Kotaku: iroha

Iroha Ravaged

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:28 MDT

Revealing! Taken advantage of! SNK has licensed out Samurai Spirits character Iroha for the Queen's Gate art books. Titled On wo Kaseu Mono Iroha (Debt Replaying Iroha), the book is fully licensed by SNK and illustrated by Tasuku Iizuki. Queen's Gate is a spin-off of Queen's Blade, which is a Lost Worlds style "combat picture book game." Though, Queen's Blade is so MAXIMUM RISKY. Don't believe us? Of course not! Not safe for work pics after the jump.

Iroha Book NSFW [Akiba Blog]

SNK's Iroha, Worn Out And Tired

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:00:21 MDT

They may flash empty-headed smiles, but fan service characters have it hard. Take SNK's Iroha from Samurai Spirits. Don't let her curves fool you, she's actually a crane who's morphed into an obedient maid. With a back-story like that, the character is bound to have pathos. This new Iroha PVC statue captures her worn, exhausted look. Just look at those bags! No, not those — the ones under her eyes. Sure, the figurine is ugly, but that's what makes it so great. This is a woman who's worked. Poignant, really. Brian Ashcraft

Pre-Order Here, 18 Percent Off [AmiAmi via Heisei Democracy]

DS Figurines For Adults

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:40:16 MDT

We've opened up the naughty SNK figurine flood gates! Earlier McWhertor posted this Mai sculpt, and I now I bring you Tsunami from upcoming DS title Denshi Maid Techou: Koi no Iroha. In the game, players raise Iroha, the thong-wearing maid character from Samurai Spirits. She manages your schedule, and thus, the game also doubles as scheduling software. Those SNK people sure are clever! This 16cm figurine goes on sale in Japan this July and books at around US $35. Not sure when the actual game goes on sale, so I'll just wait patiently for the nerd riots. Brian Ashcraft

DS Figurine [Ami Ami]