Sakura Wars Getting Awesome HG Model Kits of its Mecha; Anime Air Date, Opening & Ending Revealed

Today Sega hosted another livestream dedicated to Shin Sakura Taisen, which will be simply titled Sakura Wars in the west. 

We get more info and assets about the upcoming anime Shin Sakura Taisen The Animation.

First of all, we learn the air date of the first episode, which will be on April 3.

We also get to see a video featuring the opening, another featuring the ending, and a third focusing on the new character Clara, member of the Moscow Revue. 

Speaking of the game itself, we get an extensive look at the HG plastic model kits by Bandai Spirits, featuring the Mugen Spiricle Armor piloted by hero Seijuro Kamiyama and heroines Sakura Amamiya and Azami Mochizuki.

In particular, today we get the first look at Azami’s, which will be released in June for 4,620 yen. Seijuro and Sakura’s will be released in May for 4,180 yen each plus taxes. 

We also get another look at of Sumire Kanzaki’s Koubu kai from Sakura Wars 2, which is coming in March, on top of the reveal of the box art.

Sakura Wars is already available in Japan and it will launch in the west on April 28, 2020, exclusively for PS4. 

f you want to see more about Project Sakura Wars, you can also check out some gameplay showing Claris in action, another trailer, the previous gameplay and more trailers, more screenshots, the first trailer of the character design series featuring Bleach creator Tite Kubo, the previous gallery of screenshots, the one before, another batch of images focusing on romance, another reveal with two new characters and videos, and the beautiful anime opening cutscene,

We also have a music video dedicated to Sakura, one featuring Hatsuho one focusing on Elise, one showcasing Lancelot, one featuring Anastasia Palma, another starring Huang Yui, one showing Claris, more trailers, the latest gameplay,  latest gallery of screenshots, another gallery, the previous gameplay reveal, another one, and an earlier gallery of screenshots and art.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Sakura Wars series, you should take a look at my dedicated article explaining what it’s all about and why you should care.