Girl Friend Beta

• Name — Girl Friend Beta • Ja Kanji — ガールフレンド（仮） • Ja Romaji — Gāru Furendo Kakko Kari • Genre — Romance

• Developer — CyberAgent • Publisher — Ameba • Genre — Dating simulation, online social, card game • Platforms — iOS, Android • Released — October 29, 2012

• Title — Manga • Content — *Girl Friend (Kari): Shiina Kokomi-hen ~Koishite Madonna~ • Girl Friend (Kari): Murakami Fumio-hen ~Secret Smile~ • Girl Friend (Kari): Chloe Lemarie-hen ~Chole to Nihon to Mirai no Tobira~ • Girl Friend (Kari): Sakurai Akane-hen ~Kokoro o Komete, Yūki no On Air!~ • Girl Friend (Kari) ~Seiō Gakuen Girl's Diary~

• Type — tv series • Director — Naotaka Hayashi • Producer — Nobuyuki Hosoya Eiji Katou Masakazu Nobuyama • Writer — Michiko Yokote • Music — Kenji Kawai • Studio — Silver Link • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — TX Network (TV Tokyo) • First — October 13, 2014 • Last — December 29, 2014 • Episodes — 12

• Title — Girl Friend Beta: Summer Vacation Spent With You • Developer — CyberAgent • Publisher — Bandai Namco Entertainment Kadokawa Games • Platforms — PlayStation Vita • Released — November 19, 2015

• Type — ONA • Title — Girl Friend Note • Director — Daisuke Tsukushi • Writer — Michiko Yokote • Studio — Encourage Films • First — October 14, 2016 • Last — October 21, 2016 • Runtime — 10 minutes • Episodes — 3 literally "Girlfriend (provisional)" is a 2012 Japanese smartphone game developed by CyberAgent for iOS and Android devices. As of June 2014, it had over 5.3 million users. An anime television series produced by Silver Link aired in Japan between October and December 2014. There are also five manga adaptations based on the game, and a PlayStation Vita spin-off game was released in November 2015.

The game is a dating simulator which features over 100 different virtual girls, each with a unique voice actress. The player progresses their relationship with the virtual girlfriend by taking her on dates. The game is free-to-play, however the player pays real-world money to gain premium services. The game features various events that occur, including battle events when bad guys appear. The player can engage in club activities and school class events to solicit romance and increase intimacy with female students. There is a card-based system within the game, where the player collects different cards of varying rarity; each card has different attributes, such as attack and defense costs. Cards can be enhanced by engaging in a part-time job.

• Kokomi Shiina • Satomi Satō • A second-year high school student belonging to the rhythmic gymnastics club. She has shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes. She is said to be the ace of the club and is extremely popular. • Akane Sakurai • Rina Satō • A second-year student in the school's broadcasting committee. She has red hair styled in a ponytail and brown eyes. She is a cheerful and kind girl. She has a rather close friendship with fellow club member Tomo Oshii. • Fumio Murakami • Kaori Nazuka • A third-year student in the book committee. She has silvery-blue hair that is partly braided. • Chloe Lemaire • Sakura Tange • A third-year French exchange student in the Japanese Culture Research Society. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. • Erena Mochizuki • Hitomi Harada • A third-year student in the photography club. She also has long blonde hair but wears purple bows, and has green eyes. She is best friends with Fumio Murakami.

• Haruka Tomatsu: A third-year student and a member of the pottery club. Her grandfather runs a cake shop, where she becomes a part-time worker. • Kaori Ishihara: A first-year student belonging to the Lacrosse Club. She has impressive reflexes and is always in a lively, cheerful mood, often making noise when everyone is gathered around. However, in reality she is lonely. She is Momoko's childhood friend. • Kikuko Inoue: The president of the student council. She appears to be ditzy and sometimes unknowingly becomes a hindrance to other members, with her only known talent is serving tea. Due to her personality, her position as the president makes it questionable to other members. • Isuzu Shiranui: A second-year student who is a member of the Flower Arrangement Club. • Yukari Tamura: A third-year student who is a member of the Handicrafts Club. • Minori Chihara: A second-year student belonging to the Literature Club. • Minako Kotobuki: A third-year student belonging to the newspaper club. • Minami Tsuda • Maaya Uchida • Rie Kugimiya: A second-year student who belongs to the Tennis Club. • Emiri Katō • Houko Kuwashima • Noriko Shitaya • Ayahi Takagaki • Haruko Yumesaki • Momoko Asahina • Kaori Mizuhashi • Haruka Kazemachi: A second-year student belonging to the Light Music Club. She is the vocalist of the all-girls' band called "Neuron★Cream Soft", although she is also seen playing a guitar or composing music. • Ryoko Shintani: A Japanese teacher. • Aki Toyosaki: A second-year student and a member of the Robots Research Club. Unlike other students, she wears a rainbow-colored blazer. She also sparks an interest in Monochrome for being an android. • Saki Fujita: A second–year student in the broadcasting committee. However, she prefers to work mostly behind the scenes, unlike her other club members, which explains why she hardly does any kind of open broadcast. • Megumi Toyoguchi • Ayana Taketatsu: A first-year student belonging to the Art Club. Loves fruits so much that she draws them in her paintings, with a desire to taste every kind in the world except for Durian which she dislikes the most. • Rina Hidaka: A first-year student who is a member of the Handicrafts Club. • Chinatsu Akasaki • Chizuru Onodera • Kanae Ito • Sumire Uesaka: A Russian exchange student. • Michiru Tomura: A second-year student belonging to the Go Home Club. • Yoko Hikasa • Nagiko Kurokawa: A second-year student belonging to the Light Music Club. She is the bassist of the all-girls' band "Neuron ★ Cream Soft." • Aya Suzaki • Hiromi Igarashi • Eri Kitamura • Mutsumi Tamura • Miss Monochrome: An original character designed by Yui Horie herself. • Yui Watanabe • Hisako Kanemoto • Mai Kadowaki • Madoka Yonezawa • Ayane Sakura • Ryo Hirohashi: A member of the Movie Study Group. She wears a green scarf around her neck in a similar manner to the Kamen Rider and likes tokusatsu films. • Yumi Uchiyama • Asami Imai

An anime television series based on the original smartphone game was announced in June 2014, with an official announcement press conference taking place at the Akihabara UDX Theater. Produced by Silver Link, the series was directed by Naotaka Hayashi, with anime character designs by Noriko Tsutsumitani based on the original designs by QP:flapper, and story written by Michiko Yokote. The series began airing in Japan on TX Network (TV Tokyo) from October 13 to December 29, 2014. It was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Tanoshiki Tokimeki" by Neuron★Creamsoft (main vocalist Haruka Kazemachi (voiced by Saori Hayami)), and the ending theme is "Hareru kana" by Satomi Satō as Kokomi Shiina. An original net animation adaptation of Girl Friend Note, produced by Encourage Films, was released from October 14 to 21, 2016.

Girl Friend Beta: Summer Vacation Spent With You is a spin-off adventure visual novel game developed by CyberAgent and published by Bandai Namco Games for the PlayStation Vita, released on November 19, 2015. The game involves the player romantically interacting with eight different characters from the original smartphone game. Game features include Live2D character movements, binaural voices, touchscreen events and microphone voice communication, and involves an original story. An Internet radio show began broadcasting weekly from October 8, 2013 onwards, hosted by voice actors involved in the game. A similar smartphone game targeted at females, titled Boy Friend Beta, was released by the same developers. Girl Friend Note is a spin-off rhythm game developed by R-Force Entertainment and published by CyberAgent for Android and iOS. Released on December 1, 2015, the game underwent a two-week long maintenance due to unforeseen complications regarding various game systems. Maintenance ended on December 16, 2015 for Android and December 17, 2015 for iOS. It got a web anime adaptation in October 2016. In July 2018, a stageshow will be held in Shinagawa Prince Hotel and the main cast is portrayed by the idol group =Love, with an original character named Tomoe Ichinose.