Trivia / Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die

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• Fan Translation: An English patch of the game was revealed in an almost complete state on January 6, 2023, with a patch of the game's demo also releasing on the same day to coincide with the announcement.
• First Appearance: This game marks the debut of Maya Okamoto as Orihime Soletta, Kazue Ikura as Leni Milchstraße, Takehito Koyasu as Yuichi Kayama, Kazuki Yao as Kotone Seiryuin, Daisuke Gōri as Yokihiko Ota, Taiki Matsuno as Kikunojo Oka and Ai Orikasa as Kaede Fujieda.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The original Saturn game and Dreamcast port have become hard to find since Sega discontinued the Saturn and Dreamcast.
• Killer App: Along with the first game, Thou Shalt Not Die recorded the biggest sales as a Sega Saturn original title, and was ranked #13 place in the Famitsu's 100 all-time favorite games list, leading the series to become one of Sega's most successful franchises.
• Multi-Disc Work: The game was originally released on three CDs for the Sega Saturn as well as the Dreamcast.
• No Export for You: As with the first game, Thou Shalt Not Die was never released overseas due to Sega's uncertainty as to whether the game's blend of genres would find a profitable audience outside of the country.
• Studio Hop: Beginning with this game, Production I.G provided the 2D animation sequences with Shinji Takagi directing. They would continue to do so for the next two games, as well as the remake of the first game and the movie.
• Those Two Actors: Kazue Ikura (Leni Milchstraße) and Akira Kamiya (Keigo Kyogoku) previously starred in City Hunter together.
• What Could Have Been:
  • At one point, the PSP port of this game and Sakura Wars was to be localized, but Sony scrapped the project.
  • Production I.G almost refused to participate in the game since it was halfway through development.
• You Sound Familiar: Ai Orikasa, who voiced Kaede Fujieda, previously voiced her sister Ayame in the first game.

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