Seppuku San story by John Luther Long. Though both Long's story and Puccini's opera predate Hearn's use of the term "jigai", the term has been used in relation to western japonisme which is the influence of Japanese culture on the western arts. While the voluntary seppuku described above is the best known form, in practice the most common form of seppuku was obligatory seppuku, used as a form of capital punishment for disgraced samurai, especially for those who committed a serious offence such as rape, robbery, corruption, unprovoked murder or treason. The samurai were generally told of their offense in full
Samurai Warriors 3 released on December 9, 2009. The game features three expansions/ports that either add new contents or expand on gameplay mechanics of the game. Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends is the first expansion of the game, released for the Wii in Japan on February 10, 2011. The game introduces two new modes, the "Original Career" mode which allows the opportunity to create original scenarios by completing missions and acquiring gold to increase the player's abilities and strength, as well as the series staple "Challenge" mode that has three challenges of varying objectives. It also adds new weapons, items, two new difficulty