Onechanbara

OneeChanbara (お姉チャンバラ), initially defined The OneeChanbara (THE お姉チャンバラ), is a series of action-adventure hack and slash video games originally developed by Tamsoft for D3 Publisher's Simple 2000 series. The title is a portmanteau of the Japanese words onee-chan (お姉ちゃん, lit. "big sister", but also a colloquialism for a young adult woman) and chanbara (チャンバラ, "sword fighting"). The series centers around Aya, a cowgirl who wears a scarf and wields a katana, who is pitted against hordes of zombies and other monsters.

Onechanbara
The cover of Simple 2000 Vol. 61: The OneeChanbara
Genre(s)Hack and slash
Developer(s)Tamsoft
Publisher(s)D3 Publisher
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
First releaseZombie Zone
August 7, 2004
Latest releaseOneeChanbara Origin
December 5, 2019

Gameplay

Players guide their characters through the stages, completing tasks while fighting through enemies. The player-character's weapon becomes progressively covered in blood, causing their attacks to be slower and to inflict less damage, even getting stuck in enemies if it gets too bad. This is represented by a "Blood Meter" showing how dirty the weapon is. To prevent this, players must actively clean off their sword to keep the blood meter from filling up.

In addition, there is also the "Blood Lust" meter. As a character kills enemies, this meter starts to fill. Once the meter is full, the character will go into a "blood frenzy". This gives the character an increase in attack power, but drains health. To recover from a blood frenzy, the player must use statue items, which are dropped by dead enemies. Additionally each level will contain a large statue. Going to the large statue will remove the blood frenzy and also recover any lost health.

Series
Region Original Release Platform Japanese Title Western Title Notes
2004.08.26 PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol. 61: The OneeChanbara
(SIMPLE2000シリーズ Vol.61 THE お姉チャンバラ)		 Zombie Zone The first game in the series.
  • JP: 2005.06.23
  • EU: 2007.03.23
 PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol. 80: The OneeChanpurū ~ The Onechan Special Chapter ~
(SIMPLE2000シリーズ Vol.80 THE お姉チャンプルゥ ~THE 姉チャン 特別編~)		 Zombie Hunters The OneeChanpurū is an upgraded version of The OneeChanbara and includes two new characters: D3 Publisher idol Riho Futaba and her younger sister Makoto. Chanpurū is the name of an Okinawan meal, while oneechan means "big sister".
2005.12.22 PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol. 90: The OneeChanbara 2
(SIMPLE2000シリーズ Vol.90 THE お姉チャンバラ2)		 N/A A sequel to the original game. The first to feature Aya's sister Saki as a playable character.
  • JP: 2006.06.29
  • EU: 2007.09.28
 PS2 Simple 2000 Series Vol. 101: The OneeChampon ~ The Onechan 2 Special Chapter ~
(SIMPLE2000シリーズ Vol.101 THE お姉チャンポン THE姉チャン2特別編)		 Zombie Hunters 2 An upgraded version of The OneeChanbara 2 featuring returning characters Riho and Makoto, as well as the female warriors Kiku and Hana, the stars of Dragon Sisters. Champon is the name of a Chinese meal.
  • JP: 2006.12.14
  • NA: 2009.02.10
  • EU: 2009.02.27
 Xbox 360 OneeChanbara VorteX ~ Imichi o tsugu mono tachi ~
(お姉チャンバラvorteX ~忌血を継ぐ者たち~)		 Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad It was released on the Xbox 360 console and supported online features.
2006 Mobile The OneeChanbara Mobile (The お姉チャンバラモバイル) N/A It features illustrations by character designer Kengo Yonekura.
  • JP: 2008.02.07
  • NA: 2009.02.10
  • EU: 2009.02.27
  • AU: 2009.03.27
 Wii OneeChanbara Revolution (お姉チャンバラ Revolution) OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers It came packaged with a CD of music from the previous OneeChanbara games.
2011.03.31 PSP OneeChanbara Special (お姉チャンバラ SPECIAL) N/A
2012.01.19 Xbox 360 OneeChanbara Z ~ Kagura ~ (お姉チャンバラZ ~カグラ~) N/A
2013.11.07 PS3 OneeChanbara Z ~ Kagura ~ With NoNoNo! (お姉チャンバラZ ～カグラ～ With NoNoNo!) N/A
  • JP: 2014.10.30
  • NA: 2015.07.21
  • EU: 2015.08.28[1]
 PS4, Microsoft Windows OneeChanbara Z2 ~Chaos~ (お姉チャンバラZ2 ～カオス～) Onechanbara Z2: Chaos [2]
  • JP: 2019.12.05
  • NA: 2020.10.14
  • EU: 2020.10.14
 PS4
PC		 OneeChanbara Origin (お姉チャンバラORIGIN) OneeChanbara Origin An updated retelling of the story of the first two games in the series.

Aya, the series' main character, has also appeared in Simple 2000 Series Vol. 91: The All*Star Kakutou Matsuri (released as All-Star Fighters in Europe in March 2007 [3]), a fighting game featuring characters from many different Simple 2000 series releases.

Other media
Main article: OneChanbara (film)

In 2008, a live-action film adaptation of the series was released in Japan.[4] The film stars Eri Otoguro, Manami Hashimoto, and Tomohiro Waki base. It was directed by Yohei Fukuda, and the executive producers on the film were Hideki Tsujhata, Takafumi Ohashi, and Shunsuke Yamada. An extended version of this film was released on DVD in Japan on July 3, 2009.[5] The theme song is "69 Balloons" by Aural Vampire.

References
  1. "Onechanbara Z2: Chaos European release date set". 17 July 2015.
  2. Joe Sigadel (July 1, 2015). "Press Release: Onechanbara Z2: Chaos Launches On July 21". Oprainfall. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. "GameFaqs – All Star Fighters for PlayStation 2".
  4. "ポロリもあるよ!? 『お姉チャンバラ』映画製作発表記者会見が開催」". Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  5. "Meet The Stars Of New Onechanbara Movie". Kotaku. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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