HBO's Song of the Samurai tells a fictionalized version of the story surrounding the legendary Shinsengumi, a secret ...

Japan in the 1860s was a nation divided into supporters of the shogunate, which had held power for more than two and a half centuries, and opponents who sought to topple the feudal government. In this ...

The maker of Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Kengo is back with an historical action/fighting game. Allowing you to play as a member of Japan's legendary Shinsengumi police force, Genki's Fu-un Shinsengumi has ...

This season shows the complex natures of the fighters within each corp and the brotherhood that is needed to keep each person ...

Azario Lopez has held multiple positions in the game's media industry. At DualShockers he focuses on providing coverage for niche and indie video games in the form of news updates, reviews, and ...

Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi has a lot of obstacles to overcome with regards to expanding its audience and finding any kind of niche or mainstream success. As an otome visual novel that’s a ...

A band of fearsome swordsmen in the Edo era of Japan seriously doesn't sound as though they'd make optimal suitors, but play enough of Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi and you'll change your mind ...

Aksys Games is bringing adventure game Hakuoki Stories of the Shinsengumi (known in Japan as Hakuoki: Junsouroku) to North America on PlayStation 3. It's developed by The Idea Factory, and tells the ...

Otome visual novel The Amazing Shinsengumi: Heroes in Love will have players romancing five eligible, heroic men in a story informed by Japanese history. Taking place at the end of the Edo period, the ...

Idea Factory International shared a new character trailer for the romantic visual novel, Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms, highlighting Toshizo Hijikata, Souji Okita, Hajime Saito, Heisuke Toudou, Sanosuke ...