Arcobaleno!

Kaya Yuno is an 18-year old student who attends the Murota Culinary School which trains aspiring chefs on the ins and outs of the kitchen and proper Italian cooking. While at the school, Kaya exercises diligence in learning (with gainful employment in mind) but also interacts with the mostly male students in a romance simulation which is aimed at Japanese girl gamers.

There are two things that Yuna cherishes most, the taste of Pescatore and the memory of the boy who made it. The boy and his food saved her from hunger when she ran away from home at the age of 8, and being inspired by him, she set off to become a professional Italian chef.

One day, Yuna visited the restaurant Arcobaleno which her temporary lecturer Haruto worked for, and discovered that his pescatore tastes exactly the same as the dish she has eaten 10 years ago.

Realizing that this is the place where she can be close to her inspiration and sharpen her cooking skills, she applied for an internship there. But before she get the position, she has to pass a cooking test with two other aspiring participants.

Haruto may have been her saviour, but who is the one who will win her heart?

Reverse-harem seems to be the name of the game in Arcobaleno!. Like all visual novels, the emphasis seems to be on character development. As Yuuna, you can interact with the mostly male student population at the academy by moving around the map. Daily conversation with the boys is an important part of building your relationships with them. If you manage to get close enough to one, you’ll receive an e-mail from them that signals the opportunity for you to pursue a more intimate relationship.

The player can also obtain recipes from the guys. This is important because a cooking test based around a particular theme is held every two weeks and you’ll need to answer enough questions correctly to pass.

Yuuna has three ingame stats that the player can level up: heart, body and skill. Three other stats (tension, title (or designation) and trait) also exist, and these are interconnected with the aforementioned three. For example; tension seems influence how effective your daily studies and training are. They also seem to tie in to the tests in some way.