Sakura Wars (TV series)

Sakura Wars
A Poster with the logo and the main cast.
サクラ大戦 (Sakura Taisen)
Anime television series
Directed by	Ryūtarō Nakamura
Produced by	Masao Maruyama Yoshimi Asari Shōjiro Abe
Written by	Satoru Akahori
Music by	Kohei Tanaka
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TBS, MBS, CBC, HBC, TUF, ITV, TBC, SBS, RSK, tys
English network	US Anime Network
Original run	April 8, 2000 – September 23, 2000
Episodes	25 (List of episodes)
Related works
Sakura Wars (game franchise) Sakura Wars: The Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms (OVA, alternate story) Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms (OVA, sequel) Sakura Wars: The Movie (Film, sequel)

Sakura Wars (サクラ大戦, Sakura Taisen^?) is a 2000 Japanese anime created by Madhouse first broadcast on TBS and later on other TV stations. It is based on the Sakura Wars video game franchise by Sega and Red Entertainment.

The TV series was licensed by ADV Films in 2003 and was released on DVD in six volumes and a box set. In 2009, the series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

The characters and settings are based on the video games, but the story was significantly altered.

Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network gave the fourth DVD a D+ for dialogue, a D for Story and animation and a B for art and music.

Theorin Martin of Anime News Network gave the complete TV series collection a C for the dub, a B- for the sub, a C+ for the story, a B for the animation and art and a B+ for the music.

THEM Anime gave the series three stars out of five.