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- voice acting from Asami Imai and Hitomi Harada
- Imai is Ikaruga
- Harada is Asuka

A bit of Siliconera's interview with Kenichiro Takaki, producer of Senran Kagura, and their team's exploration of developing in 3D, especially when it comes to the female anatomy:

We decided on a few simple design rules setting out,” he elaborated. “These would be things like you couldn’t over-decorate the chest or butt, because we’d be applying 3D effects to those areas, or avoiding designs that clothed the girls in trousers because you can better render a sense of space with skirts fluttering in the wind.

Check out the rest of the interview at the source link

Source: Siliconera

The following information comes from Senran Kagura producer, Kenichiro Takaki...

“One thing I question in games is that even though people will play in different ways, the characters develop in the same way. You would think that someone who only fights with an axe would grow huge arms, and their battle cry and the amount of muscle they carry would change.”

- the character fighting style changes are showing by Yin and Yang styles that are represented in combat

“The idea is based on Sadism and Masochism. If your character cleanly lands multi-hit combos, her Yang (S) style will strengthen over time and her voice will come to sound more aggressive to show this. Yin (M) style is also very aggressive, but by pulling off certain moves, the character will strip down to her swimsuit. She will forego defense entirely and bet everything on swiftly raining blows on the enemy. She will be taking much more damage and the pain that comes with it, but her attack power will greatly increase and she’ll be able to string combos together endlessly. She will become more sensitive to pain, and her voice will take on a certain arousing quality. Yin style fighting is very satisfying.”

- Yin and Yang attributes are shown via an in-game gauge
- max out both meters to gain a third attribute
- you can then switch between all three at this time

More screens here

Costume Change

- rotate the camera
- zoom in and out
- change the costume's color
- turn off text
- 180 costumes +
- each costume tears differently

- over 180 costumes
- unlock new clothes and accessories as you play
- Each girl has three levels of clothing: standard, bikini and ninja
- standard clothing is what the girls normally wear
- bikini clothing is for when you've incurred damage
- ninja clothing for their ninja arts moves



More screens/art here
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MMV is going to reveal the boxart for Senran Kagura in 3 parts. They've decided to start with the spine, which is obviously the least interesting bit of the box. Keep tabs on the official blog for the front and back reveals.

The Japanese debut trailer for Senran Kagura.

Meet the babes of Senran Kagura.