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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🚨| Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi has successfully concluded its 10 days and 15 performances run!! A VOD for the live stream is available till October 12th, with the possibility to still buy tickets! A follow up live show was also announced for February 2027!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

‼️| Only a couple of hours left until the Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi final day performances!! Make sure to get streaming tickets if you haven't already and support the show to ensure Shin's continuation and more new stories! Check out the thread for more info:

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In preparation for Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden TSURUGI being streamed tomorrow, we have decided to translate some promotional glossaries to explain terms you will encounter in the show tomorrow! We hope you enjoy!

Blades of Truth:
Sacred artifacts, said to grant the power to destroy countries to those who gather all ten. They are called "blades" but inhabit many different forms; each Blade of Truth carries its own unique ability.

The Blades currently rest in safe hands, but their origins, history, and reason for creation remain unknown.

The Wolf Ronin:
This mysterious organization seems to have appeared out of nowhere. It terrorizes Kyoto through its Sword Hunt, causing great unrest and chaos as it targets famous swords throughout the city.

Spirits of Death:
The leaders of the mysterious Wolf Ronin, these people possess power far beyond that of an ordinary human. They oppose Asagi and the others, but hold the key to winning a new battle. Their true forms and motives remain a mystery.

The Secret Three Houses:
These families have been protecting Japan from the shadows for generations. They have inherited the sacred Vanquishing Power, which has been used many times to fight back against and banish evil.

The three families are known as the Shinguj, Hayato, and Todo houses; however, in recent years it seemed only the Shingujis had inherited the Vanquishing Power.

Arashiyama Romando:
A store located in Kyoto's Arashiyama district, by the Katsura River. It's run by Ziying He (manager) and Asagi Todo (store clerk). Their most valued customer, Shirahime Okita, constantly buys the charming goods that Asagi dutifully restocks.

Next to the counter, there is a small stage for performances, currently unused.

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The 2 performances of today have ended successfully and only the final day performances of tomorrow (or tonight depending on the timezone) remain!! I want to emphasise again how crucial supporting the show is in determining Shin's fate, so please buy a streaming ticket if you can!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📸 | Only 3 days left until the Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi final performance on the 27th, which also means 3 days until the livestream!! In anticipation, I've compiled a (ongoing) thread of all the backstage pics we've been getting from the cast 🡓

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

❗️| In anticipation for 'Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi', online Japan pop-culture magazine Scrmbl has put out an article about the significance of the Sakura Wars stage shows and their importance in the series' sucess and longevity! A must-read for every fan! scrmbl.com/post/sakura-...

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🚨 | Everything you need to know about Shin's ongoing direct sequel, 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi', before the live stream on the final day Sep. 27th, a Thread!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hi everyone! In anticipation for the live stream of 'Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden TSURUGI', Shin's direct sequel, we'll be translating some of its promo material, starting with this Relationship Chart! You can expect more Seiden Tsurugi-related stuff in the upcoming days!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

| Second trailer has been released for Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi, the direct sequel to the game and anime: youtu.be/grF0YBi8-zw A live stream for the final performance has also been confirmed! More info in this thread ↓

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

📷 | A fixed camera 4K quality recording of the full "Gekitei Shinshou" performance from 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi' has been uploaded to YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_UC...

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檄！帝国華撃団＜新章＞新サクラ大戦 the stage〜誠伝 TSURUGI〜 2026.09.19 18:00公演より

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

❗️| 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi' has sucessufully opened its curtains to a 10 day long run! Opening night saw a sold out venue with great reviews, and tommorow awaits 2 other sold out performances! Here's an ongoing thread for pictures of the show ↓

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📷 | New video message from the 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi' entire cast ahead of Today's completely sold out opening night at 18:00JST (5am EST)!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📸 | The choreographer for Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi showcases her work on the formation using the acrylic stands from the merch catalogue! The show opens in less than a day!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📷 | New video message from the 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi' main cast ahead of opening night tomorrow!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📸 | First in-costume group picture of the 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden TSURUGI' cast after yesterday's final rehearsal! The show premieres in less than 2 days to a completely sold out opening night!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

❗️| The official consecutive free streaming of all 5 previous 'Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage' shows on YouTube has concluded! Each stream lasted 1 week and got between 22k-30k views! The next show 'Seiden TSURUGI', a direct sequel to the game and anime, will premier next week!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Only 2 days left to watch 'Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage ~Ouka no Utage <Nimaku>~' free on YouTube! It's packed with so much fun and many emotions, featuring songs from all over Shin soundtrack, some with different arrangements, covers of OG deep cuts, and new original songs! Check the setlist here:

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Reminder that "Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Futatsu no Homura", which adapts episode 3 to 6 from the game, is available to watch officially for free on Youtube and the stream ends Tomorrow, Sept 6th 11pm EST (or Midnight in Japan)!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

‼️| 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Futatsu no Homura' is now being streamed officialy for free on YouTube until September 6th! This is the 4th Shin show overall and the 2nd story instalement, adapting episode 3 to 5 from the game and marking Shanghai and London's stage debuts! youtu.be/U9McCrQQYac

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Reminder that the stage concert "Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Ouka no Utage・Sai" is available to watch officially for free on Youtube and the stream ends Tomorrow, August 30th 11am EST (or Midnight in Japan)!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

While this doesn't continue adapting the story, it's packed with fun character moments and interactions. Featuring songs from Shin game+anime's soundtrack, covers of OG classics and deepcuts, as well as Sumire's new song exclusively written for the stage! Check the setlist below:

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

‼️| After streaming the first 2 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage' shows, the 3rd one "Ouka no Utage・Sai" is now being officially streamed free on YouTube untill August 30th! A fun concert that can be enjoyed on its own even without watching the previous shows! youtu.be/RsK91lqjHU4

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The official stream for 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage Ouka no Utage', the 1st Shin concert and their 2nd show overall, ended 2 days ago. But a friendly reminder that The Sprout Division has subbed the show in the past, so whether you missed the stream or want to watch it again, please check it out!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Less than 9 hours left to watch this beautiful show! The official free Youtube stream ends Today 10AM EST (or midnight in Japan), so don't miss out!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

❗️| After streaming the 1st 'Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage' play last week, the concert "Ouka no Utage" is now being streamed officially for free on Youtube untill August 16th! You can enjoy it even if you didn't catch the first show! youtu.be/H6dh67PYOsg

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

‼️| According to reports from the Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary Special Talk Show, series creator Oji Hiroi said he's on good terms with Sega, and current president, Shuji Utsumi, came to greet him. He also talked about his ideas and hopes for the future, including a 'SW6' and international ambitions:

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Reminder that the first 'Shin Sakura Wars the Stage' show is available to watch officially for free on Youtube and the stream ends Tomorrow, August 6th 11am EST (or Midnight in Japan)! youtu.be/sFHQMgMq2ec

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

❗| Summary and Setlist for the Sakura Wars Midsummer Festival "Flowers and Stars, a Dream Stage" held July 18th, coupled with detailed infographic on these recent live shows in the thread! Only 3 days left to get streaming tickets and access the VOD, so don't miss out: animate-ticket.com/events/104

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

‼️| To promote the upcoming Shin Sakura Wars the Stage: Seiden TSURUGI, Avex Pictures will be streaming all previous Shin stage shows for free on their YouTube channel following a schedule! You can already watch the 1st one now untill August 6th: youtu.be/sFHQMgMq2ec

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🎉 | 29 years ago today, the first ever Sakura Wars Kayou Show "Ai Yueni" closed its curtains after a 3 day run with a total of 5 performances! While pretty lowscale compared to what came after, it was the flicker that started a cultural phenomenon changing the landscape of Japanese theater forever!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🚨| Streaming tickets are now on sale for Sakura Wars Midsummer Festival "Flowers and Stars, a Dream Stage" feat Sakura, Ogami, and Reni's first in-character appearence since 2014! Streaming tickets are ~25 USD with international purchases supported! animate-ticket.com/events/104

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🚨 | Sakura Wars 30th anniversary logo revealed!! Merch and events confirmed to get announced sequentially!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🚨 | 30 character design sheets of the Shanghai team from the cancelled Sakura Wars MMO have been now found and archived!!

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Sakura Wars Lost Media Found for the First Time!! I was recently able to obtain and scan 30 NEVER BEFORE SEEN Character Design Sheets of the Shanghai Revue and its supporting cast from the cancelled Sakura Wars MMO! I hope you'll enjoy them! archive.org/details/saku...

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

What better way to start off the new year than with another chapter of Sakura Wars Manga Version Part 2!! We hope you enjoy it! mangadex.org/chapter/75ac...

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Sakura Taisen Part 2 - Vol. 4 Ch. 15 - Momentary Peace - MangaDex

Read Sakura Taisen Part 2 Vol. 4 Ch. 15 "Momentary Peace" on MangaDex!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If you're interested in this project and want to help out, we're still looking for more editors, as we're also planning to translate interviews, pamphlets, behind the scenes material and more! So please DM us if you want to join the team!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy New Year's everyone! We wanted to leave you with one more surprise before the year ends: The Sprout Division is beginning to translate all OG Sakura Wars stage shows! Our first one will be the very first show, Ai Yueni (Because of Love)! We hope you look forward to it!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Happy holiday season everyone! As our early Christmas present for you, we present chapter 14 of the Sakura Wars Manga Version Part 2! Now on Mangadex: mangadex.org/chapter/e7cb...

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Sakura Taisen Part 2 - Vol. 4 Ch. 14 - Spirit Armor Mark II - MangaDex

Read Sakura Taisen Part 2 Vol. 4 Ch. 14 "Spirit Armor Mark II" on MangaDex!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The Sprout Division has worked to provide English translations for manga and stage shows, and we're looking to expand to other materials (pamphlets and setting information) - but we could use some help, specifically when it comes to editing!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween everyone!! What better way to end the spooky season than reading about the Flower Division's ceaseless fight against Satan in the newly translated chapter of Sakura Wars Manga Version Part 2! mangadex.org/chapter/3ebf...

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

This isn't over yet though, as I have already translated all of the available cards and I would appreciate any help in typesetting. Remember, our goal is to make the game playable for the English speaking fandom and your contributions can help in reaching that goal faster!

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🚨Sakura Wars DCG Project UPDATE🚨 Hi everyone! Thanks to the help of our wonderful community members (credits in the reply), we were able to archive almost every card of the first two waves of the DCG!!! Wave 1: archive.org/details/Saku... Wave 2: archive.org/details/Saku...

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

We would like to inform everyone that we are changing our name to the Sprout Division (the English meaning of the Meigumi)! We feel like this name better communicates who we are to other fans, as well as our purpose as a group. We hope you'll keep supporting us!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The Meigumi is finally back with another chapter of Sakura Wars Manga Version Part 2!! Read chapter 12 now here! mangadex.org/chapter/8fec...

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Sakura Taisen Part 2 - Vol. 4 Ch. 12 - Hope and Despair - MangaDex

Read Sakura Taisen Part 2 Vol. 4 Ch. 12 "Hope and Despair" on MangaDex!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The Meigumi is back with another Shin Sakura Wars the Stage sub: closing off the live concert series with Ouka no Utage • Sai / Another Concert Under the Cherry Blossoms! Drive: drive.google.com/drive/folder... Archive: archive.org/details/meig... Additional notes and credits in the readme file!

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

DCG Translation Project!!! Hi Guys! This is a bit of an unusual post, but I would deeply appreciate your help in a project of mine! I'm currently working on archiving and translating a substantial amount of the first two waves of the Sakura Wars Dramatic Card Game- (1/2)

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