{"id":16263,"date":"2022-10-19T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T02:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=16263"},"modified":"2022-10-19T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T02:29:24","slug":"20221019-16263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221019-16263\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese ice cream brand Pino releases an official otome dating sim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Morinaga Milk Industry released a limited-time packaging for Pino chocolate ice cream on October 3 (JST) in Japan. Referred to as Pino Game Packaging, the limited-time box includes a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone to access Pino-related \u201cPino Games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 6 games in total with the game varying depending on the package\u2019s QR code. One of these games is an otome dating simulator called <em>Pino Koi<\/em>, or Pino Love, and it\u2019s been getting a lot of attention from social media users in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Z8xU6cQSQc0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pino are bite-sized pieces of vanilla ice cream covered in a chocolate coating. In <em>Pino Koi<\/em>, there\u2019s a character with a giant Pino for a head that looks to be a male high school student. Players talk to the Pino guy to raise their affection levels with the goal of falling in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the differences between humans and ice cream, the Pino wants to distance himself from the protagonist. Melt the Pino\u2019s cold heart in a love story that could only be had with ice cream. Furthermore, the Pino is voiced by actor and voice actor Ryohei Kimura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/morinaga_pino\/status\/1581782041661784064\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet Translation:<br><\/strong>The person in charge\u2019s love of Pino ran wild and they made a game about falling in love with a Pino classmate. Melt this ice cream\u2019s cold heart! The Pino is voiced by none other than Ryohei Kimura.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Additionally, there are other interesting games in the lineup, including a collaboration with Sega\u2019s <em>Puyo Puyo<\/em> series called <em>Puyo Pino<\/em>. The company says that they made these shorts games as a way to have a laugh and pass the time while eating Pino. Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinoice.com\/pino-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a> (Japanese) for more details.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20221018-223118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-10-18 11:24 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pino are bite-sized pieces of vanilla ice cream covered in a chocolate coating. In Pino Koi, there\u2019s a character with a giant Pino for a head that looks to be a male high school student. 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