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more about #saturn Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): Can We Have A Revoltech Figure of Segata Sanshiro now please? more » Atheist Jew: I MUST HAVE THIS! more » Gein07: Is it just me, or does Segata Sanshiro have the Crimson Tide theme as his theme music? more » jobocan: Whoa, a Segata Sanshiro figure, awesome. Took a while for them to make it... Guess it was tough putting that much manliness in a figurine. more » Benguin: Ah, I love Segata Sanshiro. Those commercials are hilarious. more » koldkalamity: Sega Saturn. Ahh, the memories. more » JoeIto: I would die for Sanshiro...SEGA commercials were and still are the best videogame advertising ever. I wish this add campaign was in America. Plus the... more » D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: Is he based on Kenshiro? more » Witzbold: Man I remember these! Quite possibly the most epic commercials ever! more » Lucas311: Now I finally have something I want for Christmas! Sega Saturn gone, but Segata San is forever Hero! more » legendnthemaking: I'm so glad I have my Sega Saturn. The Japanese version is one of the most underrated systems of all time. From Arcade shooters to RPG's to fighters l... more » Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Now that is just plain majestic. *kneels before the King* more » Blastarr: Hiroshi Fujioka is a god damn Pimp! Not only was he the Original Kamen Rider back in 1971, but he is also a signer, actor and a practitioner of Judo,... more » Shiryu: SEGASAAAAATA SHIRO! *manly tear* more » heretrix: Best company mascot....EVER. more » denki: Interesting how someone who "practices asceticism" would be a spokes living-doll for a videogame system. I notice he and I both "[keep] challenging v... more » RedThree: For those of us who were importing games back when 2 meant 4 and 3 meant 6, This guy was only partially a joke. While the system failed, Sanshiro ... more » Crash__Man: "I could now ask you readers how you would describe Sega, but that might be asking for trouble." hmmm, ok? still waiting to see something like this ... more » Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: Pico was kick ass. Pouring ten million dollars US into building a FMV studio was not. more » Menome: SEGA is blue. Very blue in fact, in order to show our opposition to Nintendo, who you may notice are red. Red and supplying a console in vast numbers ... more » -
#retro
Segata Sanshiro Toy Filmed For Your Pleasure
Segata Sanshiro was SEGA's mascot character for the ill-fated SEGA Saturn. The character was a parody of Sanshiro Sugata, the character from the Akira Kurosawa film. More » -
#humor
You've Got Segata Sanshiro In My Conan O'Brien
Segata Sanshiro was the judo master used to promote the SEGA Saturn in Japan and a parody of Akira Kurosawa's Sanshiro Sugata. The character has found a new life on America late night TV. More » -
#sega
How Sega Has Described Itself From '89 To '09
Nintendo is not the only company that has had to explain, in press releases, what in the world it does. For at least 20 years, so has Sega. That description has never been much fun, sadly. But it has changed.
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#videogamehistory
Explore The History Of Panzer Dragoon
The Panzer Dragoon series is one of Sega's most successful yet most under-utilized, and in a way I am glad. While Sega's flagship sonic the Hedgehog series has been nearly beaten to death by their own hands, Panzer Dragoon remains pristine and pure. From its early days on the Saturn to the Xbox masterpiece Panzer Dragoon Orta, the series has been handled with great care, and while part of me desperately wishes for a remake of the excellent Panzer Dragoon Saga, another part of me appreciates the fact that the fond memories I have of the original remain unsullied by what could very well wind up a sub-par revisitation, especially after what they did with NiGHTs. No, I am perfectly happy to reminisce about the series with articles like Gamasutra's latest, The History of Panzer Dragoon, a excellent overview of the series from start to possible final end. More » -
