For detailed information about this series, see: Genpei Toma Den at Wikipedia.
Taira no Kagekiyo, the main character in Genpei Toma Den.
Genpei Toma Den (lit. The Tale of Demon Extermination in Genpei (Era)) is a series of 2D side-scrolling video games by Namco.
Video Games[]
- Genpei Toma Den (October 1st, 1986) for Arcade, Sharp X68000, NES, PC-Engine, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The version included in Namco Museum Vol. 4 was localized in English under the title The Genji and the Heike Clans.
- Genpei Toma Den: Computer Boardgame (October 21st, 1988) for NES. A board game-themed RPG retelling the original game's story.
- Genpei Toma Den: Kan no Ki (April 7th, 1992) for TurboGrafx-16 and Wii Virtual Console. Localized in English under the title Samurai-Ghost.
- Genpei Rennai Kumi e Den (December 15th, 2015) for Browsers. A tile-match puzzle game set in the Genpei Toma Den universe. Part of the Namco Catalog IP program created for the 10th anniversary of the Bandai Namco merger.
Publications[]
Gamebook[]
- Genpei Tōma Den: The Transformation of the Divine Demon World (1988)
Webcomic[]
- Scar (April 12th, 2012 - July 12th, 2012). A web comic by ShiftyLook very loosely based on Genpei Toma Den, consisting of 27 strips. A second arc subtitled "Eve of Destruction" lasted from August 2nd to November 1st, 2012 for a total of 26 strips.
Links to Other Series[]
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Galaxian | October 01, 1986 | The Galaxian flagship is an item in Genpei Toma Den. (see details) |
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Rally-X | October 01, 1986 | The Special Flag from Rally-X is an item in Genpei Toma Den. (see details) |
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Mappy | October 21, 1988 | The default name for the 1st player in Genpei Toma Den: Computer Boardgame is "Mappii". (see details) |
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Rock 'n Ball | March 24, 1989 | Kagekiyo from Genpei Toma Den is a selectable character in the Japanese version of Rock 'n Ball. (see details) |
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Tinkle Pit | December 1993 | The Magatama jewel from Genpei Toma Den is a secret bonus character in Tinkle Pit. (see details) |
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Namco Museum | November 08, 1996 | Genpei Toma Den is part of Namco Museum Vol. 4, with Yoshitomo making an actual appearance. (see details) |
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World Stadium | June 1998 | Ads for Genpei Toma Den can be seen in Super World Stadium '98 and its sequels. (see details) |
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Tales of (Series) | November 10, 2000 | A costume of Kagekiyo from Genpei Toma Den is featured on Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon with his actual techniques; Kagekiyo also makes a cameo appearance in Tales of Eternia and the Tales of Arise artifact "Quivering Candles" is based on the candles representing Kagekiyo's health. (see details) |
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Point Blank | December 2000 | An image of Kagekiyo from Genpei Toma Den appears as a possible target in Point Blank 3. (see details) |
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Babylonian Castle Saga | December 21, 2000 | Taira no Kagekiyo appears as a creature in Seme COM Dungeon: Drururuaga, while the default name for the 2nd player in Genpei Toma Den: Computer Boardgame is "Girugame", after Gilgamesh from The Tower of Druaga. (see details) |
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Family Tennis | June 14, 2002 | Taira no Kagekiyo is a selectable character in Family Tennis Advance. (see details) |
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Mr. Driller | August 23, 2002 | Mr Driller Ace: Fushigi no Pacteria features a Pacteria named "Pagekiyo", based on Taira no Kagekiyo. (see details) |
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Namco Super Wars | October 31, 2002 | Genpei Toma Den characters appear in Namco Super Wars. (see details) |
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Taiko no Tatsujin | October 06, 2003 | Taiko no Tatsujin 5 and later games in the series feature a music track from Genpei Toma Den. |
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Yumeria | February 26, 2004 | Taira no Kagekiyo appears in an imagination spot during the eight episode of the Yumeria anime. (see details) |
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Namco × Capcom | May 26, 2005 | Namco × Capcom features characters from Genpei Toma Den. (see details) |
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Soul (Series) | October 25, 2005 | Create-A-Soul mode in SoulCalibur III features Kagekiyo's armor and mask from Genpei Toma Den, and a sword for Yoshimitsu named "Kagekiyo" in reference to its protagonist has existed since SoulCalibur II. (see details) |
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Tekken | November 26, 2007 | Yoshimitsu has a set of customization parts in Tekken 6 that makes him resemble Taira no Kagekiyo. (see details) |
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THE iDOLM@STER | April 23, 2008 | The music theme "Kin Renka" from Famison 8-bit iDOLM@STER 03 is a remix of the main theme from Genpei Toma Den. (see details) |
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Mojipittan | November 27, 2008 | The Namco Special set in Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii Deluxe includes a puzzle of a Genpei Toma Den item with Taira no Kagekiyo assisting the player. (see details) |
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Noby Noby Boy | February 19, 2009 | Some levels of Noby Noby Boy feature Genpei Toma Den characters. (see details) |
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GameCenter CX | July 21, 2009 | Arino plays Genpei Toma Den in Episode 85 of GameCenter CX. (see details) |
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High Score Girl | 2010 | Chapter 8 of High Score Girl has a cameo of the Genpei Toma Den game. (see details) |
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Sgt. Frog | March 04, 2010 | The main character from Genpei Toma Den appears as a summon in Keroro RPG. (see details) |
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Family Stadium | March 04, 2010 | Famista Online 2010 and Famista Climax feature Yoritomo from Genpei Toma Den in the Rivals team, while Kagekiyo appears in the Namco Stars team in Famista Online 2011, Pro Baseball Famista 2011 and its sequels, and Famista Dream Match; additionally one of the players in the Namco Stars team in Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '87 and its sequels is called "Kagekiyo". (see details) |
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Namco Chronicle | April 06, 2011 | Taira no Kagekiyo and several bosses from Genpei Toma Den appear in Namco Chronicle. (see details) |
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Katamari | August 01, 2012 | Taira no Kagekiyo from Genpei Toma Den makes a cameo appearance in the Touch My Katamari DLC stage "Athlete Abyss". (see details) |
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Namco High | December 17, 2013 | Taira no Kagekiyo from Genpei Toma Den is a character in Namco High. (see details) |
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Pac-Man | July 2014 | Pac-Man Monsters featured Kagekiyo from Genpei Toma Den during a timed promotion, while a theme with characters from Genpei Toma Den appears in Pac-Man 99. (see details) |
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Pixel Superstars | October 09, 2015 | Pixel Superstar added erasers shaped like Taira no Kagekiyo in an event update. (see details) |
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Soul Girls | October 13, 2015 | A costume of Andaba from Genpei Toma Den is featured in Zoku Tamashii Shoujo - Soul Girls - as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. (see details) |
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Eki-Dash! | October 28, 2015 | A picture of Taira no Kagekiyo is featured in Eki-Dash! as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. (see details) |
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Izanagi Online | March 22, 2017 | A t-shirt with the logo of Genpei Toma Den is featured in Izanagi Online as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. (see details) |
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Youkai Momohime | June 23, 2017 | Female versions of characters from Genpei Toma Den are featured in Youkai Momohime as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. (see details) |
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The Knights of Avalon | September 7, 2017 | Taira no Kagekiyo appears in The Knights of Avalon during the first Namco collaboration event. (see details) |
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Sengoku Break | February 07, 2018 | Characters from Genpei Toma Den are featured in Kyukyoku x Shinka: Sengoku Break as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. (see details) |
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Genjyu-hime | April 14, 2018 | A character dressed like Taira no Kagekiyo is featured in Genjyu-hime as part of a Namco Catalog IP collaboration. (see details) |
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Alien Egg | October 11, 2018 | Taira no Kagekiyo is the 9th Namco collaboration character featured in Alien Egg. (see details) |
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Hakkutsu! Diggers | October 19, 2018 | Sprites from Genpei Toma Den appear as treasures in Treasure Hakkutsu! Diggers. (see details) |
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Sword Art Online | August 22, 2019 | A face paint based on Taira no Kagekiyo is part of a free Namco DLC for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. (see details) |
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Groove Coaster | April 21, 2022 | Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party featured a DLC pack featuring music from The Genji and the Heike Clans as well as characters that are selectable as navigators and avatars (see details) |
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