History Videogame / SakuraWars

** {{Lampshaded}} by Sumirei:
-->'''Sumire Kanzaki''': What can we do, I ask you? Shohei-Maru has been sealed, Wind Division and the deputy commander [Kaede] are being held at the Imperial Theater. What can ''we'' do in such a predicament?

* RefugeInAudacity (Yes, there is a half-mile-long airship hangar underneath the centre of Tokyo, and all the houses are built on top of the hangar doors. Also, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is [[spoiler:a giant revolver cannon that launches Kohbu]]. Then there's the New York branch, whose flagship is launched via a giant ''crossbow'' hidden underneath Times Square. And the Statue of Liberty is a missile launcher.)

Trope Pages for [[Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie Sakura Wars: The Movie]] and [[Anime/SakuraWarsTV the Sakura Wars TV series]] has been started.

Known as ''Sakura Taisen'' in Japan, this is a franchise starting with video games by {{Sega}} (starting on the SegaSaturn) and RED Company (now Red Entertainment), branching out into {{OVA}}s, several TV series and a movie. The games, now at their sixth release in the series, are a combination of DatingSim and [[TurnBasedStrategy tactical combat]], and have a near-fanatical following. Though [[NoExportForYou most have seen no release outside Japan]], the first two games were officially released in Russia in 2006 and 2008 respectively, and the fifth game was released in North America on March 30, 2010. A hilariously fun play-through of the first ''Sakura Taisen'' game can be found at the [[http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2564759&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 SomethingAwful.com forums]][[hottip:*: which is free to view again but sadly many of the images for the puns have broken links]], for those curious about just ''how'' this blend works. (Warning: May not be suitable for [[CreepyChild Iris]] and [[StalkerWithACrush Sakura]] fans.)

*** [[LauraBailey Gemini]] is [[FullmetalAlchemist Lust]], [[DragonBallZ Kid Trunks]], and {{Catherine}}. And [[Anime/ShinChan Shin.]]

** [[Creator/AiOrikasa Ayame ''and'' Kaede Fujieda]] are [[TenchiMuyo Ryoko]], as well as [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Genis Sage]].

*** [[KateHiggins Subaru]] is Sakura Haruno, [[Anime/CodeGeass C.C]], [[SonicTheHedgehog Miles "Tails" Prower]] and [[Characters/FateStayNight Saber]]

*** [DaveWittenberg Sunnyside]] is [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Allen Ridgely]]...

*** [[MelissaFahn Orihime Soletta]] is [[FLCL Eri Ninamori]].

*** [[CrispinFreeman Brent Furlong]] is [[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Zelgadis]], [[Anime/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]], and [[LightNovel/{{HaruhiSuzumiya}} Kyon]]

** In the dub of ''Sakura Taisen V'', [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Allen Ridgely]] is Sunnyside...

*** Subaru is Sakura Haruno, [[Anime/CodeGeass C.C]], and [[Characters/FateStayNight Saber]]

*** [[MonicaRial Coquelicot]] is [[AzumangaDaioh Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa]], [[PrincessNine Izumi Himoru]], [[AirGear Simca the Swallow]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist May Chang]]

*** [[JamiesonPrice Yokihiko Ota]] is [[MortalKombat Noob Saibot]], [[TalesOfVesperia Duke]], and [[Anime/{{Akira}} Col. Shikishima]]

** [[Creator/AiOrikasa Ayame and Kaede]] are [[TenchiMuyo Ryoko]], as well as [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Genis Sage]].

*** Kayama is [[MassEffect2 Grunt]], [[TheLegendOfKorra Amon]], and [[CowboyBepop Spike Spiegel]]

*** [[CrispinFreeman Brent Furlong]] is [[LightNovel/Slayers Zelgadis, [[Anime/Hellsing Alucard]],
*** [[JamiesonPrice Yokihiko Ota]] is [[MortalKombat Noob Saibot]], [[TalesOfVesperia Duke]], and [[Anime/Akira Col. Shikishima]]

*** [[CrispinFreeman Brent Furlong]] is LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Zelgadis}}, Anime/{{Hellsing Alucard}},
*** [[JamisonPrice Yokihiko Ota]] is [[MortalKombat Noob Saibot]] [[TalesOfVesperia Duke]] and Anime/{{Akira Col. Shikishima}}

*** [[Brent Furlong CrispinFreeman]] is {{Slayers Zelgadis}}, {{Hellsing Alucard}},
*** [[JamisonPrice Yokihiko Ōta]] is [[MortalKombat Noob Saibot]] [[TalesOfVesperia Duke]] and {{Akira Col. Shikishima}}

** In the dub for both ''Sakura Wars: the Movie'' and ''Sakura Taisen 5'', JulieAnnTaylor is Ratchet Altair (called Lachette in the movie).
** In the dub of ''Sakura Wars: the Movie", [[MichelleRuff Sumire Kanzaki]] is [[HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato]], [[TalesOfVesperia Rita Mordio]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko Littner]] and [[SonicTheHedgehog Cream the Rabbit]]

*** Also in the dub: Shinjiro is [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouche]], [[TriGun Vash]], and [[{{Persona4}} Adachi]].

*** [[WendeeLee Sakura Shinguji]] is HaruhiSuzumiya, [[SoulCalibur Xianghua]], and [[CowboyBebop Faye Valentine]].

* DuelingDubs: Considering that [=ADV=], Funimation and Geneon had a hand in dubs for North America with different people playing different characters (except in recent years, this is being cut down in the wake of So Long, My Love with the Bang Zoom dub being used to voice a few characters like Sakura and Ogami).

** In the dub for both ''Sakura Wars: the Movie'' and ''Sakura Taisen 5'', JulieAnnTaylor is Ratchet Altair (Lachette in the movie).

** Lampshaded by Sumire
-->'''Sumire Kanzaki''': What can we do, I ask you? Shohei-Maru has been sealed, Wind Division and the deputy commander are being held at the Imperial Theater. What can ''we'' do in such a predicament?

* DarkestHour: In the movie, [[spoiler: Commander Yoneda is missing, Orihime Soletta has been ambushed and brainwashed by Patrick Hamilton, Maria is missing after attempting to investigate Douglas-Stewart, and the Imperial Flower Combat division has been placed on indefinite standby and isn't allowed back at the Imperial Theater]].

** [[AiOrikasa Ayame and Kaede]] are [[TenchiMuyo Ryoko]], as well as [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Genis Sage]].

Ichiro Ohgami, Sakura Shinguuji, Erica Fontaine, and Gemini Surprise will also make an appearance in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', a cross over game between Namco, Sega, and Capcom.

* GoodLookingPrivates (The Kagekidan girls look pretty damn good in their uniforms. So do Ayame and Kaede, for that matter.)
** And for the ladies Ohgami looks pretty damn good in his uniforms.

** In the dub of ''Sakura Wars: the Movie", [[MichelleRuff Sumire Kanzaki]] is [[HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato]], [[TalesOfVesparia Rita Mordio]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko Littner]] and [[SonicTheHedgehog Cream the Rabbit]]

A [[Recap/SakuraWarsTV recap for the TV series]] has been started

In addition to the [=OVAs=], there is a movie, released in 2004. Like the episodes of the second series, the film is also a self-contained story in the same continuity (no AlternateContinuity here, thankfully) and leaves no hanging plot threads behind; the new character introduced here even goes on to appear in the later ''Sakura Taisen V'' game. The movie does assume you have familiarity with the characters and game timeline (providing no explanation as to why Ohgami isn't even present for almost the entire movie). The movie also substantially expands the world of ''Sakura Taisen'' beyond Japan, exploring in greater depth the dynamics of the prototype team fielded in wartime Europe. The movie takes place just after the end of the third game (Paris) and before the beginning of the fourth (which ended the "Tokyo arc"). A recent production, it makes extensive use of CGI effects, particularly for the ''kohbu''.

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