is a dating sim

Dating sim

Dating sims are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. They are also sometimes put under the category of neoromance. The most common objective of dating sims is to date, usually choosing from among several characters, and to achieve a romantic...

 developed and published by Konami

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

 and the third game in the Tokimeki Memorial series

Tokimeki Memorial (series)

is a popular dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of 6 main games in addition to a large number of spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction TokiMemo....

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Tokimeki Memorial 3, released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

, further pushed the technical limits for dating sims, being the first game to have fully 3-D

3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...

 animated cel-shaded

Cel-shaded animation

Cel-shaded animation is a type of non-photorealistic rendering designed to make computer graphics appear to be hand-drawn. Cel-shading is often used to mimic the style of a comic book or cartoon. It is a somewhat recent addition to computer graphics, most commonly turning up in video games...

 girls. However, many fans were disappointed by the appearance of the girls, which although well-animated did not look as polished as 2D art, as well as by the simplified gameplay system. The game did not sell as well as expected, and as a result of this, unlike the previous two games in the series, Tokimeki Memorial 3 had no Drama games or spin-offs produced. It was the last new game in the original series until the announcement of Tokimeki Memorial 4

Tokimeki Memorial 4

is a dating sim developed and published by Konami and the fourth game in the Tokimeki Memorial series. It is also the first original game in the series to debut on a portable system ....

 in 2009.

Characters

• Yukiko Makihara (牧原 優紀子) Voiced by: Akemi Kanda
  Akemi Kanda
  is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was formerly a member of the voice actor unit DROPS, which included fellow voice actors Ai Nonaka, Tomoko Kaneda, Mariko Kōda, and Ryōko Shiraishi, and of the voice actor unit Aice5 along with Yui Horie, Chiaki Takahashi,...
  
  
• Chitose Aizawa (相沢 ちとせ) Voiced by: Sayoko Kawaguchi
• Mari Oda (御田 万里) Voiced by: Ryoko Hashimoto
• Rika Kawai (河合 理佳) Voiced by: Kanako Hattori
• Emi Tachibana (橘 恵美) Voiced by: Mio Yasuda
• Serika Shinjō (神条 芹華) Voiced by: Junko Minagawa
  Junko Minagawa
  is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyo. She is well known for voicing young boys, although she has done "feminine" lady roles, as well as flirtatious women. She has also sang some of the openings and endings of the anime Prince of Tennis as well as vocal tracks and singles for this...
  
  
• Kazumi Watarai (渡井 かずみ) Voiced by: Miki Machii
• Hotaru Izumi (和泉 穂多琉) Voiced by: Chizu Takaoka
• Masaki Shiratori (白鳥 正輝) Voiced by: Takahiro Imamura
• Takuo Yabe (矢部 卓男) Voiced by: Hirohumi Tanaka