The Genji and The Heike Clans DX: Azamaru Resurrection

The Genji and The Heike Clans DX: Azamaru Resurrection (or Genpei Tōma Den DX: Heike no Fukkatsu (源平討魔伝 DX: 平池の復活) as it is called in Japan) is a 2D/3D hack-and-slash platform game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was first released for PC via Steam on October, 23rd, 2027 and was then released for the Nintendo Switch, the PS5, the Xbox One & the Xbox Series X/S on June 25th, 2028. The game is a sequel to Genpei Tōma Den and Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni aka Samurai-Ghost (which were both included in the Early Access version and later in the "Deluxe Edition" of the game.) released 35 years earlier (29 years earlier for Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni). The game is rated M for Mature due to depictions of blood & gore, use of alcohol, violence, sexual content, & strong language.
==Plot==
572 years have passed since Taira no Kagekiyo had defeated Minamoto no Yoritomo, Kiso Yoshinaka, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, & Saito Musashibou Benkei. However that peace has been interrupted as the gates of the Underworld have been ripped open and a flood of evil demons have been released onto Edo period Japan. As all of Japan stands at the brink of destruction with the Minamoto clan back from the dead once again, Andaba returns to bring back Taira no Kagekiyo from Tengoku once more to bring peace back to Japan and delve into the pits of the underworld and defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo once more and rip out the evil in it’s core, however Minamoto no Yoritomo is not alone, for upon reviving himself, Kiso Yoshinaka, Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Saito Musashibou Benkei, he has awakened a more powerful evil that rivals even him.
As Taira no Kagekiyo, the samurai who was killed during the Battle of Dan-no-Ura of the Genpei War, seek out the three Imperial treasures of Japan, wield new otherworldly powers of the Heike Clan as you head throughout Japan and descend deeper into Yomi and Jigoku to defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo once and for all and eradicate the source of the cataclysm as well.
==Gameplay==
The game is a hack-and-slash, 2D/3D platform game featuring a Japanese-styled theme in an Ukiyo-e art style. The player takes the role of Taira no Kagekiyo and will not only go through the three types of action of Small mode (normal), Plain mode (overhead perspective) & Big mode (standard with large characters and usually boss fights.) throughout the countryside of Edo-period Japan and the underworld while searching for the three Imperial Treasures of Japan, but this time acquire many moves throughout the course of the game inspired by Japanese martial arts like Kendo, Kenjutsu, Iaido, Iaijutsu, and Battōjutsu, as well as supernatural moves and powers from not just the Heike Clan, but from Emperor Jimmu and Japanese gods as well as well as Onmyodo Power as well. Taira no Kagekiyo’s sword, Azamaru, will be upgradable not just by sword items in stages, but also via a crafting system. The game will also feature a soul system. Throughought Taira’s adventure, he and Andaba will encounter new allies such as the half-kitsune, half-human Onmyoji master, Abe-No-Seimei, the mysterious ronin, Shinkiyoryū-no-Shiro, the Ninja of Jigoku, Kaze-no-Tairyū, the brave wolfgirl archer, Hakuro-Onna, the Tengu warrior of Heian-kyō, Kyōtengu, & Ietsuna Tokugawa, the current shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. Each ally will have special and unique abilities that can both access secret areas, defeat hard-to-beat enemies and bosses, and even enhance Taira’s power and attack. The game also has a feature that can let you switch the dimensions of the game: you can have the game in the classic, side-scrolling style of 2D for original gamers and fans of the classic Genpei Tōma Den games, or you can have the game in an open-word 3D style. There will also be a store to buy various upgrades and items for your health, your mana and weapon, run by the shopkeeping duo of a Bakeneko/Maneki-Neko-Nekomata hybrid merchant Kirasunaragi, and the sly yet loyal and trusty traveling tanuki merchant, Masuburō-no-Hage.
==Characters==
=== Playable Characters & Allies ===
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Taira no Kagekiyo: The samurai from the Taira clan who was originally from the Fujiwara clan who died in The Battle of Dan-no-Ura, the last battle of the Genpei War, which resulted in the destruction of the Heike/Taira Clan by the Genji/Minamoto Clan. He travels the countryside of Edo Period Japan in search of The Three Imperial Treasures of Japan and Minamoto no Yoritomo and ventures to Jigoku in search of the cataclysm that Minamoto no Yoritomo unleashed on all of Japan.
Andaba: The deity, inspired by the old woman, Datsue-ba from Japanese mythology, who is responsible of transporting the dead through the Sanzu River to either Yomi or Meido and revives Taira no Kagekiyo to stop Minamoto no Yoritomo and destroy the source of the cataclysm. Andaba joins Taira on his journey to find the Three Imperial Treasures of Japan and defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo and search for and destroy the source of the cataclysm. She can revive Taira no Kagekiyo whenever he dies in exchange for a large amount of yen or one of her lives, use magical powers to enhance Taira’s attacks and protect Taira with a magic forcefield and also take the form of a young beautiful maiden.
Abe no Seimei: The wise legendary half human, half kitsune onmyōji of the Heian Period in Japan. Taira encounters him while on his journey to find the three Imperial Treasures of Japan and defeat both Minamoto no Yoritomo and the evil he has unleashed on Japan. Abe no Seimei can summon Shikigami to control them to attack enemies, transform into his kitsune form to attack with Foxfires and leap long distances and can use his Fox companion to become a blazing trail at the end on the shikigami to leave behind flames of foxfires to scorch enemies behind Taira no Kagekiyo and crew. Abe no Seimei can also use his foxfires to temporarily enhance Azamaru with a blazing edge to temporarily boost Taira’s sword attacks.
Ronin Shinkiyoryū-no-Shiro: Shinkiyoryū-no-Shiro is a mysterious ronin whom Taira no Kagekiyo encounters a few times throughout his journey. He is fought a few times as well. After the last battle against Shinkiyoryū, he reveals that he was a Yojimbo whose wife, Hinata and only son, Satoshi as well as his clan were all killed and that he was hired by the Genji to kill the Heike clan and was led to believe that his clan and family were killed in cold blood by Taira no Shigehara of the Heike clan only to realize  and told by Andaba that the real killer of his wife, child and clan was really Minamoto no Yorimasa and Kiso Yoshinaka of the Genji Clan. This angered Shinkiyoryū, who then betrayed the Genji clan and then joined Kagekiyo in his quest for the Imperial Treasures of Japan and the defeat of both Yoritomo and the evil he has unleashed. His blade, the Shin Zanmato, is a powerful Ōdachi that can cleave through enemies that are normally hard to harm nor kill such as the Shakutorimushi. He can also wall jump. Plus whis sword attacks when combined with Taira’s sword attacks can double in attack power and even one hit kill enemies if Azamaru is fully upgraded.
Kaze-no-Tairyu: A Ninja from the realm of Jigoku and a member of the Yama Clan. Taira encounters this shinobi while in Jigoku searching for a Dogū relic that has a piece of Emperor Jimmu’s soul. Kaze-no-Tairyu is a fast moving ninja that can throw, clay bombs, shurikens and kunai from a distance, turn into anyone and anything, teleport anywhere, use ninja techniques and even turn himself invisible for a period of time. He can also conjure up a barrage of shala tree flowers and cherry blossoms, use smokescreen, create pillars of hellfire, triple jump and create duplicates of himself. He can also amplify Taira’s speed, allowing Kagekiyo to run and attack faster then he ever could for a period of time.
Hakuro-Onna: A wolf spirit archer who can take the form of a wolf, a human, and in between. Hakuro-Onna is encountered in Echigo. Hakuro-Onna was originally an archer for the Fujiwara clan and an old ally of Fujiwara no Tadakiyo, Taira no Kagekiyo’s father. She joins Taira and the crew in their journey upon gaining the supernatural move of Fujiwara no Tadakiyo’s, Non-Self. Hakuro-Onna can shoot arrows from great distances, which can take down birds and aerial enemies with ease, in wolf form, she can attack in close distances. Apart from double jumping and wall jumping as well as wall climbing, Hakuro-Onna’s Meditation ability can mend the wounds of Taira no Kagekiyo and crew, healing them and herself.
Ietsuna Tokugawa: The fourth and current shogun of Tokugawa dynasty of Edo-Period Japan, Eldest son of Iemitsu Tokugawa, Grandson of Hidetada Tokugawa and Great Grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ietsuna Tokugawa is encountered in Edo and joins Taira and co. on their quest to find the Three Imperial Treasures of Japan, and defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo and the evil he has unleashed after saving him from Jorōgumo. Ietsuna Tokugawa is the most diverse ally on Taira’s team. He can wield his katana and wakizashi for dual blade combat, his great grandfathers’s cannon that is good for close combat and long distance combat, and even wield the Honjo Masamune. He can amplify Taira’s Hissatsu Senpūken attack and temporarily let it shoot sword shockwaves while performing the attack for a brief period of time.
Amaterasu: The Japanese Sun Goddess who appears in some bonus stages who rains power up orbs, material for crafting and upgrading Azamaru, and Iris Flowers. Upon getting the Yata No Kagamine, one of the Three Imperial Treasures of Japan, Amaterasu grants Taira no Kagekiyo the power of the sun to perform Fire and light elemental attacks.
Tsukuyomi: Brother of Amaterasu, and the Japanese God of the Moon. Tsukuyomi grants Taira the power of the Moon, allowing Taira to use light and dark elemental attacks. He also teaches Taira the way of Kendo.
Bishamonten: The Japanese god of War, One of the Seven Lucky Gods and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism. He teaches Taira the way of Iaido and grants him the power of Fury, strengthening Azamaru and allowing Taira to perform Metal and Earth elemental attacks.
Susano’o: The Japanese God of Storms, Slayer of Yamata no Orochi, and sibling of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. Upon getting the Kusanagi No Tsurugi, of Japan, Susano’o grants Taira the power of Storms, allowing Taira to perform electric elemental attacks.
Inari: The Japanese Goddess of Foxes, Fertility, Rice, Tea, Sake, Agriculture, Industry, General Prosperity, and Worldly Success, Matron of swordsmiths and merchants, & Protector of Warriors. She teaches Taira no Kagekiyo the way of Battōjutsu and grants him the power of Nature. Allowing Taira no Kagekiyo to perform Earth and Wood elemental attacks.
Izanagi: The Creator Deity, The Japanese God of Creation & The Heavens, Creator of the Japanese Archipelago, and The Last of the Seven Generations of Primordial Deities alongside his wife, Izanami. While Shinkiyoryū teaches Taira the way of Kenjutsu, Izanagi teaches Taira how to perfect the way of Kenjutsu. Izanagi also grants Taira the ultimate power of the Heavens upon getting all of the Three Imperial Treasures of Japan, granting Taira full ultimate power and even going further beyond when equipped with the Three Imperial Treasures of Japan.
Izanami: The other Creator Deity, The Japanese Goddess of Life & Death, Wife of Izanagi and The Last of the Seven Generations of Primordial Deities alongside her husband, Izanagi. Upon getting the Yasakani No Magatama, Izanami grants Taira no Kagekiyo the powers of Life and Death, allowing Taira to perform powerful light and darkness elemental attacks as well as life and death elemental attacks.
Otohime: The Daughter of Ryūjin, and Princess of the Undersea palace of Ryūgu-Jō. She grants Taira no Kagekiyo the power of the Sea, allowing Taira to perform water elemental attacks.
Hakusozu: The Kitsune Monk of Mt. Dream,  Hakuzōsu grants Taira the supernatural power of Foxfire.
Himiko: The Shaman Queen of Yamatai-Koku in Wakoku. She grants Taira no Kagekiyo the supernatural power to conjure spirits to help aide in his attacks as well as dogū and haniwas.
Ryūjin: The Japanese God of The Sea and Father of Otohime. He grants Taira no Kagekiyo the full power of the sea, allowing Taira to use powerful water elemental attacks, which are gained after saving Otohime from Onihime.
Enma Daiō: The God of The Underworld, King of Hell, The Yin to Jizō Bosatsu, and One of the Thirteen Judges of The Dead. If Taira and crew are to fall in the rivers or pits in Japan, they will end up in the underworld, where they will encounter Enma who will give them a chance to return to the overworld by choosing the right box, however choosing the wrong box could result in death. Upon defeating Gozu, Mezu & Jyazū, Enma gives them access to Jigoku and Yomi.
Fujiwara no Tadakiyo: The father of Taira no Kagekiyo. He grants his son the penultimate supernatural power of Might.
Masuburou-No-Hage Bakedanuki: One of the two merchants. Masuburou sells Taira and crew power-ups, tawaras, extra candles, and sake in exchange for Yen and Zeni.
Kirasunaragi: One of the two merchants. Kirasunaragi sells Taira swordsman skills and techniques, scrolls, hidden supernatural abilities and crafting items and material in exchange for koban coins.
Kyōtengu: The Tengu Warrior of Heian-Kyō. Taira and crew encounter Kyōtengu at Kyoto during a run-in with Minamoto no Yoshitsune, whom Kyōtengu trained in the Kurama Temple when Yoshitsune was a child and still under the name of Ushiwakamaru. Originally thinking that Taira was planning to murder Yoshitsune, he aided the Genji warrior in battle. After defeating both Yoshitsune and Kyōtengu, Yoshitsune hastily retreated and a heavily wounded Kyōtengu was almost killed by Taira only for Shinkiyoryū to stop him. After a duel with Shinkiyoryū, Kyōtengu learns from Andaba that Yoshitsune and Yoritomo unleashed a great evil upon Japan and that Yoshitsune was actually the one trying murder Taira. Shocked by this and realizing the truth that Yoshitsune did this, made amends with Taira and joined his team. Kyōtengu also grants Taira the power of the Wind, allowing Taira to perform wind and air elemental attacks. Kyōtengu attacks enemies with his Tengu fan, his Wakizashi, wind elemental attacks, which can amplify Taira’s wind elemental attacks, and his Gunbai. He can also triple jump, and fly to go over long gaps, find secret areas and even attack enemies in the air.
=== Enemies/Villains ===
Minamoto no Yoritomo: One of the main two antagonists. Yoritomo is the shogun of the Minamoto Clan. He revived himself and his men and awakened a great evil and has teamed up with this new evil to take over all of Edo Period Japan. He is very powerful. He is the penultimate final boss that is fought not once, but twice. One in Kamakura, and the other in the heart of Yomi alongside the true final boss.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune: General of the Minamoto Clan and Half-Brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo. He is one of the recurring bosses next to his partner Saito Musashibou Benkei and Kiso Yoshinaka. He has two forms: Ushiwakamaru and his original form. The last battle against him is at Sagami alongside Saito Musashibou Benkei.
Saito Musashibou Benkei: The Warrior Monk, and Partner/Servant of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Like Yoshitsune and Yoshinaka, he is a recurring boss up until Sagami where he and Yoshitsune truly fall.
Fūjin & Raijin: The Gods of Wind and Thunder and the sub bosses that are usually fought separately. Fūjin is fought in Inaba while Raijin is fought in Sanuki
Gaikotsu: The first boss in the game. Leads a bunch of gaikotsu skeletons.
Daimajin: A giant living stone statue that serves the Genji clan. Daimajin is fought a few times as a boss.
Biwa Hōshi: A youkai priest that plays the Biwa and another sub boss. He summons Usagi and Kame to fight alongside him. He is fought a few times with the first being in Bizen and the last being in Owari.
Gozu & Mezu: Servants of Enma Daiō who appear as bosses themselves, allying themselves with the Genji. They are both fought together.
Onihime: A Kijo who appeared as both an enemy and a boss. She is fought a few times with the last fight being in Echigo.
Jorōgumo: A Spider Yōkai that can shapeshifter into a woman or a mix of spider and woman. She is fought in Musashi and Jigoku. She attacks with webs, her poisonous bite, and gyūkis and tsuchigumos.
Kiso Yoshinaka: A general of the Minamoto clan and cousin of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is a recurring boss like Yoshitsune and Benkei. He is first fought in the Makai. The last battle against him is in Toutoumi alongside Tomoe Gozen. He commits seppuku after his last fight.
Tomoe Gozen The Onna-Musha of the Minamoto Clan, and Servant of Kiso Yoshinaka. She is fought a few times as a recurring boss and dies alongside Yoshinaka in their last battle in Toutoumi. Her main method of attacking is usually with her quiver and arrows and some Yahei alongside her.
Ashiya Dōman: An onmyoji from the Heian period and rival of Abe no Seimei. He is fought as a boss in three stages. He usually attacks with shinigami instead of shikigami like Abe no Seimei.
Jigoku-Onna: The Courtesan of Hell, also known as Jigoku Tayū. She fights with her demonic powers. She is fought as a boss in Jigoku.
Jyazū: The hidden third servant of Enma Daiō, who is fought as a boss after defeating Gozu and Mezu.
Jizokyōrao/Jigokunmakuro-no-Orochi: Jizokyōrao is a zen Buddhist monk/priest who is said to be Jizō Bosatsu reincarnated. Originally thought to be an ally of Taira no Kagekiyo as he helps Taira no Kagekiyo, Andaba and co. throughout the game and even appears in the tutorial mode of the game helping the players out on how to play. However, it is revealed in Kamakura that the real Jizokyōrao was killed by a monster and the one aiding them is a monster in disguise, more specifically, the evil that Yoritomo unleashed upon revival. He is fought in Kamakura moments after defeating Yoritomo for the first boss battle, where Jizokyōrao reveals his true colors and changes his form to that of a half dark Japanese dragon half human hybrid. After the battle, he retreated into Yomi but not before revealing his true form in a silhouette style reveal. He is revealed by Andaba that the evil Jizokyōrao is really Jigokunmakuro no Orochi, and evil and all-powerful 100 headed dragon demon who was said to have almost brought forth the end of the world at the end of the Kofun period of Japan only to be defeated and sealed for by the seven primordial deities for 5,000,000 years. He was freed from his underworldly prison when Yoritomo revived himself and his men, who was grateful to Yoritomo and promised him power like he never had before. Jigokunmakuro-No-Orochi is the true final boss and the other main antagonist of the game. He and Minamoto no Yoritomo are fought in the heart of Yomi and with his powers combined with Minamoto no Yoritomo’s powers, they seem undefeatable, but they were defeated by Taira no Kagekiyo and crew (who represented the modern seven primordial deities of Edo period), the Three Imperial Treasures of Japan, the powers of the Japanese Gods, and the spirits of the Taira Clan as well as Emperor Jimmu, Emperor Antoku, Hangan Gozen and Fujiwara no Tadakiyo, destroying Yoritomo once and for all and defeating and resealing Jigokunmakuro-No-Orochi for five million years.
Tamamo No Mae: One of the most powerful yōkai that has ever lived in the form of a magical nine-tailed kitsune who once disguised herself as a courtesan and later consort of Emperor Toba lived during the Heian period. Her magical abilities were matched only by her trickiness and lust for power. She has been revived in Edo period Japan, mostly because of Jigokunmakuro-No-Orochi being unleashed on the world thanks to the revival of Minamoto no Yoritomo and his men. She is the main antagonist of a postgame DLC story, who seeks to find the remnants of the Sesshō-seki, rebuild it, and bring Chaos onto Japan. She revealed that she was the one who caused the Genpei War to happen via a succession crisis between those loyal to Emperor Go-Shirakawa and those loyal to Emperor Sutoku. (As part of DLC Pack 1)
Shuten Dōji: The Dreaded King of the Oni who resides on Mt. Ōe. He, alongside his right hand Oni, Ibaraki Dōji, were resurrected by the release of Jigokunmakuro-No-Orochi that was caused by the revival of Minamoto no Yoritomo, and the Genji Clan. He now seeks the ultimate sake that is said to give anyone who drank it eternal life and unlimited power. Now Taira and his crew must search for the sake before Shuten Dōji does as well as the magical poison that was used to defeat and kill Shuten Dōji the first time in order to defeat the Oni once and for all. (As part of DLC Pack 2)
Ibaraki Dōji: The right hand Oni of Shuten Dōji and one of the most feared and infamous Oni of Japan. He serves as the secondary antagonist while Shuten Dōji serves as the main antagonist. He helps Shuten Dōji in his quest for the legendary sake and he will cut down anybody in his path to do so. (As part of DLC Pack 2.)
==Voice Cast==
Character 	Voice Actor (ENG) 	Voice Actor (JP)
Taira no Kagekiyo 	Marc Biagi 	Ryōtarō Okaiyu
Andaba (Old) 	Eve Karpf 	Saori Hayami
Andaba (Young) 	Elaine Clark 	Saori Hayami
Minamoto no Yoshitsune 	Andrew Morgado 	Isshin Chiba
Saito Musashibou Benkei 	Steven Blum 	Masashi Ebara
Kiso Yoshinaka 	Ron Yuan 	Hideaki Nonaka
Tomoe Gozen 	Kelly Hu 	Yoko Hikasa
Minamoto no Yoritomo 	Kane Jungbluth-Murry	Akio Ōtsuka
Onihime 	Misty Lee 	Eriko Kigawa
Biwa Hōshi 	Brook Chalmers 	Hideo Watanabe
Fūjin 	Ian James Corlett 	Kenichi Mochizuki
Raijin 	Jason Marnocha 	Kenichi Mochizuki
Enma Daiō 	Kellen Goff 	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
Gozu 	Patrick Seitz 	Kenta Miyake
Mezu 	Chris Tergliafera 	Kazuhiko Inoue
Tamamo no Mae 	Cindy Robinson 	Aoi Yūki
Shuten Dōji 	Liam O’Brien 	Hideyuki Hori
Ibaraki Dōji 	Gideon Emery 	Kōki Uchiyama
Jorōgumo 	Jessica Straus 	Eri Kitamura
Abe no Seimei 	Sean Chiplock 	Yoshimasa Hisoya
Shinkiyoryū no Shiro 	Cory Yee 	Daisuke Ono
Kaze no Tairyu 	Matthew Yang King 	Kōsuke Toriumi
Kyōtengu 	Richard Epcar 	Katsuyuki Konishi
Hakuro-Onna 	Erica Lindbeck 	Houko Kuwashima
Ietsuna Tokugawa 	Matthew Mercer 	Toshihiko Seki
Kirasunaragi 	Derek Stephen Prince	Akira Ishida
Masuburō-no-Hage 	Dai Tabuchi 	Tomokazu Sugita
Ashiya Dōman 	Crispin Freeman 	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Amaterasu 	Cristina Valenzuela 	Yui Horie
Susano'o 	TJ Storm 	Noriaki Sugiyama
Bishamonten 	Patrick McAlister 	Tōru Ōkawa
Tsukuyomi 	David Sobolov 	Shuuhei Sakaguchi
Inari 	Eileen Stevens 	Ayako Kawasumi
Izanagi 	David Stanbra 	Taketora
Izanami 	Marisha Ray 	Sayaka Ohara
Otohime 	Kayli Mills 	Inori Minase
Hakuzosu 	Yuri Lowenthal 	Isshin Chiba
Himiko 	Alex Cazares 	Kaori Fukuhara
Ryūjin 	Chris Patton 	Ryohei Kimura
Jigoku-Onna 	Xanthe Huynh 	Ayane Sakura
Jyazu 	David Kaye 	Kenichi Mochizuki
Fujiwara no Tadakiyo 	SungWon Cho 	Hiroshi Watanabe
Taira no Kiyomori 	Chris Jai Alex 	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
Taira no Atsumori 	Tara Platt 	Mamiko Ōmoto
Taira no Noritsune 	DC Douglas 	Shinchiro Miki
Taira no Koremori 	Jon Bailey 	Wataru Takagi
Taira no Munemori 	Steven Blum 	Hiromu Miyazaki
Taira no Norimori 	George Newbern 	Toshiyuki Kusuda
Taira no Sadamori 	Troy Baker 	Takeshi Kusao
Taira no Shigemori 	Roger Craig Smith 	Takaya Hashi
Taira no Tadamori 	Lex Lang 	Isao Sasaki
Taira no Tomomori 	Kyle Hebert 	Kōji Yusa
Taira no Tsunemori 	Dave Wittenberg 	Joji Yanami
Taira no Shoki Moritoshi	Dai Tabuchi 	Kunihiko Yasui
Taira no Shigehara 	Taliesin Jaffe 	Naomi Kusumi
Taira no Takakiyo 	Paul St. Peter 	Hisao Egawa
Taira no Tadanori 	Todd Haberkorn 	Katsumi Suzuki
Taira no Masakado 	Michael T. Coleman 	Shō Hayami
Taira no Tokuko 	Sarah Williams 	Miyu Tomita
Taira no Chikazane 	Tony Daniels 	Shinji Kawada
Taira no Tadatsune 	Christian La Monte 	Yuma Uchida
Taira no Sadayoshi 	Travis Willingham 	Soichiro Hoshi
Taira no Tokiko 	Laura Post 	Mayumi Tanaka
Emperor Antoku 	Ray Chase 	Jun Fukuyama
Emperor Jimmu 	Grant George 	Tetsu Inada
Hangaku Gozen 	Laura Bailey 	Atsuko Tanaka
Jizokyōrao 	Tyler Walker 	Shuhei Matsuda
Jigokunmakuro-no-Orochi 	Christopher Niosi 	Atsushi Imaruoka
Emperor Sutoku Tennō 	Ike Amadi 	Hideo Ishikawa
== Development==
On July 23rd, 2026, Bandai Namco Entertainment posted a Reveal Trailer for a new Genpei Tōma Den game titled The Genji and The Heike Clans DX: Azamaru Resurrection on their official YouTube channels. The description of the video on the English channel revealed that the game would be released for PC on Early Access via the Steam network service on October 23rd, 2027, for $24.99 USD, with the retail releases including the Nintendo Switch, the PS5, the Xbox One, & the Xbox Series X/S slated for June 25th, 2028. Purchasers of the Early Access PC Version would receive certain perks that consisted of a digital art book (English/Japanese, with approximately 50 pages), a digital mini soundtrack consisting of 24 songs, and a port of the HD version of the TurboGrafx-16 edition of Genpei Tōma Den which was originally released in 1990 (this port includes menus both in Japanese and English, as well the game itself, even though the original TurboGrafx-16 version of the game is only in Japanese).
Approximately 24 hours after the announcement, an official site for the game was made public, which included official character profiles and artworks.
Shortly later, it was announced that the special perks given to the purchasers of the PC/Steam Early Access version would be made available to everyone else who didn’t get the PC/Steam Early Access version separately and be included on the Deluxe Edition of the game.
On August 2026, the game, Namco Vs Tatsunoko, had the trailer for the game added as one of the trailers for the game’s extra mode.
On January 2029, DLC for the game was announced via DLC Season Pass. The 1st DLC Pack in the Season Pass was announced on June 13th, 2029, during E3 2029. The trailer revealed Taira no Kagekiyo and Crew facing off against Tamamo No Mae and the president of Bandai Namco announced the 1st DLC pack in the Genji and The Heike Clans DX Season Pass, “The Fox in Courtesan Robes.”, which included a postgame story involving Tamamo no Mae, the antagonist of this story, and the Sesshō-Seki.
On October 22nd, the 1st DLC Pack in the Season Pass for the game was released.
During a Bandai Namco Live Presentation, the second DLC Pack for the Season Pass of the game was announced along with a trailer that showed Mt. Ōe, it then cut to a story about some legendary sake that gives whoever drank it, human or otherwise, immortality and godlike power. The trailer then cut to Taira and crew fighting Shuten Dōji and some Oni. After the trailer, the creator for the game announced that the 2nd DLC Pack in the season pass for the game, “The Oni of Mount Ōe.”, which included not just some new sword techniques, but also a postgame story involving Shuten Dōji, the antagonist of the story, and some legendary sake and magical poison that was used to defeat the Oni.
On December 10th, the 2nd DLC Pack in the Season Pass for the game was released.
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