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->''[[GratuitousEnglish "Enough prattling! Let them come! We shall grind their bones to dust!"]]''

''Yatagarasu'' is a 2D Japanese {{fighting game}} for [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], created by Circle Edge, a three-person team made up of former Creator/{{SNK}} talents including art director Styleos and designer Umezono. (The designers also worked on the Creator/{{Psikyo}} game ''VideoGame/DarakuTenshiTheFallenAngels'', with which this game shares aesthetic similarities.) The gameplay holds parallels to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: 3rd Strike'', with a parry mechanic, user-selectable super moves, and similar pacing (up to and including characters sharing move sets with characters from said game). The character illustrations come from Styleos of ''VideoGame/{{Ibara}}'' and ''VideoGame/MushihimeSama'' fame.

An interesting feature of this game are the selectable real-time color commentaries similar to the optional announcers in later ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' games. The commentator voices are provided by well-know Website/YouTube and Website/NicoNicoDouga tournament personalities Tokido, KSK, and Kokujin.

The game was released in Japan on August 15th, 2009. [=NICALiS=], the company behind the localization of ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', is currently working on bringing ''Yatagarasu'' overseas on the Platform/PlayStationVita, Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/XboxOne under the title ''Legend of Raven'' - the project was originally planned for a release on Platform/Nintendo3DS via the Nintendo [=eShop=], but changed platforms due to fan demand. In mid-2013, Nyu Media ran [[http://shoryuken.com/2013/06/27/nyu-media-opens-yatagarasu-attack-on-cataclysm-indiegogo-fundraiser/ an Indiegogo fundraiser]] to pay for a sequel, ''Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm''. Among the new features in ''Attack on Cataclysm'' include three new characters, an English localization and English commentator voices from noted American tournament personalities [[WebVideo/AssistMe Maximilian Christiansen]], James Chen and [=UltraDavid=]. The fundraiser ended with the goal of $68,000 reached and ''surpassed'' with a final total of $118,243 raised against the main goal as well as fulfilling 4 of its stretch goals as well.

!!This game features examples of:
* AnnouncerChatter: An optional feature, meant to emulate the hyped-up commentary of tournament play.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Aja, by virtue of being [[BodySnatcher possessed]] by Masanari Hanzo Hattori]]
* BoxingBattler: JET.
* CounterAttack: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KOwkhrHJh0 3rd Strike fans rejoice!]]
* DanceBattler: Many of Kotaro's moves involve graceful spins or pirouettes; it makes sense she specializes in song and dance.
* TheFaceless: Chadha.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Hanzo's... one bare leg jumpsuit outfit.
** AmbidextrousSprite: {{Averted|Trope}}.
* FemmeFatale: Hanzo.
* FlashStep: Both Hanzo and Azure possess one.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Hanzo; Azure, in the updated release.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Shimo and Hina.
* LeotardOfPower: Kou and Crow (both male examples) wear a leotard, though with pants over it. Kotaro Kazama wears a more revealing one underneath her kimono.
* MightyGlacier: Chadha is about as slow as a tractor and hits equally hard.
* MovesetClone: Kou and Crow, expected since they are the RyuAndKen of the game.
** Played with Hina and Shimo. While they share animations and moves, the inputs for each, and therefore the way they work, is quite is different.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: She's the 13th Generation UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo. She is the 3rd female High-ninja in the history of Hattori Hanzo, (although some would argue that she is in fact the 2nd).
* TheQuietOne: The stoic Juzumaru.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Of Creator/{{Psikyo}}'s ''VideoGame/DarakuTenshiTheFallenAngels'', created by the same team behind this game.
* StatuesqueStunner: Aja; at 6 feet tall, the only taller character is the inhumanely large Chadha. Also Hanzo; who is at 171cm (5'7"), but qualifies due to being Japanese.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Chadha is the resident grappler.
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