<s>
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
with	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
MangaGamer	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Otoboku	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
with	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
charted	O
in	O
the	O
national	O
top	O
50	O
several	O
more	O
times	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caramel	O
Box	O
later	O
produced	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Otoboku	B-Application
titled	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
:	I-Application
Futari	I-Application
no	I-Application
Elder	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Chihaya	O
Kisakinomiya	O
,	O
an	O
androgynous	O
male	O
,	O
who	O
transfers	O
into	O
the	O
all-girls	O
school	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Otoboku	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Otoboku	B-Application
game	O
titled	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
:	O
Trinkle	O
Stars	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Otoboku	B-Application
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
 '	O
Dengeki	O
Daioh	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
Comp	O
Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
12-episode	O
Otoboku	B-Application
anime	O
produced	O
by	O
Feel	O
aired	O
in	O
Japanese	O
between	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extra	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Otoboku	B-Application
anime	O
was	O
generally	O
panned	O
in	O
reviews	O
at	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
where	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
cruelly	O
unimaginative	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
obnoxious	O
quirks	O
and	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
is	O
a	O
romance	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Mizuho	O
Miyanokouji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otoboku	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
with	O
multiple	O
endings	O
,	O
and	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
decisions	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
will	O
progress	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
scenes	O
with	O
sexual	O
CGs	O
depicting	O
Mizuho	O
and	O
a	O
given	O
heroine	O
having	O
sex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
console	B-Device
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
somewhat	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
version	O
,	O
both	O
had	O
the	O
sexual	O
content	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
these	O
versions	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
evidence	O
that	O
physical	O
relationships	O
actually	O
take	O
place	O
between	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
and	O
DVD	O
Windows	B-Application
editions	O
contain	O
four	O
sub	O
episodes	O
,	O
the	O
fan	O
disc	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
contains	O
four	O
sub	O
episodes	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
episode	O
,	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
2	O
contains	O
two	O
sub	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
six	O
sub	O
episodes	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
order	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
appeared	O
was	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sub	O
episodesEpisodeCDsDVDYarukibako*1Yarukibako2*	O
2PS2/PSP	O
*3Episode	O
IXXX(V )	O
Episode	O
IIXXEpisode	O
IIIXXX(VI )	O
Episode	O
IVXXEpisode	O
V*4*	O
5XX(IV )	O
Episode	O
VIXX(I )	O
Episode	O
VII*	O
6XX(III )	O
Episode	O
VIII*	O
5XX(II )	O
Episode	O
XXEpisode	O
XIXSpecialX*	O
1:Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
and	O
its	O
Fukkoku-ban*2	O
:Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
2*	O
3:Episode	O
numbers	O
are	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
:	I-Application
Futari	I-Application
no	I-Application
Elder	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Chihaya	O
Kisakinomiya	O
and	O
the	O
secondary	O
character	O
Kaoruko	O
Nanahara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
scenes	O
with	O
sexual	O
CGs	O
depicting	O
Chihaya	O
and	O
a	O
given	O
heroine	O
having	O
sex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
somewhat	O
altered	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
the	O
sexual	O
content	O
removed	O
,	O
the	O
scenarios	O
of	O
Utano	O
Sasou	O
and	O
Kaori	O
Kamichika	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
are	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
contains	O
newly	O
added	O
scenarios	O
of	O
You	O
Kashiwagi	O
and	O
Hatsune	O
Minase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
additional	O
sub	O
episodes	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seio	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
drama	O
CD	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
fan	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seio	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
DVD	O
Windows	B-Application
edition	O
,	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
Fukkoku-ban	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Mizuho	O
Miyanokouji	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Mizuho	O
Miyanokouji	O
,	O
a	O
male	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Otoboku	B-Application
,	O
Mizuho	O
gains	O
82%	O
of	O
the	O
votes	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
,	O
effectively	O
becoming	O
the	O
72nd	O
Elder	O
in	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
:	I-Application
Futari	I-Application
no	I-Application
Elder	I-Application
is	O
written	O
from	O
the	O
viewpoints	O
of	O
main	O
character	O
Chihaya	O
Kisakinomiya	O
and	O
secondary	O
character	O
Kaoruko	O
Nanahara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
super	O
deformed	O
illustrations	O
featured	O
in	O
Otoboku	B-Application
were	O
drawn	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
illustrator	O
Yoda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
different	O
kanji	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
reading	O
is	O
"	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
rewritten	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
pronunciation	O
of	O
"	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
actual	O
kanji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
as	O
a	O
2-disc	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
updated	O
version	O
compatible	O
for	O
Windows	O
Vista/7	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Otoboku	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
MangaGamer	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caramel	O
Box	O
released	O
a	O
fan	O
disc	O
of	O
Otoboku	B-Application
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
a	O
collection	O
called	O
Caramel	O
Box	O
Yarukibako	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
additional	O
scenarios	O
that	O
furthered	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
;	O
the	O
fan	O
disc	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
figurine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alchemist	O
released	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
removed	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
scenarios	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
written	O
by	O
Kiichi	O
Kanō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
featuring	O
only	O
Sion	O
's	O
scenario	O
playable	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
six	O
volumes	O
between	O
March	O
29	O
and	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
version	O
titled	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
Portable	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Alchemist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
staff	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Otoboku	B-Application
returned	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Settings	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
Sakura	O
no	O
Sono	O
no	O
Étoile	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
scriptwriter	O
of	O
Otoboku	B-Application
as	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Takako	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
appear	O
in	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
titled	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
Portable	O
:	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
by	O
Alchemist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Alchemist	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	B-Language
titled	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
volume	O
titled	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Chihiro	O
Minagawa	O
with	O
accompanying	O
illustrations	O
by	O
Ume	O
Aoi	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Jive	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
centers	O
on	O
Takako	O
's	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sion	O
's	O
scenario	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
as	O
an	O
e-book	O
between	O
March	O
29	O
and	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
DML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
contains	O
a	O
two	O
short	O
stories	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
of	O
Takako	O
's	O
scenario	O
,	O
and	O
Kana	O
and	O
Yukari	O
have	O
little	O
sisters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Blasters	O
released	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
OVA	O
,	O
as	O
English-subtitled	O
DVDs	O
between	O
June	O
24	O
and	O
October	O
7	B-Device
,	O
2008	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Otoboku	B-Application
:	O
Maidens	O
Are	O
Falling	O
For	O
Me	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
has	O
three	O
theme	O
songs	O
:	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
You	O
Make	O
My	O
Day	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
by	O
Yuria	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
by	O
Aki	O
Misato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Crystal	O
Wish	O
"	O
by	O
Miyuki	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
by	O
Shiori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
containing	O
the	O
theme	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Lantis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
was	O
released	O
containing	O
the	O
theme	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
by	O
Lantis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
drama	O
CDs	O
based	O
on	O
Otoboku	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
more	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Otoboku	B-Application
anime	O
adaptation	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
national	O
ranking	O
of	O
how	O
well	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
sold	O
nationally	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
limited	O
edition	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
premiered	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
edition	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
premiered	O
at	O
number	O
six	O
in	O
the	O
rankings	O
,	O
and	O
stayed	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
for	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
until	O
mid-April	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
edition	O
playable	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
premiered	O
at	O
number	O
13	O
in	O
the	O
rankings	O
and	O
stayed	O
at	O
that	O
rank	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
listing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
May	O
to	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Otome	B-Application
wa	I-Application
Boku	I-Application
ni	I-Application
Koishiteru	I-Application
:	I-Application
Futari	I-Application
no	I-Application
Elder	I-Application
ranked	O
third	O
in	O
national	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
pre-orders	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Futari	O
no	O
Elder	O
ranked	O
second	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
national	O
sales	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
