Seppuku The word means "suicide" in Japanese. The usual modern word for suicide is . Related words include , and . In some popular western texts, such as martial arts magazines, the term is associated with suicide of samurai wives. The term was introduced into English by Lafcadio Hearn in his "Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation", an understanding which has since been translated into Japanese and Hearn seen through Japanese eyes. Joshua S. Mostow notes that Hearn misunderstood the term "jigai" to be the female equivalent of seppuku. Mostow's context is analysis of Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" and the original Cio-Cio
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles "Samurai Warriors: Chronicles" was first announced during E3 2010 as "Samurai Warriors 3D" as a part of the Nintendo 3DS line-up. The game was subsequently renamed "Samurai Warriors: Chronicles", which occurred during Tokyo Game Show 2010. "Samurai Warriors: Chronicles" was met with mixed reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 63%, while Metacritic gave it 61 out of 100. The game was followed by two sequels. The first, was released on September 13, 2012, also for the Nintendo 3DS. Being an overhaul of the original game, it has the same general storyline and several of the characters' movesets