<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
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
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
Fall	O
in	O
Love	O
,	O
Maidens	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
planned	O
story	O
for	O
Fall	O
in	O
Love	O
,	O
Maidens	O
being	O
reworked	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Akahori	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Hidenori	O
Matsubara	O
based	O
on	O
concept	O
artwork	O
by	O
Kōsuke	O
Fujishima	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
composer	O
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
seven-game	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
World	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
sold	O
poorly	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
entry	O
until	O
2019	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
soft	O
reboot	B-Device
featuring	O
new	O
production	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
each	O
unit	O
within	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
an	O
Action	B-Application
point	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
actions	O
include	O
"	O
Attack	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Defend	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Move	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Deathblow	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
critical	O
strike	O
that	O
kills	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
one	O
hit	O
)	O
,	O
Charge	O
(	O
store	O
energy	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
action	B-Application
during	O
the	O
next	O
turn	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Heal	O
(	O
which	O
restores	O
health	O
points	O
to	O
a	O
chosen	O
unit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
second	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
entry	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
continue	O
original	O
protagonist	O
Ichiro	O
Ogami	O
's	O
worldwide	O
travels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
would	O
cease	O
production	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
celebratory	O
title	O
for	O
series	O
fans	O
and	O
a	O
finale	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
Sega	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
became	O
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
,	O
with	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
setting	O
being	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adventure	O
portions	O
were	O
improved	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
visit	O
famous	O
landmarks	O
across	O
Manhattan	O
Island	O
being	O
included	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
about	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
visit	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Eiffel	O
Tower	O
and	O
Arc	O
de	O
Triomphe	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
York	O
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
Hiroi	O
as	O
a	O
natural	O
progression	O
after	O
moving	O
from	O
Tokyo	O
to	O
Paris	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
which	O
informed	O
Hiroi	O
about	O
the	O
direction	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
future	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Akahori	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
spanned	O
eight	O
episodes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
ten-to-eleven	O
of	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
far	O
more	O
story	O
content	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
full-scale	O
entry	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
originally	O
spanned	O
eleven	O
episodes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
featuring	O
Tutankhamun	O
as	O
a	O
villain	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
storyline	O
involving	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
additional	O
character	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
particular	O
theme	O
;	O
Rosarita	O
was	O
themed	O
around	O
Spaghetti	O
Western	O
culture	O
,	O
Subaru	O
was	O
a	O
cold	O
perfectionist	O
similar	O
to	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	O
heroine	O
Reni	O
Milchstrasse	O
,	O
while	O
Diana	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
handicapped	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
Lobelia	O
from	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ratchet	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
principal	O
character	O
and	O
romance	O
option	O
,	O
with	O
her	O
voice	O
actress	O
Akiko	O
Kuno	O
returning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
composer	O
,	O
a	O
role	O
he	O
had	O
fulfilled	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
was	O
Tanaka	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
to	O
shift	O
the	O
musical	O
style	O
following	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2002	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
hosted	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
at	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prince	O
Hotel	O
Akasaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
a	O
provisional	O
2004	O
release	O
window	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
to	O
continue	O
narrative	O
elements	O
started	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
having	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
as	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Farewell	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Hangul	B-Operating_System
translation	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
local	O
branch	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroi	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
overseas	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
kept	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
uncertainty	O
about	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
blend	O
of	O
genres	O
would	O
find	O
a	O
profitable	O
audience	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
attempt	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
were	O
also	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Hiroi	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
surrounding	O
it	O
,	O
were	O
planned	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
was	O
more	O
open	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
Tonelico	I-Application
:	I-Application
Melody	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemia	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
had	O
a	O
long-standing	O
positive	O
working	O
relationship	O
,	O
so	O
when	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
revealed	O
NIS	O
America	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
publish	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
overseas	O
,	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
decided	O
on	O
the	O
collaboration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
Roman	O
numeral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
with	O
licensing	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
explained	O
that	O
Sony	O
classified	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
a	O
text	O
novel	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
importing	O
and	O
licensing	O
difficult	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
voiced	O
line	O
of	O
dialogue	O
was	O
dubbed	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
cast	O
being	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
NIS	O
America	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
,	O
tapping	O
into	O
the	O
large	O
install	O
base	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
edition	O
to	O
have	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
instead	O
being	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
as	O
a	O
compromise	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
dub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
after	O
multiple	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
9	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
sales	O
figures	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
worst-selling	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Fitch	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
compared	O
the	O
narrative	O
to	O
Urusei	O
Yatsura	O
and	O
Tenchi	B-Application
Muyo	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
cast	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
spin-off	O
Dramatic	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
—	O
Because	O
You	O
Were	O
There	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gemini	O
Sunrise	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
crossover	O
title	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
and	O
its	O
2015	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
representing	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
alongside	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
female	O
protagonist	O
Erica	O
Fontaine	O
from	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
decided	O
to	O
suspend	O
the	O
franchise	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dramatic	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
eventually	O
revived	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2020	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
soft	O
reboot	B-Device
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
new	O
development	O
staff	O
aside	O
from	O
composer	O
Tanaka	O
and	O
Hiroi	O
as	O
lyricist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
six-episode	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
series	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
Akahori	O
used	O
the	O
cut	O
episodes	O
involving	O
Tutankhamun	O
and	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OVA	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
's	O
conflict	O
with	O
Tutankhamun	O
alongside	O
Shinjiro	O
needing	O
to	O
cross-dress	O
for	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Revue	O
's	O
next	O
musical	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
Episode	O
0	O
starred	O
Gemini	O
as	O
she	O
adventured	O
from	O
Texas	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
being	O
posited	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
dramatic	O
action	B-Application
"	O
game	O
forming	O
one	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
carrying	O
over	O
the	O
LIPS	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mainly	O
focused	O
around	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
;	O
Gemini	O
fights	O
on	O
her	O
horse	O
through	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
story-based	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
characters	O
from	O
earlier	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
unlocked	O
to	O
control	O
in	O
completed	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
veteran	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
team	O
at	O
Overworks	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
division	O
under	O
that	O
title	O
prior	O
to	O
internal	O
restructures	O
at	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
in	O
2002	O
alongside	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
Action	B-Application
"	O
,	O
its	O
full	O
title	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
Mainland	O
China	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
simultaneous	O
with	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
Episode	O
0	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
World	O
Project	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
seven	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
which	O
included	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
two	O
adventure	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
Paris	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
detailing	O
a	O
pivotal	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
backstory	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
title	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Sengoku	O
period	O
intended	O
on	O
expanding	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
adventure	O
title	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Story	O
:	O
Mysterious	O
Paris	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
