History VideoGame / SakuraWars2019

* ChekhovsGun: The Amamiya Kunisada, which is in the possession of Sakura Amamiya and also functions as the Imperial Key, is later used by President G/Genan Sotetsu to try and summon the Demon Emperor. Once the Amamiya Kunisada returns to its rightful owner, Sakura uses it to critically wound Genan.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Genan Sotetsu uses the Amamiya Kunisada, which is the Imperial Key, in an effort to cause the complete destruction of Tokyo from within the Phantom Capital. However, when the sword returns to its rightful owner, Sakura Amamiya, she seriously wounds Genan, allowing Kamiyama and his comrades to permanently kill him.

* KarmicDeath: Genan meets his end when the Amamiya Kunisada, which he used to create a portal to the Phantom Capital, is returned to Sakura Amamiya. She uses that sword to wound him, allowing the Flower Division to kill Genan.

Previews: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YigjqimoKk Teaser Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUrNTlgmd4Y Release Date Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sntuHfKmm3s Gameplay Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GBYEhQghGw Story Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJE9k_GiOVg TV Spot 1]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvD08NcmHeE TV Spot 2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m2L2QyCDSI Opening Movie]]

* BigNo: Sakura responds to the death of Anastasia Palma with one during the FinalBattle with Yasha.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The Smartron has similar functions to a smartphone, including a digital screen and text messages. While the game is set in 1940, modern-day smartphones were not invented until 1973.

* SchizoTech: Tokyo's Central Station has automated ticket booths and Kamiyama now carries around a Smartron, a steam-powered ''smartphone''.

** When Kamiyama brings up the Smartron, super-deformed versions of the main characters' heads often appear depending on their location.

Its story takes place in [[TheForties 1940]], 12 years after ''So Long, My Love''. In that time, the original Combat Revues in Tokyo, Paris, and New York have been all but obliterated during the Great Demon War. With the demons finally eradicated and the formation of the new World Luxuriant Opera Federation (WLOF), many cities such as London, Shanghai and Berlin now have revues of their own and the Combat Revue World Games has been held every two years since 1936. With the Imperial Theater in Tokyo now on the verge of shutting down, Sumire Kanzaki (voiced by Creator/MichieTomizawa) of the Imperial Combat Revue contacts Seijuro Kamiyama (Yohei Azakami), a young naval ensign, to lead a team of actresses and soldiers from the new Floral Division--now consisting of swordswoman Sakura Amamiya (Creator/AyaneSakura), shrine maiden Hatsuho Shinonome (Creator/MaayaUchida), Greek actress Anastasia Palma (Ayaka Fukuhara), ninja prodigy Azami Mochizuki (Creator/HibikuYamamura), and Luxembourger noblewoman and mage Clarissa "Claris" Snowflake (Creator/SaoriHayami)--in an effort to usher in once more the Revue's GloryDays.

* FictionalSport: The Combat Revue World Games is an international sports festival where combat revues from many different countries, including the Imperial Combat Revue, compete in tournaments and performances every two years since 1936. Except that the 1940 Combat Revue World Games turns out to be a trap set up by the BigBad, President G/Genan Sotetsu.

Its story takes place in [[TheForties 1940]], 12 years after ''So Long, My Love''. In that time, the original Combat Revues in Tokyo, Paris, and New York have been all but obliterated during the Great Demon War. With the demons finally eradicated and the formation of the new World Luxuriant Opera Federation (WLOF), many cities such as London, Shanghai and Berlin now have revues of their own and the World Combat Revue War has been held every two years since 1936. With the Imperial Theater in Tokyo now on the verge of shutting down, Sumire Kanzaki (voiced by Creator/MichieTomizawa) of the Imperial Combat Revue contacts Seijuro Kamiyama (Yohei Azakami), a young naval ensign, to lead a team of actresses and soldiers from the new Floral Division--now consisting of swordswoman Sakura Amamiya (Creator/AyaneSakura), shrine maiden Hatsuho Shinonome (Creator/MaayaUchida), Greek actress Anastasia Palma (Ayaka Fukuhara), ninja prodigy Azami Mochizuki (Creator/HibikuYamamura), and Luxembourger noblewoman and mage Clarissa "Claris" Snowflake (Creator/SaoriHayami)--in an effort to usher in once more the Revue's GloryDays.

* BigBad: President G/Genan Sotetsu is not only the game's main antagonist, but he's also the one behind the 1940 World Combat Revue War and Yasha's machinations.

* FictionalSport: The World Combat Revue War is an international sports festival where combat revues from many different countries, including the Imperial Combat Revue, compete in tournaments and performances every two years since 1936. Except that the 1940 World Combat Revue War turns out to be a trap set up by the BigBad, President G/Genan Sotetsu.

* TheManBehindTheMan: President G/Genan Sotetsu was behind Yasha and the World Combat Revue War as the head of the World Luxuriant Opera Federation.

The game was released on the [=PS4=] on December 12, 2019 in Asia, with an international release following in the spring of 2020.

* MyFutureSelfAndMe: In chapter 8, Sakura encounters her 7-year-old self after killing the demon that was threatening her.

** Back in 1930, Sakura Amamiya is only 7 years old when Sakura Shinguji rescues her from a demon attack. At the end of the game, when Kamiyama and Sakura are sent back in time to meet up with Hinata, Sakura has had some experience in swordsmanship thanks to Hakushu's training. As such, Sakura Amamiya is the one who ends up killing the demon threatening her 7-year-old self.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Though Sakura ultimately doesn't die during Yang's CurbStompBattle in Chapter 1, she tells him point-blank that she refuses to give up on her dreams to defend Tokyo.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Though Sakura ultimately doesn't die during Yang's CurbStompBattle in Chapter 1, she refuses to give up on her dream to help protect Tokyo.

* DoNotSpoilThisEnding: Shortly after the game's release in Japan, Sega [[https://sakura-taisen.com/game/shin-sakura/netabare/ posted a message]] asking fans not to spoil the plot beyond chapter 5 via photos and/or videos so that more players can enjoy the game.

* SequelHook: There are some plotlines that are clearly set up for future games if they are to be made:

An anime sequel, titled ''Anime/ShinSakuraTaisenTheAnimation'', will be directed by Manabu Ono of ''LightNovel/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere'' fame and animated by Creator/SanzigenAnimationStudio (who also animated the cutscenes for the video game itself), with a premiere date set for April 2020. It will feature the Moscow Combat Revue in a supporting role.

At the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Sega [[https://gematsu.com/2019/09/shin-sakura-wars-the-animation-announced announced]] that an AnimatedAdaptation titled ''Anime/ShinSakuraWarsTheAnimation'' was in the works. The series, which will be directed by Manabu Ono of ''LightNovel/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere'' fame and animated by Creator/SanzigenAnimationStudio (who also animated the cutscenes for the video game itself), is scheduled to premiere in April 2020 as the first ''Sakura Wars'' TV adaptation in 20 years. Set in 1941, one year after the events of the game, the Imperial Combat Revue meets Clara (Misaki Watada), the apparent SoleSurvivor of the Moscow Combat Revue, and is assigned to protect her. At the same time, they encounter a new version of Moscow's revue.

* MiniMecha: The steam-powered mechas, which are the size of small trams, return, now known in English as "spiricle armor". Kanzaki's latest mecha design, the Mugen, is piloted by the Combat Revue members, except for Sakura, who pilots an updated version of the Koubu, and later the Oubu, a SuperPrototype of the Mugen. A white version of the Eisen Jäger, an updated version of the Eisenkleid piloted by Elise from the Berlin Combat Revue, is shown taking down the demons with their machine gun-like armaments. Meanwhile the London Revue pilot Bridven which have a knightly design. The Shanghai Revue use the Wanglong which have draconic elements and use superior agility to perform martial arts.

** Back in 1930, Sakura Amamiya was only 7 years old when she gets attacked by the demon shortly before Sakura Shinguji comes to the rescue. At the end of the game, when Kamiyama and Sakura are sent back in time to meet up with Hinata, Sakura has had some experience in swordsmanship thanks to Hakushu's training. As such, Sakura Amamiya is the one who ends up killing the demon threatening her 7-year-old self.

** The Flower Division members often panic whenever they sees Kamiyama trying to watch them change their uniform or go into the baths.

** The Imperial, Paris and New York Combat Revues were all dealt a devastating blow during the demon cleansing war. By the time of the first episode, the demons are still a force to be reckoned with, the Shanghai Combat Revue is assigned to protect Tokyo, the Imperial Theater has fallen into disrepair and the members are unmotivated to the point where the Imperial Army threatens to shut down the revue. Claris even {{lampshade|hanging}}s this during her introduction.

** Back in 1930, Sakura Amamiya only 7 years old when she gets attacked by the demon shortly before Sakura Shinguji comes to the rescue. At the end of the game, when Kamiyama and Sakura are sent back in time to meet up with Hinata, Sakura has had some experience in swordsmanship thanks to Hakushu's training. As such, Sakura Amamiya is the one who ends up killing the demon threatening her 7-year-old self.

''Sakura Wars'', known in Japan as ''Shin Sakura Taisen'' (lit. ''New Sakura Wars''), is the sixth entry in Sega's venerated ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series. It is the second game in the series to receive an overseas release after ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove'', the first to be localized by Sega themselves, as well as the first true 3D game in the series. It is also the first game to be released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, the first to use the Hedgehog GameEngine from the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series, as well as the first not to be developed by former franchise co-owner Creator/RedEntertainment. It is also a SoftReboot of the franchise.

At the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Sega [[https://gematsu.com/2019/09/shin-sakura-wars-the-animation-announced announced]] that an AnimatedAdaptation titled ''Anime/ShinSakuraWarsTheAnimation'' was in the works. The series, which will be directed by Manabu Ono of ''LightNovel/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere'' fame and animated by Creator/SanzigenAnimationStudio (who also animated the cutscenes for the video game itself), is scheduled to premiere in April 2020 as the first ''Sakura Wars'' TV adaptation in 20 years. Additionally an official manga called ''Shin Sakura Taisen the Comic'' is running in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' magazine. A {{prequel}} light novel called ''LightNovel/ShinSakuraTaisenTheNovelHizakuraNoKoro'' was written by Ayumu Mugi and was released on December 19, 2019.

* FromBadToWorse: Yasha turns up and attacks the Imperial Theater, destroying Sakura's koubu in the process. Then Yasha finds the Imperial Key in the form of the Amamiya Kunisada. Then Anastasia Palma steals the sword for President G. Then President G reveals himself as Genan Sotetsu and begins his plans to summon the Demon Emperor. Then the government asks Sakura to exchange her life to create a new Imperial Key. ''Then'' Anastasia, Claris, Azami and Hatsuho are all killed in the FinalBattle with Yasha. And all of this happens moments before the FinalBattle with Genan.

* BlackGirlDiesFirst: Subverted with Anastasia Palma, the dark-skinned member of the Flower Division. While she's the first of the main heroines to die on-screen at the end of chapter 7, she gets revived by Sakura Shinguji's petals.

* SuddenlyVoiced: This is the first ''Sakura Wars'' game to feature a fully voiced male protagonist in the form of Seijuro Kamiyama, as opposed to his predecessors Ichiro Ogami and Shinjiro Taiga, who only had voiced dialogue in certain cutscenes.