<s>
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Wizard	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Shiina	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Kento	O
Jobana	O
,	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Fumika	O
Matsushima	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
replanned	O
as	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
budget	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
teased	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
halted	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
uncertain	O
about	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
cross-dressing	O
;	O
development	O
was	O
eventually	O
greenlit	O
after	O
they	O
had	O
gauged	O
interest	O
through	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
built	O
a	O
following	O
by	O
serializing	O
Daukokudo	O
Ikuya	O
's	O
manga	O
Bokuhime-sama	B-Application
to	I-Application
Otome	I-Application
Shugi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
infiltrates	O
a	O
school	O
for	O
refined	O
young	O
ladies	O
to	O
investigate	O
an	O
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
part	O
in	O
cross-dressing	O
lessons	O
called	O
"	O
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
"	O
to	O
improve	O
three	O
character	O
statistics	O
–	O
Visual	O
,	O
improving	O
feminine	O
appearance	O
;	O
Culture	O
,	O
increasing	O
knowledge	O
as	O
a	O
woman	O
;	O
and	O
Spirit	O
,	O
increasing	O
resistance	O
to	O
feeling	O
ashamed	O
–	O
and	O
partakes	O
in	O
various	O
activities	O
including	O
swimming	O
lessons	O
,	O
tea	O
parties	O
,	O
cosplay	O
,	O
and	O
physical	O
education	O
,	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
femininity	O
;	O
some	O
such	O
training	O
activities	O
unlock	O
character	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
wear	O
a	O
maid	O
costume	O
after	O
training	O
at	O
a	O
maid	O
café	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Wizard	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Shiina	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Kento	O
Jobana	O
,	O
with	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Fumika	O
Matsushima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
teased	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
but	O
put	O
on	O
pause	O
due	O
to	O
uncertainties	O
over	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
cross-dressing	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
publisher	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
had	O
not	O
released	O
any	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
theme	O
before	O
;	O
they	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
gauge	O
interest	O
,	O
and	O
greenlit	O
the	O
project	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
after	O
holding	O
polls	O
on	O
the	O
account	O
and	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
gained	O
over	O
10,000	O
followers	O
,	O
announcing	O
it	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
first	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
changed	O
into	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
budget	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
physically	O
and	O
digitally	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
the	O
publisher	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
under	O
consideration	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
through	O
DLsite	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
who	O
thought	O
that	O
its	O
themes	O
were	O
unique	O
and	O
left	O
a	O
big	O
impression	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
understandable	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
would	O
be	O
hesitant	O
in	O
greenlighting	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
it	O
;	O
Famitsu	O
were	O
positively	O
surprised	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
cross-dressing	O
themes	O
could	O
be	O
published	O
for	O
a	O
mainstream	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
among	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
survey	O
conducted	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
in	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
big	O
video	O
game	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
almost	O
sold	O
out	O
at	O
online	O
stores	O
by	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
rank	O
on	O
Famitsu	O
weekly	O
top	O
30	O
chart	O
of	O
best	O
selling	O
physical	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
retail	O
stores	O
were	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
less	O
than	O
2,700	O
copies	O
on	O
each	O
platform	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-launch	O
interview	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
moderate	O
success	O
,	O
although	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
saw	O
sales	O
growing	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
reach	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
normally	O
interested	O
in	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
or	O
games	O
with	O
cross-dressing	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
as	O
a	O
contributing	O
factor	O
to	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
making	O
a	O
profit	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
–	O
September	O
2020	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
building	O
a	O
fanbase	O
prior	O
to	O
getting	O
the	O
game	O
greenlit	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
Bokuhime-sama	B-Application
to	I-Application
Otome	I-Application
Shugi	I-Application
by	O
Daikokudou	O
Ikuya	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
starting	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
volume	O
643	O
,	O
in	O
issue	O
8	O
of	O
the	O
appendix	O
DenPlay	O
Comic	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
short	O
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
audio	O
dramas	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
Twitter	B-Application
on	O
June	O
7	O
–	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
:	O
one	O
featuring	O
Ikusa	O
and	O
Marika	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
featuring	O
Daria	O
and	O
Ouga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
25-track	O
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
Perfect	O
Soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
on	O
CD	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
through	O
their	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
karaoke	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
and	O
a	O
newly	O
recorded	O
"	O
full	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
story	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
planned	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
highest-ranked	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
character	O
popularity	O
poll	O
that	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Jobana	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bokuhime	B-Application
Project	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
Meiji	O
era	O
(	O
1868	O
–	O
1912	O
)	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
Yuriai	O
Private	O
Academy	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
finish	O
development	O
of	O
another	O
game	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
before	O
making	O
specific	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
