Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei

Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei Review

Published on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Blerdy4 Comments

Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei is a historical fantasy otome game developed by Otomate and Red Entertainment, and localized by Idea Factory International. Raised as a man, Shanao is the youngest surviving heir of the Genji clan. Despite her desire to live a life of peace, she finds herself drawn into a conflict between her clan and that of the Heike. To bring peace to the world, she will have to pick up her sword and fight, but war is rarely black and white, and she soon learns there’s more going on than a simple feud between rival clans. Genji or Heike? Which side will you choose?

Game Details

Genre: Historical | Action | Romance
Rating: ESRB T
Developer & Publisher: Otomate | Red Entertainment | Idea Factory International
Where to Get the Game: Nintendo eShop
Similar Games: Hakuoki | Nightshade | My Vow to Liege

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Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei Tomomori Taira Walkthrough

Published on June 21, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo eShop

General Tips

Only the Happy End and Tragic Love End have unlockable CGs. All other paths are optional (CW included where necessary)
Completing Tomomori’s Happy End Unlocks Sub Character – Shigehira End.
- This end unlocks an Other CG.
Recommended play order: Noritsune Taira ➤ Shungen ➤ Benkei Musashibo ➤ Yoritomo Minamoto ➤ Tomomori Taira

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Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei Yoritomo Minamoto Walkthrough

Published on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo eShop

General Tips

Only the Happy End and Tragic Love End have unlockable CGs. All other paths are optional (CW included where necessary)
Completing Yoritomo’s Happy End Unlocks Sub Character – Takatsuna End.
- This end unlocks an Other CG.
Recommended play order: Noritsune Taira ➤ Shungen ➤ Benkei Musashibo ➤ Yoritomo Minamoto ➤ Tomomori Taira

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Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei Benkei Musashibo Walkthrough

Published on June 21, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo eShop

General Tips

Only the Happy End and Tragic Love End have unlockable CGs. All other paths are optional (CW included where necessary)
Completing Benkei’s Happy End Unlocks Sub Character – Tadanobu End.
- This end unlocks an Other CG.
Recommended play order: Noritsune Taira ➤ Shungen ➤ Benkei Musashibo ➤ Yoritomo Minamoto ➤ Tomomori Taira

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Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei Shungen Walkthrough

Published on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo eShop

General Tips

Only the Happy End and Tragic Love End have unlockable CGs. All other paths are optional (CW included where necessary)
Completing Shungen’s Happy End Unlocks Sub Character – Tsugunobu End.
- This end unlocks an Other CG.
Recommended play order: Noritsune Taira ➤ Shungen ➤ Benkei Musashibo ➤ Yoritomo Minamoto ➤ Tomomori Taira

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Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei Noritsune Taira Walkthrough

Published on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo eShop

General Tips

Only the Happy End and Tragic Love End have unlockable CGs. All other paths are optional (CW included where necessary)
Recommended play order: Noritsune Taira ➤ Shungen ➤ Benkei Musashibo ➤ Yoritomo Minamoto ➤ Tomomori Taira

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Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei LE Unboxing

Published on June 20, 2022August 18, 2022 by Blerdy2 Comments

Otome gamers are living the dream in 2022! With literally more games than we can play, we are getting fed–and I am here for it! Idea Factory International came out of the gate strong with Cupid Parasite last year, and the announcement of Switch ports for Amnesia Memories and Later x Crowds caught everyone by surprise. But, before that, the lovely folks at IFI are hitting us with the historical fantasy otome game, Birushana Rising Flower of Genpei!

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Find Your True Love in Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei this June!

Published on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

I know everyone is eagerly awaiting the release of Idea Factory International’s Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei. I am excited to report that the official website for the visual novel otome game Birushana™: Rising Flower of Genpei is now updated with the following:

Character Profiles: Shanao, Yoritomo Minamoto, Noritsune Taira, Tomomori Taira, Benkei Musashibo, Shungen
System: About the Game, Protagonist Name Change, Love Catch, Information Screen, Dictionary, Flowchart

Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei will be arriving physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch on June 28 in North America and July 1 in Europe. So, let’s check out the details on the game!

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Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei Launches June 28/July 1 (NA/Europe) on Switch!

Published on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 by BlerdyLeave a comment

Idea Factory International announced during New Game Plus Expo that the otome visual novel game Birushana™: Rising Flower of Genpei will be launching physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch™ on June 28 in North America and on July 1 in Europe. The Limited Edition and the Opening Movie Trailer also premiered during the NGPX showcase stream. Fans get an exclusive trading card when they pre-order the Limited Edition on the IFI Online Store!

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Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei Coming to Nintendo Switch Summer 2022!

Published on November 30, 2021December 9, 2021 by Blerdy1 Comment

We are excited to announce that the visual novel, otome game Birushana™: Rising Flower of Genpei will be arriving physically and digitally for the Nintendo Switch Summer 2022. The Limited Edition contents will be announced at a later date.

About Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei

Genji clan remains devastated by defeat. Hidden deep within the mountains of Kurama lives Shanao, the youngest surviving male heir to the Genji name. However, Shanao harbors a deep secret known by very few. The youngest heir to the Genji name is no man.

Torn between her duty to live up to the Genji family name and her desire to live a peaceful life, Shanao sets off in hopes to take down the Heike stronghold and finally bring peace in the country. Her adventure leads her to find new cherished relationships, as well as something deeper than the feud between the rivaling clans.

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Tomomori Taira	Voice Actor	Character Bio
	Jun Fukuyama	Fourth son of Kiyomori Taira, and graceful in both words and appearances. From the outside he would appear to have little use for war, however, he has time and time again demonstrated himself to be a fierce warrior, a superb general, and a trusted advisor to Kiyomori. Though the Heike appear to be at the height of their power, Tomomori senses a change in the wind, and knows that all things in this world are one day bound to perish.

Yoritomo Minamoto	Voice Actor	Character Bio
	Makoto Furukawa	Born the youngest son of Yoshitomo Minamoto, Yoritomo’s father and older brothers were all killed by the Heike in the Heiji Rebellion. Just fourteen at the time, Yoritomo’s life was spared from execution by Kiyomori Taira’s step-mother, Lady Ikenozeni. Instead, Yoritomo was forced to live the hard life of an exile in the land of Izu. After many lonely years, Yoritomo’s heart became cold and isolated. Now he lives with only a single mission, a mission for which he will risk his life: to restore the Genji Clan with himself as its leader.

Benkei Musashibo	Voice Actor	Character Bio
	Yuichiro Umehara	Previously a monk at Mount Hiei, Benkei was expelled from that temple after an incident with the Heike. Since then, he has been stealing the swords of Heike officials in response. After being defeated by Shanao, he pledged to become Shanao’s vassal. Kind, gentle, and good-natured, Benkei and Shanao both share a history of growing up in temples and a dissatisfaction with the brutal rule of the Heike.

Shungen	Voice Actor	Character Bio
	Soma Saito	Born a child of Shigenari Minamoto, a vassal of Shanao’s father, Yoshitomo Minamoto, Shungen was brought to Kurama Temple upon the death of his father at the same time as Shanao. Because the two have been together since they were very young, Shungen is aware that Shanao is a woman. Like Shanao, Shungen was raised at Kurama Temple by Kakunichi. While not as skilled with a sword as Shanao, Shungen is extremely bright and well-read. Despite his small stature and kind appearances, Shungen is extremely brave and protective of Shanao.

Noritsune Taira	Voice Actor	Character Bio
	Kengo Kawanashi	Nephew of Kiyomori Taira, and son of Norimori Taira, Noritsune holds nothing but contempt for the soft, decadent clan the Heike has become. Though he may not like the present aristocratic nature of his clan, he takes deep pride in his role as a samurai and is said to be one of the clan’s finest warriors. Unlike Tomomori, Noritsune does not see the gathering storm on the horizon for the Heike. Being the same age as Shanao, he feels a deep sense of competition with her.