|
It all started here! Well, not really. This is the first OVA (Original Animated Video) series for
the Sakura Wars series. It takes place before and during the first game. North American release by AD Vision Films.
While the original OVA release does not include episode previews, the Essential Anime Collection does, if you listen to the
Japanese audio (alternate angle 1).
Japanese initial releases: 1997-8 (on 4 VHS), 199? (LCD), 199? (DVD); J collection releases: 1998
('Ouka Kenran' collection of all four episodes), 2006 (part of the limited-release "Sakura Taisen OVA-Box")
North American initial releases: 1998 (on 1 VHS, dub and sub versions), 1999 (on 1 DVD, subtitled
'Spirit Wariors in Machines of Steel!'); NA collection release: 2003 (part of "Sakura Wars OVA Collection"); NA second release:
2004 (on 1 DVD, subtitled 'Together We Stand!', part of the Essential Anime Collection)
Brief Summary
[soon]
Episode List
Taking a shot at the kanji; Sorry if they are wrong
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Teito no [] no Hanaikuchi"
|
"The Demon Wars Begin Again"
"Capital of Flowers - Flower Army"
|
|
|
"[] no Hana ni []te yo [] []"
|
"The Cherry Blossom Special Attack"
"Release the Spirit Sword in the Cherry Blossoms"
|
|
|
"[Haru] wa [] [] no Hatsubuta"
|
"Spring is the Time for First Battles"
"Spring is the First Performance of March"
|
|
|
"[] [Natsu] no [Yoru] no [Yume]"
|
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
"A Midsummer Dream's Night"
|
Songs
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan"
|
"Go! Imperial Flower Assault Team"
|
|
|
|
|
Special ending (Act Four)
|
|
|
Important Organizations
|
|
|
Imperial Flower Combat Troop [Imperial Attacking Troop]
|
|
Imperial Theater Troupe [Imperial Acting Troupe]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Important Character Appearances
Sakura Shinguji
(literally: Shinguuji)
|
|
|
|
|
Count Aritsune Hanakoji
literally: Hanakouji-hakushaku)
|
|
|
|
|
Grandpa Kanzaki
(Tadayoshi Kanzaki)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sakura's mother (Wakana Shinguji)
|
|
Sakura's grandmother
(Katsuya Shinguji)
|
|
Sakura's father (Kazuma Shinguji)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iris Chateaubriand
(literally: Aerisu)
|
|
Kohran Li (literally: Ri Kouran)
|
|
Ichiro Ohgami
(literally: Oogami Ichirou)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
