Senran Kagura
| Senran Kagura | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 閃 乱 カ グ ラ |
| transcription | Senran Kagura |
| genre | Action, etchi , comedy |
| Computer / video game | |
| title | Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shin'ei |
| Original title | 閃 乱 カ グ ラ - 少女 達 の 真 影 - |
| Studio | Tamsoft |
| Publisher | Marvelous |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
September 22, 2011 |
| platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| Game mode | Single player |
| language | Japanese |
| Manga | |
| title | Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shin'ei |
| Original title | 閃 乱 カ グ ラ - 少女 達 の 真 影 - |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Amami Takatsume |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| magazine | Gekkan Comic Alive |
| First publication | August 27, 2011 - ... |
| expenditure | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| title | Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash! |
| Original title | 閃 乱 カ グ ラ |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2013 |
| Studio | Artland |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Takashi Watanabe |
| music | Ruka Kawada |
| First broadcast | January 6, 2013 on AT-X , Nippon BS , Chiba TV , Sun Television , Tokyo MX , Aichi Television Broadcasting |
Senran Kagura ( Japanese 閃 乱 カ グ ラ ) is a game franchise from the developer Tamsoft , for which eight games have been released in Japan since 2011. Several manga and an anime series appeared for the franchise . The action and fighting games with Etchi elements are about the battles of the students of a modern ninja academy.
content
The games are always about the students of the Hanzō Academy ( 国立 半 蔵 学院 ). This ninja school was set up by the Japanese government to train fighters who can be used against the ninjas by organizations or individual politicians. The academy only accepts candidates with impeccable conduct.
Opposite this group are the students of the Hiritsu Hebi Joshi Gakuen ( 秘 立 蛇 女子 学園 ), a school that accepts everyone, regardless of their behavior. Accordingly, the school has a bad reputation. Another opponent is the Crimson Squad ( 焔 紅蓮 隊 , Homura Guren-tai), a ninja group that has split off from the Hebi Joshi Gakuen.
Game mechanics
The games of the main series are Beat 'em up , in which the player fights with the young ninja girls of the Hanzo Academy against the respective opponents of the game. The first games were side-scrollers , later 3D side-scrollers. In between there are narrative elements similar to a visual novel . In the course of the game, the player's character acquires new skills and levels up. Also, in the younger titles, it became possible for the player to customize the girls' clothes and looks to suit their own preferences.
Senran Kagura falls out of the mechanics of the series : Bon Appétit! out. In the rhythm game, the player is supposed to lead the characters of the series successfully through a cooking competition. In Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is third-person shooter , will be performed in which one of the characters through a water gun battle on the beach.
Game publications
Since 2011, developer Tamsoft has created eight games in the franchise, whose concept comes from Kenichirō Takaki . The publisher in Japan has always been Marvelous . The core of the franchise are the beat 'em up games released for Nintendo 3DS. In April 2017, Marvelous founded the subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games, whose main task is to continue marketing the Senran Kagur series.
- 2011: Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shin'ei ( 閃 乱 カ グ ラ - 少女 達 の 真 影 - , internationally also Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows ), Beat 'em up - side scroller for Nintendo 3DS
- 2012: Senran Kagura Burst: Guren no Shōjo-tachi ( 閃 乱 カ グ ラ Burst - 紅蓮 の 少女 達 - , internationally also Senran Kagura Burst ), Beat 'em up side scroller for Nintendo 3DS
- 2013: Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Shōjo-tachi no Shōmei ( 閃 乱 カ グ ラ SHINOVI VERSUS - 少女 達 の 証明 - ), Beat 'em up for PlayStation Vita
- 2013: Senran Kagura: New Wave , card fighting game for Android and iOS
- 2014: Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson , Beat 'em up - Side-Scroller for Nintendo 3DS
- 2014: Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit! , Rhythm game for PlayStation Vita and Windows
- 2015: Senran Kagura: Estival Versus , for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita
- 2017: Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash , third-person shooter for PlayStation 4
- 2018: Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash , third-person shooter for PC on Steam
Manga
Five manga series appeared in Japan on the game franchise:
- Senran Kagura Spark! , 2011–2012 in Famitsu Comic Clear magazine at Enterbrain
- Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shinei , since 2011 in Gekkan Comic Alive at Media Factory
- Senran Kagura: Guren no Uroboros , 2011–2013 in Comic Rex magazine at Ichijinsha
- Senran Kagura: Senshi Bankō no Haruka , 2012–2013 in Famitsu Comic Clear magazine at Enterbrain
- Senran Enji Kyonyū-gumi , 2012–2013 in Famitsu Comic Clear magazine at Enterbrain
The second, ongoing series Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shinei was also published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment and in Chinese by Sharp Point Press .
Anime
In 2013 Studio Artland created a 12-part anime adaptation of the game series. The lead author was Takao Yoshioka and the director was Takashi Watanabe . The artistic direction was Shinji Kawaai and the character design was created by Takafumi Torii . The series was shown in Japan from January 6 to March 24, 2013 on AT-X , Nippon BS , Chiba TV , Sun Television , Tokyo MX and Aichi Television Broadcasting . Dubbed versions appeared in English, Spanish and Chinese, among others. A German version was released in 2015 by Kazé Germany on DVD and Blu-ray.
In 2015, an anime adaptation based on the game Senran Kagura: Estival Versus followed in the form of the original video animation Senran Kagura: Estival Versus - Mizugidarake no Zen'yasai - ( 閃 乱 カ グ ラ ESTIVAL VERSUS - 水 着 だ ら け の 前夜 祭 - ). The 30-minute film was directed by Shigeru Ueda at Hoods Entertainment . The script was written by Yukinori Kitajima , the character design was created by Shoko Takimoto and Takafumi Torii, and the artistic directors were Tsuyoshi Fukumoto and Yuka Kawamoto . The anime was released on DVD on March 24, 2015, and was shown on Japanese television on March 29.
synchronization
The German dubbed version was made by TV + Synchron .
| role | Seiyū (voice actor) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Ikaruga | Asami Imai | Ute Noack |
| Asuka | Hitomi Harada | Katie Pflegehar |
| Yagyuu | Kaori Mizuhashi | Annina Braunmiller |
| Katsuragi | Yu Kobayashi | Maria Hönig |
| Hibari | Yuka Iguchi | Jodie Blank |
| Kiriya | Keiji Fujiwara | Thomas Schmuckert |
| Hanzou | Kanehira Yamamoto | Reinhard Scheunemann |
| teller | Koutarou Fujimoto | Thomas Müller |
music
The soundtrack of the series as well as the OVA were composed by Ruka Kawada . The opening credits are underlaid with Break your world by Sayaka Sasaki . The following songs were used for the end credits:
- Fighting Dreamer by Hitomi Harada, Asami Imai, Yuu Kobayashi, Kaori Mizuhashi, and Yuka Iguchi
- Yamiyo wa Otome wo Hana ni Suru by Eri Kitamura, Ai Kayano, Ryoko Shiraishi, Saori Goto, and Megumi Toyoguchi
- Shissouron by Hitomi Harada
reception
All the games in the series together sold around 1.65 million times worldwide by 2017. The second part of the series, Senran Kagura Burst, sold over 100,000 copies in 37 weeks after its first release in Japan.
On the occasion of the German release of the anime, Animania wrote that the series was only for friends of female fan service and should be avoided by those who “can't do anything with squeaky balloon breasts, penetratingly displayed underwear and ambiguous puns.” The good one is praised technical implementation and the successful German dubbing and subtitle version.
Web links
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- Manga and Anime on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tony Ponce: Info dump for Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus on PS Vita . October 28, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ Marvelous Establishes Company With Focus on Senran Kagura. Anime News Network, April 21, 2017, accessed November 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Anime on Anime News Network (English)
- ↑ a b Animania 4/2014, p. 24.
- ↑ Senran Kagura series worldwide sales top 1.65 million - Gematsu . In: Gematsu . August 13, 2017 ( gematsu.com [accessed November 12, 2017]).
- ↑ Senran Kagura Burst 3DS Game Sells 100,000+ Copies. Anime News Network, May 31, 2013, accessed November 12, 2017 .