Boku no Piko

Boku no Piko ( ぼ く の ぴ こ , Boku no Piko, lit. My Pico) is a

Japanese series of shotacon anime OVAs produced by Natural High. Boku no Piko
The producer has described it as "the world's first shotacon anime"
and was made primarily to be marketed to and appeal to a male
audience of Japanese shotacons.[1] The series consists of three
episodes and an edited version of the first episode. The series
spawned a one-shot manga, a computer game and a music video
album. Because of the high cost of producing anime, the characters
and contents were intensively product-tested before production
began.[1]

The series gained a niche following in the Anglophone world after a

viral video called "Don't watch an Anime Called Boku" was posted on
YouTube circa 2010. In the video, a male viewer is heard describing
the three episodes of the OVA and comparing the experience of
watching them to selling his soul to Lucifer. It has since evolved into
an Internet meme and a copypasta.[2]
Cover of the Boku no Piko DVD
ぼくのぴこ
Contents (Boku no Piko)
Genre Shotacon, Yaoi
Characters
Original video animation
Media
My Pico
OVAs
Directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Manga
Produced by Seiji Kaneko
Visual novel
Music video album Written by Katsuhiko Takayama
Music by Ashimagi Ora
References
Studio Natural High
External links
Released September 7, 2006
Runtime 33 minutes
Characters Original video animation
Pico & Chico
All character design was done by Saigado.
Directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Pico Produced by Seiji Kaneko
ぴこ
Pico ( , Piko) Written by Katsuhiko Takayama
Voiced by: Mariko Sakou
A blonde-haired adolescent boy who works a part time job at Music by Shinrobi
his grandfather's bar in the summer. He's often shown Studio Natural High
swimming, usually naked or in a blue Speedo. He has worn
Released April 19, 2007
girls' clothes ever since Tamotsu gave some to him as a gift.
Later, feeling hurt that Tamotsu wouldn't define their Runtime 38 minutes
 relationship, he rebels by cutting his hair and running away Original video animation
from home, although later on they reconcile. The following
Pico: My Little Summer Story
summer, Pico meets Chico, who is swimming naked in a
stream, while riding his bike. He soon becomes friends with Directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Chico, who calls him "Oniichan" (big brother), and they form a Produced by Seiji Kaneko
romantic and sexual relationship. In his relationships with both
Mokkun and Chico, he is the uke, though in the latter Written by Katsuhiko Takayama
relationship this is somewhat reversible. Music by Ashiragi Ora
Tamotsu
Tamotsu (タモツ ), also known as Mokkun, is a white-collar
Studio
Released
Natural High
November 11, 2007
worker and regular at Bebe.[3] He seduces Pico after mistaking
him for a young girl, but continues the relationship after Runtime 30 minutes
discovering Pico is in fact male. He later buys Pico a girl's Original video animation
outfit, complete with a ruby choker and panties, which he
Pico & CoCo & Chico
persuades Pico to wear despite his initial protests. He views
Pico solely as a sexual object, though later shows true concern Directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe
for Pico after he disappears. Although he eventually reconciles Produced by Seiji Kaneko
with Pico, he is absent in the second and third OVAs. In his
Written by Katsuhiko Takayama
relationship with Pico, he is the seme.
Ojiisan Music by T2
Ojiisan (おじいさん ) is Pico's grandfather who runs a large but Studio Natural High
usually empty bar by the beach named Bebe. When Tamotsu Released October 9, 2008
visits him for the summer, he has Pico help out as waiter, which
involves wearing a frilly pink apron. He introduces Pico to Runtime 35 minutes
Tamotsu and suggests they spend time together.
Chico
Chico ( ちこ , Chiko)
Voiced by: Aiko Ōkubo
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.
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.
CoCo
Coco is a teenage boy with long, black hair who 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.

Media
OVAs
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.[4] The third episode, Pico & CoCo & Chico,
was released on October 9, 2008.[5]

A box set containing the first two episodes and the soundtrack CD was released by Soft on Demand on
April 19, 2007.[6] 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.[7]

# Title Original Release

"My Pico"
1
Transcription: "Boku no Piko" (Japanese: ぼくのぴこ) September 7, 2006[4]

An effeminate boy named Pico works at his grandfather's cafe during the summer, 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 doesn't respond. Pico runs away and cuts his hair. Mokkun searches for him, and
the two reconcile at the end of the episode.

"Pico & Chico"

2
Transcription: "Piko to Chico" (Japanese: ぴことちこ) April 19, 2007[4]

Pico finds a boy named Chico swimming nude in a stream, and the two become friends. Later at Chico's house, Chico
takes Pico to his attic, where the two spy on Chico's sister masturbating. Pico then shows Chico that boys can also do
this, and the two have sex.

"Pico: My Little Summer Story"

- Transcription: "Pico: Boku no Chiisana Natsu Monogatari" (Japanese: pico
~ぼくの⼩さな夏物 November 11, 2007
語~ )

An edited version of the first OVA, with content more suitable for viewers under 18.

"Pico & CoCo & Chico"

3
Transcription: "Piko & CoCo & Chico" (Japanese: ぴこ×CoCo×ちこ) October 9, 2008[5]

Pico and Chico meet a pretty, feminine-looking runaway named Coco who lives in a hideout underneath the subway. Pico
slowly begins to fall in love with Coco, causing him to question his feelings for Chico. The situation becomes exacerbated
when Pico catches Coco and Chico having relations one night. Eventually, they reconcile, having a threesome atop Tokyo
Tower.

Manga
A oneshot manga, 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.[8]

Visual novel
On April 6, 2008, it was confirmed on the producer's blog that a PC game, 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. The game was released by Tinkorbell ( てぃんこーべる
, Tinkōberu) on
October 15, 2010.
Music video album
A music video album, Boku no Piko 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. 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.[9]

References
1. Michael, Christopher (May 2007). "Bocku no Pico – An Animated Discussion" (https://web.archive.or
g/web/20071012103114/http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2007.05-boku-no-pico/). The
Walrus. Archived from the original (http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2007.05-boku-no-pico/)
on October 12, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
2. "Don't watch an Anime Called Boku" (https://archive.org/details/youtube-JAc17N7Wgr0). Internet
Archive. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. "アニメ・オン・デマンド " (https://web.archive.org/web/20071010082346/http://anime.sod.co.jp/chic
o.html). Anime on Demand. The official character bio for Boku no Pico OVA was archived by the
Wayback Machine. Archived from the original (http://anime.sod.co.jp/Pico.html#chara) on 2007-10-10.
4. "My Pico" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070307182443/http://anime.sod.co.jp/chico.html) (in
Japanese). Natural High. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2008-12-14. Page as it
appeared in 2007, by Archive.org
5. "ぴこ ×CoCo× ちこ " (https://web.archive.org/web/20070722114202/https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_mai
n.jsp) (in Japanese). Natural High. Archived from the original (https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_main.jsp)
on 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
6. AV( アダルトビデオ の総合デパート ソフト・オン・デマンド
) (https://web.archive.org/web/20070722
114202/https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/shop/f_main.jsp), archived from the original (https://ec.sod.co.jp/ec/sho
p/f_main.jsp) on 2007-07-22, retrieved 2014-08-22
7. "Pico Kijuri Promotional Videos Poster" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-17/pico-k
ujira-promotional-videos-posted). Anime News Network. 2007-09-17.
8. "ぴこ WEB" (https://www.webcitation.org/67HDQ6XR0?url=http://www.pico.bz/top.html#) (in
Japanese). Natural High. Archived from the original (http://www.pico.bz/top.html) on 2012-04-29.
Retrieved 2008-12-14.
9. "ぴこ WEB" (https://www.webcitation.org/67HDQ6XR0?url=http://www.pico.bz/top.html#) (in
Japanese). Natural High. Archived from the original (http://www.pico.bz/top.html) on 2012-04-29.
Retrieved 2009-05-24.

External links
Official Site (https://web.archive.org/web/20061115025610/http://www.pico.bz/) (in Japanese)
Boku no Piko (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6908) (anime) at
Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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