Welcome to Pia Carrot

Welcome to Pia Carrot (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! pia♥kyarotto e yōkoso) is a Japanese visual novel series by Cocktail Soft (a part of F&C, later F&C FC02). Anime and manga have been based on the games.

The games are all set around restaurants in the fictional "Pia Carrot" chain, and most of the female characters are waitresses at these restaurants. The individual restaurants in the chain are called "1st", "2nd", etc. A maid cafe named "Pia Carrot" also opened in real life as a cosplay restaurant in Akihabara, Japan.

List of titles

Welcome to Pia Carrot

Welcome to Pia Carrot
Developer(s) Cocktail soft (except Saturn)
KID (Saturn)
Publisher(s) Cocktail soft (except Saturn)
KID (Saturn)
Platform(s) MS-DOS on PC-9800 series
Windows 3.1
PC-FX
Sega Saturn
Release date(s) 1996-07-26 (MS-DOS)
1996-10-18 (Windows)
1997-05-23 (PC-FX)
1998-03-12 (Saturn)
Genre(s) Eroge, Visual novel
Mode(s) Single player

The first game in the series is called Welcome to Pia Carrot and was initially released in 1996 for MS-DOS on the NEC PC-9800 Series and for Windows 3.1. The game was later released for the PC-FX in 1997, and for the Sega Saturn in 1998 by KID.

There is also an adult OVA with 3 episodes based on this title.

Characters

Staff (Game)

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2
Developer(s) Cocktail soft (Windows 95)
Stack (Saturn, Dreamcast)
F&C FC02 (Windows Me/2000)
Publisher(s) Cocktail soft (Windows 95)
NEC Interchannel (Saturn, Dreamcast)
F&C FC02 (Windows Me/2000)
Platform(s) Sega Saturn
Dreamcast
Windows 95/98/Me/2000
Release date(s)

1997-10-31 (Windows 95)
1998-10-08 (Saturn)
2001-06-21 (Dreamcast as Pia 2.5)
2001-10-26 (Windows

Me/2000)
2003-0-06 (Dreamcast)
Genre(s) Eroge, Visual novel
Mode(s) Single player

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2 is the first true sequel to "Pia Carrot", set four years later than the first game. The original version (released in 1997) was for Windows 95 and was later released for Sega Saturn (1998 by NEC Interchannel), Windows 2000 (2001 by F&C FC02; this version also runs on Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Me) and the Dreamcast (2003 by NEC Interchannel). The Dreamcast release is the same as the first disc of the previously released "Pia Carrot 2.5". It is well known for its theme song "Go!Go!Waitress".

Two OVAs based on this title were released, the first being an adult title with 3 episodes, and the second ("Welcome to Pia Carrot 2 DX") was a regular series with 6 episodes.

Characters

Staff (Game)

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2.2

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2.2
Developer(s) Stack
Publisher(s) NEC Interchannel
Platform(s) Game Boy Color
Dreamcast
Release date(s) 2000-12-02 (GBC)
2001-06-21 (Dreamcast as Pia 2.5)
Genre(s) Eroge, Visual novel
Mode(s) Single player

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2.2 is a branch of "Pia Carrot 2" and is set 4 months after that game. It was released for the Game Boy Color by NEC Interchannel in 2000.

Characters

Staff

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2.5

Welcome to Pia Carrot 2.5 is a combination set of "Pia Carrot 2" and "Pia Carrot 2.2" for the Dreamcast. This pack title contains 2 GD-ROMs.

Welcome to Pia Carrot 3

Welcome to Pia Carrot 3

Japanese Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s) F&C FC02 (PC)
Flight Plan (DC/PS2)
Publisher(s) F&C FC02 (PC)
NEC Interchannel (DC/PS2)
Platform(s) Windows 95/98/Me/2000
Dreamcast
PlayStation 2
Release date(s) 2001-11-30 (PC)
2003-03-27 (DC, PS2)
Genre(s) Eroge, Visual novel
Mode(s) Single player

Welcome to Pia Carrot 3 is the second true sequel to "Pia Carrot", set one year later than "Pia Carrot 2", and was released for the PC by F&C FC02 in 2001. Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 versions were released by NEC Interchannel in 2003.

In 2002, the anime movie "Welcome to Pia Carrot -Sayaka no Koi-monogatari-" ("Welcome to Pia Carrot - Sayaka's Love Story") was released, being the first movie based on an eroge.

Characters

Staff

Welcome to Pia Carrot 3.3

Welcome to Pia Carrot 3.3
Publisher(s) NEC Interchannel
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date(s) 2004-04-23
Genre(s) Visual novel
Mode(s) Single player

Welcome to Pia Carrot 3.3 is a branch of "Pia Carrot 3" that is set one year after "Pia Carrot 3". It was released for the Game Boy Advance by NEC Interchannel in 2004.

Characters

Staff

Welcome to Pia Carrot 4

Welcome to Pia Carrot 4 is the third true sequel to "Pia Carrot", and was released for the PC by Cocktail Soft in 2009. An Xbox 360 port was released on February 24, 2011[2] and a PlayStation Portable version was released in 2012.

Reception

In a 2007 survey of Dengeki G's Magazine readers, Welcome to Pia Carrot G.O. ranked 38th in a list of "the most interesting bishōjo games"; a five-way tie with YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world, Tsukihime, Tokimeki Memorial 2, and Happiness! [3]

References

  1. ↑ Beveridge, Chris. "Welcome to Pia Carrot Box Set 2". Mania. March 20, 2002. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "XNEWS::Piaキャロットへようこそ!!4 ～夏の恋活～が2011年2月24日に発売" [XNEWS: Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 4 ~Natsu no Koikatsu~ to be released on February 24, 2011] (in Japanese). 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ↑ "読者が選ぶ MY BEST ギャルゲーランキング" [Readers Choose My Best Galge Rankings]. Dengeki G's Magazine (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

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Anime

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