Seppuku time a European saw formal seppuku was the "Sakai Incident" of 1868. On February 15, eleven French sailors of the "Dupleix" entered a Japanese town called Sakai without official permission. Their presence caused panic among the residents. Security forces were dispatched to turn the sailors back to their ship, but a fight broke out and the sailors were shot dead. Upon the protest of the French representative, financial compensation was paid and those responsible were sentenced to death. The French captain was present to observe the execution. As each samurai committed ritual disembowelment, the violent act shocked the captain, and
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