Sakura Taisen
Sakura Taisen ( Japanese サ ク ラ 大 戦 , German "Cherry Blossom Wars"), also known as Sakura Wars , is a Japanese media franchise based on an idea by ji Hiroi, the character design by Kōsuke Fujishima and the character design by Hidenori Matsubara , which was developed by Red Entertainment and Sega was developed. Founded it was the same adventure / strategy role-playing game with dating sim trains , in 1996 for the Japanese Sega Saturn - game console appeared. Since then, in addition to adaptations for other gaming platforms in Japan, several sequels, prequels , side stories and offshoots have appeared . There are also adaptations as light novels , manga and anime and for the theater. It belongs to the genre of steampunk .
action
The original plot was inspired by the Shochiku Revue and the Takarazuka Revue .
The action of Sakura Taisen is set in an alternative universe in Japan at the time of the Taishō period around 1920 in Tokyo . In this universe there was the so-called "Kouma War" in which a huge demon appeared in Nihonbashi in Tokyo, which the anti-demon team of the Imperial Army was able to banish successfully, but with high losses. Since then, the few young women who are qualified to control the steam-powered, house-high combat robots have been on standby against the renewed threat. These women are disguised as female theater groups in the style of the Takarazuka revue (Japanese: Takarazuka kagekidan ).
The series begins with the adventures of the Imperial Response Force ( 帝國 華 撃 團 / 帝国華 撃 団 , teikoku kagekidan ) known as the Flower Group ( 花 組 , hanagumi ), led by the newly graduated ensign in the Imperial Navy . He was also assigned to this troop because he also has the ability to control the steam-powered combat robots. He is an exception, because it was previously assumed that only women had the high spiritual strength required for this.
Video games
| Sakura Taisen | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Saturn: September 27, 1996 Dreamcast: May 25, 2000 Windows: August 18, 2000 January 11, 2006 PlayStation 2: January 27, 2003 PlayStation Portable: March 9, 2006 i-mode: December 18, 2006  |
| platform |
Sega Saturn Dreamcast Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable i-mode - mobile phones |
| genre |
Adventure strategy role-playing game |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard , mouse , gamepad |
| language | Japanese |
The strategy role-playing game uses a simulation-based story system. The game, like any other role-playing game, has a basic storyline, but the player's fate is not determined. Character interaction plays an important role, so it dramatically affects the story and the outcome of the game. If the player maintains relationships between certain characters, their performance in combat and the strength of their attacks increase. This means that the social elements of the game are closely related to the combat system.
The story of the main games has an episodic character, with each episode having its own eye-catcher and a preview of the next episode, which mimics the feeling of watching a Japanese anime. The eye-catchers are the only possibility for the player to correctly follow and save the progress of the game. They are also often used to show the transition between the two main game modes, but this is not always the case.
So far, almost all games, i.e. four out of five games in the main story, a further eight games (consisting of pre- and side stories) and eight other offshoot games, have only been published in Japan. Only the fifth part, Sakura Taisen V (English Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love ), has been released in North America and Europe.
Originally developed for the Sega Saturn, the game was repeatedly adapted and ported to newer console systems such as Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation Portable and Microsoft Windows.
Sakura Taisen
The port for the PS2 from 2003 was named Sakura Taisen - Atsuki Chishio ni ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 〜 熱 き 血 潮 に 〜 ). The subtitle ( Atsuki Chishio ni , dt. "Boiling blood") refers to Tanka 26 in Akiko Yosano's collection Midaregami :
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や は 肌 の |
Yawa hada no |
Beneath my soft skin |
Sakura Taisen is part of the Sakura Taisen Complete Box , Sakura Taisen 1 & 2 and Sakura Taisen Premium Edition .
Sakura Taisen 2
| Sakura Taisen 2 - Kimi, Shinita mō Koto Nakare | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Saturn: April 4, 1998 Dreamcast: September 21, 2000 Windows: March 1, 2001 December 24, 2008 PlayStation Portable: March 9, 2006 |
| platform |
Sega Saturn Dreamcast Microsoft Windows PlayStation Portable |
| genre |
Adventure strategy role-playing game |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard , mouse , gamepad |
| language | Japanese |
Kimi, Shinita mō Koto Nakare ( 君 、 死 に た も う こ と な か れ ) refers to the title of a poem (in old spelling: 君 死 に た ま ふ こ と な か れ ) by Yosano Akiko . The poem is known for depicting her feelings when her younger brother went to the Russo-Japanese War .
Over 500,000 of the game were sold in the first few months.
Sakura Taisen 2 - Kimi, Shinita mō Koto Nakare is part of the Sakura Taisen Complete Box , Sakura Taisen 1 & 2 and Sakura Taisen Premium Edition .
Sakura Taisen 3
| Sakura Taisen 3 - Paris wa Moete Iru ka | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Dreamcast: March 22, 2001 Windows: March 25, 2004 PlayStation 2: February 24, 2005 |
| platform |
Dreamcast Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 |
| genre |
Adventure strategy role-playing game |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard , mouse , gamepad |
| language | Japanese |
The subtitle Paris wa Moete Iru ka ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 3 〜 巴里 は 燃 え て い る か 〜 , Eng . "Is Paris burning?") Refers to a well-known quote from Adolf Hitler , who asked General Dietrich von Choltitz how it was about the destruction of the "City of Lights" stand.
Sakura Taisen 3 - Paris wa Moeteiru ka is part of the Sakura Taisen Complete Box and Sakura Taisen Premium Edition .
The port for Microsoft Windows is part of the Sakura Taisen World Project .
Sakura Taisen 4
| Sakura Taisen 4 - Koi Seyo, Otome | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Dreamcast: March 21, 2002 Windows: March 3, 2005 |
| platform |
Dreamcast Microsoft Windows |
| genre |
Adventure strategy role-playing game |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard , mouse , gamepad |
| language | Japanese |
Koi Seyo, Otome ( 恋 せ よ 乙 女 ) is the first line of Gondola no Uta , a popular song written by Shimpei Nakayama and Isamu Yoshii in 1915 . The song was also used as a plot element in Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru .
Sakura Taisen 4 - Koi Seyo, Otome is part of the Sakura Taisen Complete Box and Sakura Taisen Premium Edition .
Sakura Taisen V
| Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original title | サ ク ラ 大 戦 V 〜 さ ら ば 愛 し き 人 よ 〜 | ||
| transcription | Sakura Taisen V - Saraba, Itoshiki Hito yo | ||
| Studio | Sega | ||
| Publisher | Sega | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
PlayStation 2: July 7, 2005 March 30, 2010 Wii: March 30, 2010 April 9, 2010  |
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| platform |
PlayStation 2 Wii |
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| genre |
Adventure strategy role-playing game |
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| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Gamepad | ||
| language | Japanese, English | ||
| Age rating |
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In the Japanese version Sakura Taisen V - Saraba, Itoshiki Hito yo ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 V 〜 さ ら ば 愛 し き 人 よ 〜 , Eng. "Farewell, my love") the subtitle is the same as the Japanese title of Raymond Chandler's My Lovely .
It is part of the Sakura Taisen World Project and the first part of March 30, 2010 in North America and April 9, 2010 in Europe as Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love , which were released by NIS America . The US version was released for the PlayStation 2 and the Wii, while the European version was limited to the latter platform. In addition to the English soundtrack, the PlayStation 2 version also contains the original Japanese. The German version only contains the English language version with German instructions.
Offshoot
| title | Japanese | year | platform | genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakura Taisen: Hanagumi Taisen Columns | サ ク ラ 大 戦 花 組 対 戦 コ ラ ム ス | 1997 | Arcade, Saturn | puzzle |
| Sakura Taisen: Hanagumi Tsūshin | サ ク ラ 大 戦 花 組 通信 | Saturn | ||
| Sakura Taisen: Jōki Radio Show | サ ク ラ 大 戦 蒸 気 ラ ジ ヲ シ ョ ウ | Saturn CD-ROM 2 | ||
| Sakura Taisen: Teigeki Graph | サ ク ラ 大 戦 帝 撃 グ ラ フ | Saturn CD-ROM 2 | ||
| Sakura Taisen: Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 花 組 対 戦 コ ラ ム ス 2 | 2000 | Dreamcast | puzzle |
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Sakura Taisen Online - Teito Nagai Hibi Sakura Taisen Online: Paris no Yūga na Hibi |
サ ク ラ 大 戦 オ ン ラ イ ン ~ 帝都 の 長 い 日 々 ~ サ ク ラ 大 戦 オ ン ラ ラ イ ン ~ 巴里 の 優雅 な 日 々 ~ |
2001 | Dreamcast | |
| Ōgami Ichirō Funtōki - Sakura Taisen Kayō Show “Beni Tokage” yori | 大 神 一郎 奮 闘 記 ～ サ ク ラ 大 戦 歌 謡 シ ョ ウ ウ 「紅 蜥蜴」 よ り ~ | 2000 | Dreamcast GD-ROM 2 | |
| Pocket sakura | ポ ケ ッ ト サ ク ラ | Pedometer | ||
| Sakura Taisen GB: Geki-Hanagumi Nyūtai! | サ ク ラ 大 戦 GB 檄 ・ 花 組 入 隊! | 2000 | Gameboy Color | |
| Sakura Taisen GB 2: Thunderbolt Sakusen | サ ク ラ 大 戦 GB2 サ ン ダ ー ボ ル ト 作 戦 | 2001 | Gameboy Color | |
| Sakura Taisen Monogatari: Mysterious Paris | サ ク ラ 大 戦 物語 〜 ミ ス テ リ ア ス 巴里 〜 | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | |
| Sakura Taisen V Episode 0 - Kōya Samurai Musume | サ ク ラ 大 戦 V EPISODE 0〜 荒野 の サ ム ラ イ 娘 〜 | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | |
| Jissen Pachinko Hisshouhou! CR Sakura Taisen | 実 戦 パ チ ン コ 必勝 法! CR サ ク ラ 大 戦 〜 | 2007 | PlayStation 2 | Pachinko |
| Dramatic Dungeon Sakura Taisen - Kimi Aru ga Tame | ド ラ マ チ ッ ク ダ ン ジ ョ ン サ ク ラ 大 戦 〜 〜 君 あ る が た め 〜 | 2008 | Nintendo DS | RPG |
| Sakura Taisen: Teikoku Kagekidan Denmaku Club | サ ク ラ 大 戦 帝國 華 撃 團 電 幕 倶 楽 部 | Pc | ||
| Sakura Taisen: Denmaku Club 2 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 電 幕 倶 楽 部 2 | Pc | ||
| Sakura Taisen 3: Desktop Accessories | サ ク ラ 大 戦 3 デ ス ク ト ッ プ ア ク セ サ リ ー ズ | Pc | ||
| Sakura Taisen Digital Data-shū: Taishō Jūni-nendo Dennō Kiroku Nenkan | サ ク ラ 大 戦 デ ジ タ ル デ ー タ 集 太 正 十二 年度 電 脳 記録 年鑑 | Pc | ||
| Sakura Taisen V: Desktop Theater | サ ク ラ 大 戦 V Desktop Theater | Pc | ||
| Sakura Taisen Keitai Club | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ケ イ タ イ ク ラ ブ | Cell phone ( i-mode , Yahoo! Kētai ) | ||
| Sakura Taisen @ EZ | サ ク ラ 大 戦 @EZ | Cell phone ( EZweb ) |
Game mechanics
Adventure mode
During adventure mode, the player controls the male squadron leader of the reaction force on which the game is focused. By visiting specific locations within the building or town, he can interact with different characters through the system known as the Live Interactive Picture System (LIPS) . LIPS presents options to the player during conversations to choose from. If decisions have been made, including the option not to choose anything, these are added to so-called "trust points" with the interacted character. These points have different effects during the game. Among other things, they shape the relationships between the player and the characters and determine the outcome of the game.
Battle mode
In the first two games, the combat mode is comparable to that of a tactical role-playing game . The player gives orders to all fighter pilots in a square grid. The commands are sorted into groups and only two of different groups can be obeyed per round. Since then it has evolved into a gridless action point based combat system known as the Active and Real-time Machine System (ARMS) . In ARMS, a unit can move as far and attack as often as it has action points, but some orders are still limited.
A character's trust points also affect group status during combat. A unit that has a pilot with more confidence points will perform better and vice versa. If a team member's unit is destroyed during combat, it is removed from the battlefield and the pilot loses trust points to the player. If the player's unit is destroyed or the player fails to meet the requirements, the game is lost.
Light novels
Between 1997 and 2005, six different light novels or series in a total of 13 volumes were published in Japan by the authors Satoru Akahori ( あ か ほ り さ mit る ) once with illustrations by Hidenori Matsubara and Hiroyuki Kawasaki ( 川 崎 ヒ ロ ユ キ ).
The first three-volume light novel series Sakura Taisen Zen'ya under the editorial direction of Red Entertainment Corporation (then Red Company, レ ッ ド カ ン パ ニ ー ) written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Hidenori Matsubara and the script for Ai Yueni - Sakura Taisen Kayō Show ( 愛 ゆ え に - サ ク ラ 大 戦 歌 謡 シ ョ ウ ) by Hiroi Ōji and Naoki Nagashima ( 永島 直樹 ) were published by Media Works ' Dengeki Bunko ( 電 撃 文庫 ). All other books were published by Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko ( 富士 見 フ ァ ン タ ジ ア 文庫 ).
| title | Japanese | author | illustrator | date | ISBN |
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| Sakura Taisen Zen'ya | サ ク ラ 大 戦 前夜 | Satoru Akahori | Hidenori Matsubara | 05/1997 | ISBN 978-4-07-306199-1 |
| Sakura Taisen Zen'ya 2 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 前夜 ② | Satoru Akahori | Hidenori Matsubara | 04/1998 | ISBN 978-4-07-307477-9 |
| Sakura Taisen Zen'ya 3 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 前夜 ③ | Satoru Akahori | Hidenori Matsubara | 08/1998 | ISBN 978-4-07-309482-1 |
| Sakura Taisen 1 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ・ 巻 の 一 | Satoru Akahori | 12/1999 | ISBN 978-4-8291-2937-1 | |
| Sakura Taisen 2 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ・ 巻 の 二 | Satoru Akahori | 03/2000 | ISBN 978-4-8291-2958-6 | |
| Sakura Taisen 3 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ・ 巻 の 三 | Satoru Akahori | 06/2000 | ISBN 978-4-8291-2976-0 | |
| Sakura Taisen 4 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ・ 巻 の 四 | Satoru Akahori | 09/2000 | ISBN 978-4-8291-2999-9 | |
| Sakura Taisen - Gōka Kenran | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ～ 轟 華 絢爛 ~ | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | 07/2001 | ISBN 978-4-8291-1351-6 | |
| Sakura Taisen - Taishō Renka 1 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ～ 太 正 恋歌 ~ ① | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | 11/2001 | ISBN 978-4-8291-1388-2 | |
| Sakura Taisen - Taishō Renka 2 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 ～ 太 正 恋歌 ~ ② | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | 05/2002 | ISBN 978-4-8291-1432-2 | |
| Sakura Taisen: Katsudō Shashin | サ ク ラ 大 戦 活動 写真 | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | 01/2002 | ISBN 978-4-8291-1408-7 | |
| Sakura Taisen: Paris Zen'ya 1 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 巴里 前夜 1 | Satoru Akahori | 10/2004 | ISBN 978-4-8291-1660-9 | |
| Sakura Taisen: Paris Zen'ya 2 | サ ク ラ 大 戦 巴里 前夜 2 | Satoru Akahori | 11/2005 | ISBN 978-4-8291-1767-5 |
Anime
There are 6 different original video animations (OVAs), a television series and a movie. In 2002 a German publication of the first OVAs appeared.
Sakura Wars
In 1997 the first four-part OVA Sakura Taisen was released in Japan : Ōka Kenran ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 桜 華 絢爛 ). It was animated by Radix . Directed by Takaaki Ishiyama . In 1998 she won the "Best Animation Video Award" on the third animation Kobe .
The OVA is a prequel to the Sakura Taisen game. It focuses on individual characters from the Imperial Response Force. The fourth episode is roughly in the middle of the game.
In 2002 the series was first released on VHS in Germany and North America and then as a collective edition together with the second OVA series on DVD as Sakura Wars (OVA 1).
Sakura Wars 2
1999 appeared the second OVA series Sakura Taisen: Gōka Kenran ( サ ク ラ ラ 戦 轟 華 絢爛 ) consisting of 6 episodes. This time it was directed by Susumu Kudo . These six episodes are character studies of the Imperial Reaction Force and are set in the time frame of the games Sakura Taisen and Sakura Taisen 2 .
In 2002, the series was first published in Germany and North America on two VHS and then as a collective edition together with the first OVA series on DVD as Sakura Wars 2 (OVA 2).
In this series, Ouji Hiroi, the inventor of the series, also had a speaking role as boss.
Sakura Taisen TV
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sakura Taisen TV サ ク ラ 大 戦 TV |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 25th |
| genre | Steampunk |
| Theme music | "Geki Teikoku Kagekidan" by Chisa Yokoyama & Teikoku Kagekidan |
| First broadcast | 04/08/2000 - 09/23/2000 on TBS |
In 2000, the 25-part television series Sakura Taisen TV ( Anime ク ラ 大 戦 TV) was created under the direction of Ryutaro Nakamura by the Anime Studio Madhouse . While the characters and locations are based on the Sakura Taisen game, the series is an alternate retelling of the story. The series has already been translated into several languages, but a German publication has not yet been included.
Sakura Taisen: Katsudō Shashin
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sakura Taisen: Katsudō Shashin サ ク ラ 大 戦 活動 写真 |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 80 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mitsuru Hongo |
In 2001, the film Sakura Taisen: Katsudō Shashin ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 活動 写真 ) by Production IG, directed by Mitsuru Hongo , was shown for the first time in Japanese cinemas. The plot of the film is set between the games Sakura Taisen 3 and Sakura Taisen 4 , that is, shortly before Ichirō Ōgami returns from Paris to the Imperial Response Force.
Sakura Taisen: Sumire
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sakura Taisen: Kanzaki Sumire Intai Kinen - "Su-Mi-Re" サ ク ラ 大 戦 ~ 神 崎 す み れ 引退 記念 ～ ～ 「す ・ み ・ れ」 |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hitoyuki Matsui |
In 2002 the OVA episode Sakura Taisen: Kanzaki Sumire Intai Kinen - "Su-Mi-Re" ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 ~ 神 崎 す み み れ 引退 記念 ～ 「す ・ み ・ れ」 ) was released by Radix and directed by Hitoyuki Matsui . The plot of the episode is set after the Sakura Taisen 4 game and commemorates the departure of the voice actress of 'Kanzaki Sumire' Michie Tomizawa .
Sakura Taisen: École de Paris
In 2003, the three episodes Sakura Taisen: École de Paris ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 エ コ ー ル ・ ド ・ 巴里 ) were released as OVA. Again Hitoyuki Matsui directed the animation of Radix. The OVA is a prequel for the game Sakura Taisen 3, the second and third episodes of which end shortly after the start of the game and follow the formation of the Paris emergency force.
Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris
The 2004 released three-part sequel to the Sakura Taisen 3 game, the Radix animated OVA Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris ( サ ク ラ 大 ・ ル ・ ヌ ー ヴ ォ 巴里 ・ 巴里 ) was directed by Yusuke Yamamoto . The team members of the Paris Reaction Force and their quarrels to agree on a new captain, after Ichiro Ogami returned to Tokyo, while at the same time a centuries-old danger arises are the subject of the sequel.
Sakura Taisen: New York New York
In 2007 the sequel, the six-part OVA Sakura Taisen: New York New York ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 ニ ュ ー ヨ ヨ ー ク ・ 紐 育 ), for Sakura Taisen V was released. Ryuichi Kimura was responsible for directing the AIC animated series .
synchronization
Throughout the series, the voice actors could be heard repeatedly in the same roles. This kept them consistent within the series. These can roughly be differentiated according to the location of the individual intervention forces.
| role | Japanese speakers ( seiyū ) | Tokyo | Paris | new York | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | TV | K | S. | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ichirō Ōgami | Akio Suyama | x | X | X | x | X | X | 1 | |
| Sakura Shinguji | Chisa Yokoyama | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Ratchet Altair | Akiko Kuno | X | x | ||||||
| Sumire Kanzaki | Michie Tomizawa | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Iris Chateaubriand | Kumiko Nishihara | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Kanna Kirishima | Mayumi Tanaka | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Maria Tachibana | Urara Takano | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Ri Kohran Li Kohran |
Yuriko Fuchizaki | x |
X |
x | x |
X |
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| Ayame Fujieda Kaede Fujieda |
Ai Orikasa | x | X | X |
X |
X |
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| Kasumi Fujii | Akemi Okamura | x | X | X | x | ||||
| Reni Milky Way | Kazue Ikura | X | X | x | X | ||||
| Soletta Orihime | Maya Okamoto | X | X | x | X | ||||
| Tsubaki Takamura | Kyōko Hikami | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Yuri Sakakibara | Yūki Masuda | x | X | X | x | X | |||
| Brent Furlong | Kouichi Yamadera | X | |||||||
| Erica Fontaine | Noriko Hidaka | X | x | ||||||
| Coquelicot | Etsuko Kozakura | x | x | ||||||
| Lobelia Carlini | Kikuko Inoue | x | x | ||||||
| Glycine Bleumer | Saeko Shimazu | x | x | ||||||
| Hanabi Kitaōji | Yoshino Takamori | x | x | ||||||
| Isabelle "Grand Mere" Lyotte | Keiko Aizawa | x | x | ||||||
| Ci Caprice | Mika Kanai | x | x | ||||||
| Mell reason | Sachiko Kojima | x | x | ||||||
| Rikaritta Aries | Ayaka Saitō | X | |||||||
| Shinjirō Taiga | Hisayoshi Suganuma | X | |||||||
| Sagiitta vineyard | Junko Minagawa | X | |||||||
| Diana Caprice | Kaya Matsutani | X | |||||||
| Subaru Kujō | Mie Sonozaki | X | |||||||
| Gemini Sunrise | Sanae Kobayashi | X | |||||||
Manga
The manga has been published continuously since 2003 by Ōji Hiroi and illustrated by Masa Ikku ( 政 一九 ) in Kōdanshas Magazine Z Comics . The 9th and so far last volume was published in Japan on February 23, 2009. From April 2006, the series will also be published in German as Sakura Wars by Egmont Manga & Anime . Nine volumes have appeared so far.
In addition, the four volumes of the Sakura Taisen Show Gekijō ( サ ク ラ 大 戦 シ ョ ウ 劇場 ) were written by Ōji Hiroi and Kōsuke Fujishima and written by Kahiro Okutani ( 奥 谷 か ひ ろ , actually: Yūko Akahori ( 赤 裕子 裕子 ) in Japan, also in Z Comics magazine )) illustrated published. Its first volume was published on July 21, 2006 and the fourth and so far last on February 23, 2009.
Live performances
Starting in 1997, the voice actors appeared in character in a number of Sakura Wars musical stage shows. From 2001 to 2006, the Teikoku Kagekidan (Imperial Response Force) performed two major musicals a year in addition to several smaller shows with only one or more characters: a New Year's show and a summer Kayou show. Some of the appearances were also seen in the other forms of media in the series. In August 2006, the Teikoku Kagekidan held its final summer show. Although the live performances continued in 2007, they were no longer completely focused on Teikoku Kagekidan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Ouji Hiroi
- ↑ Akiko Yosano: Midaregami . Tōkyō Shinshisha, Tokyo 1901 ( digitized from the Japanese Text Initiative of the University of Virginia Library ).
- ↑ Leith Morton: The Alien Within. Representations of the Exotic in Twentieth-Century Japanese Literature . University of Hawaii Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8248-3292-6 , pp. 58/59 ( digitized from Google Books ).
- ↑ Kenneth Lee: Sakura Taisen 2nd VGzone, archived from the original on March 17, 2010 ; accessed on February 2, 2014 .
- ↑ Date Change: Sakura Wars Coming March 30, 2010. (PDF; 363 kB) NIS America, March 2, 2010, accessed on June 11, 2010 .
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the anime (English)