Bokuhime Project

Bokuhime Project is a chapter-based adventure about Minato Igusa, a boy who disguises himself as a girl to enter an elite girls’ school and investigate the accident that left his sister Marika in a coma. At the school, where 99% of the students are girls and cuteness is everything, he takes on the identity of Erika Igusa and aims to become the school’s most beautiful girl. To uncover the truth, he also sets his sights on joining the Four Princesses, the school’s four standout beauties.

Story and characters

Minato believes men should protect women and wants to become a strong man. But because he idolizes his sister Marika, he suppresses his embarrassment and works on his feminine appearance. His cousin and childhood friend Akira helps him: she is the real Erika Igusa, and the one who made Minato dress as her and attend school in her place. Akira stays home playing games; she is a cynical, sharp-tongued shut-in, though she cares deeply for Minato.

As Erika, Minato becomes known as the “Warrior Princess” after elegantly defeating a pervert at the entrance ceremony. Erika is admired by classmates as an older-sister figure for her graceful manners and considerate nature, but her identity and background hold many mysteries. The girls at the school are comfortable with physical affection between girls, adding to the challenges of keeping Minato’s disguise secret.

The Four Princesses stand at the top of the school’s hierarchy. Minato meets them while trying to improve as Erika and pursue the truth about Marika’s accident:

• Lila Hozuki: A charismatic gyaru with an angelic appearance and a mischievous personality. She is a popular reader model with exceptional fashion and makeup skills. Though sharp-tongued and dismissive of other students, she respects their efforts and is secretly a devoted otaku.
• Uran Ryuguin: A gentle, unhurried beauty with long black hair and traditional Japanese dress. Skilled in flower arranging, tea ceremony, Japanese dance and the koto, she has had little contact with men or Western culture and struggles with Western sweets and English.
• Hermes Himegami: A nationally popular top idol, known at the school as the “Princess Empress.” She rarely attends because of her busy schedule, but sometimes appears before Minato and speaks to him familiarly for reasons that remain unclear.
• Dahlia Himegami: Hermes’s older sister and protector, known as the “Princess Knight” for her beauty and graceful manner. She is kind and caring, but cannot resist flirting with beautiful girls. She was also a close friend of Marika.

Erika’s name is also associated with Akira, Minato’s cousin, who is the real Erika and arranged for him to take her place at school. The school’s other notable student, Minato’s assumed identity, becomes popular as the “Warrior Princess,” while the circumstances surrounding Marika’s accident and the Four Princesses’ influence shape his investigation.

Progress and choices

You follow the story through its chapters and live at the school as Erika, aiming to become its most beautiful girl. The adventure includes illustrated event scenes, and you can work toward completing the scenario. Choices presented as training change Erika’s three attributes: Visual, Culture and Mentality. Her attribute values can cause the story to branch.