# Senran Kagura Senran Kagura is a Japanese action video game series about high school ninja girls, launched in 2011 by developer Tamsoft and publisher Marvelous Entertainment. Its blunt fan service, torn-clothing damage mechanic, and producer Kenichiro Takaki's brash marketing quotes turned the franchise into a running gag across gaming forums and spawned the copypasta catchphrase 'Tits are life, ass is hometown.' ## Origin The first entry, Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows, launched in Japan on September 22, 2011, for the Nintendo 3DS[3]. Developer Tamsoft and publisher Marvelous Entertainment framed it as a ninja action title, but the torn-costume damage system and character focus drew immediate attention[1]. A manga adaptation written by Kenichiro Takaki and illustrated by Amami Takatsume began running in Monthly Comic Alive on August 27, 2011, ahead of the game's release[3]. Sequels, spin-offs, and an anime followed, expanding the property's fan following well outside Japan. - **Platform:** Nintendo 3DS (game release) / Twitter (creator quote spread) - **Creator:** Unknown (franchise produced by Kenichiro Takaki at Marvelous) - **Date:** 2011 ## Overview The meme identity around Senran Kagura is built on its brazen fan service. Player-controlled kunoichi lose pieces of their outfits as they take damage in fast beat-'em-up combat, a mechanic that fans and detractors both single out whenever the series comes up[1]. Character designs, breast-focused promo art, and Kenichiro Takaki's outspoken public persona fuel jokes about NSFW-adjacent titles being pushed onto Nintendo handhelds[3]. Producer Takaki became the face of that reputation. His December 2012 declaration that 'tits are life, ass is hometown' was later reprinted inside the physical edition of Shinovi Versus and turned into copypasta[4]. The line gets quoted whenever discussion turns to horny video games, and fans use it as shorthand for the whole series' design ethos[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Senran Kagura? A Japanese 3D side-scrolling action game series about high school ninja girls, developed by Tamsoft and produced by Marvelous Entertainment, famous for its heavy fan service and torn-clothing damage mechanic[3]. ### Where did Senran Kagura come from? The first title, Skirting Shadows, launched on Nintendo 3DS in Japan on September 22, 2011, spawning sequels, spin-offs, manga, and an anime[3]. ### What does Senran Kagura mean? The series title is written 閃乱カグラ in Japanese; the tagline most associated with it is producer Kenichiro Takaki's line 'Tits are life, ass is hometown,' first tweeted on December 19, 2012[4]. ### How do you use Senran Kagura? Online, the series and Takaki's quote get invoked as shorthand for over-the-top horny video games, and the copypasta is pasted whenever fan service in gaming comes up[4]. ### Is Senran Kagura still popular? It is still a well-known franchise with a dedicated fan wiki, an active subreddit created in January 2013, and Let's Play coverage that pulled hundreds of thousands of views in the mid-2010s[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR0S9p8ki6c]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx55O_ywgo4]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/senran-kagura]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Senran%20Kagura]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/senran-kagura Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library