bokujou monogatari
A multi-system farming simulation video game series. The player moves onto an abandoned or inherited farm and must rejuvenate their new hometown.
Most well-known in the West as Harvest Moon (1997-2013), when it was distributed by Natsume. In 2014, Natsume lost the license to the series, and as the rights to the Harvest Moon name in the West is owned by them, the series renamed itself to Story of Seasons outside of Japan.
The video game series Rune Factory is a spin-off of the Bokujou Monogatari series; taking the game elements of Bokujou Monogatari and combining them with fantasy RPG game elements.
Games
| Year | Japanese | English | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bokujou Monogatari | Harvest Moon | Super Famicom/Nintendo |
| 1999 | Bokujou Monogatari: Harvest Moon | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature | PlayStation |
| 2001 | Bokujou Monogatari 3: Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete | Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland | PlayStation 2 |
| 2003 | Bokujou Monogatari: Mineral Town no Nakama Tachi | Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town | Game Boy Advance |
| 2007 | Bokujou Monogatari: Yasuragi no Ki | Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility | Wii |
| 2008 | Bokujou Monogatari: Waku Waku Animal March | Harvest Moon: Animal Parade | Wii |
| 2008 | Bokujou Monogatari: Youkoso! Kaze no Bazaar e | Harvest Moon (DS): Grand Bazaar | DS |
| 2010 | Bokujou Monogatari: Futago no Mura | Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns | DS |
| 2012 | Bokujou Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi | Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning | 3DS |
| 2014 | Bokujou Monogatari: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi | Story of Seasons | 3DS |
| 2016 | Bokujou Monogatari: Mittsu no Sato no Taisetsuna Tomodachi | Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns | 3DS |
| 2019 | Bokujou Monogatari: Saikai no Mineral Town | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town | Switch |