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Princess Lover!
Princess Lover! Original run September 2009 – ongoing
TV anime
Directed by Hiromitsu Kanazawa
Studio GoHands
Network Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa
Original run July 5, 2009 – September 20, 2009
Episodes 12
Princess Lover! (プリンセスラバー!, Purinsesu Rabaa!) is a
Princess Lover! visual novel cover
Japanese visual novel, and it is the first title developed by
プリンセスラバー! Ricotta. It was first released as an adult game for the PC
(Purinsesu Rabaa!)
Rabaa!) on June 27, 2008 in both limited and regular editions, and
Genre Drama, Romance, Harem it was followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation
2 on January 28, 2010. The gameplay in Princess Lover! fol-
Game lows a linear plot line which offers pre-determined sce-
Developer Ricotta narios and courses of interaction, and its story focuses on
the appeal of the four female main characters.
Publisher Ricotta (PC)
Princess Lover! has received several transitions to oth-
Comfort (PS2)
er media. The game was first adapted into three light
Genre Eroge, Visual novel novels written by Utsusemi and illustrated by Hyūma Kit-
Rating EOCS: 18+ (PC) suhi. It was then followed by two manga adaptations: the
• CERO: B (PS2) first, illustrated by Naoha Yuigi, began serialization in
Media Factory’s Media Factory Mobile! service on March
Platform PC, PlayStation 2
20, 2009; and the second, illustrated by Yū Midorigi, be-
Released June 27, 2008 (PC) gan its serialization in the manga magazine Comic Valkyrie
January 28, 2010 (PS2) on July 27, 2009. An anime adaptation produced by the
Manga animation studio GoHands also began its broadcast in Ja-
pan on July 5, 2009, and it was later followed by other net-
Written by Ricotta works in the same month. An Internet radio show has al-
Illustrated by Naoha Yuigi so been produced to promote the anime adaptation, and
began its broadcast on July 3, 2009.
Published by Media Factory
Demographic Seinen
Gameplay
Magazine Media Factory Mobile!
The gameplay in Princess Lover! requires little interaction
Original run March 20, 2009 – ongoing from the player, as most of the duration of the game is
only spent on reading the text that appears on the low-
Manga
er portion of the screen, representing either dialogue
Princess Lover! Pure My Heart between characters, or the inner thoughts of the pro-
Written by Ricotta
tagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a "de-
cision point", where he or she is given the chance to
Illustrated by Yū Midorigi choose from multiple options. The time between these
Published by Kill Time Communication points varies and can occur anywhere from a minute to
much longer. Text progression pauses at these points
Demographic Seinen and depending on the choices that the player makes, the
Magazine Comic Valkyrie plot will progress in a specific direction. There are four
main plot lines in the game that the player will have the
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were killed in an automobile accident, he is then picked
up by his grandfather, Isshin Arima who is the owner of
the Arima Financial Combine, which is a very wealthy
and powerful industry in Japan. Isshin then demands
Teppei to become the successor to the Arima corporation
and Teppei is enrolled in the most prestigious private
school in Japan. He is a good swordsman and prefers
sword drawing techniques.
Charlotte Hazelrink (Voiced by Yuzuki Ryouka)
One of the four main heroines of the series. The princess
of Hazelrink Principality, whom Teppei first meets and
saves from a carriage incident involving thugs. She likes
to tease Teppei and has a cheery nature.
Aside from this, she is in love with Teppei and even asks
A conversation in Princess Lover! depicting the protagonist Teppei to not forget about her in the anime. She also
Teppei talking to Yuu. has very big breasts which attract Teppei’s attention and
she is also childhood friends with Sylvie van Hossen, as
chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the shown in the anime she is a little jealous of Sylvie because
story. To view all of the plot lines, the player will have to Charlotte is not Teppei’s future wife to be. She has a but-
replay the game multiple times and make different deci- ler who is very protective of her and will often go to great
sions to progress the plot in an alternate direction. lengths to protect her. She also has a fiancee in the ani-
me, despite this she does not want to give up on Teppei.
Development Sylvie van Hossen (Voiced by Toyoguchi Megumi)
One of the four main heroines of the series. Sylvie is a no-
Princess Lover! is the first title developed by the visual ble of the Flemish Principality of Eastern Europe. Fiancée
novel developer Ricotta.[1] The project is notable as the of Arima Teppei and sparring partner. She is very skilled
development team comprises a limited number of credit- in sword fighting and enjoys her spars with Teppei. She
ed members. Scenario for the game was provided by Shō- is a bit reserved and is trying to understand Teppei being
ta Onoue who has previously worked on titles such as a friend first. She is the elder of the two daughters of the
Tactics’ Tenshi no Himegodo.[2][3] Art direction and charac- Head of Van Hossen Family, Vincent van Hossen. Maria,
ter designs were done by Kei Komori who is known for her younger sister wants her to marry Teppei. She is
his work in various dōjin titles.[1][4] Komori later went best friends with Charlotte, the Princess of Hazelrink. In
on to create Ricotta’s second title Walkure Romanze: Shōjo the 9th episode she admitted to Seika that she could not
Kishi Monogatari. understand her feelings towards Teppei and in the 11th
episode she showed her true feelings to Teppei with a
Release history kiss. She is a hard woman with high standards and has
Princess Lover! was first released to the public on June 27, a tendency to be outwardly repulsed by Teppei. She is
2008 as a limited edition collected in a DVD playable only also the captain of the Flemish military unit called the
on a Microsoft Windows PC. The limited edition included Horse Riders. She has difficulty expressing her feelings
the game itself, and it also included a maxi single entitled around Teppei and is better with actions than words. She
"Songs From Princess Lover!".[1] It was later followed by loved her late mother very dearly but was unable to cry
an all-ages consumer console release published by Com- at her funeral. Her feelings for Teppei are the same that
fort and released for the PlayStation 2 on January 28, she has for her mother’s memory. While she grew up in
2010.[5] The PlayStation 2 version entitled Princess Lover!: Flemish, she has not spent much of her mature life in the
Eternal Love For My Lady will contain remastered graphics, nation and attends school in Japan. Sylvie usually dom-
and additional scenarios for Ayano Kaneko, a supporting inates Teppei when in a duel, though she just wins by
female character being promoted to a heroine.[5] a mere half second showdown. In the OVA, Sylvie and
Teppei pledged to love each other forever. this happened
before Sylvie went back to Flemish to fight on the bat-
List of Characters tlefield. Sylvie told Teppei that she has been bound to
him since their first meeting. It is hinted in the OVA that
Characters Sylvie may be the one to marry Teppei in the end.
Teppei Arima (Voiced By: Takuma Terashima) Seika Houjouin (Voiced by Emiri Katō)
The main protagonist, prior to the series was the son of The daughter of the Houjouin company and rivals Arima
a happy family whose father was a noodle shop owner. which leads her to dislike Teppei when he first arrives
Coming back from school one day he learns his parents at Shuuhou Academy. She is the ’Club Representative’ of
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the ’Society Club’ at Shuuhou Academy and reserves the tions.[6] The limited editions included the book itself and
right to enroll students in the club only those whom she a telephone card; the second novel also received a ver-
thinks have what it takes to be eligible for membership of sion with a poster included instead. The regular editions
the school’s most extravagance club. Outside school, she of did not contain the aforementioned extras. A third
is a very popular model and at the same time one of the light novel series, titled Princess Lover! Silvia van Hossen’s
most gifted young fashion designers in entire Japan. De- Romance 2 and also written by Utsusemi and illustrated by
spite her resistance, she fell in love with Teppei’s tena- Kitsuhi, began serialization in Kill Time Communication’s
cious nature. However, she is uncertain how Teppei will Nijiken Dream Magazine on June 17, 2009.
react and is mostly quiet about it. Seika has a loud and A 135-page visual fan book for Princess Lover! was pub-
brutal nature. lished by Max on December 2, 2008. The book contained
Yuu Fujikura (Voiced by Matsuoka Yuki) illustrations and computer graphics used in the visual
A maid of the Arima household who sometimes councils novel and various publications, introduction and expla-
Teppei. She had been in an orphanage from a very tender nations of the story and characters, production design
age until Isshin Arima took her in his care and brought and sketches, and interview with the development team,
her up to be an admirable maid. She has sworn to serve and also a short story entitled "Little Princess!"[7]
the Arima family to show her gratitude. She feels being
privileged to be assigned as the maid-in-charge to serve Manga
Teppei, the next heir to the Arima Group. Yuu is also There have been two manga adaptations based on
an expert at computers, able to type and work at almost Princess Lover! The first manga series was illustrated by Ja-
super-human speed. She thinks of Isshin Arima as a fa- panese artist Naoha Yuigi, and it was first serialized in
ther and does have tender feelings for Teppei but feels Media Factory’s Media Factory Mobile! service for mobile
that she is too low in class to be with him. Of all the girls, phones on March 20, 2009. A second manga series was al-
she is the most tender and nurturing. Teppei compares so serialized in Kill Time Communication’s Comic Valkyrie.
Yuu to his mother. The manga, which began serialization while the first was
still ongoing, was illustrated by Yū Midorigi and received
Supporting assistance from Utsusemi, the author of the light novel
adaptations.
Others
Haruhiko Nezu Anime
A vain classmate of Teppei’s. He has great respect Princess Lover! was first formally announced in March
for Teppei and calls him Teppei-sama. 2009 via its official website.[8] The anime was produced
by GoHands as the animation studio’s first production,
Erika Takezono
and it was directed by Hiromitsu Kanazawa and written
Another one of the members of Houjouin Seika’s
by Makoto Nakamura.[8] It was first exhibited as a video
posse.
in a public showing in Akihabara on June 21, 2009, and
Mr. Todomura again at Television Kanagawa’s Tvk Anime Matsuri 2009
He is from the Arima Group Commissions exhibition in Nippon Seinenkan in Shinjuku, on June 27,
Department. 2009.[9] Both events featured a public showing of the ani-
me’s first episode along with Umineko no Naku Koro ni, in
addition to various other anime for the Tvk Anime Mat-
Adaptations suri event.[9] The anime began its televised broadcast in
Japan on July 5, 2009 on the Chiba TV and TV Kanagawa
Books and publications broadcasting networks, ending on September 20, 2009.
Princess Lover! was first adapted into a series of light nov- They also released an uncensored version in the webcast
els written by Utsusemi and illustrated by Hyūma Kit- section.
suhi. The first of the novels, titled Princess Lover! Silvia
van Hossen’s Romance (プリンセスラバー! シルヴィア＝ OVA
ファン・ホッセンの恋路, Purinsesu Rabaa! Shiruvia Fan On September 24, 2010, a 2-part Princess Lover OVA was
Hossen no Koiji), was released on November 29, 2008.[6] animated by Hoods Entertainment under the name
The second of the novels, titled Princess Lover! Charlotte "Public Enemies". It features Sylvia as the main heroine
Hazelrink’s Romance (プリンセスラバー! シャルロット and contains an original story with various erotic scenes.
＝ヘイゼルリンクの恋路, Purinsesu Rabaa! Sharurotto It was released on DVD by the adult anime label L.
Heizerurinku no Koiji), was released on May 30, 2009.[6]
Both of these light novels were published by Kill Time
Communication and released in regular and limited edi-
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Japanese). Kill Time Communication.
[1] ^ "A Beautiful and Lewd Romance Pattern with http://ktcom.jp/gamenovels/princessf.htm.
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Lover! To Be Released on June 27!" (in Japanese). [7] "Princess Lover! Visual Fan Book introduction page"
Game-Style. 2008-04-24. http://www.game- (in Japanese). Max. http://www.max-p.jp/adult/
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Lady, a Romance Adventure With a Super-celebrity (Japanese)
Setting" (in Japanese). Impress Game Watch. • Anime’s official website (Japanese)
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docs/news/20090711_300299.html. Retrieved Encyclopedia
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