History VideoGame / SakuraWars4FallInLoveMaidens

* CallBack: The post-credits stinger where Yoneda is walking in Ueno Park not only recalls the first scene of the 1996 video game, but also to [[Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie the film]].

* GrandFinale: It serves as the conclusion of Ichiko Ogami's story arc. What's more, as [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove the next game]] takes place in New York City, it was the final mainline entry involving the Imperial Combat Revue... until ''VideoGame/ShinSakuraWars'' was announced in 2018.

* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Due to its rushed development, it inherits the same basic gameplay along with a lot of graphical assets from its [[VideoGame/SakuraWars3 predecessor.]]

* BittersweetEnding: The Imperial and Paris Combat Revues exorcize Nagayasu's spirit and all is well in Tokyo. But the Mikasa has been destroyed once again and [[ButNowIMustGo the Combat Revues have to go their separate ways]]. And sadly, ''VideoGame/ShinSakuraWars'' establishes that three years after ''Fall in Love, Maidens'', both revues, as well as the New York Combat Revue, get annihilated in the Great Demon War.

* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of the game, the Paris Combat Revue decides to leave for home once "Les Miserables" is finished.

* BittersweetEnding: The Imperial and Paris Combat Revues exorcize Nagayasu's spirit and all is well in Tokyo. But the Mikasa has been destroyed once again and the Paris Combat Revue has to return to Paris. And sadly, ''VideoGame/ShinSakuraWars'' establishes that three years after ''Fall in Love, Maidens'', both revues, as well as the New York Combat Revue, get annihilated in the Great Demon War.

* GrandFinale: It serves as the final entry of the story arc involving Ichiro Ogami. The game also represents the completion of the four-game and five-anime saga started by ''VideoGame/{{Sakura Wars|1996}}''.

The game is followed by ''Dramatic Dungeon -- Sakura Wars: Because You Were There'' and ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove''.

The game is followed by ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove''.

* BittersweetEnding: The Imperial and Paris Combat Revues exorcize Nagayasu's spirit and all is well in Tokyo. But the Mikasa has been destroyed once again and the Paris Combat Revue has to return to Paris.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Imperial and Paris Combat Revues exorcize Nagayasu's spirit and all is well in Tokyo. But the Mikasa has been destroyed once again and the Paris Combat Revue has to return to Paris]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After much hardship throughout the four games and the movie, [[spoiler:the demons have been finally vanquished from Tokyo and the world is at peace, at least until the Great Demon War]].

* PassingTheTorch: At the end of the game, [[spoiler:Ogami is promoted to manager after Yoneda retires]].

* TheStinger: In the post-credits stinger, [[spoiler:Yoneda is walking through a road with cherry blossoms flying in the air and watches the spirits of Ogami meeting the Flower and Paris Divisions]].

* SeriesFauxnale: Since this is the last ''Sakura Wars'' game that Overworks developed for the Dreamcast, the game is set up as a conclusion to Ichiro Ogami's story arc and the series itself. Well, until the release of ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove'', at least...

* GrandFinale: It serves as the final entry of the story arc involving Ichiro Ogami that began with ''VideoGame/{{Sakura Wars|1996}}''.

* SeriesFauxnale: Since this is the last ''Sakura Wars'' game that Overworks developed for the Dreamcast, the game is set up as a conclusion to Ichiro Ogami's story arc and the series itself. By 2005, however, a sequel would be made, titled ''So Long, My Love''.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After much hardship throughout the four games and the movie, [[spoiler:the demons have been finally vanquished from Tokyo and the world is at peace, at least for the next three years]].

In 1927, two months after Ichiro Ogami returns to Tokyo in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'', the ghost of the daimyo Nagayasu Okubo escapes from imprisonment and seeks to exact revenge on the people who have vilified him. While producing a stage adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' at the same time, Ogami leads the Paris and Flower Divisions in an effort to stop Nagayasu.

* GrandFinale: Since [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove the next game]] takes place in New York City with a new character (Shinjiro Taiga), ''Fall in Love, Maidens'' is the final entry for the Ichiro Ogami era that started with ''VideoGame/{{Sakura Wars|1996}}''; it also saw the last appearances of the Imperial and Paris Combat Revues as a whole in the main ''Sakura Wars'' series. It gets a HappyEndingOverride in the SoftReboot, ''VideoGame/ShinSakuraWars''.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After much hardship throughout the four games and the movie, [[spoiler:the demons have been finally vanquished from Tokyo and the world is at peace, at least for the next two years]].
* GrandFinale: Since the next game takes place in New York City with a new character (Shinjiro Taiga), it is the final entry for Ichiro Ogami's story arc. It gets a HappyEndingOverride in ''VideoGame/ShinSakuraWars''.

In 1927, six months after Ichiro Ogami returns to Tokyo in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'', the ghost of the daimyo Nagayasu Okubo escapes from imprisonment and seeks to exact revenge on the people who have vilified him. While producing a stage adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' at the same time, Ogami leads the Paris and Flower Divisions in an effort to stop Nagayasu.

In 1927, six months after Ogami returns to Tokyo in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'', the ghost of the daimyo Nagayasu Okubo escapes from imprisonment and seeks to exact revenge on the people who have vilified him. While producing a stage adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' at the same time, Ogami leads the Paris and Flower Divisions in an effort to stop Nagayasu.

* ShowWithinAShow: The stage play featured in this game is based on the Creator/VictorHugo novel ''Literature/LesMiserables''.

! Spoilers for ''all'' ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' games up to this one, as well as ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'', will be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

''Fall in Love, Maidens'' was the final game to feature Creator/MichieTomizawa as Sumire Kanzaki before her temporary retirement that year.

In 1927, six months after Ogami returns to Tokyo in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'', the ghost of the daimyo Nagayasu Okubo escapes from imprisonment and seeks to exact revenge on the people who have vilified him. While producing a stage adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' at the same time, Ogami leads the Paris and Flower Divisions in an effort to stop Nayasu.

This game is followed by ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove''.

''Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens'' is the fourth game in the ''VideoGames/SakuraWars'' series, developed by Sega and Red Entertainment in 2002. It is the final game released for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast.