Popotan (Japanese: 㠽㠽㠟ã‚") is a Japanese adult visual novel
developed by Petit Ferret with character designs by Akio Watanabe
under the alias Poyoyon Rock. It was originally released as a PC game
for CD-ROM on December 13, 2002 and subsequently re-released on
DVD-ROM and for the PlayStation 2 with certain scenes removed. The
title Popotan is a nonsensical word meant to reflect the prominence of
dandelions, spelled tanpopo (ã Ÿã‚"㠽㠽) in Japanese;[n 1] Petite
Ferret also produced a fan disc shortly before the DVD-ROM re-release.
Popotan has been adapted to other media, including a novel series
(Popotan～ Himitsu no Jumon～ KŠhen) by Sassami Yachiruda; a manga
series by YÅ«jiro Izumi; a twelve episode anime television series
directed by Shinichiro Kimura, animated by Shaft, and licensed in
North America by Geneon USA and later, Sentai Filmworks; a radio drama
(Poporaji); and several art and reference books.Gameplay in Popotan
follows a semi-predetermined plot; major events remain the same, but
personal storylines can diverge from the player's choices. The game
focuses on protagonist Chris, a drifter who meets three girls and
their maid in a mansion near the ruins of Tokyo in the distant future.
The player's goal is to make available sexual scenes and images that
the player can view or replay at any time depicting the protagonist
having sexual intercourse with one of the girls. The player can pursue
other girls once they have finished one of the sisters'
storylines.Sales of the visual novel and its fan disc made the top 50
list of bestselling bishÅ jo games in Japan multiple times and it
spawned an internet meme when the opening was put to sped-up music by
the Swedish band Caramell. Reception of the anime has been mixed with
those who reviewed the first volume critical of the anime's sexual
themes, especially with regard to Mii, while those who reviewed the
series as a whole have tended to give overall more positive reviews,
praising the story's unexpected depth.Popotan is a visual novel in
which players spend most of their time in reading dynamic text,
representing either dialogue between the various characters or the
inner thoughts of the protagonist. After progressing through text,
players either come to a "decision point" where they must choose from
multiple options, or the text will end and the player must move to a
new location, or, in the DVD-ROM and PS2 versions, use a shortcut
option to continue to the next event. Time elapsed between decision
points varies. The game pauses at these points and, depending on which
choice the player makes, the plot will progress and may branch off in
a specific direction. The player must romantically pursue the three
sisters, and can seek other characters if one of the sisters'
scenarios has been completed.
developed by Petit Ferret with character designs by Akio Watanabe
under the alias Poyoyon Rock. It was originally released as a PC game
for CD-ROM on December 13, 2002 and subsequently re-released on
DVD-ROM and for the PlayStation 2 with certain scenes removed. The
title Popotan is a nonsensical word meant to reflect the prominence of
dandelions, spelled tanpopo (ã Ÿã‚"㠽㠽) in Japanese;[n 1] Petite
Ferret also produced a fan disc shortly before the DVD-ROM re-release.
Popotan has been adapted to other media, including a novel series
(Popotan～ Himitsu no Jumon～ KŠhen) by Sassami Yachiruda; a manga
series by YÅ«jiro Izumi; a twelve episode anime television series
directed by Shinichiro Kimura, animated by Shaft, and licensed in
North America by Geneon USA and later, Sentai Filmworks; a radio drama
(Poporaji); and several art and reference books.Gameplay in Popotan
follows a semi-predetermined plot; major events remain the same, but
personal storylines can diverge from the player's choices. The game
focuses on protagonist Chris, a drifter who meets three girls and
their maid in a mansion near the ruins of Tokyo in the distant future.
The player's goal is to make available sexual scenes and images that
the player can view or replay at any time depicting the protagonist
having sexual intercourse with one of the girls. The player can pursue
other girls once they have finished one of the sisters'
storylines.Sales of the visual novel and its fan disc made the top 50
list of bestselling bishÅ jo games in Japan multiple times and it
spawned an internet meme when the opening was put to sped-up music by
the Swedish band Caramell. Reception of the anime has been mixed with
those who reviewed the first volume critical of the anime's sexual
themes, especially with regard to Mii, while those who reviewed the
series as a whole have tended to give overall more positive reviews,
praising the story's unexpected depth.Popotan is a visual novel in
which players spend most of their time in reading dynamic text,
representing either dialogue between the various characters or the
inner thoughts of the protagonist. After progressing through text,
players either come to a "decision point" where they must choose from
multiple options, or the text will end and the player must move to a
new location, or, in the DVD-ROM and PS2 versions, use a shortcut
option to continue to the next event. Time elapsed between decision
points varies. The game pauses at these points and, depending on which
choice the player makes, the plot will progress and may branch off in
a specific direction. The player must romantically pursue the three
sisters, and can seek other characters if one of the sisters'
scenarios has been completed.
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