<s>
The	O
first	O
otome	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
acknowledged	O
to	O
be	O
Angelique	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Koei	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
created	O
by	O
an	O
all-woman	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
continues	O
with	O
Angelique	B-Application
Luminarise	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
a	O
25-year-old	O
office	O
worker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angelique	B-Application
is	O
credited	O
with	O
"set[ting]	O
up	O
the	O
specifics	O
and	O
conventions	O
of	O
women	O
's	O
games	O
:	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
romance	O
,	O
easy	O
controls	O
and	O
utilizing	O
other	O
multimedia.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Angelique	B-Application
came	O
in	O
1997	O
the	O
second	O
otome	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Albaria	O
no	O
Otome	B-Application
which	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Gimmick	O
House	O
and	O
Magical	O
Craft	O
for	O
PC-FX	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
similar	O
dynamic	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Angelique	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Ashanty	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
who	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
being	O
the	O
new	O
sacred	O
protector	O
of	O
a	O
kingdom	O
,	O
or	O
falling	O
in	O
love	O
and	O
living	O
happily	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
knights	O
who	O
will	O
help	O
her	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
its	O
very	O
successful	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
Girl	I-Application
's	I-Application
Side	I-Application
,	O
which	O
brought	O
many	O
new	O
fans	O
to	O
the	O
still-new	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
's	O
listings	O
for	O
the	O
Top	O
20	O
selling	O
love	O
games	O
included	O
seven	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McKenzie	B-Application
&	I-Application
Co	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
from	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
and	O
Girl	O
's	O
Club	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
from	O
Philips	O
Interactive	O
were	O
simulation	O
games	O
for	O
girls	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Japanese	O
otome	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
officially	O
translated	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
English	O
was	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
Yo-Jin-Bo	B-Application
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
small	O
handful	O
of	O
releases	O
increasing	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
including	O
Hakuoki	O
:	O
Demon	O
of	O
the	O
Fleeting	O
Blossom	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
publications	O
that	O
regularly	O
cover	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
include	O
B	O
's	O
LOG	O
and	O
Dengeki	O
Girl	O
's	O
Style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
games	O
targeted	O
towards	O
women	O
that	O
are	O
focused	O
on	O
romance	O
between	O
men	O
,	O
called	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
there	O
are	O
yaoi	O
(	O
boys	O
 '	O
love	O
)	O
elements	O
in	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
genres	O
are	O
usually	O
kept	O
separate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
are	O
released	O
on	O
console	O
and	O
handheld	O
platforms	O
contain	O
no	O
pornographic	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
do	O
not	O
allow	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
platform	O
which	O
are	O
rated	O
18+	O
for	O
their	O
sexual	B-Application
content	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
common	O
elements	O
in	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
CG	O
stills	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
epilogue	O
or	O
set	O
scene	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
successfully	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
plots	O
of	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
differ	O
greatly	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
usually	O
a	O
single	O
female	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
good-looking	O
males	O
of	O
varying	O
"	O
types	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
simulation	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
other	O
gameplay	O
which	O
affects	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
either	O
by	O
playing	O
minigames	O
or	O
by	O
raising	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
feature	O
that	O
has	O
become	O
common	O
in	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
is	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
have	O
voice	O
acting	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
 '	O
heroines	O
are	O
not	O
voiced	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
budget	O
concerns	O
of	O
voicing	O
all	O
their	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
games	O
featuring	O
fully	O
voiced	O
heroines	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Norn9	B-Application
or	O
Haruka	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stream	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
strong	O
links	O
with	O
shōjo	O
manga	O
,	O
with	O
popular	O
titles	O
often	O
spawning	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	O
Angelique	B-Application
and	O
Meine	B-Application
Liebe	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
popular	O
manga	O
series	O
getting	O
adapted	O
to	O
videogames	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Nana	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
of	O
simultaneous	O
releases	O
of	O
a	O
manga	O
and	O
otome	B-Application
game	I-Application
also	O
exist	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Angelique	B-Application
and	O
Full	B-Application
House	I-Application
Kiss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
also	O
common	O
to	O
find	O
dōjinshi	O
featuring	O
popular	O
characters	O
from	O
otome	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
popular	O
games	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
adapted	O
to	O
anime	O
,	O
OVAs	O
,	O
or	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Angelique	B-Application
,	O
Diabolik	B-Application
Lovers	I-Application
and	O
Uta	B-Application
no	I-Application
Prince-sama	I-Application
.	O
</s>
