<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
Oji	O
Hiroi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
including	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defined	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
dramatic	O
adventure	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
combines	O
overlapping	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
,	O
dating	O
sim	O
,	O
and	O
visual	O
novel	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroi	O
created	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
many	O
successful	O
sequels	O
and	O
supplementary	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thou	I-Application
Shalt	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Die	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Ichiro	O
Ogami	O
and	O
the	O
all-female	O
Flower	O
Division	O
of	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
save	O
Tokyo	O
from	O
the	O
Hive	O
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
recovers	O
as	O
the	O
group	O
relaxes	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
surviving	O
Hive	O
of	O
Darkness	O
member	O
Kuroki	O
Satan	B-Protocol
launches	O
a	O
fresh	O
attack	O
,	O
renaming	O
himself	O
"	O
Aoi	O
Satan	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamazaki	O
survived	O
and	O
was	O
possessed	O
by	O
the	O
true	O
Satan	B-Protocol
,	O
being	O
responsible	O
for	O
controlling	O
the	O
demons	O
and	O
resurrecting	O
Tenkai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satan	B-Protocol
summons	O
a	O
great	O
fortress	O
called	O
the	O
Seima	O
Castle	O
from	O
the	O
sea	O
near	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
intent	O
on	O
releasing	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
Hell	O
to	O
overrun	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
successfully	O
unite	O
their	O
spiritual	O
power	O
to	O
banish	O
Satan	B-Protocol
back	O
to	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Aoi	O
Satan	B-Protocol
's	O
defeat	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
varies	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
Ogami	O
romanced	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Flower	O
Division	O
and	O
which	O
member	O
he	O
chose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oji	O
Hiroi	O
created	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Hiroi	O
and	O
anime	O
composer	O
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Tengai	B-Application
Makyou	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ziria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
the	O
proposal	O
shared	O
an	O
alternate	O
historical	O
setting	O
with	O
steampunk	O
technology	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
lead	O
and	O
mecha	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Hiroi	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
included	O
Ryoma	O
Kaneko	O
and	O
Naoki	O
Morita	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
proper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
tactical	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Hiroi	O
steered	O
the	O
project	O
more	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
following	O
Hiroi	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
put	O
Sakura	O
aside	O
,	O
Shoichiro	O
Irimajiri	O
—	O
then	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Sega	O
—	O
contacted	O
him	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
popular	O
mascot	O
character	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
in-development	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroi	O
later	O
said	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
a	O
hard	O
one	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
for	O
rival	O
unspecified	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Sega	O
's	O
favorable	O
response	O
to	O
his	O
pitch	O
that	O
persuaded	O
him	O
to	O
develop	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
October	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
adventure	O
segments	O
alongside	O
the	O
strategic	O
simulation	O
elements	O
was	O
contentious	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
fearing	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
would	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
bishōjo	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
implementing	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
more	O
interactive	O
and	O
removed	O
this	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
lasted	O
for	O
approximately	O
three	O
years	O
—	O
double	O
the	O
original	O
estimate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
stated	O
that	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
their	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
production	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
exact	O
budget	O
was	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Fujishima	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Sega	O
or	O
been	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
Sega	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flower	O
Division	O
's	O
battle	O
dress	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
tuxedo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Fujishima	O
compared	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
costumes	O
of	O
the	O
Takarazuka	O
Revue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Hiroi	O
was	O
creating	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
he	O
had	O
trouble	O
picking	O
the	O
exact	O
era	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
Hiroi	O
settled	O
on	O
using	O
the	O
Taishō	O
period	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Hiroi	O
wanted	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Taishō	O
from	O
the	O
historical	O
Taishō	O
by	O
modifying	O
the	O
kanji	O
slightly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
strong	O
representative	O
characters	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
request	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
mascot	O
character	O
for	O
their	O
Saturn	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroi	O
personally	O
approached	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
actresses	O
who	O
played	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
acting	O
and	O
singing	O
abilities	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
pitched	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
planning	O
a	O
fan	O
club	O
concert	O
when	O
Hiroi	O
approached	O
her	O
about	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
on	O
Yokoyama	O
's	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
's	O
first	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
composition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
songs	O
all	O
began	O
with	O
Hiroi	O
creating	O
the	O
lyrics	O
and	O
then	O
handing	O
his	O
work	O
to	O
Tanaka	O
for	O
polishing	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1997	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
:	O
Steam	O
Gramophone	O
contains	O
51	O
tracks	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
2003	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Avex	O
Mode	O
as	O
an	O
album	O
,	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
In	O
Hot	O
Blood	O
Teigeki	O
Complete	O
Music	O
Collection	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
special	O
Sega	O
presentation	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
i-mode	O
mobile	O
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
with	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
systems	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DVD-ROM	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
also	O
published	O
two	O
companion	O
guide	O
books	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Official	O
Guide	O
:	O
Battle	O
Story	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Official	O
Guide	O
:	O
Romance	O
Story	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
1997	O
;	O
both	O
were	O
revised	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Hiroi	O
wanted	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
Sony	O
classified	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
text	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
twice	O
licensed	O
for	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
a	O
Chinese	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
mainland	O
China	O
by	O
Dysin	O
Interactive	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
a	O
Russian	O
translation	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Akella	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
into	O
a	O
European	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
project	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
led	O
by	O
C.J.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titled	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
World	O
Project	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
effort	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
a	O
new	O
worldwide	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Overworks	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
CS2	O
R&D	O
division	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takaharu	O
Terada	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
battle	O
planner	O
for	O
later	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroi	O
enjoyed	O
her	O
work	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
featured	O
quotes	O
from	O
her	O
poems	O
as	O
subtitles	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
several	O
times	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
artwork	O
pieces	O
was	O
increased	O
greatly	O
,	O
more	O
recent	O
and	O
new	O
LIPS	O
functions	O
were	O
incorporated	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Active	O
and	O
Real-time	O
Machine	O
System	O
(	O
ARMS	O
)	O
battle	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
later	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
was	O
incorporated	O
with	O
new	O
improvements	O
including	O
special	O
attacks	O
with	O
accompanying	O
short	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
expanded	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terada	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
increased	O
quality	O
of	O
voice	O
recording	O
compared	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
print	O
editions	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
DVD	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
documentary	O
detailing	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
Japanese	O
exclusivity	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
English-language	O
reviews	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
were	O
published	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
contemporary	O
English-language	O
review	O
was	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
GameFan	O
,	O
which	O
covered	O
import	O
games	O
;	O
a	O
2000	O
review	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
highly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
high	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
Magazine	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
highly	O
,	O
though	O
slightly	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
also	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
highly	O
in	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2000	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Peter	O
Bartholow	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
real	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
low	O
degree	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
first	O
CESA	O
Awards	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
won	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
sold	O
out	O
in	O
many	O
stores	O
within	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
data	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
205,270	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
reaching	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
and	O
selling	O
through	O
just	O
over	O
57%	O
of	O
its	O
stocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
has	O
sold	O
359,485	O
units	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
13th	O
best-selling	O
console	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
debuted	O
with	O
71,123	O
units	O
,	O
selling	O
through	O
nearly	O
65%	O
of	O
its	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
In	O
Hot	O
Blood	O
debuted	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
142,351	O
units	O
,	O
reaching	O
third	O
place	O
on	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
high	O
anticipation	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
outsold	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
from	O
Enix	O
(	O
second	O
)	O
and	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
4	I-Application
from	O
Koei	O
(	O
first	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
an	O
unexpected	O
success	O
for	O
both	O
Red	O
Company	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
companies	O
to	O
develop	O
further	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
three	O
direct	O
sequels	O
;	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thou	I-Application
Shalt	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Die	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
sequel	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
known	O
as	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Farewell	O
My	O
Lovely	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
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
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
to	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
combine	O
role-playing	O
and	O
visual	O
novel	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
Thousand	B-Device
Arms	I-Device
,	O
Riviera	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Promised	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Luminous	B-Application
Arc	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
remained	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
poll	O
published	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
its	O
first	O
sequel	O
were	O
both	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
ten	O
most	O
memorable	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
were	O
included	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	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
</s>
<s>
An	O
OVA	O
series	O
dubbed	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Gorgeous	O
Blooming	O
Cherry	O
Blossoms	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
released	O
between	O
1997	O
and	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
Animate	O
and	O
Radix	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
it	O
told	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stories	O
around	O
events	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
origin	O
stories	O
for	O
the	O
Flower	O
Division	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
following	O
the	O
basic	O
plot	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
preserving	O
Hiroi	O
's	O
original	O
vision	O
,	O
several	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
depictions	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
's	O
past	O
,	O
Sakura	O
's	O
childhood	O
memories	O
and	O
scenes	O
within	O
the	O
Flower	O
Division	O
before	O
Ogami	O
's	O
arrival	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
