Sakura Wars (TV series)

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Sakura Wars
Official DVD cover for North America.
サクラ大戦 (Sakura Taisen)
Anime television series
Directed by	Ryūtarō Nakamura
Produced by	Masao Maruyama
Written by	Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Music by	Kohei Tanaka
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TBS, MBS
English network	NA: Anime Network SEA: AXN US: KTEH
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: The Animation (TV series, remake)

Sakura Wars (サクラ大戦, Sakura Taisen), commonly referred to as Sakura Wars TV, 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 series is set during a fictionalized version of the Taishō period where magical abilities sit alongside steam-powered mecha.

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.