Popotan

Popotan
Front cover of the DVD-ROM version of Popotan.
ぽぽたん
Genre	Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Sassami Yachiruda
Published by	Softgarage
Original run	June 20, 2002 – August 22, 2002
Volumes	2
Game
Developer	JP: Petit Ferret
Genre	Eroge, Visual novel
Platform	Microsoft Windows
Released	December 13, 2002 (limited ed.) August 1, 2003 (Popotan Po! DVD-ROM)
Audio drama
Station	Osaka Radio, TBS Radio
Original run	April 2003 – December 2003
Game
Popotan Fan Disc: Issho ni A SO BO
Developer	JP: Petit Ferret
Genre	Eroge, Visual novel
Platform	Microsoft Windows
Released	July 7, 2003
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinichiro Kimura
Studio	Shaft
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TBS's satellite station BS-i
Original run	July 17, 2003 – October 2, 2003
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Yūjiro Izumi
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Magazine Z
Original run	December 12, 2003 – August 23, 2004
Volumes	2
Game
Oshiete! Popotan
Developer	JP: Success
Publisher	JP: WellMADE
Genre	Visual novel
Platform	PlayStation 2
Released	March 11, 2004

Popotan (ぽぽたん^?) 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 nonsensical word meant to reflect the prominence of dandelions, spelled tanpopo (たんぽぽ^?) in Japanese; 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～ Kōhen) by Sassami Yachiruda; manga series by Yūjiro Izumi; twelve episode anime directed by Shinichiro Kimura and licensed in North America by Geneon USA and later, Sentai Filmworks; 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.