Kotaku: ikkitousen

Endless Uniform Ravaging!!

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:00:00 MDT

A new Ikki Tousen brawler is coming to the PSP. Dubbed Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact, the game picks where the prequel, Great Guardians, left off. New screens of the game's "costume destruction" have been release.

New characters include high school sophomore Chinkyu and tough girl Ato. Well, they're all tough, so it's relative!

Xross Impact will be out next spring in Japan.

『一騎当千クロスインパクト』どこまで破れ、どこまで揺れる？ [ファミ通.com]

No Shredded Clothes, No Game

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:00:00 MDT

Battle damage brawler Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon is known just for that: battle damage. And since it's girls in sailor suits and maid outfits, damage comes in the form of shredded clothing.

Known as Battle Vixens in the West, Ikki Tousen is also a manga and animated series. The above image is taken from the anime's third season, Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians.

Publisher Valcon Games was was planning on bringing PS2 game Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon to the West, but those plans are in a holding pattern. Blame a "Mature" rating from the ESRB, which pumped out this description:

All the female characters are dressed in short skirts or skirts with a high slit. The game features frequent depictions of panties, cleavage, and exaggerated breast jiggle. A special attack move allows some characters to rip opponents' clothes to shreds – exposing even more of the female anatomy (legs, breasts, partial buttocks).

And that right there, that dreaded "M" rating seems to have sealed the game's fate in the West. Colin Goron, Co-founder of Valcon Games, put it best: "We could remove all the stuff that makes it an M-rated game, but then we don't think the customers would be very happy buying an Ikki Tousen game without all the shredded clothing." Talk about knowing your audience.

Would You Buy An Ikki Tousen Game If It Cut Shredded Clothing? [Siliconera]

2 Girls, 1 Cup (And A Witty Japanese Pun)

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:00:00 MDT

Not only is pantsu flashing fighter Ikkitousen hitting the PSP, but it's also rolling out the limited edition goods! Ikkitousen is inspired on Chinese epic Romance of Three Kingdoms and is set against a backdrop of warring high school students. The PSP version, called Ikkitousen Eloquent Fist, is getting a figure set that features Hakufu and Hakufu's flirty, booze drinkin' mom Goei. While Westerners will be quick to see the (unintentional?) 2-girls-1-cup joke, the actual Japanese joke is a pun and has quite a different meaning! This is an "oyako donburi figure" set: "Oyakodon" literally means "parent-and-child donburi" and refers to a dish that consists of egg, chicken and rice. And "Donburi" is a "rice bowl dish." Geddit? HILARIOUS.

Hit the jump for another pic of this limited edition oyako don figure set.

Ikkitousen LE Goods [MMV via Insert Credit]

PSP Pantsu Flashing Fighter Trailer

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:30:00 MDT

Punching! Pants! Chests! Here's the trailer for fan service PSP game Ikkitousen Eloquent Fist. "Eloquent" is a word play on "ero-quent" with "ero" short for erotic. So clever.

Note: the trailer isn't exactly work safe.

PSP High Kicking Japanese Schoolgirl Game

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:00 MDT

Fan service manga/anime Ikkitousen is getting a scrolling action PSP version! Featuring a bevy of gals in short skirts kicking ass, Ikkitousen is inspired on Chinese epic Romance of Three Kingdoms and is set against a backdrop of warring high school students. Based on the upcoming third season of the anime and dubbed Ikkitousen - Great Guardians, the PSP game features hand-to-hand combat, high kicks and pantsu. Lots and lots of pantsu. Oh, there's costume battle damage, too that looks way riskier than what battle damage Soul Calibur IV is punching out. The PSP game will be out this October. Until then, click through the NSFW gallery below.

Ikkitousen Great Guardians [Famitsu]