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Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$59.99

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Onee Chanbara Origin cover

2019 · Remake · Tamsoft · Beat 'em up

Onee Chanbara Origin

PlayStation console exclusiveRemake

Onee Chanbara Origin is the newest addition to the "Onechanbara" hack and slash series as its known as in the west. The series is known for some mistranslations from its original Japanese language to western language. The title of the series is portmanteau of the words "onee-chan" which means "big sister" and "chanbara" which means "sword fighting" which the story follows the eldest sister Aya from the start of the series accompanied by her younger sister Saki as they attempt to bring back their mother Tsubaki but learn their Baneful Blood clan heritage and the truth behind it. Onee Chanbara Origin is prequel to the events of Bikini Samurai Squad long before the events of Z2: Chaos story long and the ZPF was formed.

Released
5 December 2019
Platforms
PlayStation 4Windows
Genres
Beat 'em up
Developers
Tamsoft
Publishers
D3PublisherClouded Leopard Entertainment Inc.
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionHorror
Age ratings
ESRB MPEGI 18CERO ZGRAC 19+ACB R 18+
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievements
Time to beat
5hmain story18hcompletionist

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 45 December 2019Japan · Asia 24 September 2020 · North America 14 October 2020 · Europe 14 October 2020
Windows14 October 2020Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Onechanbara Origin: Exclusive Lei Bonus Mission - Battle Experiment with 137Onechanbara Origin: Exclusive Lei Bonus Mission - My AyaOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Aya Bonus Mission - Memories with FatherOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Lei Bonus Mission - Poisoning Experiment No. XXOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Aya Bonus Mission - Father Loses His SanityOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Lei Bonus Mission - The Destruction of UroborosOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Saki Bonus Mission - Fight to the DeathOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Lei Bonus Mission - Poisoning Experiment No. 1Onechanbara Origin: Exclusive Saki Bonus Mission - A Shitty FatherOnechanbara Origin: Exclusive Lei Bonus Mission - Dear Saki
Part of
Zombie Zone
Remake of
Zombie Zone

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