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''[[Princess Debut]]'', known in Japan as ''Ohimesama Debut'', is a [[Dating Sim]] for the Nintendo DS released in English by Natsume, the same guys who brought ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' to the shores of North America. It brings a new spin on the [[Dating Sim]] genre, as its target audience is pre-teen girls. [[Periphery Demographic|It can still be enjoyed by an older audience, though.]]
 
In summary, you discover that your character (whose default name is Sabrina) has an "other self" in another world who just happens to be a princess... and also happens to stink at dancing. Unfortunately for her, there's a huge ball in about thirty days. You agree to switch places and learn how to dance ([[But Thou Must!|even if you don't want to]]) and wind up in Magical Princess Pony Land.
 
Congratulations! Now choose from the following princes: [[Token Mini MoeLoli|Vince]], [[Kidanova|Cesar]], [[Stoic Spectacles|Kiefer]] (if it's your second time playing the game), [[Brother -Sister Incest|Liam]], [[No Sense of Direction|Luciano]], or [[Nice Guy|Klaus]]. Alternatively, you can just be a bitch to everyone and end up {{spoiler|with [[Furry Fandom|Tony]].}}
 
Aside from being a [[Dating Sim]], ''[[Princess Debut]]'' is also a rhythm[[Rhythm gameGame]]. You use the touch screen to drag a purple ball around to the beat of the music. Again, [[Better Than It Sounds]].
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This game provides examples of:
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]] - The prize for winning a dance competition is a new dress. It's also the prize for the winner of the horse race.
* [[Big Eater]] - Sabrina is always hungry.
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* [[Boss Rush]] - Ballroom Mode is this; you choose either the Classical or Latin course and you will have to play one song from each genre under your chosen category in a row. In each song, you have to reach a certain target score in order to clear the song and advance, with the target score relatively harder to reach with each song. Fail to clear one song and you have to start the whole thing over.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] - If you tell the Princess "Did I say that?" when she asks if you want to go back to your own world, Kip answers with "only the person playing the game will ever know..."
* [[Brother -Sister Incest]] - Implied; Liam says that you look like his sister, and yet he's in love with you. Hmmmm...
** Revisited later if you end up with him, when you and his sister are together he comments that you actually don't look anything like her after all.
* [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] - Well, it ''is'' a [[Dating Sim]] for girls.
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* [[Chick Magnet|DudeMagnet]] - Sabrina
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: All the guys, to some extent. [[Justified Trope|Makes sense]], since the game is a dating sim.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Princesses]]
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Sparkles]] - The upper screen sparkles when you complete a dance step correctly.
* [[Fridge Horror]] - Well, more like Fridge Depression. Getting Tony's ending may leave you feeling bad about dancing with him while wearing the witch hat.
* [[Fridge Logic]] - {{spoiler|In Tony's ending, he said the only way to break the spell was to dance with a princess at the Ball in Saint-Lyon and win first place. But you're not really a princess, so how did the spell break, exactly...?}}
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* [[Idiot Hair]] - The player Sabrina, also Vince and Isabel.
* [[Ill Girl]] - Liam's sister, Olive.
* [[Jerkass]] - Isabel. You <s>[[But Thou Must!|can]]</s> change this late in the story.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] - Luciano, in a way.
* [[Kidanova]] - Cesar.
* [[Kuudere]] - Kiefer.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: 14 of them, depending on who you end up with for the ball and {{spoiler|choosing whether or not to stay with them or go back home and end up with your world's version of the prince.}}
* [[New Game Plus+]] - You can't court Kiefer until you've beaten the game once. Also, you can use all the accessories you've unlocked over the course of your playthroughs in Practice, Ballroom, and Movie modes.
* [[Nice Guy]] - Klaus and Liam. Both have angry sprites, but you have to do some creative poking around to get to see them.
* [[No Sense of Direction]] - Luciano.
* [[Older Than They Look]] - Vince
* [[Out -of -Genre Experience]] - Mozart's Minuet as a cha-cha-cha? Dancing the jive to Danny Boy? Somehow, it works.
* [[Pimped -Out Dress]] - One for each accessory.
* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]] - Your default dress is pink.
* [[Rebellious Princess]] - Depending on the options you choose, Sabrina can be quite brash.
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* [[The Quiet One]] - Kiefer.
* [[The Smart Guy]] - Kiefer.
* [[Token Mini MoeLoli]] - Genderswapped with Vince.
* [[Tsundere]] - Luciano is a type A, for sure. Usually [[Grumpy Bear|a grouch]], he warms up to Sabrina over time if pursued.
** Additionally, depending on some answers that the player gives, Sabrina can be a bit of a type B, which tsuntsun triggers [[The Fool|Vince]] and [[Large Ham|Cesar]] seem to find cute.
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