Boku no Pico

Plot

As the story begins, Tamotsu, a young man who usually skips work, later heads to the seaside park. While browsing the ocean with a pair of coin-operated binoculars, which are often found in tourist spots, he spots a naked girl swimming. He gasps and stares at her, but the binoculars time out. He hurriedly puts a coin in it, but the girl had already disappeared from the ocean.

Tamotsu heads to a familiar coffee shop, Bebe. To his surprise, the girl he saw at the seaside park appears at the back of the shop. The owner tells Tamotsu that she is his granddaughter, Pico, who came from the countryside for a summer vacation and is helping out at the coffee shop throughout the time. Although she is a shy girl, she asks if he would like to play with her. Thus, Tamotsu goes to the park with Pico. He is drawn to her cuteness, but he soon realizes that Pico is actually a boy. However, Tamotsu does not seem to mind, triggering a dangerous sexual relationship between the two of them.

Main characters

Pico

Pico (ぴこ, Piko)

Voiced by: Hikaru Ikeda

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

Tamotsu (タモツ), also known as Mokkun, is a white-collar worker and regular at Bebe.^[2] 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

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

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 characters

Ojiisan

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.

Anime

The anime, which was described as "the world's first shotacon anime" by its producer, was marketed towards a male audience.^[4][5] One of the main illustrators and staff members of Boku no Pico was Saigado, an active doujinshi artist after the early debut commercial. In 2004, he published his own doujinshi titled Shota-nize: Project to Turn Female Characters into Boys. This led to him working on the characters for the OVA "Series Pico".^[6] Other Boku no Pico staff members included director Katsuyoshi Yatabe and screenwriter Katsuhiko Takayama. Shinobu was the primary musician, Seiji Kaneko was the producer and sound director, and Yoshiten served as the character designer and animation director.^[3] Other staff members included music director and sound designer Dr.T, production producer Takeshi Aoki, and video editor Ryō Nakajima.^[3]

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,^[7] and had three episodes.^[1][3] The second, Pico & Chico, followed on April 16, 2007.^[7] The third episode, Pico & CoCo & Chico, was released on October 9, 2008.^[8]

A box set containing the first two episodes and the soundtrack CD was released by Soft on Demand on April 19, 2007.^[8] 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.^[9]

Manga and visual novel

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.^[10]

On April 6, 2008, producer GOLDENBOY (金子政路, Kaneko Seiji)^[11] confirmed on their 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.^[12] The game, an eroge featuring many erotic depictions of the two characters, was released by 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.^[13]

Music video album

A music video album, 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 has a 30-minute runtime and includes more than 8 music videos starring the characters from the OVAs. It also includes a karaoke option for each video.^[10]