"otome game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: otome games [plural]
Etymology: Japanese 乙女ゲーム, literally "girl game". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|乙女ゲーム}} Japanese 乙女ゲーム Head templates: {{en-noun}} otome game (plural otome games)
  1. A story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male characters. Wikipedia link: otome game Categories (topical): Romance fiction, Video game genres
    Sense id: en-otome_game-en-noun-M3uGxwQO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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