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Otome game

What is Otome game?

Japanese romance video game aimed at women, where the heroine courts male characters.

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Capture d’écran d’un visual novel montrant l’interface de dialogue.

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Otome Games: Japan Reinvents the Love Story

From Angelique's 1994 debut to global hits like Hakuōki and Uta no Prince-sama, discover how otome games became a billion-yen industry and a worldwide cultural phenomenon.

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