Breast size and sexulization are not necessarily the problem. But still, this kind of “Obviously companies are scared of sex!” thing isn’t quite accurate and that should be known. Luckily, in comparison to the Vita game, Burst is small potatoes. And that’s probably the right and natural reaction. I like the characters, I like the art, and for me it’s a hilarious parody, but not every mother and father is going to look at a title like this and see  the characters- they’re going to see 15-year-olds almost naked outside of hairy dildos and band-aid pasties. And this is coming from someone that likes the franchise! Are the games fun? Don’t know about Burst since I don’t own a Japanese 3DS, but I had a blast playing Versus.
#Way of the samurai 4 dona dona series#
It may sound defensive, coming from my position, but please take it as me trying to explain more beyond this article: there is nothing prudish about being hesitant from both a business and moral perspective about a series like this. You can’t compare Senran Kagura’s sexualization to say, the sex portions of God of War. I don’t think anyone realizes how powerful of a force they can be when they think something panders to the wrong crowd. Senran Kagura is made for adult audiences (which kind of sort of makes the sexualization of super young women even worse), but when things become scary, it becomes scary because of parents.
Not that either outfit matters, they get reduced to band-aid pasties and panties in no time.ĮSRB was created so that parents could judge the content of what their child is playing. Like, damn, have you seen Shiki’s costume? It’s like an S&M Grim Reaper! And Minori manages to fetishize to big breasts and age-play at the same time. No, not all characters are 15— In Shinovi Versus for example, a few are 18-year-olds and even a few in their twenties— but those 15-17 year-olds getting the same extreme exposure, no matter how developed their bodies are, is super scary for a publisher. It’s not new, and it wasn’t in light of Dragon’s Crown (in fact, I’m all for the Dragon’s Crown design, and most employee reactions range from “Those boobs look silly when they move†to “Whateverâ€). And, unlike what this article claims, that’s always been a concern with Senran Kagura. This all doesn’t mean it’s suddenly rainbows.Īs a company, we’re not scared of sexualization we’re scared of the sexualization of 15-year-olds as a focal point, which is a valid concern to have. I’d probably become a giddy mess if I met the guy since I’m a fan. I love how blatantly honest and upfront Takaki-san, the game’s Producer, is about his intentions and find it refreshing. I liked it enough to watch the anime, I’m going to buy the manga when it comes out in English, and I pre-ordered Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus’ Limited Edition and played the game (gotta love region-free!). I’m an XSEED employee who really likes Senran Kagura. It’s not like they can just say every girl is eighteen and call it a day, right?  Many of their points are extremely valid, especially with those consider the ages of characters in the Senran Kagura universe. This long editorial was in response to an article on The Wired Fish Network regarding XSeeD being interested in localizing the series but deciding not to based upon ‘cultural differences’. Games with sexuality are really nothing new to the industry, but they always seem to spark controversy from the mass media even when the addition of sexual content helps to advance the story, rather than just the main character looking for a good time (case in point: Kratos, the God of War).īelow is a direct copy of one such XSeeD employee’s stance on the matter posted on their tumblr. Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus for the Vita sadly falls into this category in more ways than one.
As fans can expect, this decision is largely because of not only the hypersexuality of the ladies portrayed in these games, but also their legal age. XSeeD (whose logo looks like a Japanese vibrator on a completely unrelated note), has so far made no announcements of wishing to bring the Japanese jiggly ninja action series to the West, either through the action game for 3DS or the Dynasty Warriors-esque slasher for Vita.
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