<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
all	O
set	O
around	O
restaurants	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
"	O
chain	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
characters	O
are	O
waitresses	O
at	O
these	O
restaurants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
maid	O
café	O
named	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
"	O
also	O
opened	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
cosplay	O
restaurant	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Platform	O
Publisher(s )	O
Release	O
dateMS-DOSCocktail	O
SoftJuly	O
26	O
,	O
1996WindowsCocktail	O
SoftOctober	O
18	O
,	O
1996PC-FXCocktail	O
SoftMay	O
23	O
,	O
1997Sega	O
SaturnKIDMarch	O
12	O
,	O
1998Windows	O
95Cocktail	O
SoftOctober	O
31	O
,	O
1997Sega	O
SaturnNEC	O
InterchannelOctober	O
8	O
,	O
1998Windows	O
Me/2000F	O
&C	O
FC02October	O
26	O
,	O
2001DreamcastNEC	O
InterchannelFebruary	O
6	O
,	O
2003Game	O
Boy	O
ColorNEC	O
InterchannelDecember	O
2	O
,	O
2000DreamcastNEC	O
InterchannelJune	O
21	O
,	O
2001Windows	O
95/98/Me/2000F	O
&C	O
FC02November	O
30	O
,	O
2001DreamcastNEC	O
InterchannelMarch	O
27	O
,	O
2003PlayStation	O
2NEC	O
InterchannelMarch	O
27	O
,	O
2003Game	O
Boy	O
AdvanceNEC	O
InterchannelApril	O
23	O
,	O
2004Welcome	O
to	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	O
</s>
<s>
~	O
Grand	O
Open	O
~	O
Windows	O
98/Me/2000/XPF	O
&C	O
FC02February	O
3	O
,	O
2006Pia	O
Carrot	O
G.O.	O
</s>
<s>
?	O
2006MahJong	O
in	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
~	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
?	O
2007Welcome	O
to	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	O
</s>
<s>
?	O
2008Welcome	O
to	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	O
</s>
<s>
?	O
2010PriPia	O
~	O
Prince	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
~	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
called	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
on	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9800	I-Operating_System
Series	I-Operating_System
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
by	O
KID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!!	O
</s>
<s>
Yusuke	O
Kinoshita	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
"	O
,	O
set	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
)	O
was	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
1998	O
by	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
by	O
F&C	O
FC02	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
also	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
98	B-Device
,	O
98SE	O
and	O
Me	B-Device
)	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
(	O
2003	O
by	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2.5	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
OVAs	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
title	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
an	O
adult	O
title	O
with	O
3	O
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
(	O
"	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2	O
DX	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
all-age	O
series	O
with	O
6	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2	O
DX	O
"	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Sentai	O
Filmworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2.2	O
is	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
4	O
months	O
after	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
by	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2.5	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
set	O
of	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2.2	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pack	O
title	O
contains	O
2	O
GD-ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
3	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
"	O
,	O
set	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
than	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
2	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
by	O
F&C	O
FC02	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
anime	O
movie	O
"	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
-Sayaka	O
no	O
Koi-monogatari-	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
-	O
Sayaka	O
's	O
Love	O
Story	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
movie	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
eroge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
3.3	O
is	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
3	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
set	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
3	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
NEC	O
Interchannel	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
4	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
"	O
Pia	B-Application
Carrot	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
by	O
Cocktail	O
Soft	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
survey	O
of	O
Dengeki	O
G	O
's	O
Magazine	O
readers	O
,	O
Welcome	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pia	I-Application
Carrot	I-Application
G.O.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
38th	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
;	O
a	O
five-way	O
tie	O
with	O
YU-NO	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
girl	I-Application
who	I-Application
chants	I-Application
love	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
bound	I-Application
of	I-Application
this	I-Application
world	I-Application
,	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
,	O
Tokimeki	O
Memorial	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
Happiness	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
