W7'scarlet is an otome visual novel video game developed by Otomate and Toybox Inc. It was released for the PlayStation Vita by Idea Factory in 2016 in Japan and by Aksys Games in 2018 in North America and Europe. The player reads through the story, making choices that determine its direction, and takes the role of college student Ichiko Hanamaki, who goes to the town of Okunezato to investigate the disappearance of her brother together with her friend Hino Kagutsuchi.
W100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams is a Japanese puzzle and role-playing smartphone game published by GCrest. It was released on Android and iOS devices in 2015. An original net animation by Satelight was released in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 premiered from July 5 to September 20, 2018. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and are streaming it on Hidive.
WAlice in the Country of Hearts is a Japanese female-oriented visual novel developed by Quin Rose. The game is a re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's classic 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There are multiple sequel games, as well as multiple manga series, licensed in North America originally by Tokyopop and later by Yen Press and Seven Seas Entertainment. An original video animation adaptation was announced for release in November 2008, but was later delayed. An anime film adaptation produced by Asahi Production was released in Japanese theaters in July 2011.
WAmnesia is a Japanese visual novel series by Idea Factory. It was first released on August 18, 2011, for PlayStation Portable, and then a fan disc in Japan, Amnesia Later, was released on March 15, 2012. Another sequel titled Amnesia Crowd was released on April 18, 2013. They were later combined for a PlayStation Vita release titled "Amnesia Later x Crowd V Edition" on October 16, 2014. Since this series is well received in Japan, it produced various related merchandise such as drama CDs, character music CDs and books. A 2013 anime television series has been produced by Brain's Base. A PlayStation Vita game has been announced.
WAngelique is a Japanese media franchise based on the video game series. Currently, the series has only been released in Japan, with the exception of a Chinese PC version of the first game in the series. It is somewhat popular with overseas import gamers, who have started petitions in the hopes of English-translated releases of various games in the series. KOEI mentioned in an issue of Newtype USA that it is a possibility if enough demand is shown.
WAngelique Luminarise, released on May 20, 2021, is the first Nintendo Switch entry in the Angelique series of otome games. A special box set version containing drama CDs, titled Angelique Luminarise Treasure Box, was released on the same day as the standard physical and download versions. It is the first new entry in the main Angelique series in 18 years. Publications, as well as KOEI Tecmo, have referred to the title as Anmina (アンミナ) for short. A trial version was published on the Nintendo e-shop on May 6, 2021.
WArabians Lost: The Engagement on Desert is a Japanese female-oriented romance adventure otome game developed by QuinRose. It has been released in Japan for three different consoles. The PC version was released by QuinRose on August 8, 2006. Later, the PlayStation 2 version was released by Prototype on September 18, 2007. It was also released for the Nintendo DS by Prototype in 2009.
WBrothers Conflict , also known as BroCon, is a Japanese novel series created by Atsuko Kanase, written by Takeshi Mizuno and Kanase, and illustrated by Udajo. It has been adapted into two PlayStation Portable video games by Idea Factory, a yonkoma manga series and an anime television series. The 12-episode anime aired between July and September 2013. It is animated by Brain's Base. Funimation acquired the North American streaming rights for the anime. Funimation released a "The Complete Series + OVA - Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD" on March 8, 2016.
WCode: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth is an otome visual novel video game developed by Otomate for PlayStation Vita, released in 2014 in Japan and in 2015 in North America and Europe. The game features a steampunk aesthetic and a cast of literary and historical figures, including Arsène Lupin, Abraham Van Helsing, Victor Frankenstein, Impey Barbicane, and Count Saint-Germain. A fan disc, Code: Realize − Future Blessings, was released on November 26, 2016. Aksys Games localized both games in English. A second fan disc, Code: Realize − Shirogane no Kiseki will be released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan. An anime television series adaptation by M.S.C aired from October 7 to December 23, 2017.
WCollar × Malice is a visual novel video game developed and published by Idea Factory under their Otomate brand. It was released for PlayStation Vita on August 18, 2016 in Japan, and by Aksys Games in North America and Europe on July 28, 2017. A Nintendo Switch port has also been released in 2020. The game was well received by critics, and sold well in Japan for a niche game of its genre and platform. A fan disc, Collar × Malice: Unlimited, was released on July 26, 2018. An anime adaptation has been announced.
WLa Corda d'Oro is a Japanese role-playing game series targeted at a female demographic audience from Koei. The title is Italian for The Golden String.
WDate Warp is a science fiction visual novel video game developed by Spiky Caterpillar and Hanako Games, and published by Hanako Games for Windows, Mac OS and Linux in 2010. The game uses anime-style graphics and is written in English and tells a story of a young Indian-American college female student who goes on a date and disappears.
WDiabolik Lovers is a Japanese visual novel franchise by Rejet. Its first entry was released on October 11, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. Thus far, the franchise has released seven games with the first two having been remastered for the PlayStation Vita and released as "Limited V Editions". The seventh game was released in March 2019 playable on Nintendo Switch. The franchise has brought forth two 12-episode anime television adaptations by Zexcs, which aired from September 16, 2013 to December 9, 2013 and September 23, 2015 to December 9, 2015. The first series was followed by an OVA, which was included in Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate on February 28, 2015. It has been made into various manga, anime, drama CDs, music CDs and fanbooks. Three well received stage plays also ran in August 2015, August 2016, and January 2018. The soundtrack was written and composed by Zackary Baker with help of competition winner Myah Eketone, age 13 when the second season of the anime series was produced.
WDuel Love is a Japanese otome video game for the Nintendo DS by Namco Bandai Games. It was released on 13 March 2008 and the character designs and artwork were created by Hisaya Nakajo. The story concerns a female protagonist who becomes friends with the (male) members of her high school's boxing club. In large part for the suggestive nature of the game, it is rated C for ages 15 and up by the Japanese board CERO.
WHakuoki is a Japanese otome video game series by Idea Factory, released for the PlayStation 2 and ported to many other platforms. It has been adapted into an anime series by Studio Deen; the first series was broadcast from April to June 2010, and the second series was broadcast from October to December 2010. An OVA series, titled Hakuoki: A Memory of Snow Flowers and adapting from Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi was released from August 2011 to July 2012. A third series based on the prequel, Hakuoki Reimeiroku was broadcast from July to September 2012. The series has also been adapted as two different manga series.
WHarukanaru Toki no Naka de is an otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.
WHarukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 is an otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It was originally released for Windows, and has since been ported to PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 is the second installment of the Haruka series, and it is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.
WHarukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 is a PlayStation 2 otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 is the third installment in the Haruka series, and it is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.
WHatoful Boyfriend: A School of Hope and White Wings is a Japanese dōjin soft otome visual novel released in 2011 for Microsoft Windows and OS X, in which all the characters other than the protagonist are sapient birds. It was developed by manga artist Hato Moa's dōjin circle PigeoNation Inc., and is the successor of a Flash game of the same name she created for April Fools' Day in 2011.
WHiiro no Kakera , is a Japanese visual novel created by Idea Factory directed at the female market, known as an otome game. Released on July 6, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, the protagonist is a teenage girl who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it. A thirteen episode anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in Japan between April 1, 2012 and June 24, 2012 and was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A second season, Hiiro no Kakera: Dai Ni Shō , aired between October 1, 2012 and December 23, 2012. Some characters from this property are featured in the PSP game B's LOG Party, released on May 20, 2010.
WHoukago no Love Beat is a Japanese-only PlayStation 2 otome game released on June 10, 2004. A notable feature of the game is the integration of real J-pop songs into the gameplay, and the ability to watch and listen to the songs again once you have mastered them in-game, as well as the fact that the main character has a voice. The publisher classifies it as a 'love adventure' game.
WHypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle is a Japanese multimedia project by King Records under their Evil Line Records label. The characters were designed by Idea Factory under their Otomate label, with Yuichiro Momose as the main scenario writer. The project features eighteen voice actors and is centered on rap battles, with fans voting for their preferred team. The CDs have ranked high on mainstream music charts and the franchise has grown to include manga adaptations, a mobile game, and an anime.
WLudere Deorum is a Japanese visual novel by Nippon Ichi Software and Broccoli. It was released on October 24, 2013 for the PlayStation Portable. An anime television series adaptation by Brain's Base was announced in December 2013 and aired from April to June 2014. The opening theme for the anime was "Till the end", while the ending theme for the anime was "Reason for...". Both opening and ending theme were sung by Miyu Irino, Daisuke Ono, Yuto Uemura, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Hiroshi Kamiya, and Yoshimasa Hosoya. A second game, In Finite Ludere Deorum , was released in April 2016.
WLa storia della Arcana Famiglia is a Japanese visual novel series by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled Arcana Famiglia -Vascello Phantasma no Majutsushi- was released on June 21, 2012 featuring two new characters: Ash and Joshua. A spin-off cooking game titled Arcana Famiglia -Festa Regalo!- was released on December 13, 2012. The first game has been adapted into a manga and anime series along with various franchise-related merchandise such as drama CDs, music CDs, and fanbooks, etc.
WLast Escort is a series of host club-themed otome games by D3 Publisher for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.
WLondon Detective Mysteria is a 2013 otome visual novel video game for the PlayStation Portable created by Karin Entertainment and published by Marvelous in Japan.
WMagical Diary is a visual novel video game series taking place at a magical school. The first game in the series, now known as Magical Diary: Horse Hall, featured a young freshman magical girl. It was released on June 19, 2011 for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is a fantasy game with elements of romance. The game uses anime-style graphics and is written in English. It was developed and published by Hanako Games. The game was later released on Steam with some bonus content.
WMeiji Tokyo Renka is a Japanese visual novel series produced by Mages, with character design and art provided by Karu. The series follows Mei Ayazuki, a high school girl who is sent back in time to the Meiji period and explores her relationships with spirits and Japanese historical figures.
WMr Love: Queen's Choice is a Chinese female oriented visual novel mobile game that allows players to text, chat and call the male leads while developing her own career as a media producer.
WNil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan is an otome visual novel video game developed by Otomate for PlayStation Vita that was first released on April 21, 2016. It was written by Yuma Katagiri, with art by Satoi. A sequel, Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Kuroyuri En'yōtan, was released in 2017, and an anime adaptation of the original game, directed by Masahiro Takata at Zero-G, aired in Japan from April 8 to June 24, 2018.
WNorn9 is an otome game for PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory. The game was originally going to be launched on May 23, 2013, but its release was delayed one week. A PlayStation Vita port, entitled Norn9: Var Commons, was released on December 11, 2014. A fandisk titled Norn9: Last Era has been announced and was released on April 2, 2015. On March 2, 2014, it was announced that an anime adaptation was in the works. The anime ran from January 7 to March 31, 2016.
WPANIC at Multiverse High! is a parody visual novel/otome game in the vein of Hatoful Boyfriend - meant to be a humorous game with bizarre characters, gently mocking the "high school romance" trope.
WPrince of Stride is a Japanese multimedia series by ASCII Media Works. The project was unveiled on April 2012 in Dengeki Girlstyle. It spawned into Light novel, otome game adaptation developed by Kadokawa Games and Vridge for the PlayStation Vita. A anime television series adaptation developed by Madhouse entitled Prince of Stride: Alternative aired on January 5, 2016 to March 22, 2016. And a spin-off manga entitled Prince of Stride Galaxy Rush launched in November 2015 in Dengeki Maoh. The series is based around the fictional extreme sport of "stride", which is akin to the real-life extreme sport of parkour. Which revolves a team of six to run a relay race through a town.
WPrincess Battles is a visual novel video game with a raising sim themed card battle system for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux, developed and published by Nekomura Games.
WPrincess Debut , known in Europe as Princess Debut: The Royal Ball, is a rhythm otome game published by Natsume and developed by Cave for the Nintendo DS.
WPsychedelica of the Black Butterfly and Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk are two otome visual novel video games developed by Otomate. They were published for PlayStation Vita by Idea Factory in Japan in 2015 and 2016, and by Aksys Games in North America and Europe in 2018. Intragames and Idea Factory released Black Butterfly for Microsoft Windows in 2018, and plan to follow it with Ashen Hawk in 2019.
WRE: Alistair is a free English otome game developed and published by sakevisual for the Windows, macOS and Linux. It was released on February 28, 2010. The game has been officially translated into German by Marcel Weyers.
WRegency Love is an iOS game from Australian indie studio Tea for Three Studios set in Regency-era England. This interactive/visual novel-style game puts the player in the shoes of a young woman of marrying age, who must improve her talents, such as reading and needlepoint, in her search for an eligible bachelor to marry her. Regency Love was originally released in December 2013 in the Apple Store. In May 2015, Tea for Three released a downloadable content pack, with an additional suitor and more backstories for characters, as well as bug fixes.
WRenai Bakumatsu Kareshi is a Japanese otome game published by FuRyu. It was released in Japan on March 14, 2017 for Android and iOS devices. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Deen titled Bakumatsu premiered from October 5 to December 21, 2018. A second season titled Bakumatsu Crisis premiered from April 4 to June 20, 2019.
WThe Royal Trap is a visual novel developed and published by Hanako Games on February 23, 2013 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The story of the game follows a young companion who has to take care of her prince, Oscar. The game uses anime-style graphics and is written in English. On June 15, 2013 the DVD version of The Royal Trap was released, which also contains a HD version of the game, as well as exclusive concept sketches. It was re-released in April 2015 for Steam with new background art, a higher resolution, and some expanded content. The Steam release also added a subtitle, "The Confines of the Crown"; in 2017, the game on Steam was changed to be advertised as only The Confines of the Crown without "The Royal Trap."
WScared Rider Xechs is a Japanese otome game published by Red Entertainment. It was released in Japan on July 1, 2010 for the PlayStation 2. A fan disc titled Scared Rider Xechs: Stardust Lovers was released in 2011. The game was ported to the PlayStation Vita in 2015. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired between July 5 and September 20, 2016.
WSignal is an otome game released on December 3, 2009 by D3 Publisher for Nintendo DS, in both a standard and a limited edition. It is part of a series including the PlayStation 2 game Darling Special Backlash Koi no Exhaust Heat , sequel to the PC game Darling. Its CERO rating is D (17+).
WStarry☆Sky is a series of Japanese otome game visual novels created and developed by the software company Honeybee. It was separated into four games, the first released in 2005, with three love interests in each, making a total of twelve possible love interests. It was well received in Japan, having Drama CDs, countless manga adaptations and a 26 episode anime adaptation. In addition, sequels of the four original games were created for both Windows and PlayStation Portable in 2005-2007 and 2008-2010 respectively.
WSweet Fuse: At Your Side, released in Japan as Bomb Decision , is an otome game visual novel for the PlayStation Portable. The game can also be played on the PlayStation Vita by being downloaded from the PlayStation Store. It was released in the PAL region and North America in August 2013 by Aksys Games.
WTears of Themis is a free-to-play otome adventure game developed and published by miHoYo. The game was first released in Mainland China with Simplified Chinese language in July 2020 for Android and iOS. The worldwide version, which includes Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English language was released a year later.
WTokimeki Memorial Girl's Side is a dating sim video game targeted towards women and girls released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 game console on June 20, 2002. It was also re-released with enhancements for the Nintendo DS as Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 1st Love on February 15, 2007. It has two sequels: Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss and Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side is part of the Tokimeki Memorial series, which originated in 1994 as a male-oriented dating sim.
WTokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss is the 2006 sequel to Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and the fifth main game in Konami's Tokimeki Memorial dating sim series. An enhanced port to the Nintendo DS featuring additional content and titled Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Season was released in 2008.
WTokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story is the 2010 sequel to Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss and the seventh main game in Konami's Tokimeki Memorial dating sim series. An enhanced port to the PlayStation Portable featuring additional content and titled Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Premium ~3rd Story~ was released in 2012. This game was the first game in the Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side sub-series to be released on PSP.
WUta no Prince-sama is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Broccoli. The original game of the same name was first released on the PlayStation Portable on June 24, 2010, and since its release, the game has spawned multiple sequels and rhythm game spin-offs. The series has also been adapted into several manga series.