Video Gaming Tips: Oji Hiroi's Sakura Wars PS4

Bleach Illustrator Tite Kubo Working on Sakura Wars

Now out on Sony PlayStation 4!

https://games.sega.com/sakurawars/lang/en/

On April 28, the well-known video game company behind the Project Diva Miku series and Sonic have released a new game, Sakura Wars. An adventure and action game set in old-fashioned Japan. What's interesting is that Tite Kubo has worked on illustrating in the game. From seeing his work on the animated/manga series, Bleach. There are new characters with the Kubo style. And you get to play as these characters to embark on a quest to save Tokyo from demon forces.

Sakura Wars (サクラ大戦 "Sakura Taisen") was created by Oji Hiroi and published by SEGA as a role-playing visual novel. First released in 1996 and with its latest release being in 2019, it is now brand new in 2020 with better sound, graphics, and gameplay. This steampunk Japanese action game gives you the chance to forge a colorful bond with multiple characters. The player will be given choices throughout the game which settle who will be a friend or foe. There is no doubt if you are hyped for a steampunk mecha game set in Japan, this game is just right.

Characters voice-over cast are:

* Ayane Sakura (Playing as Sakura Amamiya) known for - Anzu Kiriyama in Kokoro Connect, Remi Ruth in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Mika Shimotsuki in Psycho-pass, Alisa Ayase in Love Live!, Tsubaki Sawabe in Your Lie in April, and more...

* Seijuro Kamiyama (Yohei Azakami) known for - Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma in Kuromukuro and numerous roles in Samurai Warriors (2015 animated series).

* Hatsuho Shinonome (Maaya Uchida) known for - Liliruca Arde in Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Shiro in The Helpful Fox Senko-san, Rui Tachibana in Domestic Girlfriend, Norman in A Promised Neverland, Hauyn in World of Final Fantasy, Hiyori Iki in Noragami, and much more...

* Azami Mochizuki (Hibiku Yamamura) known for - Mizuchi in Beastars, Emilia in Ultramarine Magmell, Mayu Sumimori in Devils' Line, Mio Kusakai in Keijo!!!!!!!!, Noriko Sonozaki in Kiznaiver, Izunami in Norgami Aragoto, Asuramaru in Seraph of the End, Sakura Kiyashiki in Assassination Classroom, and some more...

* Anastasia Palma (Ayaka Fukuhara) known for - Kotaho Sakuragawa in Collar x Malice Unlimited, Sayaka Igarashi in Kakegurui, Lugh in Trinity Seven, Natsuho Maki in Love Lab, and some more...

* Claris (Saori Hayami) known for - Rachel in Tower of God, Ryouko Shinonome in 13 Sentinels, Ryu Lion in Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Eva Roux in Code Vein, Fubuki in One Punch Man season 2, Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kyrie in Devil May Cry 5, Sachi in Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet, Cordia Beckford in Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth, Caeda in Fire Emblem Warriors, Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui, and so many more...

And there are so many more characters to list off but it would be too long for me to list them all for you. But you can have a special relationship with them all through special dialogue sequences in the game. Each character has different combat styles and functions in the battle against demons.

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I just CANNOT wait to play a game like this with characters designed by Tite Kubo. Let me know what you think of the game. If you've already played it, do you recommend it to others?