History VideoGame / TokyoTattooGirls

''Tokyo Tattoo Girls'' (known in Japan as ''Irezumi no Kuni'', "Tattoo Nation") is a StrategyRPG (that entails '''very little''' actual strategy) developed by Sushi Typhoon Games, Nikkatsu's video game label. It was published for UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita as a digital-only title in Japan by Nikkatsu in 2016, and was released internationally for [=PlayStation=] Vita and Microsoft Windows by [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] in 2017.

-> "A Japanese maiden...Tea, flowers, the path to mastery. Though I am 18, a flower bud, I shall fight as a red cherry blossom. I, Kayako Musashino, will take this land."

* GamePlaysItself: The biggest criticism lobbied towards the game. While marketed as a "strategy RPG", the game is actually built completely around general numbers management, with the player having very little direct influence on how battles play out. They can choose a district to start in, and how to spend incoming funds, with the main options being new gambling dice, recruiting minions, getting new tattoos, and restoring Honor (your health meter). The player can also collect money faster by selecting briefcases on the ward map, reduce lost Honor from a rebelling district by selecting sirens, and make dialogue choices when encountering a Syndicate leader. Everything else, such as what districts your chosen girl takes over, whether or not to engage in a Syndicate encounter, etc., is completely automated and mostly randomized (though some girls tend to be more defensive than offensive in nature).

* GamePlaysItself: The game's greatest flaw; despite being billed as a "Strategy" game, the player has very little influence on how the game plays out. They can choose a district to start in, and how to spend incoming funds, with the main options being new gambling dice, recruiting minions, getting new tattoos, and restoring Honor (your health meter). The player can also collect money faster by selecting briefcases on the ward map, reduce lost Honor from a rebelling district by selecting sirens, and make dialogue choices when encountering a Syndicate leader. Everything else, such as what districts your chosen girl takes over, whether or not to engage in a Syndicate encounter, etc., is completely automated and mostly randomized (though some girls tend to be more defensive than offensive in nature).

* {{Kitsune}}: Kita Sobae, one of the Syndicate members, is a fox-eared shrine maiden with supernatural wisdom.

'''Tokyo Tattoo Girls''' (known in Japan as ''Irezumi no Kuni'', "Tattoo Nation") is a StrategyRPG (that entails '''very little''' actual strategy) developed by Sushi Typhoon Games, Nikkatsu's video game label. It was published for UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita as a digital-only title in Japan by Nikkatsu in 2016, and was released internationally for [=PlayStation=] Vita and Microsoft Windows by [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] in 2017.

[[caption-width-right:250:The female protagonists, with Tama on the right.]]

* BigBad: Although taking over her ward is no different from anyone else's, Chiyoda Kirika is the leader of the Syndicate, who wears military garb and can claim to some of the protagonist girls that she knows the secret behind the sudden appearance of the apocalypse-causing magic tattoos. [[spoiler:In Machida's story, she reveals that the outfit was just part of a photo shoot, and during the initial commotion, she stumbled into a hidden facility that did tests on a tattooed girl whose spirit went out of control, and stole enough documents to bargain with the government.]]

* DefeatMeansFriendship: If a ward under your girl's control starts rebelling, it can potentially lead to a Syndicate encounter. No matter what is said, it leads to the local Syndicate leader being defeated, and that ward becoming permanently peaceful for the rest of that run (though saying the right thing is rewarded with some Honor recovery and a special image of the defeated member).

* GamePlaysItself: The game's greatest flaw; despite being billed as a "Strategy" game, the player has very little influence on how the game plays out. They can choose a district to start in, and how to spend incoming funds, with the main options being new gambling dice, recruiting minions, getting new tattoos, and restoring Honor (your health meter). The player can also collect money faster by selecting briefcases on the ward map, reduce lost Honor from a rebelling district by selecting sirens, and make dialogue choices when encountering a Syndicate leader. Everything else, such as what districts your chosen girl takes over, whether or not a rebelling ward will lead to a Syndicate encounter, etc., is completely automated and mostly randomized (though some girls tend to be more defensive than offensive in nature).

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: Every single protagonist, AND every leader in the Syndicate, is a woman.

* SplitPersonality: Sumida Chieri first presents herself as "Masked Sumida", but after a battle, has a more soft-spoken idol identity that is aware of, but has no memories of being, her other self.

* BigBad: Although taking over her ward is no different from anyone else's, Kirika of the Chiyoda ward is the leader of the Syndicate, who wears military garb and can claim to some of the protagonist girls that she knows the secret behind the sudden appearance of the apocalypse-causing magic tattoos.

* DownerEnding: The normal ending for [[spoiler:Chizuru; the family she hoped to find beyond Tokyo's walls has disappeared, she assumes she's going to Hell for all the violence involved in dominating the Syndicate, and she has to stay in Tokyo and part ways with her closest ally, the player, to prevent the city from fracturing again]].

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: Every single protagonist, AND every head of the Syndicate, is a woman.

* PowerTattoo: The more tattoos a girl has, the greater their power becomes, increasing their overall Charisma as well as their power in specific types of wards (commercial, residential, etc.).
* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: The Syndicate. Although all of their members are incredibly diverse, such as a flight attendant, a traditional umbrella dancer, a goldfish fanatic, and a shy idol with a Luchador split personality, they all benefit from keeping the locked-down Tokyo in their iron grip.

'''Tokyo Tattoo Girls''' (known in Japan as ''Irezumi no Kuni'') is a StrategyRPG (that entails '''very little''' actual strategy) developed by Sushi Typhoon Games, Nikkatsu's video game label. It was published for UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita as a digital-only title in Japan by Nikkatsu in 2016, and was released internationally for PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows by [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] in 2017.

The game is set in Tokyo, after a catastrophe has isolated the city and the inhabitants who survived from the rest of the world. In an effort to maintain peace, the city is divided into twenty-three wards, each controlled by a clan. The twenty-three clans form the Syndicate, which it is rumored must be defeated to escape from Tokyo. Following the catastrophe, some of the inhabitants of Tokyo learn that they have been granted powerful abilities through tattoos. The player just happens to play the role of a tattoo artist, who decides to join one of six girls in a bid for freedom...

* CutsceneBoss: Despite the player's ability to recruit Disciples and Punks to bolster their forces, no actual battles are ever depicted. Even the Syndicate encounters boil down to some dialogue, one multiple-choice prompt, and an image of a BigBallOfViolence that lasts for seconds.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: If a ward under your girl's control starts rebelling, it can potentially lead to a Syndicate encounter. Saying the right thing leads to the local Syndicate leader being defeated, and that ward becoming permanently peaceful for the rest of that run.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: Aside from the player, every single protagonist, AND every head of the Syndicate, is a woman.

* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: The Syndicate. Although all of their members are incredibly diverse, from a flight attendant to an umbrella-wielding samurai, they all benefit from keeping the locked-down Tokyo in their iron grip.

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