The franchise started with the first Sengoku BASARA video game on Jfor the PlayStation 2. Every Sengoku BASARA game in Japan has gotten a B rating (Ages 12 and up) except for Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage which got a C rating (Ages 15 and up) from CERO. Even though the franchise isn't really known well outside of Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, it maintains a strong fanbase even outside of those countries (mainly the US, UK, Germany, Russia, and Italy). While Sengoku BASARA remains very popular in Japan, it has gained some popularity in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Sengoku BASARA is considered to be very popular in Japan with the video games getting good reviews and sales, winning numerous awards, being used in pop culture, and gaining a huge and strong fanbase.
Its story is loosely based on real events of the titular Sengoku period in the history of feudal Japan. Sengoku BASARA ( 戦国BASARA) is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including three anime shows, an anime movie, a magazine series, a trading card game, and numerous stage plays, manga, and drama CDs. For the first game in the series, see Devil Kings. This article is about the Sengoku BASARA franchise.
