Seppuku to prefer Chinese readings in official announcements, only the term seppuku was ever used in writing. So hara-kiri is a spoken term, but only to commoners and seppuku a written term, but spoken amongst higher classes for the same act. The practice of performing seppuku at the death of one's master, known as oibara (追腹 or 追い腹, the kun'yomi or Japanese reading) or tsuifuku (追腹, the on'yomi or Chinese reading), follows a similar ritual. The word means "suicide" in Japanese. The modern word for suicide is . In some popular western texts, such as martial arts magazines, the term is
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