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Senran Kagura's biggest issue, Hurdle, Drawback, whatever you'd like to call it...Is its sexual content. There's no if's ands or buts...Well, i digress, there's alot of Butts, But here's some of the things Senran Kagura has;

-Characters often have bust/hip/waist sizes going far beyond normal/reasonable life
-Clothes Destruction Mechanics are constant
-Taokaka-esque Pervs
-Fanservice a plenty 
-Suggestive Imagery
-Costume designs with more peices showing off than a KFC Bucket
-Spinoffs that are all about Bikini Water gun shoot outs, Massages via Joy-cons, Cooking....Pinball?


So, yeah, to say Senran Kagura is SFW or 'isnt that bad' is just a whole lottaflat out wrong, Its M For mature for a reason, yo. Buuut....I'd like to make the argument that SK isnt entirely about the Fan service-y jokes, And is actually a genuinely cool series that happens to also like the same aspects of life Tao likes.

Firstly, Senran Kagura Never shows nudity, opting instead for comedic censorship. The characters are almost never put in uncomfortable situations, and the entire cast is Female, and almost every situation that could be taken as 'uncomfortable' is usually due to a Perv character stirring a pot for pot stirring sake, and for the rest of the cast to run over and pummel them.

Senran Kagura isnt Just fan service. I know thats the typical defence, but i do genuinely mean it. Its plot is surprisingly solid, Focusing on a rivalry between three Ninja Schools, and a Rogue group of Ninja's, as well as an Alternate dimensional force of Demons and Gods. But the Main argument i'd like to make is that, Senran Kagura gives these characters So much more than just there Fanservice potential.

Here's some main characters as examples;



This is Asuka, The Main Protagonist of the entire series. She is also one of the characters most subjected to Perv's through the series. She's subjected to it more than any other character. Buuut...She's still given alot of personality.



For instance, She goes through an entire character arc to unlock a form for herself, Called 'Deep Shadow' that spans across the first three games, In Senran Kagura Reflexions Asuka has a quirk in which she literally has day-dream fantasies about the main player and there relationship, and they're all awfully pure. She's a Pure Hearted soul, Who loves making Sushi rolls, Practices to become a great ninja, and make her family proud, Hates Shennanigans, Is a little dumb?





My point being, Asuka is treated leagues above just a main character of a fanservicy game, and could absolutely be roleplayed on Site.




This here;'s Hibari, A particular fan favorite. Can you guess what Hibari's preferred method of fighting is? Butt-slams, Hip Checks and Literally growing to gigantic size and falling on people rear first. Which, im sure i dont need to say that's not the worst thing in the world. But, It isnt just that! Hibari also summons a Rabbit companion to zap enemies with lightning,and Hibari's eyes are actually a Passed down family power with the ability to hypnotize others, Named Kagan.

She likes to eat sweets, Likes cartoons and videogames, but is still determined to become as strong as her fellow shinobi.



(did i mention literally every SK Characters outfit is a literal personification of there Entire personality, hopes, dreams, goals, fears and determinations into one form? Thats alot of design philosophy for a silly game about boobs.)


There's characters like Murasaki, A Gothic NEET Who stays inside her room all day, who's almost always depicted as wearing a full gothic dress despite literally being the...Ahem, Largest character of the series

Yomi, A Poor Girl who learned to suvive on a budjet and uses home-made ninja tools and a giant buster sword, and is obsessed with the glory of bean sprouts because there cheap and tasty and has a rivalry for characters who were more fotunate and rich

Hikage, A Personality-less snake-themed girl who has a deep backstory about being part of the yakuza and wanting revenge for her former friends death who wants to learn how to feel emotions again

Kagura, A Demon-slaying god who is never sexualized due to her god-like importance to the plot?



Jasmine, Asuka's grandma who, yes, actually appears like this most of the time until transforming?

My point being...Alot of Senran Kagura's characters are not defined by there sexual fanservice potential, and are instead incredibly unique characters that could be role played straight on the site, if someone wanted to!


The Sexualization never effects the Plot, The Goals, or the characters longterm. Its just something silly that happens alot of the time. I see SK as a Series that, its worst crime is just liking Hips and Busts, without understanding how they work.

But...I cant lie. It is still a series that revels and lives for Fanservice and goofy boob physics. I think its okay to App, But others may not. Thats just how i see it. Its something one can absolutely take seriously, if you try.

[Mari]

Let's see...

Clothing destruction and the existence of perverts are elements of realism, rather than something I'd hold against the series. Just because these things are convenient to fanservice doesn't mean they're objectively bad.

I want to know more about the world these characters exist in and the plots of the games.

[Therider]

Let's be honest, I will almost always vote yes for suspect tests.It's my nature to; inclusion is the father of diversity and improvement. It's kinda weird to agree with Quote on a suspect test, but I do; anyone who thinks this is too sexual or exposing does not understand the medium of the written word to transcend the common misconceptions of man. Are you being forced to post with pictures of these characters? Do you have to reference their boobs and other parts every post? No, you pervert. No you don't, and if you do, you're either a) lacking other creative ways to flesh out these characters, b) a creepy perv trying to do gross things or c) one of the other two and too lazy to change your ways.

A good writer will make sure these characters are respected for their existing personalities and not their boobs. A great writer will find ways to explore them unlike in the source material and make new stories for them to have. And let's be honest, we only have great writers. So I think it's very safe.

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I can drop a plot summary!

Senran Kagura is, in large part, about Shinobi/Ninja's in a modern era of Japan after the collapse of the Fudal era of Warlords and rise of westernization. As such, the series focuses on Three Ninja Schools for the Main Characters of the series, Hanzō National Academy, Gessen Girls' Academy, Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy, and a Rogue Ninja Squad, Homura's Crimson Squad. These four are considered Rivals, and are the main schools the series focuses on, althrough there are plenty of others.

Shinobi, in the modern era, Are known to Cause Crimes throughout Japan, as the lessened need for them sparked them to take to yakuza/crime bosses to find work for there skills. And as such, Good Shinobi (Hanzo & Gessen) and Evil Shinobi (Hebijo and Homura's Squad) are born, and Ninja Schools are made to either A. Combat Evil Shinobi, or B. Return Shinobi to there rightful place as Important military figures.

As well, each character has many individual story aspects, such as a Guardian Animal, Laterality,  Weapon (which can range from Dual Swords, to Chemical production, Piston Guantlets, dual scythes), Powers. Etc.

There's also a great deal of Training, Revolving around a concept known as the 'flower of balance', Using Attributes of energy known as Yang or Yin, Each having unique effects on each character, and appearing a great deal in gameplay.



And...Thats a good size of the story, is the rivalry held between Hanzo, Gessen, Hebijo and the Homura Squad, as they butt heads with one another constantly. The story focuses much more on individual plot lines than a main overarching story, such as Asuka's development i mentioned last post. Main Plot Lines of some of the games include the Hanzo Students graduating, and how two of the head students, Ikaruga and Katsuragi were going to officially graduate from the school entirely, Gessen's plot centering around finding a evil pervert and bringing them to justice Via fist to the face, Hebijo's plot about rebuilding the entire academy that was once destroyed, and Homura's squad simply existing to try and make Hanzo pay.


Later on in the series, however, we would get introduced to the Yōma, A Demonic presence which, is born when Shinobi's fight and create bloodshed. It is the entire duty of Kagura, and others, to find these monsters and slay them.











They often look like this. And often times, The Schools will have to come together in order to combat these demons before the world ends.


Thats the plot of the Mainline titles. They all tend to follow a similar theme. However, Spinoffs tend to have much sillier/non serious stories.


Like, Peach Beach Splash literally canonizes that there are Ancient Shinobi Water Gun Tournaments that bring the dead back to life just to compete, and how they also effect modern shinobi. Or Reflexions, where its an alternate timeline with different relations between every character, so that the characters can spend time with You, the player. Or Peach Ball, where everyone is possessed by there animal spirit, and Asuka has to try and snap them out of it.  Its a silly franchise, but *really* silly stuff is kept to spinoffs.

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Also, here's Senran Kagura characters using crazy weapons, the post.













Also, The Characters utilize the Flower of Balance to perform Shinobi Transformations, which are pretty Magical Girl-esque!

(apologies for the physics, like i said, the game likes the physics.)

[Mari]

That magical girl transformation hurts me so very much. It's missing the point! There's no awesome outfit! There's not even an outfit at all! WHYYYYYYYY

And even though I'm girl crazy this fanservice just misses me. But eh.

May 1, 2019 18:12:04 GMT -8 Therider said:

A good writer will make sure these characters are respected for their existing personalities and not their boobs. A great writer will find ways to explore them unlike in the source material and make new stories for them to have. And let's be honest, we only have great writers. So I think it's very safe.

I see your train of thought, and you're right that someone doesn't have to mimic the fanservice found in-game. I think it's just missing one important part of the question. Can a good writer write these characters in a way that wouldn't be smutty/disruptive to the site's tone/unpleasant for everyone... while still playing these characters somewhat accurately to the source material? The answer is not always yes. For example, GTA characters can't be played accurately to the source material without causing a lot of discomfort for the site's members.

However... for this particular game, I think I'm convinced that there are decent characters / lore hidden underneath the fanservice that could integrate with the site pretty well. If you take away the fanservice, you get pretty normal fantasy characters that fit in pretty well! This gets a yes vote from me.

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I would reply to what Rider said, but i think Mari hit what i was gonna say fairly well. Sometimes, You need to translate some stuff for the greater good.

But i also like the excuse to post girls, So *YOU WANNA SEE SOME OUTFITS, IMMA SHOW YOU SOME OUTFITS*













(all of these are Post-transformation)

These are just some of my personal favorites. Character design can be pretty hit or miss, but when it hits i feel it really hits. Or maybe i just really like this series, pff.

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I say yes, just no Senran Kagura Version of Orochi please, the planet has no need for a monstrous being that doubles as a Womb Level.