In a recent blog post, Marvelous Europe went over in detail about the various editions of Senran Kagura: Estival Versus and the DLC plans lined up for it.
They detail all the goodies that adopters of the Bahonkas Edition of the game will be receiving, including a two disc soundtrack, a dakimakura, specially designed box and several art cards.
On the software end, the game will be updated to the 1.17 version, which comes with a bunch of additional content and bug fixes. They also mentioned that Daidoji and RIn will be included in the game for free.
Ayame, Ayane, Naraku and Kagura will be available as paid content. They also plan to release more content in the forms of missions, costumes, Shinvoi Versus BGM tracks, accessories and hairstyles.
Sadly the Ikki Tousen characters that were released in Japan will remain a Japanese version exclusive. The reason for this is due to licensing issues.
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus is slated to release in Europe sometime in early 2016.
No_Good_Names_Ever
February 5, 2016 at 4:30 pmWell, that last part’s not all that surprising but is still a sad reality. At least that means the amount of characters between Nintendo and Sony isn’t so drastically lopsided.
TsukuyomiMagi99
February 5, 2016 at 4:33 pmThis time I envy you Europeans it seems like you’re getting the better deal.
Domhnall
February 5, 2016 at 4:37 pmWhat’s the state of the DLC in the US?
BioDevil_Dom
February 5, 2016 at 4:43 pmWait is that Ayane from Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive?
ivanchu77
February 5, 2016 at 4:44 pmNo ikkitousen? what a huge let down that was :(
blackice85
February 5, 2016 at 4:49 pmYep, was another crossover. Looks like they just couldn’t manage the licensing for Ikkitousen outside of Japan however.
BaronKrause
February 5, 2016 at 5:05 pmIt’s a shame that if this eventually comes to Steam it will likely be US only. That’s the kind of thing that could be modded in if there was another version with them included somewhere else.
This is the reason that I almost never play any US/Global FTP games. Almost none of these collaborations with other IP’s that those games are so big on ever make it to those versions.
But I find it a bit odd that the DOA character was easy to get but not the Ikki Tousen ones, is there really some US party holding that IP and demanding too much money for it over here? That’s almost a non existent IP here.
TsukuyomiMagi99
February 5, 2016 at 5:14 pmPretty much the same in terms of dlc as far as I know. But we don’t get Dakimuras though. :(
TsukuyomiMagi99
February 5, 2016 at 5:18 pmI hope we get the 1.17 version in the west so we don’t have to waste time downloading a patch.
Mr0303
February 5, 2016 at 5:18 pmTo be honest the Ikki Tousen characters were the ones I had little to no interest in. Shame for the people who wanted them though.
Still excited for the game and the collector’s edition.
Mr0303
February 5, 2016 at 5:20 pmMy guess is that it was an apology to the fans in Europe, since we didn’t get a physical edition of Shinovi Versus. Despite that it was profitable enough to justify the physical copy and the bonus items.
sanic
February 5, 2016 at 5:25 pm”Ikki Tousen”
Never heard of it but still I’d prefer more than less every time.
TsukuyomiMagi99
February 5, 2016 at 5:29 pmThink Senran Kagura but instead of lesbian ninjas they’re martial artists reincarnated from the three kingdoms period. And a shit ton more fanservice.
buddyluv324
February 5, 2016 at 5:59 pmIt kinda sucks that the Ikki Tousen characters wont be in the European ( and maybe the US) version of SK: EV, but at least they didnt pull a NoA / Treehouse move on the people who do want the characters. Licensing can be a bitch at times.
Mr0303
February 5, 2016 at 7:19 pmTo me that anime is a bad version of Senran Kagura. It solely relies on fanservice and the story, characters and battles are pretty shite. It has nipples though.
Cael
February 5, 2016 at 7:41 pmDaidouji, YES!
https://gfycat.com/RectangularWarpedBonobo
Leandro Teixeira
February 5, 2016 at 8:17 pmIt’s more of an apology for all the japanese games we get digital only while the US gets retail, and because Marvelous is based in the UK, I hope they keep this up
Carl619
February 5, 2016 at 8:55 pmIf you look the manga there are some interesting battles. The plot could be better but there are some good battles.
Carl619
February 5, 2016 at 8:57 pmThe author are adding right now new characters from Japan’s history.
dsadsada
February 5, 2016 at 9:18 pmI didn’t care for the characters themselves but their movesets were interesting. I wanted to give Sonsaku in particular a try.
Mr0303
February 5, 2016 at 9:20 pmI just watched the first season of the anime and it didn’t have any memorable battles that I can think of. Perhaps they are better in the manga and they didn’t have resources to animate them.
dsadsada
February 5, 2016 at 9:24 pmAs long as there’s an IP holder then that’s just another person they’d have to deal with. XSeed’s small so I can see why they thought it wouldn’t be worth it, and Ikki Tousen’s license holder in the west might be a bit more difficult to deal with than Koei who owns the DOA characters.
Have XSeed and Koei worked on anything together before? If they have then that would make this particular deal easier to get.
Carl619
February 5, 2016 at 9:26 pmYou will see them when the story turns around the three kingdoms, there is more blood too. The anime and manga differs around the middle, but the best ones are in the manga.
djluke_1993
February 5, 2016 at 9:41 pmDon’t forget about the censored scenes in Bon Appetit aswell…
grgspunk
February 5, 2016 at 11:29 pmMore like the fact that the Xseed has to produce more physical copies of the game for the US side, so they don’t have as much money to devote to making more lavish extras.
On the other hand, the Marvelous Europe doesn’t produce as many physical copies, so they can afford to put more extras. It also allows them to better afford doing marketing efforts. That’s why everything we’ve heard about this game comes from Marvelous Europe; Xseed outsourced the marketing of this game to them.
Valwin Mediaz
February 6, 2016 at 12:26 amthere like 2 lesbo characters in Senran kagura and even they are debatable
Valwin Mediaz
February 6, 2016 at 12:28 amlicenses can be annoying this was one of reason Jump ultimate stars never made it to the west originally
TsukuyomiMagi99
February 6, 2016 at 12:35 amSeeing as how I only watched the first season of the anime of the series I didn’t know that.
TsukuyomiMagi99
February 6, 2016 at 12:39 amThink Senran Kagura but instead of ninjas they’re martial artists reincarnated from the three kingdoms period. And a shit ton more fanservice.
Valwin Mediaz
February 6, 2016 at 12:56 amlol no need to apologize
OverlordZetta
February 6, 2016 at 1:20 amShinovi Versus is the only time that’s happened, for what it’s worth. Both 3DS games and this have fared much, much better in Europe as far as special editions/physical versions.
Soaringfalco
February 6, 2016 at 1:41 amI dont think that’s true there’s plenty of fans in the US. The the problem is when your a company lose Xseed and you localize a ton of games your bound to have wasted your resources to afford to localize the extra stuff while Xseed Europe barely localizes anything aside from Senran kagura, and some other games, so honestly we are more luckier than the European, no offense to European fans.
Leandro Teixeira
February 6, 2016 at 2:29 amtbh I prefer quality over quantity anytime and I’m also happy that Marvlous doesn’t screw Europe with digital releases
Some furf
February 6, 2016 at 4:06 amBut what if you bought the Ikki Tousen characters from the JP store?
Mr0303
February 6, 2016 at 5:02 amWell this is a sequel to Shinovi so it kind of makes sense, plus the Vita is more of a niche platform.
Alexis Gage
February 6, 2016 at 6:28 amThe EU just has a better um… What do they call it… Manager… No…. Umm… The guy who’s on their youtube… Commissions officer? Idfk xD but it’s just as popular in the EU as it is state side so… yeah
I’ll stick with that (They said if the licensing issue were to be resolved , they’d bring them over to the west)
_Accelerate_
February 6, 2016 at 7:58 amBut are the DoA characters being brought over, that’s more important. I want to play Ayane.
Kodokuna
February 6, 2016 at 10:19 amAny word on whether Estival Versus is coming to PC?
Ryofu is waifu </3
OverlordZetta
February 6, 2016 at 10:37 amWell, character. There’s only one.
OverlordZetta
February 6, 2016 at 10:38 amThey’d work with the JP game.
Momiji
February 6, 2016 at 1:17 pmIt says so in the article I think. Paid DLC.
Chensaw
February 6, 2016 at 1:18 pmI guess it depends on how well shinovi versus sells on steam.
Momiji
February 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm“Sometimes in early 2016”. So before March, tops June?
evilmajikman
February 6, 2016 at 6:33 pmI think I need somebody to explain game licenses for anime/manga to me. I know Funimation has the license to Ikki Tousen in the US, but they also have DBZ, and Bamco was the one that released Xenoverse in the US. And I know the company that releases the Prison School manga isn’t Funimation. This whole thing seems like a headache.
evilmajikman
February 6, 2016 at 6:39 pmThere’s more than 2. You have Haruka, Yagyu, Imu, and Katsuragi. Ryobi, Asuka, and Homura might be. Ikaruga seems to be a bro-con. As far as I know other than that, they could all be asexual.
Valwin Mediaz
February 7, 2016 at 1:03 amSorry wrong you confusing fan service moments here
evilmajikman
February 7, 2016 at 2:56 amNo… Katsuragi grabs women’s tits. No straight woman does that. Just like no straight guy grabs dude’s dicks. That just doesn’t happen. And Katsuragi grabbing tits is in EVERY incarnation of her character. And then you have Yagyu and Haruka which in DIALOG are constantly having tug of war with Hibari as if Hibari was the star of a harem anime. Imu makes no secret that she’s head over heels for Miyabi. And the feeling seem to be mutual if the audio cd’s are anything to go by. And the Miyabi/Emi ship is heavily implied in both of their endings in Shinovi Versus. And there’s a ton of homosexual subtext for Asuka/Homura.
Valwin Mediaz
February 7, 2016 at 2:06 pmyea no please go back to play the games you dont know Katsuragi or japan also boobs are not dicks. again your confusing fan service moments
evilmajikman
February 7, 2016 at 2:10 pmKatsuragi is the only character in the game that grabs boobs. If it was just a thing that women did in Japan, it wouldn’t be just her. “Boobs are not dicks” It’s called an ANALOGY. A straight woman wouldn’t sexually harass women just like a straight man wouldn’t sexually harass men.
Valwin Mediaz
February 7, 2016 at 5:19 pmKatsuragi herself says she is the master of sexual harassment she is a pervert do you even play the games ?
ShadowElite
February 10, 2016 at 1:20 pmHow is there a license issue when the series anime is already out in English?
Wheels Arisato
February 13, 2016 at 1:16 pmI really wanted to play as Kanu and now my dreams are even further away ;n;
Rashaan Butler
February 26, 2016 at 8:32 pmFunimation has the license to the Ikki Tousen anime. The manga was licensed by TOKYOPOP under the name “Battle Vixens”. TOKYOPOP closed it’s American publishing operations in 2011, and all their manga licenses reverted back to the original owners. However they did announce that they’d like to restart their North American publishing operation in 2016. I’m not sure if they regained the licenses they lost. If the Ikki Tousen DLC is released here in the West, Funimation and TOKYOPOP (if they regained the license) might ask for a cut of any profits made since they own the publishing rights here in the States. Since Senran Kagura is more of a niche series, you can see where that might be a problem.
Rashaan Butler
February 27, 2016 at 9:42 amYou know, a crazy idea just popped in my head. As a replacement for Ikki Tousen, maybe Marvelous and XSEED could cut a deal with RoosterTeeth and we could get Team RWBY as DLC characters here in the West. I know it will never happen, but wouldn’t it be awesome as all heck to see to see the most badass team of fighting femmes ever assembled take on our favorite busty ninja girls?
Rashaan Butler
February 27, 2016 at 11:31 amSee my response to evilmajikman’s earlier post for a brief explanation.
Kaboom
March 13, 2016 at 8:30 pm… Well that blows…
Crawford Graham
April 12, 2016 at 11:10 pmkatsu is a pervert not so much a lesbian, she likes women with huge tits, and ryobi eh not so much just a closet tsudere, as for the rest yes they are lesbian
XenosZGoku
June 4, 2016 at 9:20 pmWe need a dlc with new characters from different animes I would name what type of character but I dont feel like it and is America ever go get the no ikkitousen dlc ?