D3 Publisher is an interesting company. In Japan they have a healthy supply of budget and often offbeat games, but in North America the general public is more likely to associate them with Naruto or Ben 10 instead of Earth…

At last the Onechanbara is coming to North America. To find out about D3’s plans for their zombie slasher series I spoke with Oohashi Toshiro from D3 Japan’s Consumer Business Division. One of the questions I asked him was if…

So, D3 Publisher is bringing out Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad on the Xbox 360 next year. This game adds Anna who doesn’t slice zombies, she shoots them with an arsenal of guns. In Japan, Anna has her own mobile phone game,…

We have an update to last week’s Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad trademark research. Siliconera reader Jeff D. sent over a tip with a link (thanks!!) to an official page for what appears to be the US version Onechanbara VorteX. It’s going to…

The Onechanbara is one of D3’s biggest original properties in Japan. They even made a live action movie based on the video game series. Onechanbara and all of its campiness will make its debut on the Wii with Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie…

I saw Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers at E3, but it was just the Japanese version better known as Onechanbara R.  We couldn’t play it either, but I know what to expect: slashing zombies with motion control. I don’t think many…

In the eighties I couldn’t imagine Nintendo approving a game like the Onechanbara, but the blend of blood and bikinis is coming to North American Wiis in 2009. Times have changed, for the better. Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers even keeps a…

The Onechanbara R site got updated with a rather cool feature, 3D screenshots. Head over to the official site and click on the option that says 3D Screenshot (fourth option from the bottom). Once you pick a screen you can rotate…

I can't say I'm surprised by this at all because Onechanbara feels right at home on the Wii. The game is about slicing zombies with a sword and the Wii can emulate the motions. Also the Onechanbara has typically been…