Boku no Pico
{{short description|Series of Japanese anime OVAs}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Boku no Pico
| image = Bokunopico.jpg
| caption = Cover of the Boku no Pico DVD
| ja_kanji = ぼくのぴこ
| ja_romaji = Boku no Piko
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| title =
| director = Katsuyoshi Yatabe
| producer = Seiji Kaneko
| writer = Katsuhiko Takayama
| music = Ashimagi Ora
| studio = Natural High (production)
Sugar Boy (animation)
Blue Cat (animation)
| released = September 7, 2006
| runtime = 33 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| title = Pico & Chico
| director = Katsuyoshi Yatabe
| producer = Seiji Kaneko
| writer = Katsuhiko Takayama
| music = Shinobu
| studio = Natural High (production)
Sugar Boy (animation)
Blue Cat (animation)
| released = April 19, 2007
| runtime = 38 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| title = Pico: My Little Summer Story
| director = Katsuyoshi Yatabe
| producer = Seiji Kaneko
| writer = Katsuhiko Takayama
| music = Ashiragi Ora
| studio = Natural High (production)
Sugar Boy (animation)
Blue Cat (animation)
| released = November 11, 2007
| runtime = 30 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| title = Pico & CoCo & Chico
| director = Katsuyoshi Yatabe
| producer = Seiji Kaneko
| writer = Katsuhiko Takayama
| music = T2
| studio = Natural High (production)
Sugar Boy (animation)
Blue Cat (animation)
| released = October 9, 2008
| runtime = 35 minutes
}}
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{{nihongo|Boku no Pico|ぼくのぴこ|Boku no Piko|{{lit|My Pico}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) hentai series produced by Natural High. Described as "the world's first shotacon anime" by its producer, it was primarily marketed to a male audience.{{cite web | last = Michael | first = Christopher | title = Boku no Pico – An Animated Discussion | work = The Walrus | date = May 2007 | url = http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2007.05-boku-no-pico/ | access-date = June 4, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012103114/http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2007.05-boku-no-pico/ | archive-date = October 12, 2007 }} The series consists of three episodes and a version of the first episode edited for content, and later spawned a one-shot manga, a computer game, and a music video album.
Characters
All character design was done by Saigado.
=Main=
;Pico
:{{Nihongo|Pico|ぴこ|Piko}}
:{{Voiced by| Mikage Yuu}}
:A blonde-haired boy who works a summer part-time job at his grandfather's bar. He is often portrayed swimming, usually naked or in a blue Speedo. He has worn girls' clothes ever since Tamotsu (Mokkun) gave some to him as a gift. Later, feeling hurt that Tamotsu would not define their relationship, he rebels by cutting his hair and running away from home, although later on they reconcile. The following summer, Pico meets Chico, who is swimming naked in a stream, while riding his bike. He soon becomes friends with Chico, who calls him "Oniichan" (big brother), and they form a romantic and sexual relationship. In his relationships with both Mokkun and Chico, he is the uke, though in the latter relationship this is somewhat reversible.
;Tamotsu
:{{Nihongo|Tamotsu|タモツ}}, also known as Mokkun, is a white-collar worker and regular at Bebe.{{cite web |url=http://anime.sod.co.jp/Pico.html#chara |title=アニメ・オン・デマンド |work=Anime on Demand |archive-date=2010-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413124110/http://anime.sod.co.jp:80/pico.html }} He seduces Pico after mistaking him for a young girl, but continues the relationship after discovering Pico is in fact male. He later buys Pico a girl's outfit and locker room, complete with a ruby choker and panties, which he persuades Pico to wear despite his initial protests. He views Pico solely as a sexual object, though later shows true concern for Pico after he disappears. Although he eventually reconciles with Pico, he is absent in the second and third OVAs. In his relationship with Pico, he is the seme.
;Chico
:{{Nihongo|Chico|ちこ|Chiko}}
:{{Voiced by|Mai Akizuki}}
:A brunette boy who lives with his older sister in a large house in a secluded forest area and develops a sexual relationship with Pico in the second episode. He is younger and less sexually experienced than Pico. He often plays in the outdoors nude and secretly watches Oneesan masturbate. In most cases, Chico is the seme, despite his age, though his relationship with Pico is somewhat reversible.
;CoCo
:{{Nihongo|Coco|ここ|Koko}} is a feminine-looking boy with long, black hair whom Pico and Chico meet in the third episode. It is subtly implied that Coco is actually a so-called "city fairy", due to some strange minor occurrences in his vicinity, though this is never explicitly confirmed. Coco soon has sexual relationships with both Pico and Chico. After inadvertently causing some friction in their relationship, Coco decides to distance himself from Pico and Chico, though they do reunite with him at Tokyo Tower and end up having a threesome. He is also the main uke of the three, but this can be reversed.
=Other=
;Ojiisan
:{{Nihongo|Ojiisan|おじいさん}} is Pico's grandfather who runs a large but usually empty bar by the beach named Bebe. When Tamotsu visits him for the summer, he has Pico help out as waiter, which involves wearing a frilly pink apron. He introduces Pico to Tamotsu and suggests they spend time together.
;Oneesan
:Oneesan (お姉さん) is Chico's older sister and legal guardian. Perhaps because of her caring for Chico, and her isolated home in the countryside, she appears sexually frustrated and masturbates regularly. After being caught masturbating by the boys through a crack in her bedroom ceiling, she becomes the indirect cause of their experimentation. She has a large collection of cosplay outfits and sex toys that Pico and Chico use without her permission. She later fondles herself away from the boys when she finds them sexually engaged upon returning home from the grocery store.
Media
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=Original video animations=
Three original video animations have been released. All three were directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe and produced by Natural High. The first, My Pico, was released to DVD by Soft on Demand on September 7, 2006. The second, Pico & Chico, followed on April 16, 2007. The third episode, Pico & CoCo & Chico, was released on October 9, 2008.
A box set containing the first two episodes and the soundtrack CD was released by Soft on Demand on April 19, 2007.{{citation | title = AV(アダルトビデオ)の総合デパート ソフト・オン・デマンド| access-date = 2014-08-22| url = https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_main.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070722114202/https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_main.jsp|archive-date=2007-07-22 }} On November 11, 2007, the first OVA was re-edited with a different script and re-released under the title Pico: My Little Summer Story. The edited version is the only one of the series to be considered appropriate for viewers under 18.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-17/pico-kujira-promotional-videos-posted |title=Pico Kijuri Promotional Videos Poster |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2007-09-17 }}
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! style="background: #CCF" | Title ! style="background:#ccf; width:15%;"| Original Release {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = My Pico | TranslitTitle = Boku no Piko | NativeTitle = ぼくのぴこ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|7}}{{cite web|url=http://anime.sod.co.jp/chico.html |title=My Pico |publisher=Natural High |language=ja |access-date=2008-12-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307182443/http://anime.sod.co.jp/chico.html |archive-date=2007-03-07 }} Page as it appeared in 2007, by Archive.org | ShortSummary = An effeminate boy named Pico works summers at his grandfather's cafe, hoping to make some friends. He soon meets a man named Tamotsu "Mokkun", who seduces him, believing him to be a girl. Later at Mokkun's house, Pico asks Mokkun what he thinks of him, but he does not respond. Pico runs away and cuts his hair. Mokkun searches for him, and the two reconcile at the end of the episode.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Pico & Chico | TranslitTitle = Piko to Chico | NativeTitle = ぴことちこ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|4|19}} | ShortSummary = After Pico finds a boy named Chico swimming nude in a stream, they become friends, and from the attic of Chico's house, they spy on Chico's sister masturbating. Pico shows Chico how boys can do that, too, and the two have sex. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = - | Title = Pico: My Little Summer Story | TranslitTitle = Pico: Boku no Chiisana Natsu Monogatari | NativeTitle = pico ~ぼくの小さな夏物語~ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|11}} | ShortSummary = An edited version of the first OVA, with content more suitable for viewers under 18.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Pico & CoCo & Chico | TranslitTitle = Piko & CoCo & Chico | NativeTitle = ぴこ×CoCo×ちこ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|9}}{{cite web |url=https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_main.jsp |title=ぴこ×CoCo×ちこ |publisher=Natural High |language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070722114202/https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_main.jsp |archive-date=2007-07-22 |access-date=2008-12-14 }} | ShortSummary = Pico and Chico meet the runaway named Coco who lives in a hideout underneath the subway. Pico, falling in love with Coco, begins to question his feelings for Chico, especially after he catches Coco and Chico having a night-time encounter. They reconcile with a threesome atop Tokyo Tower.| }} |
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=Manga=
A oneshot manga, {{Nihongo|Ame no Hi no Pico to Chico|雨の日のぴことちこ|lit. A Day of Rain for Pico and Chico}}, was written by Aoi Madoka and published in the May 2007 issue of Hanaota.{{cite web |url=http://www.pico.bz/top.html |title=ぴこWEB |publisher=Natural High |language=ja |access-date=2008-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424191241/http://www.pico.bz/top.html |archive-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead }}
=Visual novel=
On April 6, 2008, producer GOLDENBOY aka {{Nihongo|2=金子政路|3=Kaneko Seiji}}{{Cite web |title=Seiji KANEKO - Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=27862 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}} confirmed on their blog that a PC game, {{Nihongo|Pico to Chico — Shota Idol no Oshigoto|ぴことちこ ショタアイドルのオシゴト|Pikotochiko shotaaidoru no oshigoto}}, starring Pico and Chico, was being produced.{{Cite web |title=ぴこプロデューサー日記:PCゲーム化企画の情報が公開されました！ |trans-title=Pico Producer's Diary: information about the upcoming PC game has been published! |url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/picoblog/archives/55030772.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518083137/http://blog.livedoor.jp/picoblog/archives/55030772.html |archive-date=2023-05-18 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=blog.livedoor.jp |language=ja}} The game, an eroge featuring many erotic depictions of the two characters, was released by {{Nihongo|Tinkorbell|てぃんこーべる|Tinkōberu}} on October 15, 2010. The game was available for download for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, alongside a physical DVD version. While the official Tinkorbell website is now only accessible through archives, the game can still be purchased via several other active Japanese websites.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161209182844/http://www.tinkorbell.cc/top.html Pico to Chico — Shota Idol no Oshigoto (Wayback Machine)] (in Japanese). Original Tinkorbell website archived by the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-30 and translated via Google Translate.
=Music video album=
A music video album, {{nihongo|Boku no Pico PV Song Collection: Boku, Otoko no Ko dayo|ぼくのぴこ PV Song Collection: 〜ぼく、男の子だよ〜||{{lit|My Pico PV Song Collection: I'm a Boy}}}}, was released in Japan on July 9, 2009, as a DVD set. It runs for 30 minutes and includes more than 8 music videos starring the characters from the OVAs. It also includes a karaoke option for each video.{{cite web |url=http://www.pico.bz/top.html |title=ぴこWEB |publisher=Natural High |language=ja |access-date=2009-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424191241/http://www.pico.bz/top.html |archive-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead }}
Reception & influence
Boku no Pico was an unusual hit for an adult OVA, with the first work in the series selling over 10,000 copies, placing it at the top of Amazon's adult category in the second week of September 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.cyzo.com/2008/06/post_629_entry.html |language=ja |title=大きいお兄ちゃんが萌え狂う ショタアイドル「ぴこ」（前編）|date=17 June 2008 |access-date=2024-12-26 }} Boku no Pico{{'}}s OVA is a sexual relationship producer, Seiji Kaneko, was given the Soft on Demand Special Award in the 2006 5th Annual SOD AV Awards following its release.{{cite web |url=http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20061216A/ |language=ja |title=第５回SOD大賞は範田紗々！|access-date=2024-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925214902/http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/adultvideo/closeup/CU20061216A/ |archive-date=2008-09-25 |url-status=dead}} Unauthorized English subtitled versions of Boku no Pico{{'}}s first OVA episode appeared on the web shortly after its release, which were quickly downloaded over 100,000 times. The foreign interest in Boku no Pico led to plans to officially release it overseas, but those plans never materialized.{{cite web |url=http://otapol.jp/hentai/2017/01/post-313.html |language=ja |title=世界初ショタアニメ『ぼくのぴこ』 細いチンコがぴんこ勃ち！これは少年愛か男の娘愛か？セックス概念が崩壊する金字塔作品 |access-date=2024-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708112949/http://otapol.jp/hentai/2017/01/post-313.html| archive-date=2017-07-08}}
In 2024, a murder case occurred against a family in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, carried out by a 16-year-old teenager. All family members were slaughtered by the perpetrator using a machete. After killing them, the perpetrator then raped the corpse of the victim's daughter. According to the police force who managed to arrest the perpetrator, the motive for the murder was due to the victim's family's rejection of his love for their daughter.{{Cite web |author=BBC Indonesia |year=2024 |title=Bagaimana kronologi dan apa motif pelaku pembunuhan satu keluarga di Penajam Paser Utara? |url=https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/articles/c9041j1xdzqo |publisher=BBC|location=Jakarta |language=Id}} According to local media investigations, it was known that the killer is a Japanophilia who has a hobby of reading and watching hentai products, or pornographic manga, including Boku no Pico, which perhaps influenced his psychology.{{Cite web |author=Angriawan Cahyo Pawenang |year=2024 |title=Anak Bawah Umur, Apakah Siswa Pembunuh Satu Keluarga Kaltim Akan Mendapat Keringanan? |url=https://bengkulu.tribunnews.com/2024/02/10/masih-di-bawah-umur-apakah-siswa-pembunuh-satu-keluarga-kaltim-akan-mendapat-keringanan |publisher=Tribun Network |location=East Kalimantan |language=Id}}{{Cite web |author=Ricky Jenihansen |year=2024 |title=Siswa SMK Pelaku Pembunuhan 1 Keluarga di Penajam Paser Utara Hobi Lihat Anime Syur, Tabiat Buruknya Dibongkar Keluarga Korban |url=https://hot.grid.id/read/184012853/siswa-smk-pelaku-pembunuhan-1-keluarga-di-penajam-paser-utara-hobi-lihat-anime-syur-tabiat-buruknya-dibongkar-keluarga-korban?page=all |publisher=Grid Hot |location=Jakarta |language=Id}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115025610/http://www.pico.bz/ Official site] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|anime|6908}}
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