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* FunWithAcronyms: Super Telekinetic Armored Robots.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Super Telekinetic Armored Assault Robots.



* PlayableEnding: You can go around the city talking with characters and playing extra scenes after beating the final boss, but before the epilogue. Also, the "Easy and Fun Day in N.Y." takes place after the game, and unlocks more content as you unlock the endings for more companions.

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* PlayableEnding: PlayableEpilogue: You can go around the city talking with characters and playing extra scenes after beating the final boss, but before the epilogue.ending. Also, the "Easy and Fun Day in N.Y." takes place after the game, and unlocks more content as you unlock the endings for more companions.

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It is an alternate 1920, and Shinjiro Taiga, an in-training samurai from Tokyo, is summoned to New York to join the New York Combat Revue Star Division, a squad of vigilantes who, behind the disguise of a musical troupe, use their TransformingMecha to protect New York from the threat of mysterious invading robots animated by a force known as "Dark Pneuma". The game focuses on Shinjiro acquainting himself with his new home, opening up to his teammates, and leading the Star Division against the Dark Pneuma's forces.

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It is an alternate 1920, 1928, and Shinjiro Taiga, an in-training samurai from Tokyo, is summoned to New York to join the New York Combat Revue Star Division, a squad of vigilantes who, behind the disguise of a musical troupe, use their TransformingMecha to protect New York from the threat of mysterious invading robots animated by a force known as "Dark Pneuma". The game focuses on Shinjiro acquainting himself with his new home, opening up to his teammates, and leading the Star Division against the Dark Pneuma's forces.



* PuppyLove: Everyone suspects this between Rosita and Shinjiro, both during her chapter and in the epilogue if she is chosen as his companion.

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* PlayableEnding: You can go around the city talking with characters and playing extra scenes after beating the final boss, but before the epilogue. Also, the "Easy and Fun Day in N.Y." takes place after the game, and unlocks more content as you unlock the endings for more companions.
* PuppyLove: Everyone suspects this The relationship between Rosita and Shinjiro, both during her chapter and in the epilogue if she is chosen as his companion.companion, drifts towards this.

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* ChristmasEpisode: Chapters 7 and 8 take place between Christmas' Eve and Ney Year's night.



* DarkestHour: The beginning of the final chapter. [[spoiler:Nobunaga leaves Shinjiro with a nearly-fatal wound which makes him bedridden for several weeks, the Star Division starts falling apart without his guidance, the [[ColonyDrop Sixth Sun]] threatens to obliterate all of New York, and Shin has just learned that the only way to seal Nobunaga again requires sacrificing his closest ally.]]

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* DarkestHour: The beginning of the final chapter. [[spoiler:Nobunaga leaves Shinjiro with a nearly-fatal wound which makes him bedridden for several weeks, days, the Star Division starts falling apart without his guidance, the [[ColonyDrop Sixth Sun]] threatens to obliterate all of New York, and Shin has just learned that the only way to seal Nobunaga again requires sacrificing his closest ally.]]
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Shinjiro gets shot twice by Nobunaga in Chapter 7. With flaming arrows long several feet.

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* CarFu: Cheiron's first attempt to take down Kukuryu is smashing a chopper into her. Unfortunately, [[NoDice it doesn't work so well]].

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* AwesomeYetPractical: Joint Attacks only cost 1 Mobility and some Spirit, can hit multiple targets in a wide range, at a decent Friendship value are even more powerful than a level 5 regular attack, and even raise Friendship as they're used.On top of that, occasionally a third member will join in the attack, making it even more powerful.
* CarFu: Cheiron's first attempt to take down Kukuryu is smashing a chopper into her. Unfortunately, [[NoDice [[NoSell it doesn't work so well]].



* InterfaceSpoiler: Gemini appears in your status menu from Chapter 1. [[spoiler:She doesn't become playable until chapter 7.]]

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* InterfaceSpoiler: Gemini appears in your status menu from Chapter 1. [[spoiler:She [[spoiler:[[EleventhHourRanger She doesn't become playable until chapter 7.]]6.]]]]



** Friendship values between characters also give them a chance to cancel an attack aimed at another, power up Joint attacks, and unlock additional sidequests.



* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: So many possibilities. You can invite the ill, vegetarian Diana to a dinner of fried chicken. You can yell at an emotionally-strained Rosita and threaten to kick her out of the team. You can make fun of Gemini's attempts to join the Star Division and mock her sensei for being a pervert. This will however make progressing in the game almost impossible, closing off most sidequests and endings.

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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: So many possibilities. You can invite the ill, vegetarian Diana to a dinner of fried chicken. You can yell at an emotionally-strained Rosita and threaten to kick her out of the team. You can make fun of Gemini's attempts to join the Star Division and mock her sensei father figure for being a pervert. pervert.You can utterly ruin the Division's Christmas party. This will however make progressing in the game almost impossible, closing off most sidequests and endings.weakening your characters significantly.
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* TakeYourTime: During side missions, the clock turns around and stops ticking, letting you visit many places multiple times without advancing the clock.


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* TimedMission: All the segments inbetween missions give you limited time to make all preparations and complete the day's sidequests. Failing to achieve certain objectives or running late will lower your performance for the day.
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* CollectionSidequest: Many of them in the Extra Chapter, which involve seeing cutscenes, Super Moves, and photos.
** In the main game, submitting a scenery photo and buying a postcard in every chapter will unlock two exclusive photos.


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* SchrodingersGun: The hooded girl who sacrifices herself in the flashback changes in appearance according to whose companion you choose.
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* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: Oda Nobunaga
** TheDragon: Ranmaru
** TheBrute: Dokurobo
** TheEvilGenius: Tsugarubi
** TheDarkChick: Yumedono
** TheSixthRanger: Kokuryu
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* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Shinjiro
** TheLancer: Gemini
** TheSmartGuy: Subaru
** TheBigGuy: Cheiron
** TheChick: Diana
** TheSixthRanger: Rosita
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* {{Leitmotif}}: One for each character.

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* {{Leitmotif}}: One for each character.character, which is dominant in their respective chapters and plays during their sidequests.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: So many possibilities. You can invite the ill, vegetarian Diana to a dinner of fried chicken. You can yell at an emotionally-strained Rosita and threaten to kick her out of the team. You can make fun of Gemini's attempts to join the Star Division and mock her sensei for being a pervert. This will however make progressing in the game almost impossible, closing off most sidequests and endings.
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* AlwaysClose: It doesn't matter if you break Enten's Pneuma tank (which is about to turn your allies to stone permanently) right away, or after several turns: the messages about having three or one minute left will only pop up when it reaches certain tresholds of damage, and in the following cutscene it will be destroyed as the last second ticks down.

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* HeroInsurance: Averted. If you break too many scenery items during battles (such as fences and benches), Sunnyside will remind Shin that they have to pay for all the damage done by the Stars, and ask him to be more careful.



* HeroInsurance: Averted. If you break too many scenery items during battles (such as fences and benches), Sunnyside will remind Shin that they have to pay for all the damage done by the Stars, and ask him to be more careful.
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* HeroInsurance: Averted. If you break too many scenery items during battles (such as fences and benches), Sunnyside will remind Shin that they have to pay for all the damage done by the Stars, and ask him to be more careful.


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* LevelUpAtIntimacyFive: The only way to power up Shinjiro's stats is to raise his rank (acting professional on the field and finishing missions efficiently). To power up the other Stars, Shinjiro has to "motivate" (befriend) his companions in the days before the battle.
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* TakenForGranite: The fate of many civilians (and most of the Star Division) in Subaru's chapter.
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* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The Five-Ring Mandala can seal a demon away for several centuries, but at the cost of the life of one of its casters.


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* StealthMentor: Sunnyside puts Shin through several difficult situations so that he can strengthen the bond with his teammates and become a worthy leader, going as far as to suggest [[spoiler:sacrificing his companion to the Five-Ring Mandala]].
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* PuppyLove: Everyone suspects this between Rosita and Shinjiro, both during her chapter and in the epilogue if she is chosen as his companion.
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* ActionBomb: The Kamikaze and Floating Bomb enemy.


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* HoldTheLine: Two missions in the final chapter task you with protecting your HQ and airship respectively.


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* MakingASplash: Diana's standard Attack is a water jet from syringe-shaped guns; in flight mode, she launches raindrop-shaped bombs. Also, her healing Super Moves make bubbles and rainbow appear.
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* IllGirl: Diana, who recovers as Shinjiro gradually gives her back hope. Justified by the fact that her malady is due to her weak will power letting her Pneuma compromise her body.
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* ExpositoryThemeSong: Earth Warriors.


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* {{Leitmotif}}: One for each character.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Gemini[[spoiler:ne]]'s mask.


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* TimeSkip: Even though each chapter spans few days, one month passes between each of them.
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* MacrossMissileMassacre: The regular attack of the Stars in Flight Mode, which launches up to 5 missiles at a time. Rosita's Star's are smaller, but in bigger number.
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* InterfaceSpoiler: Gemini appears in your status menu from Chapter 1. [[spoiler:She doesn't become playable until chapter 7.]]
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* CallingYourAttacks: Everyone's special attacks.


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* {{Mockbuster}}: The book "[[GoneWithTheWind Gone Without The Wind]]" is pretty popular among girls.

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* FaceOfAThug: Turns out the Harlem Centaurs aren't so bad if you know them.



* JackOfAllTrades: Shinjiro's Fujiyama-Star has good attack power, armor and speed, and even though he only has one-on-one attacks, he can heal up to 2 allies at the same time.

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* JackOfAllTrades: JackOfAllStats: Shinjiro's Fujiyama-Star has good attack power, armor and speed, and even though he only has one-on-one attacks, he can heal up to 2 allies at the same time.

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* AChildShallLeadThem: Shin's colleagues initially make fun of this trope when he gets promoted to Captain, in spite of Shin being actually 19 years old.



* DarkestHour: The beginning of the final chapter. [[spoiler:Nobunaga leaves Shinjiro with a nearly-fatal wound which makes him bedridden for several weeks, the Star Division starts falling apart without his help, the [[ColonyDrop Sixth Sun]] threatens to obliterate all of New York, and Shin has just learned that the only way to seal Nobunaga again requires sacrificing his closest ally.]]

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* DarkestHour: The beginning of the final chapter. [[spoiler:Nobunaga leaves Shinjiro with a nearly-fatal wound which makes him bedridden for several weeks, the Star Division starts falling apart without his help, guidance, the [[ColonyDrop Sixth Sun]] threatens to obliterate all of New York, and Shin has just learned that the only way to seal Nobunaga again requires sacrificing his closest ally.]]

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* DarkestHour: The beginning of the final chapter. [[spoiler:Nobunaga leaves Shinjiro with a nearly-fatal wound which makes him bedridden for several weeks, the Star Division starts falling apart without his help, the [[ColonyDrop Sixth Sun]] threatens to obliterate all of New York, and Shin has just learned that the only way to seal Nobunaga again requires sacrificing his closest ally.]]



* EvilCastle: It takes over most of New York in the final chapter.

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* EvilCastle: EvilTowerOfOminousness: It takes over most of New York in the final chapter.



* HumongousMecha: All of the bosses ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg except Dekigoro]]) have one of these.

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* HumongousMecha: All of the bosses ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg except Dekigoro]]) Dekugoro]]) have one of these.

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* CognizantLimbs: The point of every boss fight is to figure out the order to take them out in to keep the team alive.



* EvilCastle: It takes over most of New York in the final chapter.



* HumongousMecha: All of the bosses ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg except Dekigoro]]) have one of these.



* MeaningfulName/ThemeNaming: Try to guess what animal gives the name to Shinjiro ''Taiga'''s special attacks and nicknames? [[spoiler:Tiger]].

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* MeaningfulName/ThemeNaming: MeaningfulName / ThemeNaming: Try to guess what animal gives the name to Shinjiro ''Taiga'''s special attacks and nicknames? [[spoiler:Tiger]].


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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Nobunaga]] creates one of each member of the Star Division.

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It is an alternate 1920, and Shinjiro Taiga, an in-training samurai from Tokyo, is summoned to New York to join the Star Division, a squad of vigilantes who, behind the disguise of a musical troupe, use their TransformingMecha to protect New York from the threat of mysterious invading robots animated by a force known as "Dark Pneuma". The game focuses on Shinjiro acquainting himself with his new home, opening up to his teammates, and leading the Star Division against the Dark Pneuma's forces.

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It is an alternate 1920, and Shinjiro Taiga, an in-training samurai from Tokyo, is summoned to New York to join the New York Combat Revue Star Division, a squad of vigilantes who, behind the disguise of a musical troupe, use their TransformingMecha to protect New York from the threat of mysterious invading robots animated by a force known as "Dark Pneuma". The game focuses on Shinjiro acquainting himself with his new home, opening up to his teammates, and leading the Star Division against the Dark Pneuma's forces.



* CarFu: Cheiron's first attempt to take down Kukuryu is smashing a chopper into her. Unfortunately, [[NoDice it doesn't work so well]].



* MeaningfulName: Try to guess what animal gives the name to Shinjiro ''Taiga'''s special attacks? [[spoiler:Tiger]].

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* MeaningfulName: FunWithAcronyms: Super Telekinetic Armored Robots.
* JackOfAllTrades: Shinjiro's Fujiyama-Star has good attack power, armor and speed, and even though he only has one-on-one attacks, he can heal up to 2 allies at the same time.
* MeaningfulName/ThemeNaming:
Try to guess what animal gives the name to Shinjiro ''Taiga'''s special attacks? attacks and nicknames? [[spoiler:Tiger]].


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* MightyGlacier: Cheiron's Highway-Star, appropriately to her personality.It is the slowest of the team, but has very high armor and a powerful, piercing attack.


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* TheMedic: Diana. Her Star can heal several allies at the same time, and her Super Moves fully heal all allies in a wide range, but her attacks lack in power somewhat.
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'''Sakura Wars: So Long My Love''' is an installment of the SakuraWars serie, and the only one on the NintendoWii (as well as the first to be officially released outside Japan).

It is an alternate 1920, and Shinjiro Taiga, an in-training samurai from Tokyo, is summoned to New York to join the Star Division, a squad of vigilantes who, behind the disguise of a musical troupe, use their TransformingMecha to protect New York from the threat of mysterious invading robots animated by a force known as "Dark Pneuma". The game focuses on Shinjiro acquainting himself with his new home, opening up to his teammates, and leading the Star Division against the Dark Pneuma's forces.

The game itself is split between visual novel and turn-based strategy, where the actions in the former will affect the performances of each character in the latter.
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* DefrostingTheIceQueen: Cheiron and Subaru during their respective chapter. Cheiron's breakdown is even accompanied by audio cues of ice chipping and shattering...
* MeaningfulName: Try to guess what animal gives the name to Shinjiro ''Taiga'''s special attacks? [[spoiler:Tiger]].
** Most of the co-protagonists also have names based on signs of the WesternZodiac.
* ShoutOut: The entirety of Cheiron's chapter seems to be an AffectionateParody of the AceAttorney franchise, with Shinjiro collecting clues during the first half of the day, and facing Cheiron in a trial in the second. For good measure, Cheiron can be later encountered in Central Park while she practices [[LargeHam shouting out objections]].
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