Ohime-sama Navigation
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, with the subtitles and Which Girl do you Trust?, is a reader-participation game in the Japanese bishōjo
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
, published by ASCII Media Works
, which started in the February 2008 issue sold on December 30, 2007. The project had been first announced in the two-hundredth issue of Dengeki G's Magazine released in the October 2007 issue, and the project itself is a form of commemoration for the achievement. Ohime-sama Navigations premise is written by Satz, and the character design is by Naru Nanao
, known for her artistry on D.C.: Da Capo by Circus
and Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
by Minori
. A manga
adaptation entitled Hime Navi was serialized between the June 2008 and June 2010 issues of Dengeki G's Magazine illustrated by Raina, and a second manga using the original title was serialized in the same magazine between the November 2008 and June 2010 issues illustrated by Yūki Takami.
' bishōjo
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
sold on December 30, 2007. Originally, the readers were given three heroines—Crystal Hoshikawa, Hime Kaguyama, and Kari Nano—and the readers were able to vote on their birth dates and blood types which would determine their "princess type" which corresponds to princess in fairy tale
s. The main part of the game is for the readers to give advice to the three heroines as they attend the fortune-telling school.
adaptation entitled was serialized in ASCII Media Works
' Dengeki G's Magazine
between the June 2008 and June 2010 issues and is illustrated by Raina. Starting with chapter 14 released in the July 2009 issue, the title changed to and kept that title for the rest of the manga. The first volume of Hime Navi containing the first thirteen chapters was released on June 27, 2009 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics
imprint
. A second manga, entitled Ohime-sama Navigation, was serialized in the same magazine between the November 2008 and June 2010 issues and is illustrated by Yūki Takami. Three volumes of Ohime-sama Navigation were released between June 27, 2009 and August 27, 2010 under Dengeki Comics.
Bishojo
is a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishōjo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien...
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
Dengeki G's Magazine
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo games, but also includes an entire section on anime based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga and light novels based on such games. The "G's" in the title...
, published by ASCII Media Works
ASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
, which started in the February 2008 issue sold on December 30, 2007. The project had been first announced in the two-hundredth issue of Dengeki G's Magazine released in the October 2007 issue, and the project itself is a form of commemoration for the achievement. Ohime-sama Navigations premise is written by Satz, and the character design is by Naru Nanao
Naru Nanao
is a female Japanese artist from Okinawa, Japan. Nanao's choice of her pseudonym stems from the Circus' game Aries; one of the characters was named . She is a free illustrator and thus is not affiliated with one single company; she is primarily a character designer...
, known for her artistry on D.C.: Da Capo by Circus
Circus (company)
Circus is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. In addition to the normal Circus brand name, there are other brand divisions including Circus Northern, Circus Fetish, Circus Metal, and Sanctuary...
and Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is the overall title of a two-part Japanese adult visual novel series by Minori for the PC as a DVD. The first game in the series, Ef: The First Tale, was released on December 22, 2006, and the second game, Ef: The Latter Tale, was released on May 30, 2008...
by Minori
Minori
is a Japanese visual novel company which created the games Bittersweet Fools, Wind: A Breath of Heart, Haru no Ashioto and Angel Type. Their latest game as of 2009 is Eden*...
. A manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
adaptation entitled Hime Navi was serialized between the June 2008 and June 2010 issues of Dengeki G's Magazine illustrated by Raina, and a second manga using the original title was serialized in the same magazine between the November 2008 and June 2010 issues illustrated by Yūki Takami.
Story
Ohime-sama Navigation revolves around three young girls enrolled at a fortune-telling school named Kaisen Academy. Each is learning different forms of fortune-telling at the school, though they are in the same class and have the same homeroom teacher — Mai Komura.Characters
- Crystal is a girl dressed like a witch. She was born on February 10, and has O type bloodJapanese blood type theory of personalityThere is a popular belief in Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries that a person's ABO blood type or is predictive of his or her personality, temperament, and compatibility with others, similar to how astrological signs are used, though blood type plays a much more prominent role in Japanese...
, making her a "Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
"-type princess.
- Hime is a girl dressed like a mikoMikois a Japanese term that anciently meant a "female shaman, spirit medium" who conveyed oracles from kami , and currently means a "shrine maiden; virgin consecrated to a deity" who serves at Shinto shrines.-Word:...
. She was born on July 21, and has AB type blood, making her a "Princess KaguyaThe Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, also known as , is a 10th century Japanese folktale. It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative and an early example of proto-science fiction....
"-type princess.
- Kari is a girl dressed in a Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
style. She was born on May 4 and has A type blood, making her a "Snow QueenThe Snow QueenThe Snow Queen is a fairy tale by author Hans Christian Andersen . The tale was first published in 1845, and centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Gerda....
"-type princess.
- Mai is the homeroom teacher to Cystal, Hime, and Kari.
Reader-participation game
Ohime-sama Navigation is a reader-participation game that began in the February 2008 issue of ASCII Media WorksASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
' bishōjo
Bishojo
is a Japanese term used to refer to young and pretty girls, usually below university age. Bishōjo is not listed as a word in the prominent Japanese dictionary Kōjien...
magazine Dengeki G's Magazine
Dengeki G's Magazine
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo games, but also includes an entire section on anime based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga and light novels based on such games. The "G's" in the title...
sold on December 30, 2007. Originally, the readers were given three heroines—Crystal Hoshikawa, Hime Kaguyama, and Kari Nano—and the readers were able to vote on their birth dates and blood types which would determine their "princess type" which corresponds to princess in fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
s. The main part of the game is for the readers to give advice to the three heroines as they attend the fortune-telling school.
Manga
A mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
adaptation entitled was serialized in ASCII Media Works
ASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
' Dengeki G's Magazine
Dengeki G's Magazine
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works and sold monthly on the thirtieth that primarily contains information on bishōjo games, but also includes an entire section on anime based on bishōjo games, and serializes manga and light novels based on such games. The "G's" in the title...
between the June 2008 and June 2010 issues and is illustrated by Raina. Starting with chapter 14 released in the July 2009 issue, the title changed to and kept that title for the rest of the manga. The first volume of Hime Navi containing the first thirteen chapters was released on June 27, 2009 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics
Dengeki Comics
is a manga publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works and is aimed at a male audience. Aside from the main Dengeki Comics label, there is the related Dengeki Comics EX label which publishes a lesser number of manga volumes...
imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
. A second manga, entitled Ohime-sama Navigation, was serialized in the same magazine between the November 2008 and June 2010 issues and is illustrated by Yūki Takami. Three volumes of Ohime-sama Navigation were released between June 27, 2009 and August 27, 2010 under Dengeki Comics.