It also depicts [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|an highly idealistic representation]] of Japanese [[High School]] life, and as such is very focused on providing an atmosphere full of romantic, funny and hopeful moments. The few dramatic moments strategically sprinkled in serve as making the romance and hope shine even brighter, as in the ''Tokimemo'' verse, hurdles are ultimately overcome, and everything goes well in the end. This light-hearted good balance of narrative elements is one of the main ingredients of the series' success.

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[[I Thought That Was|Must not be confused]] with the [[Shojo]] manga ''[[Tokimeki Tonight]]'', nor the [[H Game]], ''Tokimeki Check-in''.

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=== This game provides examples of: ===

* [[Affectionate Parody]] / [[Take That]]: being a defining and popular game series in Japan, the Tokimemo games got their fair share of those in pop culture. To cite a few works containing such parodies: ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'', ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'', ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka|GTO]]'', ''[[Kochikame]]'', ''[[La Mulana|La-Mulana]]''...

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* [[Always Identical Twins]]: Miho and Maho in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2''.

* [[The Anime of the Game]]: Several of them. There's the two part OVA series based on the first game, the 25 episodes ''Tokimeki Memorial: Only Love'' anime based on the online game, and a single OVA based on and introducing ''Tokimeki Memorial 4''.

* [[Armor Piercing Slap]]: Being the [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] [[Tsundere]] she is, Kotoko of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' loves to delivers these to the protagonist [[The Matchmaker|every time she feels]] [[Matchmaker Crush|he neglected her best friend Hikari]]. {{spoiler|It culminates to [[Slap Slap Kiss]] territory (although the slap slap is delivered by her alone, and she hugs you instead of kissing), complete with [[Baka]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|callings]], in her Ending where both her and Hikari are in love with the protagonist, and you ultimately choose Kotoko.}}

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Being the [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] [[Tsundere]] she is, Kotoko of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' loves to delivers these to the protagonist [[The Matchmaker|every time she feels]] [[Matchmaker Crush|he neglected her best friend Hikari]]. {{spoiler|It culminates to [[Slap Slap Kiss]] territory (although the slap slap is delivered by her alone, and she hugs you instead of kissing), complete with [[Baka]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|callings]], in her Ending where both her and Hikari are in love with the protagonist, and you ultimately choose Kotoko.}}

** {{spoiler|[[Shrinking Violet|Suzune]]}} in ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song'' also delivers one of these to the protagonist when {{spoiler|she can't take any longer of being the [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] of sorts due to him being [[Oblivious to Love|oblivious of her love for him]]}}.

* [[Art Shift]]: Every game in the series has slightly, but noticeably, different art. Most obvious in the transition from 1 to 2.

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* [[Cute Sports Club Manager]]: A number of them throughout the series. Saki (who's also the [[Dating Sim]] [[Ur Example]]), Minori (assistant of Saki, then full-fledged CSCM after Saki graduates), Tomomi (assistant of Minori), Shiori (if her starting parameters set her in the Soccer or Base-Ball Clubs), Megumi Juuichiya (of the Basket-Ball Club, in the Drama CDs), and Kaedeko (of the Base-Ball Club of Hibikino High {{spoiler|and later, after her transfer, of Daimon High}}).

** Tamami Konno in the first ''Girl's Side'' game is the [[Cute Sports Club Manager]] of the basketball team, and the [[Player Character]] of the ''Girl's Side'' games also has the opportunity to become manager of a sports club (usually the baseball club).

* [[~~Daddys~~ Girl]]: Yukari in ''1''; and Sumire from ''2'' who's out of school helping her dad run the family circus.

* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Yukari in ''1''; and Sumire from ''2'' who's out of school helping her dad run the family circus.

* [[Darker and Edgier]]: While it's still overall a fluffy romance game like the other games of the series, ''Tokimeki Memorial 3'' is the first and only notable game where there's a melancholic mood, due to {{spoiler|the death of a few secondary characters playing a big role in some story lines}}. This is the case with {{spoiler|Yukiko's storyline, where you get to know the owner of the Candy Shop, an old lady Yukiko adores, who will fall ill and die}}, as well as in {{spoiler|Hotaru Izumi's storyline, where she lost her boyfriend in an accident and loved him so much [[The Mourning After|she can't move on and find a new love]].}}

** ''4'' takes [[Darker and Edgier]] in a new direction with the series' first [[Yandere]] character: {{spoiler|the [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]] childhood friend, Miyako Okura.}}

** ''4'' takes [[Darker and Edgier]] in a new direction with the series' first [[Yandere]] character: {{spoiler|the [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] childhood friend, Miyako Okura.}}

** The baby steps might have been given already in the second game, what's with {{spoiler|Kaori's screwed up backstory in which she was thoroughly broken and betrayed by her "friends".}}

* [[Dating Sim]]: Tokimemo is the grand-daddy of them all; it's success both validated and popularized the genre.

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* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]: One of the recurring mini-games in the series, happening during a date at the Summer Festival.

* [[Guide Dang It]]: The requirements to get the endings of some of the girls in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' are quite ridiculous. Special mention goes to the hidden characters.

* [[Hello Insert Name Here]]: A staple of the series. Goes as far as asking you for a nickname, which will be used by some of the characters when they're in Tokimeki State with you.

* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: A staple of the series. Goes as far as asking you for a nickname, which will be used by some of the characters when they're in Tokimeki State with you.

** ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'' [[Playing With a Trope|used a rather clever way of inserting your parameters]], [[Good Morning Crono|as your childhood friend Miyako comes to your home]] [[Late for School|to wake up for the School Entrance Ceremony]], but you're so sleepy you don't want to get out of the bed, [[Megaton Punch|so she proceeds to smack you so hard]], you're down for the count. [[Laser Guided Amnesia|She fears you had lost your memories because of this]], [[Identity Amnesia|and that prompts her to ask for your parameters to see if you're all right]].

** ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'' [[Playing With a Trope|used a rather clever way of inserting your parameters]], [[Good Morning, Crono|as your childhood friend Miyako comes to your home]] [[Late for School|to wake up for the School Entrance Ceremony]], but you're so sleepy you don't want to get out of the bed, [[Megaton Punch|so she proceeds to smack you so hard]], you're down for the count. [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|She fears you had lost your memories because of this]], [[Identity Amnesia|and that prompts her to ask for your parameters to see if you're all right]].

* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Until ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'', the standard branch of the series was the embodiment of this trope, although each heroine had a different shade of red hair.

* [[High School Sweethearts]]: This franchise lives and breathes this trope.

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** On a sidenote the interesting thing about Tokimemo image songs is that in the case of the main games intended for the guys is that virtually all the characters had songs (including the male characters such as Yoshio from Tokimemo 1 who even had his own vocal CD and Takumi and Junichirou from Tokimemo 2). In contrast this isn't the case for the Girls Side games. All of the guys do get songs but sadly none of the girls ever have any to date -- they have been [[Demoted to Extra|Demoted To Extras]].

* [[In Name Only]]: The [[Video Game Movies Suck|1997 film]]. As incredible as it sounds, it still managed to get an Award of the Japanese Academy, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265880/awards with Yoshinori Okada winning the 1998 Newcomer of the Year award].

* [[Japanese Honorifics]]: This series makes it an important game mechanic: as the girls come to like you, they will name you with more informal honorifics, and even going as far as calling you with [[Hello Insert Name Here|your nickname]] for some of them. Obviously, it's one of the sure-fire ways to know how you fare in your relationships.

* [[Japanese Honorifics]]: This series makes it an important game mechanic: as the girls come to like you, they will name you with more informal honorifics, and even going as far as calling you with [[Hello, Insert Name Here|your nickname]] for some of them. Obviously, it's one of the sure-fire ways to know how you fare in your relationships.

** ''Tokimemo 2'' and onwards also lets the player use it on the girls. Correct usage improves relationships, and vice versa. And also in ''Tokimemo 2'', {{spoiler|never ever address the school headmaster with the honorific ''-chan'', or else, Homura, the girl close to him, will hate you for it}}

* [[Joshikousei]]

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* [[Kuudere]]: Yuina, if you get her. {{spoiler|Rei and Mira might be like this, too.}}

** Rhythmy in ''Tokimemo 4'' personifies this trope. {{spoiler|Though it's largely because she has ultra sensitive hearing, and interacting with people actually gives her headaches.}} Once you've broken through the ice, she's total putty in your hands.

* [[Large Ham]]: Bakuretsuzan, the school's headmaster in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', is the king of this trope, and can put to shame a lot of the [[Large Ham|Large Hams]] mentioned in the trope's entry. He even has [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome|an awesome]] [[Incoming Ham]] moment, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYL_FsuASg complete with flaming background and his name's written on it] <ref> moment is at around 2:30 of the vid</ref>.

* [[Large Ham]]: Bakuretsuzan, the school's headmaster in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', is the king of this trope, and can put to shame a lot of the [[Large Ham|Large Hams]] mentioned in the trope's entry. He even has [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|an awesome]] [[Incoming Ham]] moment, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYL_FsuASg complete with flaming background and his name's written on it] <ref> moment is at around 2:30 of the vid</ref>.

** Yoshio in ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'' is also a good contender for this trope.

* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: Late merchandise in the franchise don't make much a secret that in ''Tokimemo 1'', {{spoiler|Rei Ijuin}} is actually {{spoiler|a girl}}, or that Miho has [[Twin Switch|a twin sister]], Maho, in ''Tokimemo 2''.

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** The ''[[Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side|Girl's Side]]'' branch also introduces female friends who'll turn into rivals if you pursue their guy. It even becomes a gameplay mechanic in ''GS3'', with the player able to turn certain pairs of male buddies into rivals if she gets them both to a high enough affection (fittingly, this is known as "Pride VS Pride Mode").

* [[Luminescent Blush]]: The sign that a girl is seriously infatuated with you. It's also called "Blushing Stage" in the Western fandom (the official appellation being the "Tokimeki State", aka "Heartbeat State").

* [[Mad Scientist]]: Yuina Himoo of ''1'' is one in training, and Mei Ijuin of ''2'' is her disciple in the ''Dancing Summer Vacation'' Substories. [[Lampshade Hanging|Fans and]] [[Word of God|game creators]] agree to say that the unholy alliance of the [[Screw the Rules I Have Money|Ijuin Family's wealth and power]] and [[Take Over the World|Yuina's scientific knowlegde and amibition]], should it occur, would be a sight to both [[Hilarity Ensues|behold]] and [[The End of the World As We Know It|fear]].

* [[Mad Scientist]]: Yuina Himoo of ''1'' is one in training, and Mei Ijuin of ''2'' is her disciple in the ''Dancing Summer Vacation'' Substories. [[Lampshade Hanging|Fans and]] [[Word of God|game creators]] agree to say that the unholy alliance of the [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|Ijuin Family's wealth and power]] and [[Take Over the World|Yuina's scientific knowlegde and amibition]], should it occur, would be a sight to both [[Hilarity Ensues|behold]] and [[The End of the World As We Know It|fear]].

* [[Match Three Game]]: ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama'' 1 and 2, and ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkae Dama'', the themed [[Spin Off|Spin Offs]] of the ''Taisen Puzzle Dama'' and ''Taisen Tokkae Dama'' series.

* [[Match Three Game]]: ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle Dama'' 1 and 2, and ''Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Tokkae Dama'', the themed [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]] of the ''Taisen Puzzle Dama'' and ''Taisen Tokkae Dama'' series.

* [[Meganekko]]: Mio of ''Tokimemo 1'', until you tell her she looks pretty without her glasses (prompting her to [[The Glasses Gotta Go|change to contacts]] at the end). [[Multiple Endings|This is optional though]], as you can also tell her she's fine with them, and she'll wear them in the end.

** Tsugumi of ''Tokimemo 4'' is also a classic [[Meganekko]], to the extent that her character sheet makes her sound like an [[Expy]] of Mio. The reality is... [[Tsundere|different]]. (Thankfully so.)

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*** [[Tomokazu Sugita]] (Ruka), [[Junichi Suwabe]] (Kouichi), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Tamao), [[Ami Koshimizu]] (Karen), and [[Saori Goto]] (Miyo) in ''Girl's Side 3''.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: While [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on this fact, Shiori is fairly known for being the hardest girl to win in the original game and perhaps the hardest in the entire series (along with Hotaru Izumi of ''Tokimeki Memorial 3''). She is the easiest girl to develop love points for though, even if she doesn't already start with higher points than the other girls. Unfortunately, you gotta make her love you AND be good enough for her.

** {{spoiler|[[Twin Switch|Maho Shirayuki]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs|Maeka Kudanshita]]}}, both secret characters in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', are also some of the hardest characters to get the Endings of in the whole series, to the point of [[Guide Dang It]] level. [[Hot for Student|Kas]][[Cool Big Sis|umi]] [[Victorious Childhood Friend|As]][[Unlucky Childhood Friend|ou]] is also a [[Nintendo Hard]] character to win.

** {{spoiler|[[Twin Switch|Maho Shirayuki]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?|Maeka Kudanshita]]}}, both secret characters in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', are also some of the hardest characters to get the Endings of in the whole series, to the point of [[Guide Dang It]] level. [[Hot for Student|Kas]][[Cool Big Sis|umi]] [[Victorious Childhood Friend|As]][[Unlucky Childhood Friend|ou]] is also a [[Nintendo Hard]] character to win.

* [[No Export for You]]: This game series is one of the most famous victims of this, for obvious reasons.

* [[No Fair Cheating]]: Try to use a rapid-fire controller in ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' 's 100-meters dash mini-game at the Sports Festival, and you'll get disqualified.

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* [[One Game for The Price of Two]]: The defining trope behind ''Tokimeki Memorial Pocket: Sports Hen'' and ''Tokimeki Memorial Pocket: Culture Hen'', the Game Boy adaptations of ''Tokimeki Memorial 1''. The main cast, as well as the 3 new characters exclusive to the GB games, are split in half between each game. Wanted to have, for example, Saki, Mio, Patricia and Kyoko in the same game ? Too bad, Mio and Kyoko are Culture Hen exclusive characters, while Saki and Patricia are Sports Hen exclusive !

* [[The Ojou]]: Yukari Koshiki

* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Yukari's father in ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'', see [[~~Daddys~~ Girl]] above. He's so overprotective, he's actually Yukari's special attack in Battle mode: she invokes him, and he proceeds to slice the enemies with [[Katanas Are Just Better|his katana]], for what is arguably the most damaging in the game ! Also, Yukari's ending mention that the main character is a bit afraid and ill at ease with her father due to his overprotectiveness of her daughter.

* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Yukari's father in ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'', see [[Daddy's Girl]] above. He's so overprotective, he's actually Yukari's special attack in Battle mode: she invokes him, and he proceeds to slice the enemies with [[Katanas Are Just Better|his katana]], for what is arguably the most damaging in the game ! Also, Yukari's ending mention that the main character is a bit afraid and ill at ease with her father due to his overprotectiveness of her daughter.

** Also, Kai Ryukochi's father in ''Tokimemo 4'', who is an [[Expy]] of Yukari's father.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: {{spoiler|Yuuko}}'s parents are always working and don't pay lots of attention to her.

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* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: The ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series makes use of this trope from time to time. An example can be seen in ''Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L-3IOW2nAc where Vivaldi's famous ''Four Seasons: Autumn'' can be heard in the Portrait Collection] <ref> moment is at 6:00 of the vid</ref>

* [[Rule of Romantic]] / [[Rule of Funny|Funny]] / [[Rule of Drama|Drama]]: The winning combo of the series, diluted in around 40% romance, 40% funny, and 20% drama. The aptly named ''Drama Series'' get the drama level upped slightly to good effect. However, any game which went overboard in upping the drama level got [[Wangst]] label (''Memories Ringing On''), or [[The Scrappy|Scrappy]] label altogether (''Tokimeki Memorial 3'') by fans.

* [[Sailor Fuku]]: Strangely not a staple of the series, the first game being the only one using them (the others using Blazer-type uniforms). ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'' suffered a case of [[They Changed It Now It Sucks]] from some fans when Kirameki High changed its iconic Sailor Fuku to a Blazer; the complain dried down quickly thanks to the school's gradual change of its uniform policy.

* [[Sailor Fuku]]: Strangely not a staple of the series, the first game being the only one using them (the others using Blazer-type uniforms). ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'' suffered a case of [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]] from some fans when Kirameki High changed its iconic Sailor Fuku to a Blazer; the complain dried down quickly thanks to the school's gradual change of its uniform policy.

* [[Secret Character]]: A staple of the series, each game has at least 2 of them, sometimes 3.

* [[Senpai Kohai]]: Having a Kohai as a winnable [[Love Interest]] is a staple of the series, and several other key characters are Kohai. On the other hand, winnable Senpai (and Senpai characters playing a role in the storyline as a whole) weren't introduced until late in the series, the first appearing in ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2''.

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* [[Show Within a Show|Show Within A Game]]: Homura of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' is a huge fan of the in-game "Go-Driller" anime which itself is an obvious [[Shout Out]] to the popular 70's anime ''[[Getter Robo]]''. In fact in ''Leaping School Festival'', the player goes with Homura to watch the movie of "Go-Driller", and Konami even animated some scenes of it in ''Memories Ringing On'', making the homage to ''[[Getter Robo]]'' even more obvious.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Megumi, Miharu and Mio in ''1'', Kaedeko in ''2'', Haruna in ''4''.

* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Mostly [[Averted Trope|averted]], the creators going great lenghts in giving official Romaji spellings for all characters, and being consistent with them. However, because they systematically use the Kunrei-Shiki method of romanization in their works, Rei and Mei's family name, despite being established as "Ijuin", is sometimes spelled "Ijuuin" or "Ijyuin" by fans. There's also a problem with Yuko, who's named "Yuuko" by some fans, because when reading her name's Kanji, that gives "Yuuko". However, the official and consistent spelling is "Yuko".

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Mostly [[Averted Trope|averted]], the creators going great lenghts in giving official Romaji spellings for all characters, and being consistent with them. However, because they systematically use the Kunrei-Shiki method of romanization in their works, Rei and Mei's family name, despite being established as "Ijuin", is sometimes spelled "Ijuuin" or "Ijyuin" by fans. There's also a problem with Yuko, who's named "Yuuko" by some fans, because when reading her name's Kanji, that gives "Yuuko". However, the official and consistent spelling is "Yuko".

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: The ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series got three of them during its 15 years run: the [[Needs More Love]] [[Overshadowed By Awesome]] ''[[Mitsumete Knight (Video Game)|Mitsumete Knight]]'' in 1997, the [[Gender Flip|ancestor of the Girl's Side series]] ''[[Meine Liebe]]'' in 2001, and the controversial ''[[Love Plus]]'' in 2009.

** [[Shira Oka Second Chances]], a game that strives to be as complex as the ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series, can be considered an unofficial spiritual successor. (It follows in the footsteps of the independent game ''Summer Session'', which is less intricate, but which was commercially released in English in mid-2008.)

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* [[Tohoku Regional Accent]]: Elisa D. Naruse. Possibly a subversion of the stereotype that all foreigners have a [[Kansai Regional Accent]] (which was used by Patricia McGrath when she was in an [[Unstoppable Rage]], as well as her father and brother, in ''Tokimeki Memorial Pocket''). Also a [[Shout Out]] to, of all things, ''[[My Fair Lady]]''.

* [[Tomboy]]: Homura of ''Tokimemo 2'', so much that she rarely wears girls' clothes. Plus she combines that with being an [[Otaku Surrogate]] (her idea of a date is watching a mecha anime film at the movies).

* [[Tsundere]]: Kotoko of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' is a shining case of Type A, complete with cold shoulder, taunts and [[Armor Piercing Slap|Armor Piercing Slaps]]. Same for Mei in the same game, but in a cute type instead of a cold one like Kotoko, and minus the [[Armor Piercing Slap|Armor Piercing Slaps]].

* [[Tsundere]]: Kotoko of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' is a shining case of Type A, complete with cold shoulder, taunts and [[Armor-Piercing Slap|Armor Piercing Slaps]]. Same for Mei in the same game, but in a cute type instead of a cold one like Kotoko, and minus the [[Armor-Piercing Slap|Armor Piercing Slaps]].

** In ''Tokimemo 4'', Tsugumi is a Type B, although her tsun-ness is usually triggered either by jealousy or the feeling that Maki is under threat. There's actually a game effect, though - "Tsun" is her special ability and lowers the protagonist's morale.

** Teru of ''Girl's Side 2'' is polite to everyone except the heroine, and though he mellows some as he falls for her, he's quick to get angry and storm off when things get really romantic.

* [[Twin Switch]]: ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' has Miho and Maho, identical twins who love to play switcheroo to fool everyone, including the player. The player "officially" meets Miho since she studies in the same school (Maho studies in ''Tokimemo 1'''s Kirameki Highschool), but during dates, she may send her sister in her place. Figuring out who is who is part of winning either, as [[Sibling Yin Yang|they have]] [[Different As Night and Day|different tastes]]. {{spoiler|Maho is the more voluptus one, not to mention the more [[Tsundere]] of the two. What's more, anyone who stumbles on their game of switcheroo will suffer the wrath of Maho's golf club.}}

* [[Twin Switch]]: ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' has Miho and Maho, identical twins who love to play switcheroo to fool everyone, including the player. The player "officially" meets Miho since she studies in the same school (Maho studies in ''Tokimemo 1'''s Kirameki Highschool), but during dates, she may send her sister in her place. Figuring out who is who is part of winning either, as [[Sibling Yin-Yang|they have]] [[Different As Night and Day|different tastes]]. {{spoiler|Maho is the more voluptus one, not to mention the more [[Tsundere]] of the two. What's more, anyone who stumbles on their game of switcheroo will suffer the wrath of Maho's golf club.}}

* [[Together Umbrella]]: Used as a special event to improve relationships with some girls when they forget their umbrellas on a rainy day, notably Shiori and Megumi in the first game.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]] / [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Nearly all ''Tokimeki Memorial'' games have a childhood friend, usually as the main heroine / [[Gender Flip|hero]]. Since this is a [[Dating Sim]] series, those characters will become one or the other versions depending on your choices, ''and'' your skills as most of them are [[Nintendo Hard]] characters:

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* [[Video Arcade]]: One of the series' staple date locations.

* [[Westminster Chimes]]: A staple of the series.

* [[Where Are They Now Epilogue]]: Used from ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' and on.

* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: Used from ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'' and on.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: Yuina ''hates'' koalas. [[Animals Hate Him|And they hate her, too]].

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Yuina ''hates'' koalas. [[Animals Hate Him|And they hate her, too]].

** And more famous than that, Ayako and her fear of water. Also, Nozomi and her fear of lightning.

* [[Woman Scorned]]: In ''Tokimemo 1'', if you have too many girls after you, they'll easily get jealous and use a "bomb" against you out of envy. It's less pronounced in games 2 and 3, but [[Gender Flip|just as prominent with the boys]] in the ''Girls Side'' games.