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3	''Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms'' is a six-episode OVA series set in the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' franchise. It is produced by Creator/{{Radix}}, directed by Susumu Kudo and written by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. It was released from December 18, 1999 to December 21, 2000.
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5	Primarily set during the events of ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie'', this OVA focuses on Ichiro Ogami as he reminiscences about on the everyday lives of the Imperial Combat Revue's Flower Division.
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7	The series was released from December 18, 1999 to December 21, 2000. It was later licensed for an international release by Creator/ADVFilms.
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9	The OVA is chronologically followed by ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' and ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning''.
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13	!! ''The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms'' provides examples of:
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15	* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Tsuwako committed suicide at Makaijima Studio 13, which is where the battle sequence between Crimson Lizard and Kogoro Akechi is being filmed at. Sure enough, Ogami becomes possessed by Tsuwako's spirit so she can wreak havoc in the studio and kill Sumire.
16	* AllPartOfTheShow: While the Imperial Revue is filming the ''Crimson Lizard'' at Makaijima Studio 13, Sumire plays off Tsuwako's FallingChandelierOfDoom attempt as part of her performance.
17	* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: In the second episode, Iris screws up rehearsals for ''The Blue Bird'' to the point where she runs off to go to the Dragon Festival alone. Later, Leni rescues her shortly before she crashes the Dandy boat into a water control gate and they eventually reconcile.
18	* CanonImmigrant: The Dandy Gang, which made their first appearance in the stage plays, have prominent appearances in the first two episodes.
19	* CelebrityParadox: The second episode is centered around the Imperial Revue rehearsing for ''Literature/TheBlueBird''. In ''Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey'', Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (Tadayoshi Kanzaki) played a cypress spirit in episode 3 and Creator/JojiYanami (Mokujiki in ''Thou Shalt Not Die'') voiced the cold virus spirit boss in episode 7.
20	* ContinuityNod: Maria's backstory as a soldier in the UsefulNotes/RussianRevolution is briefly mentioned by Valentinov in the first episode.
21	* DeathEqualsRedemption: At the end of the third episode, Tsuwako's spirit finally redeems herself thanks to Sumire's efforts.
22	* DoomedByCanon:
23	** Valentinov's plan to kill Maria will be thwarted at the end of the first episode.
24	** Tsuwako Tamazusa's plans to derail production of the ''Crimson Lizard'' was also doomed to fail.
25	* DrivenToSuicide: After Tsuwako Tamazusa's silent movie career was cut short by the rise of talkies, she hung herself.
26	* ForegoneConclusion: Because of its nature as an interquel, any characters appearing in ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' will survive the series, Leni and Iris's friendship will be patched up to the point where they perform ''The Blue Bird'' together, Tsuwako’s spirit will peacefully pass on and Ichiro Ogami will leave for Paris at the end of this OVA.
27	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kohran modifies the Dandy Mark II's engine so it can accelerate even further. Unfortunately, it overloads and Kohran tells her friends that if she does anymore tweaking, it will probably explode. Guess what happens to the boat shortly after the Dandy Gang board it?
28	* FramingDevice: The OVA is framed by segments of Ichiro Ogami remembering his time with the Flower Division shortly before [[VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie his departure for Paris]].
29	* FourIsDeath: In the second half of the fourth episode, Leni, Kanna, Iris and Sumire respectively pose as Skull X's henchmen Scion Duke, Bear-Killer Gouriki, the Thousand Year Cedar Hag and Evil Underling Number One.
30	* TheGlomp: At the beginning of the fourth episode, Orihime interrupts the last portion of Seiya Ogata's photograph session by glomping him.
31	* HijackedByGanon: Ogami gets hijacked by Tsuwako's spirit so that she can try and kill Sumire while the Flower Division films ''Crimson Lizard''.
32	* ISeeThemToo: At the end of the third episode, Sumire has Tsuwako's spirit come out of Ogami. Everyone else is stunned by Tsuwako's appearance.
33	* LighterAndSofter: Unlike previous entries in the ''Sakura Wars'' series, this OVA does not have any demon battles.
34	* MeaningfulEcho: Early on in the third episode, Shigeki Kanzaki says that studios can make anything imaginable, regardless of how it's magical or unscientific. Shortly after finishing ''Crimson Lizard'' at the end of the episode, Ogami repeats that same phrase.
35	* OhCrap:
36	** Iris gets one, followed by Maria and Leni, shortly after the Dandy speeds out of control.
37	** Iris again, when she realizes that the Dandy is about to collide into a closing water control gate. Seconds after entering the Sumida River, she has another one when the boat is making a direct collision course with a much larger ocean liner.
38	** Iris, Leni and Orihime have a collective one when they realize that Tsuwako's spirit swapped the fake bullet in Kanna's gun with the real one so that she can kill Sumire.
39	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Tsuwako Tamazusa's ghost appears within Makaijima Studio 13 ever since she committed suicide there. After Sumire exorcises Tsuwako's spirit end of the third episode, she restores the ghost to her former glory.
40	* ParryingBullets: Sakura manages to deflect a full barrage from Valentinov's machine gun with her sword.
41	* SavedByCanon: Ayame will survive the events of the first episode since she dies at the end of ''VideoGame/SakuraWars1996''.
42	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: A thwarted example occurs in the second episode. Frustrated at rehearsing ''The Blue Bird'' with her fellow revue members, Iris decides to leave the Imperial Theater so that she can participate in the Dragon Festival. Fortunately for Iris, she is found by the Flower Division.
43	* ShamefulStrip: While battling with two of the bandits in the fourth episode, Leni uses her sword mastery to strip them of their clothes.
44	* TragicKeepsake: At the end of the third episode, Tsuwako Tamazusa's spirit leaves behind her hairclip shortly after she disappears. Sumire gives it to Ogami since he knows the heart of an actress.
45	* VoiceOfTheLegion: In the third episode, Tsuwako's spirit possesses Ogami, causing the two to speak simultaneously.
46	* WiperStart: Iris ends up stealing Kosuke Dan's boat after leaving rehearsals of ''The Blue Bird'' in frustration. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't know how to operate it and almost causes it to crash into a water control gate. Leni, who has been searching for Iris, commandeers the boat to rescue Iris and makes it across the gate to the Sumida River.
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