Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight

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.[4] The chapters were later released in 12 bound volumes by Kodansha under the Kodansha Comics Bessatsu Friend imprint.[5]

At New York Comic-Con 2016, Kodansha USA announced that they were publishing the series in English for North American distribution.[6]

A novel adaptation written by Yui Tokiumi and published by Kodansha under the Kodansha KK Bunko imprint, with illustrations provided by Mikimoto.

In April 2019, the May 2019 issue of Bessatsu Friend announced that a live-action film adaptation was green-lit,[2] with a release date of December 6, 2019 announced later in the year.[3] The film is directed by Takehiko Shinjō and written by Haruka Ōkita, with a starring cast of Generations from Exile Tribe member Ryota Katayose as Kaede and Kanna Hashimoto as Hinana.[3] Additional cast members include Gordon Maeda, Alissa Yagi, Kenichi Endo, Sae Okazaki, Katsuhiro Suzuki, and Wakana Sakai.[3] The film's theme song is "One in a Million (Kiseki no Yoru ni)" performed by Generations from Exile Tribe.[3] A tie-in commercial for Coca-Cola starring Katayose and Ayaka Wilson was produced for and featured in the film.[17]

The film ranked #3 at box office during its opening weekend in 255 theaters nationwide in Japan, selling 159,000 tickets and earning approximately ¥194 million on its first day.[18] On its second day, it sold an additional 121,000 tickets and earned approximately ¥144 million .[18] The film earned a cumulative total of ¥613,484,200 .[19]