It’s time for another SwitchArcade interview, friends. This time we had the good fortune to discuss the upcoming Samurai Warriors 5 with the President and COO of Koei Tecmo, Mr. Hisashi Koinuma. Mr. Koinuma is serving as the producer on the new game, which takes the series in a new direction after a bit of an absence. Samurai Warriors 5 is set to release on the Nintendo Switch and other platforms on July 27th of this year. Since Mr. Koinuma has been with the series from the very start, serving as the director of the original Samurai Warriors back in 2004, I thought he’d be the right guy to answer my many questions. Luckily, he answered them all.

TouchArcade (TA): Samurai Warriors is the longest-running series in the Warriors brand outside of Dynasty Warriors. What do you think is the appeal of this series that has allowed it to flourish the way it has" Hisashi Koinuma (HK): As DYNASTY WARRIORS is set during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, and SAMURAI WARRIORS takes place during Japan’s Sengoku period, I think we have had a lot of support from fans that enjoy dramatic stories based on history. Both series started the overarching WARRIORS series, so they are both very important IP to all of us here at KOEI TECMO.

TA: Following up on the first question, what new features does Samurai Warriors 5 bring to the table for those familiar with the series"
HK: The main elements include the revamped story and characters, as well as the illust...