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12	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Life is brief, fall in love, maidens]]''.]]
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14	''Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens'' is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series and one of the Platform/{{Dreamcast}}'s final releases, developed by Creator/{{Sega}} and Creator/RedEntertainment. Initially released in 2002, it was ported to UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 2005 and 2007. It was the final ''Sakura Wars'' game made before Sega became a third-party developer.
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16	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 and save Tokyo for the last time.
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18	''Fall in Love, Maidens'' was the last main entry to use the services of Noriyoshi Ohba as an executive producer, the last to be developed by Overworks before their reorganization, the last to feature Creator/MichieTomizawa as Sumire Kanzaki until ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'', and the final entry to feature Creator/DaisukeGori as Yokihiko Ota[[note]]outside of the "Shin Aoi Tori" and "Shin Ai Yueni" stage plays[[/note]] before his death in 2010.
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20	While this is not intended to be the final ''Sakura Wars'' game ever, it serves as a [[GrandFinale culmination of everything that has happened]] in the series and the last mainline game with Ichiro Ogami and the original Imperial and Paris Combat Revues serving as the focus. The game is followed by ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove''.
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24	!! This game provides examples of:
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26	* ActionPrologue: The opening of the game takes place in Tokyo, where the Flower Division fight another demonic threat to the city.
27	* AndTheAdventureContinues: Yoneda gives Ogami his katana and deems him the new commander of the Flower Division.
28	* AvengersAssemble: When Nagayasu disables the Koubus, Ogami has the Paris Combat Revue travel to Tokyo via the Revolver Cannon in Paris.
29	* BackForTheDead: The second version of the ''Mikasa'' returns in the second half of the game where Nagayasu uses his demon powers to control it. The ship ultimately crashes during the FinalBattle.
30	* BackForTheFinale: The Paris Combat Revue, as well as Grand-Mère, Mell and Ci, return for the final battle with Nagayasu Okubo.
31	* BatmanColdOpen: In the ActionPrologue, the Imperial Combat Revue stops two runaway trolley carts.
32	* BigDamnHeroes: The Paris Division help stop Nagayasu from killing the Flower Division in the first act.
33	* BittersweetEnding: The ''Mikasa'' is destroyed once again, the Rose and Wind Divisions have to retire and [[ButNowIMustGo the Combat Revues go their separate ways]] after four years with Ogami and the Imperial Combat Revue. But thanks to their efforts, the Imperial and Paris Combat Revues have exorcized Nagayasu's spirit, perform a successful adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and all is well in Tokyo once more. Sadly, ''Because You Were There'' establishes that two years after ''Fall in Love, Maidens'', the demons are still at large. In addition, ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'' shows that both revues, as well as the New York Combat Revue, sealed themselves to contain the demon invasion and a new Flower Division was formed with Sumire Kanzaki as commander.
34	* BookEnds:
35	** At the beginning, a music box version of "Blooming Maidens" from ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie'' plays.
36	** In the ActionPrologue, the "Main Theme" from the 1996 game plays.
37	** The first and last scenes of Ogami's story arc take place in Ueno Park, where the cherry blossoms are blooming.
38	** In the first game, the ''Mikasa'' gets destroyed after it invades the ''Satsuma''. This game ends with the heroes crashing the second ''Mikasa'' into the ocean during their final battle with Nagayasu.
39	* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of the game, the Paris Combat Revue decides to leave for home once ''Les Misérables'' is finished.
40	* CallBack: The post-credits stinger where Yoneda is walking in Ueno Park not only recalls the first scene of [[VideoGame/SakuraWars1996 the 1996 video game]], but also to [[Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie the film]].
41	* CreatorCameo: Oji Hiroi voices the BigBad, Nagayasu Okubo.
42	* DemotedToExtra: While Grand-Mère, Mell, and Ci are major supporting characters in ''Is Paris Burning?'', their roles are reduced significantly in this game.
43	* EarnYourHappyEnding: After much hardship throughout the four games and the movie, the demons have been finally vanquished from Tokyo and the world is at peace. Yoneda may have lost his former comrades, but retires peacefully with Ogami taking his place as the Flower Division's commander.
44	* EndOfAnAge: The game marks the end of Ichiro Ogami's career as the captain of the Imperial Combat Revue as well as Ikki Yoneda's own career as its commander.
45	* GhostReunionEnding: In TheStinger, Yoneda takes a moment to briefly see the spirits of the Paris and Imperial Combat Revue members reuniting with Ogami, as well as the spirits of his former comrades Ayame Fujieda, Shinnosuke Yamazaki and Kazuma Shinguji watching him.
46	* GrandFinale: The game serves as the conclusion of Ichiro Ogami's story arc that started with [[VideoGame/SakuraWars1996 the original 1996 game]]. What's more, as [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove the next game]] takes place in New York City and [[VideoGame/SakuraWars2019 the 2019 soft reboot]] is set in 1940, it was the final mainline entry involving the original Imperial Combat Revue.
47	* HeartIsWhereTheHomeIs: Near the end of the game, players can have Ogami fulfill this trope by opting to stay behind with his Tokyo love interest rather than move back to France alongside his Parisian girlfriend.
48	* MassOhCrap: The Flower and Paris Divisions when they see Ogami in their bath.
49	* MusicalNod: The "Main Theme" from the first game is used once again in the ActionPrologue.
50	* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Due to its rushed development, it inherits the same basic gameplay along with a lot of graphical assets from its [[VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning predecessor.]]
51	* OutOfTheInferno: Ogami walks out of the flames after destroying Nagayasu's mecha in the first half.
52	* PassingTheTorch: At the end of the game, Ogami is promoted to manager after Yoneda retires.
53	* RearrangeTheSong: The opening theme is a new rearrangement of the first and third games' main themes, with Akio Suyama taking up the lead vocals this time around.
54	* RecycledSoundtrack: Many of the tracks that were used in ''Thou Shalt Not Die'' and ''Is Paris Burning?'' are reused in this game.
55	* SeriesFauxnale: While ''Fall in Love, Maidens'' is the end of Ichiro Ogami's story arc that has been built up since ''Thou Shalt Not Die'', it's ''not'' the end to the overall storyline. Even Oji Hiroi said this was the case.
56	* ShowWithinAShow: The stage play featured in this game is based on the Creator/VictorHugo novel ''Literature/LesMiserables'', which was [[Theatre/LesMiserables adapted into a musical back in 1985]].
57	* TheStinger: In the post-credits stinger, Yoneda is walking down Ueno Park as the cherry blossoms are blooming when he sees the ghosts of Ichiro Ogami reuniting with the Imperial and Paris Combat Revues, as well as his deceased friends Kazuma Shinguji, Ayame Fujieda and Shinnosuke Yamazaki.
58	* ThwartedCoupDeGrace: In the first act, the Flower Division is at Nagayasu's mercy when the Paris Division intervenes.
59	* TimeSkip: The game takes place two months after the events of ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''.
60	* TrashTheSet: The ''Mikasa'' ultimately gets trashed at the end of the game thanks to Ogami and the top girl foiling Nagayasu's plans.
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