The Maidens Are Falling in Love with Me), commonly known as Otoboku (おとボク), is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Caramel Box and released on January 28, 2005 playable on Windows PCs.
Caramel Box later produced a sequel to Otoboku titled Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder, released on June 30, 2010 playable on Windows PCs.
A third Otoboku game titled Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Trinkle Stars was released on February 23, 2018 playable on Windows PCs.
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Mizuho Miyanokouji.
[3] Its gameplay requires little player interaction as much of the game's duration is spent on reading the text that appears on the screen, which represents the story's narrative and dialogue.
In Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder, the player assumes the roles of the main protagonist Chihaya Kisakinomiya and the secondary character Kaoruko Nanahara.
[12] Seio is used in the PlayStation 2 version, DVD Windows edition, Caramel Box Yarukibako Fukkoku-ban and anime series.
She is on the track and field team along with Mariya, who is her Oneesama (お姉さま, meaning "Older sister"), and has low confidence in her ability to run.
[3] Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru revolves around the main protagonist Mizuho Miyanokouji, a male high school student.
After Mizuho's grandfather dies, his will is reviewed, which explains his desire to have his grandson transfer to Seio Girls' Academy, the same one his own mother attended and his ancestors founded.
[6] A version of the adult game featuring only Sion's scenario playable on iOS devices was released in six volumes between March 29 and June 4, 2010.
[34] A sequel to the visual novel titled Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder (処女はお姉さまに恋してる ~2人のエルダー~) was released as an adult game on June 30, 2010 as a limited edition, playable on a Windows PC as a DVD.
[38] Settings and characters from Sakura no Sono no Étoile, a novel written by the scriptwriter of Otoboku as a sequel to Takako's story, appear in Futari no Elder.
A PSP version titled Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Portable: Futari no Elder was released on April 28, 2011 by Alchemist.
[39] A second sequel titled Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Trinkle Stars (処女はお姉さまに恋してる 3つのきら星) was released as an adult game on February 23, 2018 for Windows PC.
A single volume titled Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru written by Chihiro Minagawa with accompanying illustrations by Ume Aoi was published by Jive in August 2005,[43] and centers on Takako's scenario.
[44][45] A semi official dōjin novel was written by the original scenario writer for the game, Aya Takaya, called Sakura no Sono no Étoile (櫻の園のエトワール, lit.
The Golden Cage, The Birdcage of Thorns) is the story between summer vacation and September and it mainly focuses Awayuki Reizei and Utano Sasou.
A manga adaptation is illustrated by Kanao Araki and was serialized in ASCII Media Works' magazine Dengeki Daioh between the November 2006 and August 2008 issues in Japan.
[62] A manga adaptation of Futari no Elder illustrated by Akuru Uira was serialized between the July 2010[63] and February 2012 issues of Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace.
Media Blasters released the series, including the OVA, as English-subtitled DVDs between June 24 and October 7, 2008 under the title Otoboku: Maidens Are Falling For Me!.
The first album was by Yui Horie as Mizuho Miyanokouji, Miyu Matsuki as Sion Jujo and Masumi Asano as Mariya Mikado.
The second album featured Ayano Matsumoto as Yukari Kamioka, Akemi Kanda as Kana Suoin and Yuko Goto as Ichiko Takashima.
The third album was recorded by Chiaki Takahashi as Takako Itsukushima, Madoka Kimura as Kimie Sugawara and Yui Sakakibara as Hisako Kajiura.
[92] The last one was based on a special episode contained in the fan disc Caramel Box Yarukibako with voice actors from anime adaptation released on January 29, 2010.
[94] The regular edition Windows release premiered at number six in the rankings,[95] and stayed in the top 50 for a month and a half until mid-April 2005.
[98] From May to June 2010, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder ranked third in national PC game pre-orders in Japan.
[100] The English version of the original visual novel by MangaGamer was reviewed by Nicholas E. Mendes of NookGaming, who felt it had not aged well in some aspects, but was positive about the drama and comedy.
The Catholic girls' school premise is likened to Maria-sama ga Miteru and Strawberry Panic!, and is considered to be used "merely as visual spice".
[102] For the second DVD volume, Kimlinger wrote that "while the onslaught of squealing, caffeinated moe-bait has abated somewhat in its ferocity, a sagging of the already listlessly undirected plot ensures that the series' sophomore outing is only marginally more tolerable than the first."