Welcome to Pia Carrot!!

;Game titles ;Animation titles • Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (1997–1998; 3 episode hentai OVA) • Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (1998–1999; 3 episode hentai OVA) • Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 DX (1999–2000; 6 episode OVA) • Welcome to Pia Carrot!! -Sayaka no Koi-monogatari- (Sayaka's Love Story) (2002; movie) ==Welcome to Pia Carrot==

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 a hentai OVA with 3 episodes based on this title. Characters Yusuke Kinoshita : (Welcome to the Pia Carrot!!!), Masami Kikuchi (Welcome to the Pia Carrot 2) : Yusuke Kinoshita is the protagonist of the Welcome to Pia Carrot. In Welcome to the Pia Carrot 2, he is 2nd's chief, and 3rd's temporary chief in 2.2 Satomi Morihara : Shouko Inaba : : Shouko Inaba is the childhood friend of Yusuke. Reika Kokubo : Yukiko Kawai : Shiho Kannaduki : : 1st's manager in this title Yukari Tachibana : Saori Imai : Kiyomi Kitagawa : : Yusuke's cousin Rumi Kinoshita : : Yusuke's younger sister Yasuo Kinoshita : Yusuke's father and owner of the Pia Carrot restaurant chain Kaori Tachibana : Yukari's mother Saeko Imai : Saori's stepmother Airi Kashikura : Additional character on Saturn version Staff (Game) • Scenario: Jane Inamura (Ryuichi Inamura) • Original Picture: Tatsuki Amaduyu, CHARM, Nak-Mura (Takeshi Nakamura), Yukihiro Matsuo (additional character on Saturn version) • Music: Tomohiro Takatsuka (except Saturn), Juri Goto (Saturn only) • Opening for PC-FX Version: Ko Ku Ha Ku • :Lyrics: Yukie Sugawara • :Music: Yukie Sugawara • Insert on Saturn Version: Miracle Sunshine • :Lyrics: Juri Goto • :Music: Juri Goto • :Vocal: Megumi Miduki • :Voice Actors:Izumi Mito as Satomi Morihara, Minami Nagasaki as Shoko Inaba, Hina Hatono as Reika Kokubo/Yukari Tachibana, Hotaru Natsuno as Yukiko Kawai, Kaori as Shiho Kannazuki, Satomi Kodama as Saori Imai, Mebu as Kiyomi Kitagawa, Akane Yoshino as Airi Kashikura ==Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2/2.2/2.5==

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 an all-age series with 6 episodes. "Welcome to Pia Carrot 2 DX" was licensed by Sentai Filmworks. 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. 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. Characters Kouji Maeda : (Welcome to the Pia Carrot 2), Akira Ishida (Welcome to the Pia Carrot 3) : Protagonist of "Pia Carrot 2" and "Pia Carrot 2.2" Azusa Hinomori : Mina Hinomori : : Azusa's younger sister Tsukasa Enomoto : Completely transferred to 2nd in 2.2 Ryoko Futaba : : 2nd's manager. Substitute chief because Yuusuke has gone to 3rd in 2.2 Aoi Minase : : Ryoko's friend. 3rd's chief waitress in 2.2 Sanae Enishi : Mikiko Shinohara : Harue Yamana : Jun Kagurazaka : Kaoru Yamana : Harue's daughter Shinji Yano : Kouji's friend and Ryoko's cousin Tomomi Aizawa : Additional character on the "consumer version" in 2 (Saturn and Dreamcast) Yuki Kamizuka : Additional character on the "consumer version" in 2 Noriko Shima : Additional character on the "consumer version" in 2 Staff ;2 • Scenario: Ryuichi Inamura • Original Picture: Tatsuki Amaduyu, Misato Mitsumi, CHARM, Takashi Hashimoto (additional characters on consumer version) • Music: DOORS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT • Opening: Go! Go! Waitress • Ending (consumer version): Iced Tea • :Lyrics: Hajime Kanasugi & Bun Yoshida • :Music: Bun Yoshida • :Vocal: Miyuki Kunitake ;2.2 • Scenario: Hideki Shirane • Character Design: Tatsuki Amaduyu, Misato Mitsumi, CHARM, Takashi Hashimoto • Original Picture: Junji Goto • Music: DOORS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ==Welcome to Pia Carrot 3/3.3==

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. 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 ;3 Akihiko Kannazuki : : Protagonist of "Pia Carrot 3" and "Pia Carrot 3.3", and Shiho's younger brother Sayaka Takai : Tomomi Aizawa : Akemi Hasegawa : : 4th's temporary chief. 4th's chief in 3.3 (formally inaugurated after "Pia Carrot 3") Natsuki Iwakura : : Akemi's friend and 4th's Manager Miharu Fuyuki : Nana Kimishima : Takako Kinoshita : Orie Amano : Noboru Kinoshita : Takako's nephew Seiji Motoki : Haruhiko Fuyuki : Miharu's younger brother Shiho Kannazuki : Akihiko's sister, and now 3rd's chief Satomi Kinoshita : 1st's Manager. She is already married to Yusuke Yuki Kamizuka : Noriko Shima : Kouji Maeda : Azusa Hinomori : ;3.3 Mina Hinomori : Tsukasa Enomoto : Chizuru Kinoshita : Shiori Kisaragi : Staff ;3 • Scenario: Ryuichi Inamura • Original Picture: Takashi Hashimoto, Hiroya Fujimiya, Elan Hasumi, Hiro Suzuhira • Music: Kennichi Okuma (TWO-FIVE) • Opening: Eien no story (The eternal story) • :Lyrics: Don Mccow • :Music: Kennichi Okuma • :Vocal: Miu • Ending: Koibito tachi no densetsu (The legend of lovers) • :Lyrics: Don Mccow • :Music: Kennichi Okuma • :Vocal: Miu • Ending (additional on consumer version): Happy-End kara hajimeyou • :Lyrics: Don Mccow • :Music: Kennichi Okuma • :Vocal: Miu ;3.3 • Scenario: Ryo Masaki • Character Design: Takashi Hashimoto, Elan Hasumi, Hiro Suzuhira, Kanata Minamino • Original Picture: Kanata Minamino, Elan Hasumi • Music: Kennichi Okuma (TWO-FIVE), DOORS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ==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 and a PlayStation Portable version was released in 2012. Characters • Alice Sakuraba • Ayaka Kamine • Misa Hasegawa • Sayuri Mashiba • Sora Kitagawa • Yoshimi Sakuraba • Yuna Takigawa ==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!'' ==References==