<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
dōjin	O
soft	O
otome	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
protagonist	O
are	O
sentient	O
birds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
's	O
dōjin	O
circle	O
PigeoNation	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
a	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
she	O
created	O
for	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	B-License
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Hatoful	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
FamousWriter	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
version	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2011	O
at	O
COMITIA	O
98	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
international	O
remake	O
by	O
developer	O
Mediatonic	O
and	O
publisher	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
dubbed	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
HD	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
21	O
July	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
22	O
July	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
;	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
replay	O
value	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
characterization	O
,	O
while	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
accessibility	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Bad	O
Boys	O
Love	O
mode	O
received	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	I-Application
Holiday	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
has	O
made	O
transitions	O
into	O
other	O
media	O
:	O
a	O
monthly	O
webcomic	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
Manga	O
Life	O
WIN+	O
,	O
several	O
supplementary	O
materials	O
and	O
official	O
dōjin	O
works	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
drama	O
CDs	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
text-based	O
visual	O
novel	O
that	O
follows	O
a	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
decisions	O
determining	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiple	O
endings	O
they	O
receive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
pun	B-Application
on	O
the	O
wasei-eigo	O
word	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
pigeons	O
and	O
other	O
birds	O
as	O
major	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
visual	O
novels	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
mouse	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
interactions	O
being	O
clicking	O
to	O
forward	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
or	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
multiple	O
plot	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choosing	O
to	O
live	O
a	O
normal	O
life	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
normal	O
playthrough	O
,	O
while	O
choosing	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
promise	O
locks	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
true	O
route	O
or	O
scenario	O
Bad	O
Boys	O
Love	O
,	O
or	O
BBL	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Hurtful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
explores	O
the	O
full	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
underlying	O
plot	O
alluded	O
to	O
by	O
the	O
documents	O
and	O
various	O
points	O
of	O
foreshadowing	O
in	O
the	O
dating	O
simulation	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
generally	O
lighthearted	O
romantic	O
routes	O
,	O
Bad	O
Boys	O
Love	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
murder	O
mystery	O
psychological	O
thriller	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
significantly	O
longer	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
route	O
in	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
,	O
making	O
up	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
actual	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
in	O
which	O
sapient	O
birds	O
have	O
seemingly	O
taken	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
humans	O
in	O
society	O
for	O
reasons	O
that	O
are	O
hinted	O
at	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
fully	O
explained	O
in	O
the	O
dating	O
simulation	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
several	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
by	O
a	O
human	O
insurgency	B-Application
,	O
all	O
remaining	O
humans	O
have	O
been	O
forced	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
away	O
from	O
civilization	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
apartheid-like	O
segregation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriends	I-Application
narrative	O
begins	O
,	O
the	O
Dove	O
Party	O
,	O
the	O
Hawk	O
Party	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
schools	O
of	O
thought	O
dominate	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
politics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
the	O
human	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
boisterous	O
hunter-gatherer	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
cave	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
begin	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2188	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
teenage	O
human	O
girl	O
invited	O
to	O
attend	O
the	O
prestigious	O
bird-only	O
St.	O
PigeoNation	O
's	O
Institute	O
,	O
starts	O
her	O
second	O
year	O
of	O
high	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
their	O
classroom	O
and	O
finding	O
the	O
box	O
empty	O
,	O
Yuuya	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
body	O
had	O
been	O
gathered	O
in	O
the	O
chemistry	O
lab	O
,	O
where	O
Shuu	O
performs	O
an	O
autopsy	B-Application
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
died	O
of	O
asphyxiation	O
caused	O
by	O
illness	O
or	O
poison	O
with	O
the	O
dismemberment	O
occurring	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
and	O
writer	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
—	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
Vairocana	O
and	O
a	O
former	O
Dengeki	O
Comic	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
honoree	O
—	O
under	O
her	O
dōjin	O
circle	O
PigeoNation	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
As	O
she	O
had	O
no	O
experience	O
with	O
game	O
development	O
prior	O
to	O
Hatoful	O
,	O
Hato	O
initially	O
wanted	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
easier	O
game	O
type	O
for	O
amateur	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
;	O
the	O
format	O
also	O
allowed	O
visuals	O
to	O
easily	O
accompany	O
her	O
stories	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
she	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
manga	O
artist	O
,	O
was	O
accustomed	O
to	O
and	O
viewed	O
as	O
being	O
necessary	O
in	O
her	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
first	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Hatoful	O
as	O
a	O
2011	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
joke	O
:	O
despite	O
her	O
lack	O
of	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
she	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
otome	B-Application
game	I-Application
stereotypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
half	O
a	O
day	O
and	O
posted	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
made	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
;	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
strong	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
from	O
social	O
media	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
after	O
immense	O
traffic	O
caused	O
the	O
web	O
server	O
it	O
was	O
hosted	O
on	O
to	O
crash	O
on	O
two	O
separate	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
unexpected	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
development	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
longer	O
visual	O
novel	O
using	O
the	O
FamousWriter	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
writing	O
process	O
,	O
Hato	O
admitted	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
scenarios	O
she	O
had	O
written	O
and	O
constantly	O
doubted	O
whether	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
"	O
turned	O
out	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
later	O
remarking	O
in	O
a	O
postscript	B-Language
written	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
guidebook	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
background	O
images	O
and	O
photography	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
sprites	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
and	O
associated	O
media	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
royalty-free	O
sources	O
or	O
fan	O
submissions	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
pictures	O
of	O
birds	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
used	O
are	O
Hato	O
's	O
own	O
artwork	O
or	O
photography	O
—	O
the	O
character	O
San	O
Oko	O
is	O
depicted	O
by	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
real	O
life	O
pet	O
bird	O
Okosan	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
sprites	O
featured	O
in	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
were	O
derived	O
from	O
pictures	O
she	O
had	O
taken	O
of	O
birds	O
kept	O
at	O
the	O
Kobe	O
Animal	O
Kingdom	O
or	O
the	O
Torimi	O
Café	O
,	O
also	O
located	O
in	O
Kobe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
used	O
in	O
Hatoful	O
are	O
also	O
similarly	O
taken	O
from	O
royalty-free	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
multi-layered	O
pun	B-Application
;	O
the	O
wasei-eigo	O
word	O
means	O
"	O
heartful	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
phonetically	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
pronunciation	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
word	O
"	O
hurtful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
Bad	O
Boys	O
Love	O
route	O
,	O
Hurtful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
subtitle	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	O
Hurtful	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
English	O
transliteration	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
also	O
incorporates	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
"	O
pigeon	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
dove	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
several	O
characters	O
are	O
puns	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
names	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
species	O
of	O
bird	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Ryouta	O
Kawara	O
is	O
a	O
rock	O
dove	O
,	O
or	O
;	O
Nageki	O
Fujishiro	O
is	O
a	O
mourning	O
dove	O
,	O
or	O
;	O
Shuu	O
Iwamine	O
is	O
a	O
chukar	O
partridge	O
,	O
or	O
;	O
and	O
Kazuaki	O
Nanaki	O
is	O
a	O
button	O
quail	O
,	O
or	O
—	O
the	O
character	O
being	O
present	O
in	O
his	O
last	O
name	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
first	O
release	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
visual	O
novel	O
format	O
was	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
demo	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
application	O
on	O
31	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercial	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	O
Plus	O
,	O
introducing	O
Anghel	O
as	O
a	O
love	O
interest	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
completed	O
full	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	O
Hurtful	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
COMITIA	O
98	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
all	O
content	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Torimi	O
Café	O
and	O
Bad	O
Boys	O
Love	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Plus	O
and	O
Hurtful	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
were	O
initially	O
available	O
only	O
as	O
physical	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
;	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
Japanese	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Hurtful	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
simply	O
Full	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
FamousWriter	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
Plus	O
,	O
and	O
Hurtful	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
versions	O
of	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
are	O
only	O
supported	O
on	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.1-10.5	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
playable	O
—	O
though	O
unsupported	O
—	O
on	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.6	O
with	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
high-definition	O
first	O
began	O
to	O
form	O
when	O
Ed	O
Fear	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
and	O
creative	O
producer	O
at	O
game	O
developer	O
Mediatonic	O
,	O
contacted	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
translating	O
any	O
projects	O
she	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
to	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Jeff	O
Tanton	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
game	O
following	O
several	O
e-mail	O
conversations	O
between	O
Fear	O
and	O
Hato	O
,	O
with	O
Fear	O
's	O
positive	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
incompatibility	O
of	O
FamousWriter-made	O
games	O
with	O
newer	O
operating	O
systems	O
—	O
which	O
had	O
rendered	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
effectively	O
unplayable	O
on	O
newer	O
PCs	O
—	O
being	O
major	O
factors	O
in	O
the	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
international	O
remake	O
of	O
Hatoful	O
developed	O
by	O
Mediatonic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
—	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
computers	O
that	O
run	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.6	O
,	O
and	O
playable	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
those	O
that	O
run	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.7	O
or	O
newer	O
—	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
formal	O
announcement	O
coming	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
HD	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
21	O
August	O
2014	O
;	O
however	O
release	O
was	O
later	O
postponed	O
to	O
4	O
September	O
2014	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
final	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
titled	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
Summer	O
of	O
Dove	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
pre-order	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
normal	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
bundles	O
together	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	O
Hurtful	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
comic	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Hato	O
,	O
exclusive	O
wallpapers	O
of	O
Okosan	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
St.	O
PigeoNation	O
's	O
Class	O
of	O
2014	O
yearbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
pack	O
for	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
exclusively	O
featured	O
dating	O
sim	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
pillowcase	O
for	O
the	O
highest	O
price	O
point	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
one	O
to	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
25	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
freelance	O
translator	O
Nazerine	O
released	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
patch	O
of	O
the	O
free	B-License
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
this	O
translation	O
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
herself	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
offered	O
Nazerine	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
translate	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
—	O
and	O
later	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Holiday	O
Star	O
—	O
for	O
an	O
official	O
English	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
official	O
dōjin	O
works	O
and	O
supplemental	O
materials	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
and	O
Damurushi	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
guidebook	O
,	O
re-branded	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fanbook	O
"	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Absolute	O
ZERO	O
,	O
an	O
anthology	O
about	O
the	O
fantasy	O
universe	O
perceived	O
by	O
Anghel	O
Higure	O
,	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
August	O
2012	O
at	O
Comiket	O
82	O
;	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Absolute	O
ZERO	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
on	O
27	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
retelling	O
of	O
events	O
discussed	O
in	O
Holiday	O
Star	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
at	O
COMIC	O
CITY	O
SPARK	O
7	O
on	O
7	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
23	O
December	O
2013	O
for	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
an	O
anthology	O
featuring	O
the	O
Hawk	O
Party	O
researchers	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
at	O
Comiket	O
84	O
on	O
12	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2014	O
for	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
featuring	O
the	O
Kobe	O
Animal	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
written	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
fundraising	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
venue	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
haiku	B-Language
poems	O
written	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kazuaki	O
Nanaki	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
August	O
2014	O
at	O
Comiket	O
86	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
webcomic	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
publisher	O
Takeshobo	O
's	O
webcomic	O
anthology	O
Manga	O
Life	O
WIN+	O
from	O
8	O
June	O
2012	O
until	O
the	O
anthology	O
's	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
containing	O
sixteen	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
dōjin	O
anthology	O
containing	O
chapters	O
thirteen	O
to	O
sixteen	O
plus	O
a	O
bonus	O
ten-page	O
comic	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
December	O
2013	O
at	O
Comiket	O
85	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
released	O
in	O
visual	O
novel	O
format	O
on	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
universe	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Erick	O
Scarecrow	O
of	O
Esc-Toy	O
Ltd	O
.	O
launched	O
an	O
official	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
and	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
25,000	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
production	O
line	O
of	O
three	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
Shuu	O
,	O
Ryouta	O
and	O
Okosan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
dōjin	O
soft	O
title	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
was	O
created	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
budget	O
and	O
had	O
even	O
more	O
limited	O
promotion	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
strong	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
other	O
social	O
media	O
Hatoful	O
has	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
especially	O
considering	O
its	O
minimal	O
production	O
costs	O
—	O
with	O
Mado	O
no	O
Mori	O
reporting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
popular	O
title	O
"	O
whose	O
physical	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
copies	O
"	O
consistently	O
sold	O
out	O
at	O
dōjin	O
markets	O
and	O
wherever	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
4Gamer.net	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
disk	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
purchase	O
due	O
to	O
overwhelming	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
surprising	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writing	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
,	O
Julian	O
Murdoch	O
comments	O
in	O
a	O
Gamers	O
With	O
Jobs	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
the	O
scenarios	O
featured	O
in	O
Hatoful	O
are	O
"	O
elaborate	O
and	O
multifaceted	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
herself	O
"	O
is	O
n’t	O
just	O
a	O
storyteller	O
,	O
she	O
’s	O
actually	O
a	O
good	O
storyteller	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
was	O
also	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
2012	O
by	O
GameCola	O
;	O
Paul	O
Franzen	O
explains	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inclusion	O
among	O
higher	O
budget	O
and	O
more	O
technically	O
sophisticated	O
titles	O
as	O
being	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
its	O
storytelling	O
and	O
pathos	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
just	O
a	O
weird	O
game	O
about	O
heathen	O
human-animal	O
relationships	O
 [ ... ] 	O
there	O
’s	O
an	O
actual	O
,	O
serious	O
,	O
emotional	O
game	O
here	O
,	O
too	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
discussing	O
the	O
E3	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
2014	O
remake	O
,	O
Carly	O
Smith	O
for	O
The	O
Escapist	O
remarks	O
that	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
"	O
absolutely	O
hilarious	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
recommends	O
that	O
players	O
"	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
laugh	O
,	O
but	O
stick	O
with	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
ride	O
you	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
expected	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
cover	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dora	O
from	O
Jay	O
Is	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
creativity	O
to	O
burn	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
shocking	O
plot	O
lines	O
you	O
could	O
ever	O
hope	O
to	O
encounter	O
,	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fascinating	O
and	O
surprising	O
text	O
adventure	O
well	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
she	O
also	O
observes	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
delayed	O
payoff	O
and	O
the	O
abruptness	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
endings	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
oddball	O
concept	O
may	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
every	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
attention	O
was	O
drawn	O
to	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriends	I-Application
surreal	O
concept	O
in	O
both	O
its	O
native	O
Japan	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
remarks	O
that	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriends	I-Application
"	O
outlandish	O
premise	O
caught	O
on	O
and	O
the	O
English	O
speaking	O
world	O
demanded	O
it	O
not	O
be	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
this	O
surreal	O
creation	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Robert	O
Fenner	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Hiroki	O
Azuma	O
's	O
writings	O
on	O
database	O
consumption	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fierce	O
deconstruction	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
tender	O
celebration	O
of	O
dating	O
sims	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	I-Application
Holiday	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
29	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
English	O
patch	O
being	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
remake	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
22	O
December	O
2015	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Hato	B-Application
Moa	I-Application
made	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
announcing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
Hatoful	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Hatoful	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
:	O
MIRROR	O
.	O
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