#hakuouki shinkai kaze no shou

[cleaetpauline60]

Hakuoki Kyoto Winds

Okita Souji - CG (1)

[visualnovelcafe]

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds - Heisuke, Sano, Shinpachi

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds - Heisuke, Sano, Shinpachi #hakuoki #kyotowinds

Hakuoki: Kyoto Windscontains 12 guys that you can go after.  This is probably the only game that I’ve played that has that much character in it. Thank goodness, you can only play half of their routes in this game (the story continues in Edo Blossoms). Somehow, I can understand why Otomate decided to split the story in half – and it’s not just about money (maaaaaaybe about 5% is not about it…

[hakuoukiandmocha11]

PS4「薄桜鬼 真改 風華伝」 トレイラームービー

The Hakuouki Shinkai series (both Kaze no Shou and Hana no Shou) will be getting a PS4 port in Japan this year (Hakuouki Shinkai Fuukaden).

Teaser site

[masayume85]

Help Me Purge: Hakuouki Related Goods for Sale (Part One)

Trying this a different way… Really need to find a number of items new homes so I’m hoping folks on here might be able to help me (๑･̑◡･̑๑)♡

Couple of things to note:

All items are in used/good condition.

Prices are in USD

I am open to reasonable best offers

Shipping is not included and will be calculated on a case-by-case basis.

I am located in the United States so while I’m happy to ship overseas, it can get pricey and I know it can be a deterrent. Please keep that in mind if you’re from another country.

Payment will be handled through PayPal.

I do not do holds.

Should you have any questions or need more pictures of anything, please feel free to DM me. Putting things in collage-form was somewhat easier than going item by item, but I’m happy to provide more info on anything that is unclear.

Thank you so much! If nothing interests you, it would make my day if you could boost this along with a reblog so that others may see it 💖

Various Hakumyu soundtracks as well as Hakuouki Shinkai vocal dramas. The musical soundtracks are $35 each while the vocal dramas are $20 each.

Various Hakuouki game bonus discs. Each one is a vocal drama bonus item that was included in the limited editions of the games or were preorder bonuses. The disc marked with a red dot is a bonus DVD from the Kaze no Shou limited edition release and is a short animation. Each disc is $5 a piece.

Various Hakuouki doujinshi. Each book is $5 a piece.

Hakuouki SSL live action DVDs. This is essentially the entire SSL live action series in all its adaptations. Please note: All discs are region 2 and do NOT have English subtitles.

In the top row there is the TV series, stage, and movie DVDs. The bottom row is the behind the scenes making of the movie DVDs. Two versions were released a student version and a teacher version. Their content is different. The TV series DVD set is two discs and comes complete with all six episodes and bonus features, it is $50. The stage and movie DVDs are $35 each. And the making of DVDs are $15 each.

Hakuouki SSL live action official photobook - $20

Hakuouki SSL live action stage and movie pamphlets. $10 each.

Various Hakuouki SSL live action character postcards and cast bromides. The postcards are $3 per set of two and the large (5x7 in) cast bromides are $5 each.

[funjoushi]

AAAA ❤ I'm so excited for the new OVA - do you think more characters who didn't previously appear on movies and normal seasons, make their appearance? I hope they'll manage to stick Miki, Souma and Takeda somewhere, otherwise I'm gonna cry 😭

I'm excited too! But at the moment we basically know nothing apart from that it will include a guy named Sakai Hyougo who was a Minor Shinsengumi member in the troop's accounting devision. That just tickles me pink because I personally love the fact that there is just a whole bunch of abacus nerds among those swords boys. And in Kaze Hikaru there was one very dramatic storyline about accounting members which involved embezzelment and one guy having to commit seppuku so i'm interested! With this guy, what I could glean is that he deserted the troop and then Okita executed him lmao.

But otherwise, I do know that there was a special ova packaged with the special edition of Kaze no Shou that included the shinkai boys, and so here's hoping. All the recent marketing and merch material includes them, plus Kaji Yuki, Ono Daisuke and Miyano Mamoru are insanely popular VAs so it'd be insane not to include their characters in the OVAs. i'm optemistic but also very confused since to my knowledge, the OVAs have never included original content before? since Sakai Hyougo hasn't been brought up in any hakuouki games that i know of. But i'll be keeping a close eye of course! I do desperately hope that there's some Souma, Miki and Sakamoto content for me....

[impracticaldemon]

Hakuōki Shinkai Ginsei no Shou is the newest game in the Hakuouki series, and the second fandisk to Hakuōki Shinkai.  Images/headers above are from the official website (c) IF/DF

There is no news about whether/when the two fandisks will be localized.

List of  Hakuōki games below the cut (lists most platforms)

Hakuōki (2008-2015) [Hakuouki or Hakuoki]

Hakuōki (localized as Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (PSP)) [now on iOS or Android with full voice acting; special-to-mobile DLC] [PS Vita download from PS store]

Hakuōki Reimeiroku (not localized)

Hakuōki Sweet School Life (SSL) (not localized)

Hakuōki Zuisōroku (fandisk; localized) [localized with main game as Stories of the Shinsengumi(PS3)]*** [some content localized as Memories of the Shinsengumi (DS3)]

*** recommended as most complete version of original Hakuōki (includes all parts of the cat chase story, the geisha story, and content for Sannan, Yamazaki, Nagakura; plus other bonus content)

Hakuōki Warriors of the Shinsengumi [PSP, download for PS Vita] (note this is an RPG/combat game, not extra  Hakuōki content)

Hakuōki Shinkai (2015-ongoing)

Hakuōki Shinkai (Kaze no Shou and Hana no Shou) [localized as Kyoto Winds (PS Vita, PC) and Edo Blossoms (PS Vita, PC)] Hakuōki Fukkaden (combined game ~ PS4) (later available for Switch) ~ MOVE FROM SONY TO NINTENDO ~ Hakuōki Shinkai Tsukikage no Shou (fandisk content for Hijikata, Okita, Kazama, Sannan, Yamazaki, Iba) (no news on localization) Hakuōki Shinkai Ginsei no Shou (fandisk content for Saito, Heisuke, Nagakura, Souma, Sakamoto) [coming fall 2020]

Other: Hakuōki Yuugiroku (1, 2, and 3) (PSP, DS, PS Vita) (not localized) ~stories, mini-games, chibis, CGs

[romanceanimehaven]

Hakuouki

Title: Hakuouki

English Translation: Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~  

Genre: Light Romance, Historical, Supernatural, Action, Drama

Note ; I wasn’t sure whether to classify this anime as “Romance” or “Light Romance” since based on my research, the romance bit isn’t a major story-line until Season 2

Synopsis:

“In 1864 Japan, a young woman named Chizuru Yukimura is searching for her missing father, Koudou, a doctor by trade whose work often takes him far from home. But with no word from him in months, Chizuru disguises herself as a man and heads to Kyoto in search of him. Attracting the attention of ronin, she tries to hide and ends up witnessing a horrifying sight: the ronin being brutally murdered by crazed white-haired men. In a startling turn of events, members of the Shinsengumi arrive to dispatch the creatures. But Chizuru's safety doesn't last long, as this group of men tie her up and take her back to their headquarters, unsure of whether to let her live or silence her permanently. However, once she reveals the name of her father, the Shinsengumi decide to keep her safe, as they too have been searching for him. But Koudou is more connected to the Shinsengumi than they let on, and soon Chizuru finds herself embroiled in a conflict between the Shinsengumi and their enemies, as well as political tension in Kyoto.”

Source - https://myanimelist.net/anime/6895/Hakuouki

Number of Episodes:

Season 1 ~ 12 episodes

Season 2 ~ 10 episodes

Season Premiered:

Season 1 - Spring 2010

Season 2 - Fall 2012

OVAs:

Hakuouki Sekkaroku - 6 episodes (Watch after S1 Ep 8 before Ep 9)

Hakuouki Shinkai: Kaze no Shou - 1 episode

Hakuouki OVA - 2 episodes

Specials:

Hakuouki Hekketsuroku Episode 0 - 1 episode (Season 1 Recap)

Hakuouki: Otogisoushi - 12 episodes

Hakuouki: Otogisoushi Special - 1 episode

Note ; each episode for the specials has a length of around 3 minutes

Movies:

Hakuouki Movie 1: Kyoto Ranbu

Hakuouki Movie 2: Shikon Soukyuu

Note ; the watch order for the series is a bit complicated so here’s a suggested watch order: https://chiaki.site/?/tools/watch_order/group_id/2831

Status:

Completed Airing

[cocotome]

So the  price, time and dates for Otomate Party 2018 have been officially annoumced!! Not to mention the cast lineup. So let’s take a look~

The event will be Saturday, Sept 8th and Sunday, Sept 9th. tickets are between $60 and $80.

Now for the fun part, the CAST!!

Hosts: Suzumura Kenichi Toriumi Kousuke Morikubou Shoutarou

Day 1:

Clock Zero ~Shuuen no Ichibyou~ Namikawa Daisuke Maeno Tomoaki Toriumi Kousuke Sugiyama Noriaki

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly Ishikawa Kaito Kakihara Tetsuya Toriumi Kousuke Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

CollarxMalice Morita Masakazu Saitou Souma Namikawa Daisuke Kimura Ryouhei

Tengai ni Mau, Iki na Hana Majima Junji Tachibana Shinnosuke Kawanishi Kengo

Day 2, Performance 1:

NORN9 Norn+Nornette Yusa Kouji Sugiyama Noriaki Sugita Tomokazu

Daibolik Lovers Lost Eden Hirakawa Daisuke Toriumi Kousuke Morikubou Shoutarou Maeno Tomoaki

KLAP~Kind Love And Punishment~ Fun Party Morikubou Shoutarou Okamoto Nobuhiko Sugita Tomokazu Kakihara Tetsuya

Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Kuroyuri En'youtan Okamoto Nobuhiko Suzumura Kenichi Miyashita Eiji

Day 2, Performance 2:

Code : Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ Maeno Tomoaki Suwabe Junichi Kakihara Tetsuya Morikubou Shoutarou Hirakawa Daisuke

Hakuouki Shinkai Kaze no Shou Morikubou Shoutarou Toriumi Kousuke Yusa Kouji Tsuda Kenjiro

Shiro to Kuro no Alice Umehara Yuuichirou Masuda Toshiki Okitsu Kazuyuki

Kurenai no Homura Sanada Ninpou Chou Suwabe Junichi Sugita Tomokazu Okitsu Kazuyuki Suzumura Kenichi Hoshi Souichirou

So many awesome seiyuu will be at this evenT and of course I won’t be in Japan for it. But that’s okay, I’ll be buying the blu-ray when it’s released for sure!

[primadonna161]

(PSVita) Hakuouki Shinkai Kaze No Shou Review

Warning, spoiler alert! I know I am totally late to the game, but I just wanted to post my feelings. Here are my thoughts about each individual character (as I have not finished each character, this will be edited over time). The order of the characters’ review will be in the order of which I played. There may be some biasness involved LOL!

Saito Hajime: 

Saito is a seriously a cutie (cuz I’m biased towards him haha). He is normally a serious and seemingly cold person, but he will warm up to you as time goes by. He will actually show himself to be a very thoughtful and passionate person. There were times where Saito had showed hesitance in his own actions and even irritation, which he normally do not show, but it showed he was still a human.   

There aren’t much cute/romantic scenes, because Saito takes time to warm up to people, and do not normally show a lot of affection. But I still spazzed so much at even just him appearing normally LOL. The story plot was also longer than I expected, maybe because I started playing Hana No Shou first. 

I have 2 fave scenes:

The snow rabbit scene. So in this scene, we will know that Saito loves snow, and enjoys admiring the snow. Since he’s normally a serious person, he hasn’t really played in snow before. So the MC offers him a snow rabbit, and he seems to be a little shocked about it. But what’s cute about this scene is not the CG, but what happens after. Saito proceeds to place the snow rabbit gifted to him by the MC at his room window, where everyone can see it. Meaning everyone was confused at why the usually serious Saito would put something totally out of his character at his room. He wasn’t embarrassed about this at all. This was what warmed my heart, as it shows that he really treasured the snow rabbit gifted by the MC. And again, showed his warm heart and how sweet he actually was, which was different from what some people may assume about him.

Saito taking care of the sick MC. There was a period of time where Saito wasn’t in the Shinsengumi because he was going undercover in another group whose head was Itou-san. But of course the MC doesn’t know that he went undercover and thought he left Shinsengumi for good. So one day, when she fell sick, he was taking care of her, but she thought it was an illusion. He took care of her all night, and even stayed with her and held her hand as she went back to sleep. This showed how much he cared for her. I had “aw”ed so much at this scene LOL. 

Harada Sanosuke:

Harada is just a big, cute and warm teddy bear. He is very caring to everyone, so of course he shows a lot of care towards our MC. He’s like the typical caring big brother. My heart kept melting because he was just so caring, kind and thoughtful. I remembered when I first watched the anime, I didn’t have much of an impression of Harada, but after I played the games, it totally changed. He became my second favourite character, after Saito. Throughout the game, you can see that he cares deeply for everyone, and how much he cares for Heisuke too, like an older brother. 

I don’t really have really specific favourite scenes, because just interacting with Harada is heart-warming enough. But for the sake of it, this was the scene that I “aw”ed the most:

“Confession” scene. The reason why I put inverted commas is because Harada didn’t literally confess, but he did so subtly, but of course the MC didn’t get it. This scene was because the MC was feeling bothered by being called a monster by Shiranui (one of her fellow demons), and Harada of course noticed her painful expression and said that he didn’t think of her that way. The MC then went on a mini rant on how she wasn’t a normal girl at all and she didn’t deserve his protection, so Harada pulled her into an embrace and asked if she heard his heartbeat, which is the same as hers. And then he goes on to say that even if it is a demon or human, when you’re embarrassed, your heartbeat will quicken when you are shy, which obviously means he was shy omg! His point was that she wasn’t different from others. Then next comes the “confession”, where he says in a very gentle voice, that anyone would want to protect someone whom he/she likes, which so obviously means Harada wants to protect the MC, whom he likes! But the MC doesn’t get it, so he simply dismisses it and gently patting her head while she was in his embrace. After that, the description (which is from the MC’s POV), says that Harada seems a little relucant to let her go, which again proves my point about him liking her. This whole scene was so cute I squealed LOL. 

Kazama Chikage:

Frankly at this point of the game, I am getting a little bored. There are a lot of repeated scenes, plus Kazama wasn’t in the Shinsengumi so there are not much interaction with him, except when he either comes to take the MC away or just to chill. 

This guy was just a total asshole at the start LOL. He didn’t care about frankly anyone, even the MC, at the start, and insults everyone. The reason why I even started playing him after Harada was because from what I knew of him, he was actually a very caring person to the MC. But at about 3/4 of the game, he started becoming more warm and gentle with his words with the MC. He also protected her at the end of the game, but I think it was just for his own benefit. 

I think I liked him better in Hana No Shou. So his route was kind of a disappointment. And I don’t have a favourite scene, as interactions with him was really little. Or maybe that part where he simply stood with the MC and admired the buildings and infrastructure. It showed how he was like as a character, and he was actually thoughtful and mature in his thinking. 

Hijikata Toshiro:

Moving on to our main character. Again, as many scenes are repeated, I had to keep skipping because I was getting bored with it. 

Hijikata is a clever and mature person. He is strict, but very thoughtful and caring of the people around him. People also rely on him very much, so it shows how he is as a natural leader, which was also the reason behind his role in the Shinsengumi. His decisions are wise and I really like the way he explains things and talks. It is really eloquent.

I don’t really have a favourite scene, but I have a favourite CG and a part that tugged at my heartstrings so much I sobbed. 

My favourite CG was when Hijikata was in his room doing his work. But what I liked about that CG was that Hijikata had his long hair down. He looked hot hahaha! It was rare seeing the demon vice-captain of Shinsengumi with untidy hair, so I thought that was pretty cute.

Now the part where I sobbed. It was at Hijikata’s ending. It wasn’t a CG at all, but I cried so much. So basically, the whole Shinsengumi was on board a ship to Edo, where they would be continuing the war. And before they got on that ship, Yamazaki (in case you are not sure, he’s the ninja), was injured badly by taking a blow from Kazama that was meant for Hijikata. In this part, Yamazaki basically knew he was going to die, so he called for Hijikata and told him his regrets and gave his parting words, and told the MC to take care of Hijikata. I can’t remember Yamazaki’s exact words, but all I knew was that I was sobbing already. Combination of sad BGM and sad moment brought on the waterworks. Yamazaki was one of my favourite characters in Hakuouki, which was why I was even sadder. After he passed on, everyone gathered on the deck, and Kondo addressed everyone regarding Yamazaki. The MC noted that everyone had red-rimmed eyes. Kondo’s words made me tear up again. After Kondo finished, Yamazaki’s body was tossed overboard, letting his body to float away. A few moments later, the scene where Hijikata stood staring out at the sea and he said something regarding Yamazaki and Gen-san that made me tear up again LOL, but I forgot what exactly he said. And that concludes the scene where I cried so bad. 

Yamazaki Susumu

My third fave character! He’s another cutie haha!  There’s frankly not much in his route other than the occasional scene spent with the MC. I am a little disappointed, although not as disappointed when I played his route in Hana No Shou. He is really has very little plot, just like in Hana No Shou, so although I was disappointed, I was kind of prepared. 

Yamazaki is a fairly serious person, and he always describes himself as Shinsengumi’s shadow, so he dedicates his life to it, and is quite unfeeling if he dies. It’s quite saddening too. He is willing to sacrifice his life for Hijikata, and even drank the Ochimizu on behalf of Hijikata to fight against Kazama and almost died doing that. (In Hijikata’s route as mentioned above, he died). 

He is quite a warm character when you get to know him, and is very gentle and kind to MC. He appreciates her and is super cute when he blushes because of her. He would hold her hand gently and talk to her smiling. 

I don’t have a favourite scene because his plot was just too little, but my favourite CGs are where he would smile and hold her hand gently, which clearly displays his warmth as a character, which is somewhat similiar to Saito, which is probably why I like him too. 

Okita Souji

I would be straight and say that I really don’t like Souji’s route. Sorry to those who really liked him, but this is just what I felt while playing his route. In this route, he was quite mean and cold. He always enjoys teasing the MC, but it’s quite hard to determine whether he is joking or not. His coldness is quite different from Saito’s. If I was to compare, not being bias here, Saito is a very calm and collected kind of coldness, while Souji is somewhat the opposite where he can be unfeeling towards the MC and Hijikata as well, and just insults both of them. There were a few instances where the MC was very hurt by Souji’s harsh words, which I didn’t see in the other characters’ routes up till now. I definitely liked him better in Hana No Shou. 

Souji has tuberculosis, which was why he couldn’t fight most of the time, and one of the major reason why he took the Ochimizu. It was quite saddening actually, especially when he was too weak to even lift a sword at one time. He has a strong desire to help Kondo, but couldn’t because of his condition. His condition was kept a secret from the rest of the Shinsengumi till the last part, when it clearly couldn’t be hidden anymore. Which was why he was sent to be taken care of by Dr. Matsumoto. 

Souji has a lot of respect and admiration for Kondo, which he is clearly displayed his hair and actions. He copied his hairstyle and was very emotional when he heard Kondo got shot at. He started blaming Hijikata, even though there was a very reasonable reason for Kondo being shot at, and it was not Hijikata’s fault. He even went out and started killing enemies of Shinsengumi although there was no evidence of them having shot at Kondo. He was simply trying to get revenge for Kondo, as he was super angered at Kondo being shot at, and hence was blind with rage. He was only convinced to stop by the MC. This respect for Kondo was also what made him drink the Ochimizu, because he wanted to be the ‘sword’ of Shinsengumi and help out Kondo and kill Kondo’s enemies from his own hand. 

I don’t have a favourite scene of Souji, probably because I didn’t enjoy his route too much. 

Todou Heisuke 

Heisuke was an unexpected favourite route of mine. He was very friendly to the MC from the start, and always treated her as a friend. I didn’t expect to like him because from what I watched the anime, I didn’t favour him as much, similarly to how I felt with Harada. 

Heisuke is a very bright and cheerful character, and he is always smiling. He is of similar age to the MC, which is probably why he is the one that treats the MC like a friend. Heisuke is also a little childish whom likes to play around (which is expected of his age frankly) but displays his maturity from time to time. He can get quite confused about his path in life (identity crisis like teens his age), but after talking with the MC, he would cheer up significantly. 

He appreciates the MC very much and is grateful for her. He always expresses that, which I thought is very cute. He is very sincere in his feelings, and does not hide behind a mask. This is probably why I liked his route. Playing his route gave a happy feeling. 

I have two favourite scenes:

One is where he was having a snowball fight with the MC, Harada and Shinpachi. He was on the same team with the MC. Since Heisuke is younger and not as strong than the two males on the opposing team, he was targeted at. It was pretty funny to see that, when the other two males kept pelting snowballs at him. The reason I enjoyed this scene was because I really liked the relationship between the three males, and this scene clearly describes their relationship. Heisuke being the one that is always ‘bullied’ and teased by the other two males. At the end of the scene, they threw snowballs to a tree full of snow and that pile of snow landed on Heisuke. Poor him! And obviously, they got scolded by Hijikata after that, because apparently the snowballs they were pelting had broke the doors (i think it was because the doors last time were paper). 

Second one was when he was talking to MC in his ending. It was just after they had a face-off with Kazama. They were holding hands and looking at the sunset (so cute! They actually held hands a few times in his route, which is super cute!). He was declaring to the MC that he would show Kazama next time that the MC was his, LOL. He basically confessed haha! He then proceeded to ask the MC to stay by his side, which clearly shows he likes her. He does not hide it.  

[cleaetpauline60]

Hakuoki Kyoto Winds

Toudou Heisuke - CG (1)

[sannan-apologist]

And a little heartfelt message...

Welp! This past Sunday was the Hakuouki Festival + Cafe event! I was fortunate to be able to attend considering the location was not too far away from me, and I was even more fortunate to be able to get a ticket to the Cafe portion of the event. I took a ton of photos, and my blog post about the event will follow this post!

As cheesy as it is, I wanted to talk about how the localization of Kyoto Winds is really big news for me, as I’m sure it is for many of you. I’ve loved this series since I was first introduced to it in 2009. (Oddly enough through some Japanese Cosplayers while browsing cosplay magazines) There wasn’t much translated content at this point and I really didn’t have much had no hope of the game ever coming out in english. Regardless, I loved the artwork and somehow started falling for Sannan. Especially the one CG of him going nuts after drinking Ochimizu. That was the one CG that did it for me and sent me in a quick descent into Hakuouki hell.  It broke my heart to find out he wasn’t a playable route.

A couple years later the anime came out! I was finally able to fully understand the story and that was honestly enough for me. I thought that was going to be the end for Hakuouki in the west... THEN THE FIRST GAME GOT LOCALIZED FOR PSP! Man did I lose it. Poor college student me had to scrounge up enough money to buy a half broken PSP so I could play it. Heisuke’s route sealed the deal for me with Sannan. He doesn’t have his own route, but seeing so much of him in that route (and his crazy) made me fall for him even more. After the game came out, and various other ports of it... most of us thought that it was the end. There were no news of SSL or any other games being localized so I went on... For a couple years, I fell out of the fandom, until I discovered the Hakumyu.

Hakumyu dragged me back into Hakuouki with full force and here I am. It’s like the fandom I could never leave. This rekindled my love for the characters (and Sannan LOL) and the story. That was when I decided to make a Sannan blog here in tumblr! In the Summer of 2015... I heard news of Hakuouki Shinkai. It was time. SANNAN WAS FINALLY GETTING HIS OWN ROUTE. I literally almost cried. Again, I had no hope this was ever going to be localized... but I was happy enough that he was able to get his own route... and now HERE WE ARE.

When Idea Factory International announced that they were localizing Kaze no Shou as Kyoto Winds. This time actually did cried. After years of waiting... YEARS YEARS OF WAITING... IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING... BETTER YET THEY PLANNED AN EVENT IN THE STATES? What a time to be a live. WHAT A TIME TO BE A HAKUOUKI FAN. GUYS THIS IS IT, WE’VE DONE IT. I’M JUST SO HAPPY I FEEL LIKE ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS HAVE FINALLY COME TRUE.

(Now the only thing that can top this is if Hakumyu ends up making a Sannan-hen. The hope of manifestation has worked before so I’m hoping it works again this time 8D)

But yes, I don’t really expect anyone to read this. Honestly it’s kind of embarrassing but that’s my story~ I hope Hakuouki continues to do well in the west, but I honestly can’t thank the Aksys and Idea Factory International for bringing these games over. I still feel like I’m living in some sort of crazy dream. Hahahaha, okay enough of my rambling, time to start the event coverage!

[masayume85]

Hello! I have a request can you tell me which of hakuouki games are released in english and on which platform and and which are in japanese?(since you are an expert on hakuouki games I thought I should ask you) Thank you

The Hakuoki Wikipedia listing actually has a rather nice list with all of this information, though I know it can be a little confusing to look at, it’s pretty accurate. 

There was also a really nice post floating around about 2-3 years ago that specified what English games related to which Japanese titles but for the life of me I can’t find it and it’s probably buried somewhere in my mess of a blog. Anyway, I’m going to try to recall what I remember, so here’s what we have:

Hakuōki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom 

Localized version of Hakuouki: Shinsengumi Kitan, which was released for the PlayStation Portable on February 14, 2012.

Hakuōki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi 

Localized version of Hakuouki: Bakumatsu Musouroku, which was released for the PlayStation Portable on February 19, 2013.

Hakuōki: Memories of the Shinsengumi 

Localized version of Hakuouki: Zuisouroku, which was released for the Nintendo 3DS on September 19, 2013.

Hakuōki: Stories of the Shinsengumi 

Localized version of Hakuouki: Junsouroku, which was released for the PlayStation 3 on May 6, 2014. 

Note: Junsouroku is the combination of Shinsengumi Kitan and Zuisouroku.

Hakuōki: Kyoto Winds

Localized version of Hakuouki Shinkai: Kaze no Shou which was only released on PlayStation Vita on May 15, 2017.

All dates listed are North American release dates, I apologize I’m not certain on when all the games were released in Europe outside of Kyoto Winds.

Looking at all the Japanese releases is probably the most confusing thing though so it’s no wonder people get lost. Even I still haven’t gotten it all down honestly (so please don’t call me an expert ^^;;; I’m not even close), but you have to keep in mind things have been repackaged, combined, and/or ported to different systems frequently since Hakuouki first debuted in 2008. And each time they’ve tried to add a little something new to entice fans into buying the new versions, but at this point if you have a Vita you have access to basically everything you need either English or Japanese, as far as physical copies (not downloads) go.

The only games we don’t have localized are Hakuouki: Reimeiroku, which is the prequel game featuring Ibuki Ryuunosuke and his experiences with the Shinsengumi before they were the Shinsengumi, and one I would personally love to see localized. Along with the three Yuugiroku games which aren’t really so much story as a collection of mini-games and challenges to unlock festival related events and CGs. Then there’s Hakuouki SSL ~sweet school life~ which is completely AU and has no bearing on the main story.

Hope this helps!

[ame-saku]

Hakuouki Shinkai Kaze no Shou: Kazama Chikage

[impracticaldemon]

Apparently the plans for a new game are more than just rumours! Hakuouki Shinkai Tsukikage no Shou

(NB:  Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms were Hakuouki Shinkai “Kaze no Shou” and “Hana no Shou”, respectively)

[hakuouki-rules]

Konichiwa!! Lo primero es lo primero: para aquell@s que no se hayan enterado (cosa que no sería de extrañar, por la poca publi que nos ha llegado), la adaptación al inglés de Hakuouki: Shinkai kaze no shou (Japón, 2015), llega a EE.UU la próxima primavera bajo el nombre de Hakuouki: Kyoto winds. 

Por desgracia y como era de esperar, llega sólo traducido al inglés, pero lo más preocupante es que (de momento al menos), parece que sólo va a ser lanzado para PSVita. Aunque algo es mejor que nada ¿no?. Así que ya sabéis, si tenéis la suerte de tener una Vita o algún buen amigo que os la pueda prestar, podéis ir frotándoos las manos, que dentro de nada lo tenemos aquí. O bueno, para ser más exactos allí, ya que al menos por ahora, se ignora si aparecerá en alguna tienda física en España o tendremos que tirar de Amazon y sus variantes de venta online para atraparlo.

En el link a la web oficial podréis encontrar más información, aunque bastante escasa, ya que de momento no han incluido las descripciones de los nuevos personajes, algo extraño dado que es precisamente lo más interesante de esta nueva entrega). 

¡Recordad que si tenéis alguna duda, siempre podéis dejarlas aquí y yo os respondo en cuanto pueda!

[monokuroo]

[First Impression] Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

[First Impression] Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds #hakuoki

Is it too late to jump in a 10year-old fandom?

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