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Sakura Wars, by 7AHO (featured)

Fanart by 7AHO, Featuring Characters From Sakura Wars, Persona 4 and KanColle

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Given the long history for SEGA and also Atlus, there’s a ton of fanart related to their franchises out there. Today, we’d like to share some of the work from 7AHO, an artist from Indonesia who created rather splendid artwork based on franchises from both SEGA and Atlus, in particular of Sakura Wars and Persona 4.

We’d like to thank 7AHO for giving us permission to repost the artwork here. You can view them below! For even more of 7AHO’s artwork, check out his DeviantArt page!

Sakura Wars

Sakura Wars artwork featuring one the games’ main characters, Sakura Shinguji, in two of her iconic outfits, with her Kubo mech in the background.

Sakura Wars, by 7AHO

Original DeviantArt page:

7aho.deviantart.com/art/Sakura-wars-502669268

Yukiko Amagi & Konohana Sakuya

Two illustrations of Yukiko Amagi from Persona 4. One of them shows her and her Shadow counterpart, while the other shows Yukiko and her Persona, Konohana Sakuya.

Yukiko Amagi -Persona 4-, by 7AHO
Yukiko-konohana sakuya, by 7AHO

Original DeviantArt pages:

7aho.deviantart.com/art/Yukiko-Amagi-Persona-4-508155706
7aho.deviantart.com/art/Yukiko-konohana-sakuya-543510209

Chie Satonaka

Two illustrations of Chie Satonaka from Persona 4. The one of the left shows her performing her trademark high kick, while the other shows her Shadow counterpart, along with her Persona, Tomoe.

Chie Satonaka -Persona 4-, by 7AHO
Shadow Chie -Persona 4-, by 7AHO

Original DeviantArt pages:

http://7aho.deviantart.com/art/Chie-Satonaka-Persona-4-583943244
7aho.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-Chie-Persona-4-517753473

Kanji & Take-Mikazuchi

Another character from Persona 4, Kanji, stands determined in this artwork, with his imposing Persona Take-Mikazuchi in the background.

Kanji – Take mikazuchi, by 7AHO

Original DeviantArt pages:

7aho.deviantart.com/art/Kanji-Take-mikazuchi-555169064

Mutsu

SEGA has recently released KanColle Arcade in Japan, so we felt it was appropriate to also post 7AHO’s illustration of Mutsu, the Nagato class Battleship.

Mutsu -Kancolle-, by 7AHO

Original DeviantArt page:

http://7aho.deviantart.com/art/Mutsu-Kancolle-521777867

 

Sakura Wars X Granblue Fantasy Crossover Silhouettes, Event Name

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Shortly after the newest Weekly Famitsu officially announced the Sakura Wars X Granblue Fantasy crossover event, the official Japanese website for Granblue Fantasy published a blog post with a little more details and art teasers to promote the upcoming project. The event is titled “Sakura Wars ~Sky-Flying Maidens~”.

Immediately worth noting is the presence of three silhouettes on the new blog post, which have been compiled into one and used as our featured image. The silhouettes should be clear enough – they depict (from left to right) Gemini Sunrise, Erica Fontaine, and Sakura Shinguuji, the main heroines of the Sakura Wars games. They are described as the characters who will be making an appearance in the crossover.

The greater portion of the blog post is actually dedicated to another event (“Legend Festival”) and other news that isn’t directly related to the Sakura Wars event. More details are to be announced on the Sakura Wars project at a later date, according to the blog post. Stay tuned for more information!

Sakura Wars X Granblue Fantasy Crossover Incoming

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The newest edition of Weekly Famitsu has announced a collaboration event between Sakura Wars and the popular Japanese mobile game Granblue Fantasy. Details are scarce at the moment, but what we do know is that there will be an event featuring the Sakura Wars franchise at a date that is to be specified, and that it will at least feature Sakura Shinguuji, if not more characters. Chisa Yokoyama will be reprising her voicing role for the character.

There is a photo of a page with Sakura Shinguuji rendered in the Granblue Fantasy artstyle. The art looks amazing!

Granblue Fantasy has done crossovers with a couple of other franchises thus far, including Street Fighter and Tales. A TV anime project is also in the works, and a North American version of Granblue Fantasy launched earlier this month.

Official release of this week’s edition should be expected tomorrow, April 28 in Japan.

It’s a strong year for Sakura Wars! I do hope that we can see another Sakura Wars game released this year to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

Credit to Hachima Kikou for the news.

New Sakura Wars Museum: “Sakura Wars Museum 2”!

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Remember the Sakura Wars Museum from earlier this year? Missed the festivities?

Then you might be interested in Sakura Wars Museum 2, another Sakura Wars museum returning to the Gamers store in Akihabara, floor 7. It is running from April 22 to May 8. This museum will also feature two special promotions. First, those who purchase ¥2000 worth of goods will receive one of three random bromides, each themed after character cards of the three main heroines (Gemini, Erica, Sakura) within the Sakura Wars games.

Sakura Wars Museum 2 heroine bromideAdditionally, those who purchase ¥2000 worth of goods and Tweet using the hashtag “#サクラ大戦” will be eligible for a special Sakura Shinguji bromide.

Sakura bromide TwitterMany of the same goods from the previous Sakura Wars museum will be available for purchase; you can check out a preview image below. Some of the items are new – like the Tote Bag which comes in a different color.

Sakura Wars Museum 2 goods

So it bears repeating that this is the 20th anniversary of the Sakura Wars franchise in Japan, and within this year so far there have been several events held (and planned) to help commemorate the momentous occasion for the franchise. Of course, the dream is that we’ll see a new game from the storied Sakura Wars franchise!

Credit for information and images in this article goes to this announcement post from the Gamers website.

New Momoclover X Sakura Wars Cycling Gear: Featuring Erica Fontaine

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Momoclover’s crossover campaign with the Sakura Wars franchise continues with new Erica Fontaine-themed cycling gear, marking the designer’s first foray into the Paris Assault Force. Prior to this announcement, Momoclover has represented Sakura Shinguji, Sumire Kanzaki, Maria Tachibana, and Iris Chateaubriand from the Imperial Assault Force.

Erica Fontaine is probably one of the more popular Sakura Wars characters. She’s cheerful, a bit of a ditz, and pure in her sense of morality and devotion to God. And of course, the immortal Good Morning Dance has really made an impact among fans. Check out this impression that Erica’s seiyuu Noriko Hidaka performs at Animazement 2010.

Check out a preview gallery of the clothing items below!

Windbreaker
Bib Shorts
High Function
Quick Drying
Long Sleeve

As usual, check out Momoclover’s English Facebook application if you have an interest in their items. The Japanese store page (set to browse Sakura Wars items) can be seen here.

 

Sakura Wars Hyakka Ryouran Yumemonogatari

Newest Sakura Wars Mobile Game Service Recently Discontinued, Another Mobile Game In Planning?

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At Segalization we’ve not written much about the Sakura Wars titles on mobile in Japan. However, a couple of days ago operations for the most recent operational Sakura Wars game (subtitled “Hyakka Ryouran Yumemonogatari”) were effectively discontinued. Plans for the game’s closure were announced at the end of January via the official Twitter account for the mobile game, though not currently reflected in the game’s official webpage.

~Hyakka Ryouran Yumemonogatari~ was a card-based battle game wherein one of its promoted features was the ability to change the outfits of the heroines.

With this said, it appears that there is another Sakura Wars mobile games in the works, and that this has been the case for quite some time. Introducing Sakura Wars: The Legend Begins, the officially translated subtitle of a card-based battle game developed by Snowpipe, a Korean company that appears to have plans to develop mobile phone content for various industries.

Snowpipe acquired the rights to develop a Sakura Wars mobile game in 2014. Though I’m not familiar with all pieces of Sakura Wars artwork featured on the linked webpage, most if not all of them are borrowed pieces that belong to SEGA (likely used for drafting and reference purposes.) This AngelList page interestingly notes that Snowpipe’s Sakura Wars project was due for release in 2014 after having secured investment money, but as we know SEGA’s own Sakura Wars game has been operational long past that time frame.

Snowpipe has their own official website, which lists The Legend Begins as one of its projects. Their project history lists three titles, perhaps reflecting their relative newness as a company. The description for The Legend Begins links to a Facebook page which is currently not operational.

A short trailer for the game was released earlier this month, demoing its gameplay and card artwork. We’ve linked to it below.

[OFFICIAL] 사쿠라대전 : 전설의 시작 SAKURA WARS : The Legend Begins

While art or gameplay aspects of The Legend Begins may appear decent, it might surprise some observers to see a relatively new company develop what might become the flagship Sakura Wars mobile game. Clearly a Korean release is planned, but it’s also difficult to imagine the absence of a Japanese Sakura Wars mobile game that ~Hyakka Ryouran Yumemonogatari~ is now defunct.

We should at least expect to see more of The Legend Begins in the coming months. To be sure, ~Hyakka Ryouran Yumemonogatari~ was not developed by SEGA itself, but rather by Sakurasoft. Sakurasoft being the developer of the recently-closed mobile game is reflected in the link for the ~Hyakka Ryouran Yumemonogatari~ that I posted much at the beginning of this article. Interestingly, Sakurasoft’s website doesn’t seem to mention their Sakura Wars title, upon a quick glance.

Segalization would like to thank XMax360 for their contributions and background information on recent developments in mobile games for the Sakura Wars franchise, as such details were helpful to the crafting of this article.

Dressing Room Paris 6 Sakura Wars

Upcoming Sakura Wars Live Performances

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This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the Sakura Wars franchise. It is an achievement to be proud of, as Sakura Wars is one of Sega’s most influential properties in Japan and was once an extremely strong seller.

Be sure to stop by the Sakura Taisen Twitter account sometime (and follow it, too!) It’s been outfitted with some new 20th anniversary-themed art.

Two live performances featuring Sakura Wars cast members as part of this year’s celebration of the franchise were recently announced. First, on March 31st, Anison History Japan has invited Chisa Yokoyama (Sakura Shinguji’s seiyuu) for a Sakura Wars-themed performance during the 1:00 live event bloc. Anison History Japan will be a two day event featuring wide variety of performers of anime songs. Check out this event page for additional information!

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Take a Look at the SEGA Figures Shown at Wonfes 2016

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Wonder Festival 2016 Winter has come and gone, revealing plenty of new anime and video game related figures. Those of course also include figures based on SEGA and Atlus games. SEGA and the companies behind the figures have been posting their figures shown at Wonfes on their social media, and we compiled as many as possible in this article, and included links to our official source for the images. For this article, we’ll be focusing on the figures and announcements related to SEGA franchises (we’ll be making a separate article for the ones from Atlus). Fair warning: some of the figures and illustrations are rather risqué.

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Sentai Sakura Wars TV DVD Disc Art

Sentai Filmworks’ New Promotional Images for Sakura Wars TV Anime DVD Package

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New promotional images for Sentai Filmworks’ Sakura Wars TV anime compilation on DVD have been found on this Amazon preorder page. The featured image above shows off the art for each disc. We’ve attached the rest of the preview images of the casing below for your viewing – check it out!

Back Cover
Reversed Covers
Front Cover

The 4-DVD set of 25 episodes is being sold at $29.88, with a planned release date of April 5, 2016.

On the technical side of things, the video has a 480i resolution with a 4×3 aspect ratio, and the audio is available both in English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo.)

Here’s the description for the show posted on the DVD collection’s preorder page at Sentai Filmworks:

Young Sakura arrives in Capital City to fight for the Imperial Floral Capital Defense Force, but all she finds is a weird opera company preparing for a big performance. What’s worse is that the ladies in the company won’t let Sakura join in any of their Rheingold games. Can she win them over by unleashing her Spirit Energy? Based on the video game that took the world by storm, Sakura Wars TV brings you even more of the beautiful warriors made popular in the original Sakura Wars. Follow Sakura as she joins the fight of her life. Will she ever be accepted? Does the world have a chance against the evil Wakaji and the mysterious Crimson Lady? Can everyone learn their lines before opening night?!!