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Touken Ranbu Warriors

May 24, 2022

Review: Touken Ranbu Warriors (Nintendo Switch)

Touken Ranbu is a game about pretty boys. Who are swords. And travel around time, Quantum Leap-style. I’ve got to be honest with you, if you had told me that at some point in my life I’d be playing an anime boys game whose closest direct comparison is an ‘80s and ‘90s cult sci-fi TV show, I would have thought…

Interview/Interviews/Koei Tecmo

On Touken Ranbu, making games for women (and by women), and Koei Tecmo’s industry leadership

Koei Tecmo has a reputation for producing games that go heavy on the fan service or sex themes – be that Dead or Alive, Project Zero, Atelier, or even the character designs in Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors. Because of that, people have a particular idea of the kind of…