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  THREAD RULES FROM ADMIN - READ THIS FIRST - THIS THREAD IS BEING MONITORED 1. DO NOT post or discuss unrelated crap. Keep it civil and focus on the games. 2. DO NOT post erotica or fanart. 3. DO NOT image dump. 4. It's OK to jerk off to anime titties but if you post about it here you will probably be banned. Now that that's out of the way... Welcome to the Senran Kagura Megathread (v.2.0)! Our local den of iniquity where we discuss the various titles this franchise has spawned across the Nintendo 3DS, PS4, and PS Vita. Originating in 2011 from creator Kenichiro Takaki and licensed in the US by XSEED Games, the series currently consists of five titles (not including the mobile game) ranging from side-scroller and full-range 3D beat-em-ups to a rhythm cooking game. The franchise is popular and infamous for it's characters, humor, fast-paced action, and clothes-tearing mechanics. Also for having massive anime boobs. Senran Kagura Burst - Nintendo 3DS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiXNyG41do0 General Info: Released in North America in 2013 on the Nintendo E-Shop, Burst was the first game to be released for western audiences. The western release actually consists of two games in one; the original Senran Kagura Skirting Shadows featuring the Hanzo National Academy as well as the follow-up title Senran Kagura Burst which originally featured the Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy. Gameplay: Burst gameplay is fast-paced with light and heavy attacks along with the ability to launch enemies in the air and perform aerial attacks. Each character has unique moves and special attacks which can be used during fights against hordes of enemy ninja and the tougher boss characters. The moves and combos of the characters also expand as they level up and unlock additional abilities. The game consists of great music, a shockingly good story, writing, and entertaining characters that have as much personality as they do plot. Story: Hanzo National Academy. Hibejo Clandestine Academy. Each have been secretly training pupils in the way of shinobi ninja arts. Delicately balancing Yin and Yang, the pupils wield Secret Ninja Art scrolls to harness the power of nature and perform special abilities. The good shinobi Hanzo girls work to further national interests. The evil shinobi Hibejo girls for the highest bidder. But which path is right for a Master Shinobi? Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson - Nintendo 3DS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X0EjOudsao General Info: Released in North America on in late 2015, Deep Crimson is a direct sequel to the original Burst title. The Gessen and New Hebijo charactets do not appear in this title as it actually takes place before Shinovi Versus. As such, it returns to focusing purely on the Hanzo and Crimson Squad girls and their ongoing adventure. Gameplay: Deep Crimson brings a lot of new and interesting features to the franchise with better graphical performance, more open 3D environments on the 3DS, a playable male character (  ), augmented reality features, and a new pairing battle system. The new system allows the player to go into battle with two characters, controlling one at a time while a computer AI controls the other. The paired characters can be given commands and many also have special dual-character shinobi attacks that they can do together. The augmented reality features allows the player to customize and pose up to three characters at a time then take pictures with them on real-life backgrounds using the 3DS' camera. The game also introduces a number of fan-oriented features that allow you to adjust breast size via a slide-bar, disable clothing damage cut scenes, change weapons to upgraded versions, equip skill-boosting gems, and even introduced a new challenging gauntlet mode. Customization was also overhauled with more features and items as well as implementing more interactive features for the dressing room.Story: The game picks up directly where Senran Kagura Burst left off, and follows the Hanzo & Hebijo Shinobi Academies as they battle for good and evil respectively. This time however there is a greater evil at work, as the tyrannous tycoon behind the Hebijo Academy is hell-bent on raining terror across all of Japan by utilizing a destructive army of summoned demons! This great danger thrusts the girls together and forces them to unite and work as one in a way the series has never seen before. Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus - Playstation Vita & PC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODVHKd0BP08 General Info: Released in North America in 2014, Shinovi Versus is the third title of the Senran Kagura franchise and the first to be released on the Vita. It is also the premier title of the franchise to make the move to an open 3D environment. The game increased the cast from 11 to 22 playable characters with the introduction of the Gessen Girls' Academy and the New Hebijo. Released via the Playstation Network as a digital title, it also had a limited "Let's Get Physical" release that came packaged with a 144-page booklet and a 39-track soundtrack. These can still be found for around $50 if one looks hard enough. Gameplay: The game includes various characters for the player to use, each with their own unique skills, weapons and specials. Similar to Burst, the characters gain more moves, lengthier combos, and stronger specials as they level up their three different techniques; Yin, Yang, and Flash. The expansion to a 3D environment allowed the game to have more enemies on screen as well as expand on the skills and techniques a player can use to get through their missions. Players are also provided with an online multiplayer mode where four players can compete in a number of battle-royale style matches either online or or through ad-hoc. There is also a plethora of downloadable content for the game ranging from characters and hair-styles to outfits and accessories. Story: Through constant battles with their Hebijo rivals, the girls of Hanzo National Academy forged lifelong friendships – not only with each other as a team, but with their rivals as competitors and equals. Six months ago, the Hanzo girls scored a decisive victory, defeating the Hebijo Elites and driving them into hiding. Since then, peace has reigned at Hanzo National Academy, and the girls have devoted themselves to their training. But the times of peace are about to end, as new threats and old are about to converge in a battle royale the likes of which the shinobi world has never seen. Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! - Playstation Vita & PC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmVWcKNzRl0 General Info: Also released in North America in 2014, Bon Appétit is a rhythm-cooking game for Vita. The game was released only as a digital download via Playstation Network but did come with a complete soundtrack that could be extracted to a PC. The game was released in two separate releases, each for $15. The launch release consisted of the Hanzo Academy and Crimson Squad girls, with a "Gessen x Hebijo DLC Pack" that would unlock the other two schools. If you purchased the Rin and Daidouji DLC for Shinovi Versus then they were also playable in Bon Appétit. Similarly, all purchased DLC for Shinovi Versus carries over into Bon Appétit. Gameplay: Gameplay is fairly simple to grasp but ranges in difficulty from borderline boring to rage inducing. Notes scroll across two bars on the bottom of the screen and must be hit in rhythm'd sequence to the music. A high score is rewarded by two intermediate scenes where the loser has an article of clothing blasted off of them before continuing the level. At the end of the song, Hattori Hanzo provides a comical and entertaining reaction based upon the players' performance. Oddly enough, the game plays fairly well for such an odd venture. Syncing is pretty spot-on and the soundtrack is pretty solid with songs ranging from full-on vocal tracks to remixes of popular open-domain classical pieces. It is a very good time killer. Story: Super Dish... A sweet, beautiful sound comes from those words. They bring to mind great cooking and great racks. The perfect combination. Who strives to master the path to the Super Dish? Not nearly enough people, that's who. This year, the Super Dish Gourmet Cook-Off will be held here at Hanzo Street Shopping District. At first, I meant for this competition to be a show of skill for those who have mastered the Super Dish, but few were eager to take up that challenge. So I've prepared a grand prize for the competition: a Secret Ninja Art Scroll with the power to grant one wish. Any wish. Now, why would a scroll with the power to alter the fabric of the world be given away so easily? Why, indeed? The truth lies hidden beneath a veil of dark and shocking conspiracies... Senran Kagura Estival Versus - PS4, Playstation Vita & PC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg6dtbJPPq0 General Info: The sequel to Shinovi Versus, Estival Versus was released in Japan in early 2015 and in North America in late 2015. This was the first title to be released on a home console and currently hosts the largest cast of characters of a Senran Kagura title to date. Gameplay: Expanding on the Shinovi Versus formula, Estival Versus contains the same style of gameplay while adding even more features and characters than ever. In addition to all 22 of the existing cast members, four new characters join the cast; Sayuri, Renka, Hanabi, and Kafuru. The game plays almost identical to its predecessor only with more enemies, refined mechanics, more open world environments, usuable stage items, and new features such as "Puru Puru" stage finishers and a gravure photoshoot mode. Multiplayer modes on the PS4 can hold up to eight players at once while the Vita is limited to four. The Vita is also slightly limited compared to the PS4 in terms of FPS (60 PS4 / 30 Vita) and the number of characters you can use in the photoshoot mode (5 PS4 / 3 Vita). The title has a number of DLC characters including Ayane from Dead or Alive and Ayame from the Senran Kagura New Wave card game, as well as Sonsaku, Kanyu and Ryofu from the Ikki Tousen - Battle Vixens franchise. Story: The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and so it is with the lives of young shinobi. Death comes swiftly — for the lucky ones — and, for those still living, grief is a constant companion. Ryōbi and Ryōna, two shinobi sisters of the Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy elite, know that truth all too well, and they mourn their beloved elder sister every day. But, when a mystical phenomenon appears, drawing the shinobi world’s finest young ladies into a parallel dimension, everything they know about life and death turns upside down. Taken to a strange world resembling a warm summer island, the girls find themselves face to face with their departed loved ones. The island’s mysterious mistresses challenge the girls, who hail from four rival schools, to a contest of strength and wits. The winning school, she promises, will not only learn the highest secrets of shinobi lore, but will also have the honour of laying their loved ones’ souls to rest. The buxom beauties prepare for a new kind of battle, facing not only their rivals, but questions galore. Can the island's hosts be trusted? Will the other schools play fair, team up, or cheat? Will there be time to enjoy the beach before the fighting starts? Will anyone manage to keep their clothes intact? And… if they win, can they bear to be parted from their loved ones a second time? Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash - PS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmOru8DDFw General Info: PBS picks up right after Estival Versus and, despite not being a brawler entry in the franchise, is a main entry in the story. This time it's all about water gun fights and wet t-shirts. It's commonly looked at as Splatoon meets tiddy-ninjas. Gameplay: A third-person shooter in which players control their characters using different types of water guns with different abilities: for example, the single hand gun consumes little water, and shoots ricocheting water bullets, and the shower gun continually sprays a short-range water mist. Each water gun has two modes the player can switch between: for instance, the water balloon grenade launcher's balloons can be set to either explode or bounce upon impact, and the sniper rifle can be set to either being powerful with a narrow lock-on range, or half as powerful with a wide lock-on range. In addition to water gun moves, players can use short-range moves that are more difficult to use, but that cause a lot of damage and push the opponent back. Players finish off opponents by activating a Kunekune Finish, in which they soak the opponent in water while aiming at their breasts and buttocks. Battles are fought in different arenas, including beaches, water fronts, and pirate ships. Story: In the world of shinobi, there is a mysterious water gun tournament that has existed since ancient times. About those rules… Whether you’re a good shinobi, bad shinobi, fugitive shinobi, or dead shinobi, your standpoint doesn’t matter. Victory or defeat will be determined with tournament-provided water guns. All of your special abilities as shinobi cannot be used. The story that starts here is a record of playing in water by the the young shinobi students. What sort of trails will be left on the sandy white beach that continues on forever? That’s something no one yet knows. Senran Kagura 7EVEN: Girls' Happiness - PS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq_Ltt80oOI General Info: The follow-up to everything that has happened in the franchise games thus far, 7EVEN looks to combine the separated storylines of Burst & Deep Crimson with that of the Versus games and PBS. Putting the jokes and character quirks on the back-burner, the series seeks to return to a more quasi-serious story as they finally engage the impending youma threat. Gameplay: Coming soon! Story: “Summer ends, and winter passes. In order to greet each spring.” Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal - PS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA5pdOxV0tY General Info: A full-on HD remake of the original Senran Kagura Burst game for the 3DS, Re:Newal remasters the game with the Versus engine and turns the 2D brawler into a 3D beat-em-up similar to the Versus games. The game trailer showcases a number of aesthetic and gameplay changes from the original title. Yumi is also planned to have a special DLC side-chapter to show what Gessen was up to during these events. Gameplay: Coming soon! Story: See: Senran Kagura Burst Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura - Nintendo Switch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PMpHxL-dgo General Info: The game stars Asuka, voiced by Hitomi Harada, who is described as a usually bright and honest girl, but who “looks somewhat anxious today.” She will ask for your help in finding herself. Gameplay: Asuka’s appearance and story changes through massages! Make physical contact with her starting with massages from your own hands. Depending on where you touch, her mood will change. Take a look into the deep psyche of Asuka different from her usual self. Enjoy Asuka in various forms, including “club junior,” “little sister,” “idol,” “tutor,” and more. Through HD Rumble, you can enjoy heart-pounding physical contact. The feeling of a comfortable massage is more realistically transmitted through HD Rumble. Senran Kagura Peach Ball Pinball - Nintendo Switch  General Info: The pinball game will feature HD Rumble support that will allow players to feel the bounce and “springiness” you get when the ball touches certain body parts of the shinobi girls. Gameplay: Coming soon! Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link - Android & iOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMHkqFq6QbE General Info: This smartphone game is an all-star battle that will feature 20 playable characters at launch, with popular characters to be added one after the other post-launch. New Link puts players in the role of the girls’ master who, alongside them, will aim for the “Shinobi Master” at the height of the shinobi martial arts tournament known as the “Shinobi Masters.” You can mix and match between factions to form a team of your favorite characters. Unfortunately, the game isn’t coming to consoles, and it will be released in 2017 in Japan for iOS and Android. Senran Kagura New Wave - Android & iOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vY90qIoSNg General Info: New Wave is a free card battle game released in 2013 in Japan for Apple and Android devices. Featuring over 70 characters from 14 different schools, including the existing characters from the console titles, the game achieved moderate success and has had crossover events with other free-to-play titles. Cross-over Collaborations Dead or Alive 5 (Costume DLC in DoA5, Ayane DLC Character in Estival Versus, and Ayane, Marie Rose, and Honoka DLC characters in PBS) Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 (Costume DLC in DoAX3) Ikki Tousen (Sun Ce, Lu Bu, and Guan Yu DLC Characters in Estival Versus) Nitroplus Blasterz (Homura DLC Character) Hyperdimension Neptunia (Marvy DLC character is heavily based on Asuka's design and characteristics) Highschool DxD New Fight (New Wave G Crossover Cards) Half-Minute Hero Second (Flash Game in Half-Minute Hero) Super Sonico (Sonico DLC Character in PBS and Comiket Crossover Event Merchandise) DanMachi Cross Historia (New Wave G Crossover Event) Samurai & Dragons (Unlockable SK Cards) Million Arthur (New Wave G Cross-Promotion Event) Blade Chronicle X (SK Characters in Blade Chronicle X) Draw Girls (SK Character Images) Samurai Kingdom of War (SK Cards and Characters) Sengoku Gensokyoku (2nd Anniversary Crossover Event) Seoul Girl X (SK Character Costumes and Designs) More coming soon..? 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No anime-styled game is complete without a complete cast of fun and entertaining characters. Here's the rundown on the Senran Kagura cast, separated by their respective factions. This list only consists of the main characters of the franchise. Guest characters and others will be posted about later on in the thread through discussion. Hanzo National Academy   Name: Asuka Voice Actor: Hitomi Harada (JP) / Felecia Angelle (EN) Birthday: September 8th Weapon: Dual Wakizashi Guardian Spirit: Toad Measurements: 35-22-33 Description: A second-year student at Hanzo National Academy. Her grandfather Hanzo is renowned as a legendary shinobi, and is the academys' namesake. Given her remarkable pedigree, she has a lot of hidden potential within her and bears a strong sense of justice. No matter how hard she may try, though, she can never quite bring herself to look as intimidating as she wants to, likely due to her overall bright and positive personality. Over time, she’s become a source of immense moral support for her friends and fellow shinobi.  Name: Ikaruga Voice Actor: Asami Imai (JP) / Alexis Tipton (EN) Birthday: July 7th Weapon: Nodachi Guardian Spirit: Phoenix Measurements: 36-23-35 Description: A third-year student at Hanzo National Academy, she is the class president and the successor to the Houou family organisation's shinobi line. However, she is not their biological heir, which has led to numerous feuds with her adoptive brother over who should rightfully bear the family’s legacy. She was given special classes from a very young age and can perform tea ceremonies and cook fine Japanese cuisine, but when creating new recipes on the fly, her meals are… interesting, to say the least. Though typically gentle, thoughtful and kind, she is also a very proud person; when her emotions flare, no one can lay a hand on her.  Name: Katsuragi Voice Actor: Yuu Kobayashi (JP) / Brittney Karbowski (EN) Birthday: November 5th Weapon: Greaves Guardian Spirit: Dragon Measurements: 37-22-35 Description: A third-year student at Hanzo National Academy. She’s over-the-top and easily moved to tears, yet she has an older sister-like demeanour that’s thoroughly endeared her to the other members of her class. There are some ways she might be too over-the-top to her classmates, however, as she tends to be very hands-on in an inappropriate manner. And while these "dirty old man" tendencies of hers can be a little embarrassing for her and anyone else around her, she also constantly strives to become stronger than her peers and spares no effort to that end. Sometimes, she becomes so dedicated to this cause that it even makes her come across as a bit stoic…  Name: Hibari Voice Actor: Yuka Iguchi (JP) / Megan Shipman (EN) Birthday: February 18th Weapon: None Guardian Spirit: Rabbit Measurements: 31-21-28 Description: A first-year student at Hanzo National Academy. Although she was born into a long line of prestigious shinobi, she feels as if her skills are somewhat lacking. Espionage is her strongest suit, but she’s still a bit immature and tends to be the troublemaker in her shinobi class. Still, she works hard in everything she does and is beloved by her entire class due to her single-minded attitude and entirely genuine nature.  Name: Yagyuu Voice Actor: Kaori Mizuhashi (JP) / Bryn Apprill (EN) Birthday: December 23rd Weapon: Bladed Oilpaper Umbrella Guardian Spirit: Squid Measurements: 33-24-33 Description: A first-year student at Hanzo National Academy. She’s only just begun her training this year, yet she knows that the shinobi world is ruthless and is fully prepared to accept that way of life. This resolution is born from the considerable power she wields, but it’s approval she seeks above all else; she exists to be acknowledged by her fellow shinobi class members. Although she’s rather taciturn most days, her need for acceptance occasionally causes her to come across as lonely. Being the same age as Hibari, the two of them have formed something of a sisterly bond, making Hibari one of the few people to whom she’ll willingly open up to.  Name: Daidouji Voice Actor: Yuu Asakawa (JP) / Martha Harms (EN) Birthday: November 11th Weapon: None Guardian Spirit: Tiger Measurements: 39-23-38 Description: A third-year at Hanzo Academy, Daidouji is a senior student who is well-respected by the other students. She is an enigmatic and legendary senior student who emanates a dangerous aura. Despite her age and sparse attendance record, she continues to reign over the school. She possesses overwhelming speed and power and, in contrast to her ninja training, never bothers with stealth tactics. Her earth-shattering, air-splitting fighting style focuses on attacking her enemies head-on. Daidouji typically fights weaponless, instead harnessing the power of her fists.  Name: Ayame Voice Actor: Kanae Itou Birthday: May 8th Weapon: Greaves & Gauntlets Measurements: 32-22-30 Description: A first-year student at Hanzo Academy, and the store clerk in Shinovi Versus and Estival Versus. Above all else her own desires take precedence as she's a very relaxed, "my pace" sort of girl. She idolizes Katsuragi to point of adopting her outfit, fighting style, and 'I want to harass you' appeal. She fights to kill her past self and move on with her life, which can come off as a very negative way to live. Her fighting style is martial arts while wielding red iron gauntlets and greaves.  Name: Hanzo Voice Actor: Kanehira Yamamoto (JP) / Bill Brooks (EN) Description: Asuka's grandfather and a master of the hidden arts that is known to all shinobi. He established a squad of operatives known as the Shinobi Unit in the First Division of the Cabinet's Secret Service yet has since retired to become a sushi chef. He is a generally friendly person and is very found of his granddaughter Asuka. He is also the provider of the futomaki that Asuka and friends are often seen eating which he prepares in his shop. To recognize his accomplishments and to motivate the students to follow his example, Hanzo National Academy was named after him. He is shown to be a lecherous old man who likes to hit on girls.  Name: Kiriya Voice Actor: Keiji Fujiwara (JP) / Philip Weber (EN) Birthday: May 5th Description: Kiriya is the shinobi class instructor at Hanzo Academy. Born to a long line of shinobi, it was decided at an early age that Kiriya would follow suit. Despite having an immense aptitude for the way of the shinobi, Kiriya grew disgusted with the way that shinobi had to risk their lives with each mission, and turned to the teaching department instead. He strives to build his students into full-fledged shinobi yet, due to tragic circumstances involving a former student, he tries not to interfere too much with his current shinobi-in-training. Kiriya believes in teaching his students everything he knows, while giving them the independence to be strong on their own. He is a taciturn and strict teacher, but this is because of his high expectations for his students. Homura's Crimson Squad   Name: Homura Voice Actor: Eri Kitamura (JP) / Monica Rial (EN) Birthday: January 3rd Weapon: Hexa Katana & Nodachi Guardian Spirit: Japanese Rat Snake Measurements: 34-2-33 Description: A former second-year student at Hebijo Academy. She aims to be the very best shinobi, and will do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. As the leader of the Crimson Squad, she has immense ability as well as strong leadership skills. While her voice may sound slightly masculine, her good manners show her true femininity. She is grateful to her friends and relentless toward her rivals, but respects and admires the strong regardless of their affiliation.  Name: Hikage Voice Actor: Ryoko Shiraishi (JP) / Kara Edwards (EN) Birthday: September 9th Weapon: Knife Guardian Spirit: Cobra Measurements: 33-22-33 Description: A former third-year student at Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy. She’s expressionless and largely wordless, to the point that nobody can ever quite tell what she’s thinking. She claims to have no emotions, but she’s surrounded by friends who are frank and upfront with their feelings, giving her an almost scientific curiosity about the very concept of human emotion. Her weapon of choice is the knife, which she wields with grace and aplomb. She's strong, but doesn't have much motivation to do anything. As such, she keeps avoiding Katsuragi's challenges.  .Name: Yomi Voice Actor: Ai Kayano (JP) / Trina Nishimura (EN) Birthday: February 10th Weapon: Greatsword, Wrist-Cannons & Bombs Guardian Spirit: Burrowing Ratsnake Measurements: 37-23-35 Description: A former second-year student at Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy. She grew up in the slums, and so grew both her longing to live in an affluent house and hatred of those privileged enough to be born into wealth in the first place. She has a special hatred for Ikagura for those exact reasons. She adopts an exaggerated fighting style by brandishing a sword longer than her entire body and also shooting a cannon. It's also worth mentioning that she LOVES bean sprouts!  Name: Haruka Voice Actor: Megumi Toyoguchi (JP) / Teri Rogers (EN) Birthday: July 20th Weapon: Chemicals & Puppets Guardian Spirit: Japanese Keelback Measurements: 39-22-35 Description: A former third-year student at Hebijo Academy. She’s a sadistic character who acts like the queen of the castle, and her favourite thing in the world is to tease the weak. Yet despite this, she cradles her juniors’ feelings and acts almost like a mother figure to them. This maternal instinct is probably the reason why she is fond of Hibari from Hanzo Academy. She uses chemical weapons and puppetry, concealing the inner workings of her strategies under her white coat.  Name: Mirai Voice Actor: Saori Goto (JP) / Lara Woodhull (EN) Birthday: December 28th Weapon: Gunbrella Guardian Spirit: Pit Viper Measurements: 25-18-23 Description: A former first-year student at Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy. While her graciousness in defeat may suggest a certain level of maturity, in truth she can be immature and disobedient. Her lack of maturity is best displayed in her hatred of being ignored. While it can sometimes be hard for her being surrounded by more mature shinobi, overall she is very happy to be a member of the Crimson squad and is dedicated to her friends. Her umbrella is a concealed firearm, and she hides other heavy weapons under her skirt. She has a fixation on Yagyuu, who was her very first opponent in combat. Mirai is also an active author of her own online blog novel, "Rapunzel the Shinobi", despite not actually owning a computer of her own and being forced to use the display models at a nearby electronics store. Gessen Girls' Academy   Name: Yumi Voice Actor: Yumi Hara Birthday: December 31st Weapon: Tessen Fans Guardian Spirit: Measurements: 36-22-33 Description: A third year and the leader at Gessen Girls' Academy. She's the granddaughter of Kurokage, the rival of legendary ninja Hanzo. As the "snow" in her name would suggest, she has a very calm and cool personality. She lost her parents when she was young, so Kurokage raised her alongside the other Gessen girls. Utilizing movements of the Noh Mai style of Japanese dancing, Yumi attacks using ice techniques that resemble those of a yuki-onna. Despite her stern demeanor and tragic past, Yumi has a very soft heart when it comes to her friends. She also a fixation with shedding her serious persona so that she may become more of a cute kind of girl, even to the point of speaking with a childish lisp. Yumi has also placed first in every character poll she's been in (a total of 4). She is still currently the most popular character in Senran Kagura.  Name: Shiki Voice Actor: Ayano Yamamoto Birthday: March 25th Weapon: Double-Bladed Scythe Guardian Spirit: Bat Measurements: 38-21-33 Description: A first-year student at Gessen Girls' Academy, Shiki speaks with a high-spirited valley girl accent and has a lot of friends outside of her shinobi team. Despite her appearance and somewhat lazy personality, she's someone her classmates can always count on during training. Being the most modernized and fashionable member of the Gessen, Shiki is a constant source of information when the other girls are having trouble with their non-shinobi issues. She wields a large double-bladed scythe that's bigger than her body, and fights while spinning it dramatically amongst a small army of bats that spill forth from her magic hat.  Name: Yozakura Voice Actor: Kaori Ishihara Birthday: April 5th Weapon: Pilebunker Gauntlets Guardian Spirit: Wild Boar Measurements: 35-21-32 Description: A second-year at Gessen Girls Academy. She has a very serious demeanor and isn't very good at understanding jokes. She doesn't approve of twisted things, nor things that get out of hand. When she comes across either of these two things her native country accent unintentionally comes out. On both hands she wields special gauntlets that change size and cover her hands and wrist. Heavy blows are her specialty as her gauntlets use special pilebunkers to greatly enhance her punching power and fire energy blasts. Yozakura is the oldest of 12 brothers and sisters and substituted as a mother figure when her mother was killed during a mission as a shinobi. After her father's death a year later, however, Yozakura was forcefully separated from her relatives. After escaping, she met was approached by Kurokage whom told her, "I'll give you the strength to protect what is important to you." She accepted his offer with the condition that she gets to reunite with her brothers and sisters again.  Name: Murakumo Voice Actor: Hisako Kanemoto Birthday: October 8th Weapon: Cleaver & Spear Guardian Spirit: Wolf Measurements: 37-23-33 Description: A third-year at Gessen Girls' Academy and daughter of the Tairo Corporation CEO. Due to her shy personality, she wears a mask to hide her face at all times. When she wears the mask, she becomes very stern and even bloodthirsty. When her mask is removed however, because of her introverted personality and shy nature, she quickly becomes very nervous and speaks extremely fast. In such an event, she will use anything to hide her face. Even garbage bags. Her weapons are a large cleaver and spear. Swinging the cleaver downwards very quickly results in an extremely heavy blow. She also has the ability to summon her pet wolf, Daigoro, along with other wolves, in her ninja arts.  Name: Minori Voice Actor: Hiromi Igarashi Birthday: February 14th Weapon: Magic Bucket & Frying Pan Guardian Spirit: Hamster Measurements: 34-20-30 Description: A first year at Gessen Girls' Academy who is extremely immature despite her age. She loves to play around and enjoy herself while acting like a simple-minded child. Yozakura diligently tries to discipline and teach her manners yet these instances usually result in Yozakura simply cleaning up after Minori. Using a bucket and frying pan as weapons, Minori's attacks are tricky as if she's trying to use magic but can be very devastating to an unsuspecting target. Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy   Name: Miyabi Voice Actor: Hiromi Hirata Birthday: August 15th Weapon: Cursed Seven-Branch Sword Guardian Spirit: Crow & Serpent Measurements: 35-22-34 Description: A third-year student and the leader of the New Hebijo, Miyabi is a member of the earlier generation of Hebijo ninja before Homura's. She's a little older than the other girls, can produce black flames, and has one black wing. She lost her abilities and memory after an accident during a mission, but is currently working with Imu and the other New Hebijo girls to reconstruct the academy and restore its honor. Placing the fault of Hebijo's downfall on the shoulders of Homura and the Crimson Squad, Miyabi seeks to draw the former Hebijo elite out of hiding and make them pay for their failure.  Name: Imu Voice Actor: Chiwa Saito Birthday: June 9th Weapon: Shaolin Bo Staff Guardian Spirit: Fox Measurements: 35-24-32 Description: A third-year student, as well as Miyabi's childhood friend and Murasaki's older sister. She was hospitalized for one year following the same incident that afflicted Miyabi, after which she retired from the shinobi life to support her best friend's recovery. Since everything she does is for Miyabi, Imu is working together with her to reconstruct the fallen Hebijo Academy. Due to a past incident, her relationship with Murasaki had been strained out of jealousy. With her shaolin staff, she focuses on electricity based ninja arts, fast paced combat, and paralyzing anyone that tries to stand in her way. She can increase the size of her staff and conjure fox spirits from it as well.  Name: Murasaki Voice Actor: Sayuri Yahagi Birthday: October 26th Weapon: Fuuma Shuriken Guardian Spirit: Bear Measurements: 41-23-35 Description: A second-year student and Imu's younger sister, Murasaki is very anti social and spends most of her time in her room playing with her stuffed bear plushy, Bebeby. She is known as the first truant in Hebijo's history because of her introverted nature. She never attends at school, is very fragile, and seems to scare quite easily. Due to an incident in the past, her relationship with her sister had been increasingly strained as well. Despite her timid nature, she possesses a dark power called the "Root of Calamity" that gives her a frightening amount of dark energy whenever she feels threatened or angered. She also has the ability sense someone's intentions by smelling them. Murasaki currently has the largest breast out of all the girls in the series.  Name: Ryouna Voice Actor: Mako Sakurai Birthday: January 19th Weapon: Quad-Handgun Guardian Spirit: Pig Measurements: 39-22-35 Description: A first-year at Hebijo, Ryouna is Ryoubi’s older twin sister. She enjoys being chastised and scolded, loves showing off her body, and is a giant masochist. She has a freestyle shooting posture that mimics a ballerina as to be both elegant and provocative. Like her sister, she has hetero-chromatic eyes, with one green eye and one blue eye. She has a fond of dressing up as a winged princess which shows off her remarkably curvy figure and speaks in a squeaky, high-pitched voice. Despite her normal chipper and playful demeanor, Ryouna is quick to turn to bloodshed on anyone that she won't hurt her the way that she wants. Similarly, she becomes increasingly sinister whenever someone brings up the subject of her older sister, Ryouki. Her name is a play on the term "ryona" which is the fetish of having a girl being physically abused and beaten up or worse.  Name: Ryoubi Voice Actor: Yoko Hikasa Birthday: January 19th Weapon: Musket Guardian Spirit: Deer Measurements: 27/37-22-35 Description: A first-year at Hebijo and a transfer student from Gessen. Ryoubi is Ryouna's twin sister and the younger of the two. She has a complex about her breasts and is the polar opposite of Ryouna, being a giant sadist that is motivated to hurt people, especially Ryouna. She is shown to have a sensitive nature when other people mention her older sister Ryouki, to which she reacts quite violently. Despite her sadistic nature, she has been shown to display compassion towards those she hurts, and with deep regret. While she is normally smaller in the chest, Ryoubi's bust increases substantially when she transforms. Her self-justifying explanation is that it is a sign of her increased ninja power. Ryoubi originally enrolled at Gessen Girls' Academy with Ryouna after their older sister's death. However, after hearing the cause of their sister's demise, they defected from Gessen and enrolled at Hebijo Academy.  Name: Suzune / Rin Voice Actor: Suzuko Mimori (JP) / Lydia Mackay (EN) Birthday: September 30th Weapon: Fuuma Shuriken Guardian Spirit: Hawk Measurements: 38-22-35 Description: Also known as Rin, Suzune is a teacher at Hebijo Academy. She is always cool, and her abilities are top class. While she is strict with her students, they respect her because of it. Once upon a time she was once a student at Hanzo Academy where she dreamed of becoming a Super Ninja. Her fierce rivalry with Daidouji stems from these times. Rin brandishes a Fuuma Shuriken in battle, and she wields the four-bladed weapon with extreme skill and dexterity. Suzune focuses mostly on speed, being the fastest character in the entire series. Though she's not much of a heavy hitter, her dashing speed is unmatched and Breach Art can practically teleport her across the battlefield. You don't wan't to misbehave around her!  Name: Dogen Voice Actor: Tomoyuki Terai (JP) / Phil Parsons (EN) Description: One of the investors behind Hebijo Academy, Dogen is secretly hell-bent on raining terror across all of Japan. He has the grounding of a shinobi warrior and has mastered the art of manipulation. Driven by his lust for power, he aims to resurrect ancient demons to do his bidding. Miscellaneous Characters  Name: Sayuri / Jasmine Voice Actor: Reiko Suzuki (Sayuri) & Rie Tanaka (Jasmine) Birthday: January 1st Weapon: Giant Pipe Guardian Spirit: Elephant Measurements: 30-24-27 / 35-21-36 Description: The wife of the eponymous Hanzo Academy’s founder and Asuka’s grandmother. Strong enough to put even Hanzo in his place, Sayuri is a tremendously powerful woman who still has a soft spot for her granddaughter. Lately, she’s been traveling around the country alongside the Mikagura sisters as a priestess for the festival. She was also once the target of Kurokage’s affections, over which Hanzo routinely fought him over years and years ago. Sayuri is referred to by Hanzo as the one of the only people he genuinely fears. Her shinobi transformation allows her to take a younger form in which she is called Jasmine. She fights using a giant pipe that she swings like a club.  Name: Ryouki Voice Actor: Kikuko Inoue Birthday: July 26th (Actually Date of Death) Weapon: Shotgun, Shield & Coffin Measurements: 37-21-35 Description: Ryoubi and Ryouna’s older sister. She died in a past battle against the youma, however has been revived in the wake of the “Kagura Thousand-Year Festival" by Sayuri. In addition to her shotgun and shield combo, she also uses her coffin as a weapon during her shinobi transformation. During this time, she wields her coffin like a massive club but it also transforms to double as a Gatling gun and missile launcher. Since she hasn't been completely brought back to life per se, she derives much pleasure from hearing Buddhist sutras being told.  Name: Renka Voice Actor: Minami Tsuda Birthday: July 20th Weapon: Dual Bachi Measurements: 37-23-32 Description: The eldest daughter of the three Mikagura sisters. She has the spirit of a true Tokyoite. While sometimes strong-minded, her sex appeal remains prominent. She dislikes effeminate and cutesy things. If there’s a commotion somewhere, she’s prone to butting in and raising her own brand of hell. No matter how tense a situation gets, though, she has a sense of humor about her and uses her laughter to break across to the other side.  Name: Hanabi Voice Actor: Sora Tokui Birthday: October 10th Weapon: Giant Hammer & Fireworks Measurements: 38-22-33 Description: The middle child among the Mikagura sisters, Hanabi is an energetic and athletic girl. She’s not one for subtlety in her thinking, only able to think in a straightforward manner. Asking her any tough questions just might end up making her literally blow up. When it’s all said and done, while she’s not the sharpest tool in the shed, she’s nonetheless self-aware of her actions and feels bad when she does something wrong. She also happens to be well versed in all things pertaining to gunpowder. As for her weapons, she uses a gigantic hammer and the explosive fireworks that are her namesake.  Name: Kafuru Voice Actor: Shiori Izawa Birthday: May 5th Weapon: Dual Water Pistols Guardian Spirit: Dolphin Measurements: 28-20-24 Description: Kafuru is the youngest of the Mikagura sisters. A girl with a selfish and calculating streak, she often speaks to others in a condescending manner, riling them up. Whether it’s through her fluent use of internet slang or clever use of baby talk, her mockery knows no bounds. That being said, she knows better than to try and adopt those same manners with her sisters, though she is known to tease Hanabi from time to time. She has a chest that’s neither big nor particularly small. With her ability to use water to her advantage, Kafuru can annihilate a wide area foes. She can even summon her dolphin up in some of her ninja arts.  Name: Naraku Voice Actor: Yuko Kaida Birthday: May 15th Weapon: Feet Flails Guardian Spirit: N/A Measurements: 36-22-32 Description: Naraku appeared in the Old Capital together with Kagura. Asuka and the other Hanzo Academy students rescued them both from monsters. She is Kagura's one and only guardian, and she follows the young girl's commands. Her weapons are two iron balls attached to her feet. She has the power to control their size, and uses this ability to devastating effect.  Name: Kagura Voice Actor: Yuki Matsuoka Description: A young girl who shares a name with the most elite and secret shinobi rank. On the run from monsters, she ran into the vacationing Hanzo Academy students, who decided to help her. While she looks and sounds like a child, the things she talks about are not childish at all. Her young age means that she has no combat skills whatsoever, and it's down to her companion Naraku to offer her protection.  Name: Murasame Voice Actor: Hiroki Yasumoto (JP) / Scott Freeman (EN) Birthday: June 6th Weapon: Kusarigama Description: Murasame is the son of the Houou family and Ikaruga is his adopted sister. He failed to become the heir of his family's legacy due to a perceived lack of shinobi skills - something his sister has in abundance. He wishes that the two of them could put their differences aside, but every time they are together they seem to argue. He's a fourth year at a prestigious economic university where he proves himself to be an excellent businessman. His weapon of choice is a chain-sickle and, since he won 6th place in a weapon proficiency championship, it has not left his side. RanKizama fucked around with this message at 13:53 on Feb 20, 2017 |
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I'm halfway through Shinovi Versus, I don't like it as much as the other two games I played but it's ok. 
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I've only played Bon Appetit, and it was bad. I won't trust anyone who can't microwave rice to fight. I hope this thread means Derek TseTseFly will stop posting in the Vita thread every time Tit Master Takaki speaks.
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:I hope this thread means Derek TseTseFly will stop posting in the Vita thread every time Tit Master Takaki speaks.
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:I've only played Bon Appetit, and it was bad. I won't trust anyone who can't microwave rice to fight. gently caress off
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So in Burst the story for Hanzo contradicted Hebijo's plot at several points, is one version of events canon, or does it not matter because boobs? This also seems to happen in Shinovi Versus.
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Cog05 posted:So in Burst the story for Hanzo contradicted Hebijo's plot at several points, is one version of events canon, or does it not matter because boobs? This also seems to happen in Shinovi Versus. I don't recall any of these instances off hand. Can you pinpoint them out for me or at least let me know what chapters they're in?
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RanKizama posted:I don't recall any of these instances off hand. Can you pinpoint them out for me or at least let me know what chapters they're in? I think it was just part with the final showdown at Hebijo, the Hanzo students have to storm the castle in their story, but in Hebijo's perspective the Hanzo students are occupying the castle and they have to take it back. Edit: Oh and in Shinovi Versus, the Gessen girl's grandfather is alive in the Hanzo arc, but dead in Gessen's arc. Goblin Queen fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Cog05 posted:So in Burst the story for Hanzo contradicted Hebijo's plot at several points, is one version of events canon, or does it not matter because boobs? This also seems to happen in Shinovi Versus. Whenever they make a game to play from the evil point of view, there have to be contradictions or else it wouldn't be too fun of a game getting beat. IIRC there were a lot of battles Hebijo characters would win, only to have the Hanzo girl get away or power up in a cutscene where they win. I would probably say that the Hanzo version of events would be the proper one, but Hebijo shows what was happening in the other school. It's worse in Shinovi Versus. Each one actually has the other side losing so in some cases the Hanzo, Gessen, and Crimson Squad girls are all dead. I'd stick with the Hanzo or Gessen version of events, seeing as they're all alive in the follow up.
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I just saw it like fighting game canon, everything's a bit fuzzy and that's ok.
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Cog05 posted:I think it was just part with the final showdown at Hebijo, the Hanzo students have to storm the castle in their story, but in Hebijo's perspective the Hanzo students are occupying the castle and they have to take it back.
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*no bouncy female ninjas were harmed in the making of these games
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elf help book posted:I'm halfway through Shinovi Versus, I don't like it as much as the other two games I played but it's ok. She is dead, right?
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Jarogue posted:She is dead, right? No!
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Dehry posted:Whenever they make a game to play from the evil point of view, there have to be contradictions or else it wouldn't be too fun of a game getting beat. IIRC there were a lot of battles Hebijo characters would win, only to have the Hanzo girl get away or power up in a cutscene where they win. I would probably say that the Hanzo version of events would be the proper one, but Hebijo shows what was happening in the other school. Yeah that makes sense, I was just wondering if they had stated at some point, "If there two versions of events, assume Hanzo's actually happened". Like how Ryu always ends up officially winning the Street Fighter tournaments. RanKizama posted:Well remember, it's the perspective. The Hanzo girls' story sees the prep and the actual attack. The Hebijo girls, being the upper classmen, aren't aware of the attack until the Hanzo are already there. So, by that point, the Hanzo are already occupying the school. Goblin Queen fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Jarogue posted:She is dead, right? Kinda of. Anime.
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Senran kagura and all other anime titty games are awesome.
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Why does Takaki-san insist on depicting small breasted women as jealous harpies?
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Cog05 posted:Oh and in Shinovi Versus, the Gessen girl's grandfather is alive in the Hanzo arc, but dead in Gessen's arc. LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:Why does Takaki-san insist on depicting small breasted women as jealous harpies? RanKizama fucked around with this message at 04:14 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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RanKizama posted:Nah man, bags taped together. Not one big bag. It's science. I meant from her
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I'm glad the Senran Kagura thread is back. I've only played the first game and it had a horrendous framerate, but was still p fun. Maybe one day I will play the others.
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Finally! Kizama, let's make this thread even better than the last one  Dehry posted:Whenever they make a game to play from the evil point of view, there have to be contradictions or else it wouldn't be too fun of a game getting beat. IIRC there were a lot of battles Hebijo characters would win, only to have the Hanzo girl get away or power up in a cutscene where they win. I would probably say that the Hanzo version of events would be the proper one, but Hebijo shows what was happening in the other school. Cog05 posted:I think it was just part with the final showdown at Hebijo, the Hanzo students have to storm the castle in their story, but in Hebijo's perspective the Hanzo students are occupying the castle and they have to take it back. Indeed, every story contradicts the others at different degrees. Takaki chose to solve this conundrum by taking a page out of Neptunia's playbook and making canon the multiverse on Senran Kagura. Regardless, Burst's story is the starting point for the franchise. Every game after it reference Burst's events one way or another, currently there are two canons to speak of: the Versus series and the Main/3DS series. Gessen is the protagonist faction of the Versus series and thus their stories are the ones molding the plot while Hanzo and Crimson are the protagonists of the main series. Versus is a more lighthearted and silly story while the Main series is akin to a traditional shonen story.
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Beef Chief posted:I'm glad the Senran Kagura thread is back. I've only played the first game and it had a horrendous framerate, but was still p fun. Maybe one day I will play the others.
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Jarogue posted:I meant from her Never enough sprouts. 
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Schubalts posted:Never enough sprouts. Sprout sweets do not sound very appetizing, to be honest.
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RanKizama posted:Burst did suffer from some bad framerate drops. Deep Crimson fixed a lot of those issues for the 3DS though and the Vita/PS4 games all run pretty solid. Good to know, maybe I will get Estival Versus when it comes out
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chumbler posted:Sprout sweets do not sound very appetizing, to be honest. Guess you'll never have happiness sprout inside of you, then.
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So what gameplay improvements does Estival get over Shinovi versus? Edit: Specifically, the 'refined mechanics' part from the OP.
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The Taint Reaper posted:I really hate how this game has no fatalities. Yeah, about that... quote:Takaki: So, for the first part. The ‘Puru Puru Finish’ is kind of like a Mortal Kombat Fatality, depending on what kind of move you do, you get to execute them in a different way. They have a lot of destruction within the background and the environment. Of course we didn’t copy it, we had to see how it would work within Senran Kagura, we had to put it through a few revisions then refine it to make it work. So there’s always hints of ideas in Western games, but it’s just culturally growing up in a different environment.
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chumbler posted:Sprout sweets do not sound very appetizing, to be honest.
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You can't rip out their spines or take selfies with their corpses. That's not a fatality, that's what we call garbage.
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Finally! Kizama, let's make this thread even better than the last one Pureauthor posted:So what gameplay improvements does Estival get over Shinovi versus? The best way to describe it is a polished and updated version of the Shinovi Versus formula.
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Pureauthor posted:So what gameplay improvements does Estival get over Shinovi versus? Not a lot to be honest. On a technical level Estival and Versus are the same game, with the biggest change being that the girls can run up the walls on Estival. What they did was to rebalance the characters, add throwable items and the aforementioned Puru Puru finishes.
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Oh yeah, I forgot all about the bombs and wall-running.
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chumbler posted:Sprout sweets do not sound very appetizing, to be honest. Depending on what sprout you're talking about, you're missing out. Healthy + sweet is doable.
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