Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei

Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei is rated T for Teen by the ESRB with Blood, Fantasy Violence, Language, and Mild Suggestive Themes. This is a visual novel in which players follow the story of an heir to a samurai clan on the verge of defeat in ancient Japan. As players progress through the story, they can make various choices that affect the narrative. Some choices lead to instances of violence, with characters engaging in sword fights; most attacks occur off-screen, indicated by flashes of light and sword-slashing effects. One still image depicts two characters impaled by swords, with blood staining their bodies and clothing. Violence is also described in text (e.g., “I slid the blade across my neck”; “[His] sword thrust deeply into my chest, and mine inside his as well.”). The game contains some suggestive material in the dialogue (e.g., “Women are always taken, plucked, and tossed about by the victors. Regardless of their will…”; "My mother did indeed become Kiyomori's concubinage”; “Oh when we touch each other like this…It's not fair [he] is the only one knows your taste…Give me some of your nectar...”). The word “sh*t” appears in text.