‘Sakura Wars’ Sets Up Its Comeback In New Story Trailer

A few weeks ago, we talked about the surprise announcement of the fast approaching Sakura Wars reboot. Not ones to keep us waiting for long, Sega released a new trailer highlighting the story that brings all these actors turned mech pilots together.

As Seijuro Kamiyama, a former Navy captain who will likely be able to woo a small army of attractive warriors despite his dry personality, (as is usually the case in games like these), he’s tasked with helping reestablish the Flower Division of the Imperial Combat Revue. Leading double lives as both stage actors and mech pilots, there doesn’t seem to be much going on in either realm, with Seijuro hoping to turn that around.

Perhaps being a self-referential acknowledgment of the franchise being built back up from its mostly forgotten state in recent years, there are some interesting things in this brief overview trailer. If the characters look familiar, it’s probably because Tite Kubo of the once mega popular Bleach manga is handling character designs this time around. The all Japanese voice cast has star power of its own, with Ayane Sakura, (Ran Mitake in BanG Dream!, Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero Academia and my personal favorite, Eleonora Yumizuri in Tokyo Mirage Sessions: #FE), taking the lead role as Sakura Amamiya. And based on the very short peak at the game play, this one looks more action focused compared to the grid style turn based combat of past games.

Looks like there’s a lot to be excited about! Keep an eye out for more updates as they surface, but until then, check out the trailer below and tell us what you think! Sakura Wars is scheduled for an April 28 release exclusively for PS4.