# 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 café named "Pia Carrot" also opened in real life as a cosplay restaurant in Akihabara, Japan.

## List of titles
### Game titles

| Title | Platform | Publisher(s) | Release date |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!!) | MS-DOS | Cocktail Soft | July 26, 1996 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!!) | Windows | Cocktail Soft | October 18, 1996 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!!) | PC-FX | Cocktail Soft | May 23, 1997 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!!) | Sega Saturn | KID | March 12, 1998 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 2, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 2) | Windows 95 | Cocktail Soft | October 31, 1997 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 2, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 2) | Sega Saturn | NEC Interchannel | October 8, 1998 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 2, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 2) | Windows Me/2000 | F&C FC02 | October 26, 2001 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 2, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 2) | Dreamcast | NEC Interchannel | February 6, 2003 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2.2 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 2.2, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 2.2) | Game Boy Color | NEC Interchannel | December 2, 2000 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2.5 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 2.5, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 2.5) | Dreamcast | NEC Interchannel | June 21, 2001 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 3, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 3) | Windows 95/98/Me/2000 | F&C FC02 | November 30, 2001 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 3, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 3) | Dreamcast | NEC Interchannel | March 27, 2003 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 3, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 3) | PlayStation 2 | NEC Interchannel | March 27, 2003 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3.3 (Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!! 3.3, Pia Kyarotto he Yōkoso!! 3.3) | Game Boy Advance | NEC Interchannel | April 23, 2004 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.O. ~Grand Open~ | Windows 98/Me/2000/XP | F&C FC02 | February 3, 2006 |
| Pia Carrot G.O. TOYBOX ~Summer Fair~ | ? | ? | 2006 |
| MahJong in Pia Carrot~ | ? | ? | 2007 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! G.P. | ? | ? | 2008 |
| Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 4 | PC | F&C | 2009 |
| Pia Carrot 4 FD | ? | ? | 2010 |
| PriPia ~Prince Pia Carrot~ | ? | ? | 2014 |

### 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
    Voiced by: Kentaro Ito (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
    Voiced by: Izumi Mito
Shouko Inaba
    Voiced by: Minami Nagasaki
    Shouko Inaba is the childhood friend of Yusuke.
Reika Kokubo
    Voiced by: Hina Hatono
Yukiko Kawai
    Voiced by: Hotaru Natsuno
Shiho Kannaduki
    Voiced by: Kaori
    1st's manager in this title
Yukari Tachibana
    Voiced by: Hina Tatono
Saori Imai
    Voiced by: Satomi Kodama
Kiyomi Kitagawa
    Voiced by: Mebu
    Yusuke's cousin
Rumi Kinoshita
    Voiced by: Minako Sango
    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
    Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (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
    Voiced by: Ai Uchikawa
Mina Hinomori
    Voiced by: Miwa Yanagihara
    Azusa's younger sister
Tsukasa Enomoto
    Completely transferred to 2nd in 2.2
Ryoko Futaba
    Voiced by: Narumi Tsunoda
    2nd's manager. Substitute chief because Yuusuke has gone to 3rd in 2.2
Aoi Minase
    Voiced by: Miki Narahasji
    Ryoko's friend. 3rd's chief waitress in 2.2
Sanae Enishi
    Voiced by: Riko Sayama
Mikiko Shinohara
Harue Yamana
    Voiced by: Minami Nagasaki
Jun Kagurazaka
    Voiced by: Yōko Teppōzuka
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
    Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi
    Protagonist of "Pia Carrot 3" and "Pia Carrot 3.3", and Shiho's younger brother
Sayaka Takai
    Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu
Tomomi Aizawa
    Voiced by: Miwa Kouzuki
Akemi Hasegawa
    Voiced by: Junko Kusayanagi
    4th's temporary chief. 4th's chief in 3.3 (formally inaugurated after "Pia Carrot 3")
Natsuki Iwakura
    Voiced by: Michiko Neya
    Akemi's friend and 4th's Manager
Miharu Fuyuki
    Voiced by: Yuka Imai
Nana Kimishima
    Voiced by: Hisayo Mochizuki
Takako Kinoshita
    Voiced by: Akiko Kimura
Orie Amano
    Voiced by: Yui Horie
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!