<s>
The	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
five	O
sequels	O
and	O
numerous	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
being	O
released	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
an	O
ambitious	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
then-in-production	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recurring	O
elements	O
include	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
created	O
by	O
notable	O
studios	O
including	O
Production	O
I.G	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
composer	B-Application
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sega	O
console	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
voted	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
includes	O
numerous	O
anime	O
productions	O
,	O
manga	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
stage	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
and	O
the	O
2019	O
soft	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
first	I-Application
installment	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
localized	O
for	O
markets	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
numerous	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
includes	O
the	O
main	O
installments	O
from	O
the	O
1996	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
the	O
2019	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
direct	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
both	O
released	O
and	O
confirmed	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
platforms	O
including	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
In	O
Hot	O
Blood	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thou	I-Application
Shalt	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Die	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
receiving	O
ports	O
to	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Sakura	O
Wars	O
3	O
:	O
Is	O
Paris	O
Burning	O
?,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
with	O
Dreamcast-exclusive	O
features	O
redesigned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
in	I-Application
Love	I-Application
,	I-Application
Maidens	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
produced	O
for	O
Sega	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
game	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Farewell	O
,	O
My	O
Lovely	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
after	O
Sega	O
abandoned	O
game	O
console	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
as	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
;	O
this	O
release	O
removed	O
the	O
number	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
entry	O
is	O
a	O
soft	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
New	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
carries	O
over	O
multiple	O
elements	O
while	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
and	O
action-based	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
2019	O
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
2020	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
spin-off	O
title	O
was	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Hanagumi	B-Application
Taisen	I-Application
Columns	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
set	O
just	O
after	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
GB	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Media	O
Factory	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
peripheral	O
titled	O
Pocket	O
Sakura	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
and	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
were	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
umbrella	O
title	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
World	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Story	O
:	O
Mysterious	O
Paris	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Is	O
Paris	O
Burning	O
?,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
Episode	O
0	O
:	O
Samurai	O
Daughter	O
of	O
the	O
Wild	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
deviated	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
in	O
featuring	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
dungeon	O
crawler	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Dramatic	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
—	O
Because	O
You	O
Were	O
There	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Neverland	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
casts	O
of	O
all	O
mainline	O
games	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
releases	O
included	O
fan	O
discs	O
,	O
supplementary	O
materials	O
related	O
to	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
its	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
Sakura	O
Wars-themed	O
pachinko	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
mobile	O
titles	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Keitai	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Online	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
two	O
character	O
packs	O
,	O
one	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Flower	O
Division	O
and	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
Paris	O
Flower	O
Division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Taishō	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
chronology	O
currently	O
running	O
from	O
1923	O
(	O
Taisho	O
12	O
)	O
to	O
1940	O
(	O
Taisho	O
29	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Assault	O
Force	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
traveled	O
to	O
Paris	O
and	O
trained	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Paris	O
Assault	O
Force	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
commanding	O
the	O
two	O
united	O
Flower	O
Divisions	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2019	O
soft	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1940	O
,	O
twelve	O
years	O
after	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Demon	O
War	O
"	O
saw	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
original	O
Flower	O
Divisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
incorporate	O
role-playing	O
,	O
dating	O
sim	O
and	O
visual	O
novel	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
combination	O
of	O
narrative	O
and	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
gameplay	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
on	O
a	O
tilted	O
two-dimensional	O
grid-based	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
Active	O
&	O
Realtime	O
Machine	O
System	O
"	O
(	O
ARMS	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
battle	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
this	O
system	O
,	O
units	O
have	O
an	O
allotment	O
of	O
Action	B-Application
Points	O
(	O
AP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
2019	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
use	O
action-based	O
combat	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
free	O
movement	O
within	O
large	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
basic	O
version	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
then	O
later	O
expanded	O
into	O
"	O
Double	O
LIPS	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
a	O
personality	O
meter	O
which	O
could	O
indicate	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
feelings	O
towards	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2019	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
continues	O
this	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
LIPS	O
system	O
,	O
featuring	O
Analog	O
LIPS	O
and	O
new	O
free-roaming	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Oji	O
Hiroi	O
at	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
formally	O
Red	O
Company	O
)	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
from	O
publishers	O
,	O
Hiroi	O
shelved	O
the	O
project	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Sega	O
vice	O
president	O
Shoichiro	O
Irimajiri	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
pitching	O
his	O
project	O
to	O
Irimajiri	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
production	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
scenario	O
and	O
gameplay	O
went	O
through	O
multiple	O
redrafts	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
always	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
steampunk	O
setting	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
lead	O
and	O
mecha	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
and	O
Red	O
Company	O
expanded	O
the	O
original	O
premise	O
into	O
a	O
franchise	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Thou	O
Shalt	O
Not	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Thou	O
Shalt	O
Not	O
Die	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
moved	O
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
to	O
develop	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
rebuilding	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
utilising	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
functions	O
for	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
discontinued	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
because	O
of	O
declining	O
console	O
sales	O
,	O
transitioning	O
to	O
a	O
software	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
move	O
their	O
planned	O
next	O
entry	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
final	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
entry	O
as	O
a	O
celebratory	O
title	O
for	O
series	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
became	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
10	O
months	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
two	O
year	O
development	O
period	O
of	O
other	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
story	O
planned	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
moved	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
next	O
entry	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
split	O
from	O
Sega	O
after	O
it	O
bought	O
back	O
its	O
majority	O
share	O
holding	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
seven-game	O
group	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
World	O
Project	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
these	O
games	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
only	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
published	O
overseas	O
as	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
,	O
and	O
only	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
planned	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
and	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
greenlit	O
Dramatic	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
revitalise	O
the	O
franchise	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
Chinese	O
company	O
UltaZen	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
retaining	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Entertainment	O
co-developed	O
the	O
games	O
with	O
an	O
internal	O
Sega	O
team	O
which	O
shifted	O
identity	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
—	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
CS2	O
R&D	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
renamed	O
Overworks	O
in	O
2000	O
when	O
Sega	O
consolidated	O
its	O
9	O
semi-autonomous	O
subsidiaries	O
into	O
six	O
studios	O
;	O
they	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
between	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
GE2	O
R&D	O
division	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
which	O
would	O
develop	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2019	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
within	O
Sega	O
's	O
CS2	O
R&D	O
division	O
,	O
a	O
newer	O
group	O
including	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
developers	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
alongside	O
Sega	O
and	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
including	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
;	O
Jupiter	O
Corporation	O
,	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
GB	O
duology	O
and	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Sakura	O
peripheral	O
;	O
and	O
Neverland	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
Dramatic	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2019	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
anime	O
FMV	O
sequences	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
Sanzigen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
frequently	O
reuses	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
is	O
the	O
chief	O
music	B-Application
composer	I-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
support	O
Hiroi	O
with	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
having	O
worked	O
with	O
him	O
during	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
of	O
Tengai	B-Application
Makyou	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ziria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
has	O
been	O
involved	O
to	O
some	O
degree	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
,	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
all	O
mainline	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
it	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2019	O
soft	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Hiroi	O
wanted	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
nearly	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Asian	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Thou	O
Shalt	O
Not	O
Die	O
were	O
scheduled	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
were	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
Sony	O
classified	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
a	O
text	O
novel	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
then-future	O
licensing	O
for	O
importation	O
and	O
translation	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
CD-ROM	O
versions	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
were	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Russia	O
by	O
Akella	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
2008	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dysin	O
Interactive	O
published	O
the	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
Is	O
Paris	O
Burning	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
English	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
translated	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
actors	O
from	O
NIS	O
America	O
's	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
translation	O
which	O
preserved	O
the	O
original	O
character	O
names	O
being	O
created	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
2019	O
reboot	O
,	O
Sega	O
brought	O
on	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
translators	O
Inbound	O
Games	O
to	O
localise	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
an	O
immediate	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
stores	O
being	O
sold	O
out	O
of	O
copies	O
within	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
alone	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenni	O
Lada	O
of	O
TechnologyTell	O
wrote	O
a	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
calling	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
"	O
an	O
odd	O
series	O
 [ ... ] 	O
that	O
defies	O
genres	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1999	O
IGN	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
journalist	O
Anoop	O
Gantayat	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
greatest	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
never	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
stateside	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
unprecedented	O
success	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
Sega	O
hardware	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
inaugural	O
CESA	O
Awards	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Grand	O
Award	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Director	O
,	O
Best	O
Main	O
Character	O
and	O
Best	O
Supporting	O
Character	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Packaged	O
Work	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
Animation	O
Kobe	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Animation	O
–	O
Album	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Japan	O
Gold	O
Disc	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
most-wanted	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
poll	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
coming	O
in	O
behind	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
later	O
poll	O
ranked	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
as	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
heroine	O
Sakura	O
Shinguji	O
was	O
rated	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
as	O
the	O
17th	O
best	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Company	O
and	O
Sega	O
have	O
expanded	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
into	O
various	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dedicated	O
themed	O
cafe	O
and	O
merchandise	O
store	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Ikebukuro	O
district	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Taisho	O
Romando	O
,	O
opened	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prominent	O
feature	O
was	O
an	O
annual	O
stage	O
show	O
dubbed	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Kayou	O
Show	O
supervised	O
by	O
Hiroi	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
new	O
musical	O
numbers	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroi	O
wrote	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comedy	O
manga	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Show	O
Theater	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
comedy	O
skits	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
each	O
main	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
location	O
,	O
was	O
serialised	O
between	O
2005	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kodansha	O
in	O
four	O
volumes	O
between	O
2006	O
and	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
2019	O
game	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
Taisen	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Comic	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
2019	O
by	O
Shueisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Kanadegumi	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Chie	O
Shimada	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
team	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
shojo	O
magazine	O
Hana	O
to	O
Yume	O
published	O
by	O
Hakusensha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
anime	O
films	O
,	O
television	O
series	O
and	O
original	O
video	O
animations	O
(	O
OVAs	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
either	O
on	O
individual	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
an	O
OVA	O
,	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Gorgeous	O
Blooming	O
Cherry	O
Blossoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
OVA	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Radiant	O
Gorgeous	O
Blooming	O
Cherry	O
Blossoms	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
six	O
30-minute	O
episodes	O
from	O
1999	O
to	O
2000	O
,	O
relating	O
side	O
stories	O
from	O
between	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Thou	O
Shalt	O
Not	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
theatrical	O
film	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
the	O
Animation	O
and	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2019	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
premiered	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
