List of Sakura Wars characters

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The names of the various troupes/divisions of the Teikoku Kagekidan (e.g., flower, star, moon, wind) are modeled on those of the Takarazuka Kagekidan (Takarazuka Revue). [2] Similarly, the names of the troupe members are often patterned on the name of the troupe—flowers in the Hanagumi and the Groupe Fleur de Paris, celestial bodies in the Hoshigumi (the New York Kagekidan also uses celestial bodies). The naming patterns are likely the work of Satoru Akahori, the scenario writer for the games [3], who uses such throughout most of his creations (e.g., in Sorcerer Hunters and Saber Marionette J).

Contents 1 Main Characters 2 Teito Kagekidan 2.1 Teito Hanagumi 2.2 Kazegumi 2.3 Tsukigumi 2.4 Yumegumi 2.5 Baragumi 2.6 Otomegumi 2.7 Council of Elders 3 The Paris Hanagumi (Groupe Fleur de Paris) 3.1 Supporting Characters 4 The New York Fighting Troupe (New York Kagekidan) 4.1 Supporting Characters 5 The Enemy Characters 5.1 Sakura Wars 1 5.2 Sakura Wars 2 5.3 Sakura Wars 3 5.4 Sakura Wars: The Movie 5.5 Sakura Wars 4 5.6 Sakura Wars V - Episode 0 5.7 Sakura Wars V 5.8 Sakura Wars OVA 5 New York 5.9 Sakura Wars Television Series 6 Trivia 7 Notes and References

[edit] Main Characters

Ōgami Ichiro

Place of Origin: Tochigi, Japan

Martial Talents: Kenjutsu, twin-sword-style

Seiyū: Akio Suyama

American voice: Brian Gaston (ADV Films), Dave Wittenberg (as Dave Lelyveld) (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation(for the Sumire OVA)), Daniel Katsük (FUNimation for Sakura Wars: Ecole de Paris)

Spanish voices: Victor Ugarte (Latin American), Carlos Villegas (Colombia)

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit:

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit:

Color: White

Weapon: Two ōtachi (medium-length Japanese swords)

Birthdate: January 3, 1903

Height: 176 cm

Weight: 65 kg

Blood Type: A

Shinjiro Taiga

Place of Origin: Tochigi, Japan

Seiyū: Hisayoshi Suganuma

Star Unit: Fujiyama-Star:

Color: White

Weapons: Ootachi (medium-length Samurai Sword) x 2, Kodachi (Samurai Short Sword) x 1

Birthdate: August 20, 1908

[edit] Teito Kagekidan

Lt. General Ikki Yoneda (米田一基, Yoneda Ikki^?)

Seiyū: Masaru Ikeda

American voices: Bill McMillin (ADV Films), David Orosco (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Miguel Angel Ghigliazza (Latin American), Jorge Solórzano (Colombia)

Birthdate: April 1, 1861

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Blood Type: O

Ayame Fujieda (藤枝あやめ, Fujieda Ayame^?)

Seiyū: Ai Orikasa

American voices: Amy L. Gambler (ADV Films)

Spanish voices: Rocío Prado (Latin American), Tirza Pacheco (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: Iris (Japanese.: "ayame"; specifically: Iris sanguinea)

Birthdate: July 31, 1899

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood Type: AB

Kaede Fujieda (藤枝かえで, Fujieda Kaede^?)

Seiyū: Ai Orikasa

American voices: Meredith May (ADV Films), Lia Sargent (Bandai/Geneon)

Spanish voices: Rocío Prado (Latin American), Tirza Pacheco (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: Maple (Japanese.: "kaede")

Birthdate: October 21, 1901

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood Type: A

Ayame's little sister, she comes to Japan, around the same time as Orihime and Leni, for Kaede was originally Deputy Commander to the short-lived European Star Division, stepping in her older sister's shoes after her death. Kaede is seen as the more "Independent" and less conservative of the two.

[edit] Teito Hanagumi

Sakura Shinguji
Seiyū	Chisa Yokoyama
American voices	Amber Allison (Sakura Wars 1 OVA), Katherine Catmull (Sakura Wars 2 OVA)(both ADV Films), Wendee Lee (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)
Spanish voices	Ana Maria Grey (Latin American), Nancy Cortés (Colombia)
Namesake	Cherry Blossom/桜 Sakura
Birthplace	Sendai, Miyagi
Martial Talent	Kenjutsu
Weapon	Arataka
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Birthdate	July 28, 1905
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3-Sizes	82/56/81
Blood type	A
Theme song	"Sakura" "Haru ga Kuru" (Spring Will Come)

Sakura Shinguji (真宮寺さくら, Shinguji Sakura^?) Born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan on 1905-07-28, Sakura is a master of Hokushin Itto Ryu Kenjutsu. As the daughter of Kazuma Shinguji, the hero of the last demon war, and heir to the spiritual power of the Shinguji family, she was summoned to Tokyo by General Yoneda sometime after the formation of the Hanagumi. Struggling to adapt to life in the metropolis after arriving from rural Sendai, she is further troubled by trying to integrate with the already established members of the Flower Division. Often seen as either clumsy or a country yokel by many of the other members when she first arrives, she steadily increases in skill and confidence to become one of the strongest of the group. Other than her open and friendly personality, the main benefits she brings to the group are the Shinguji family's hereditary power to drive away evil and the spiritual sword Arataka. She pilots the Nishiki Unit Kōbu.

Sumire Kanzaki (神崎すみれ, Kanzaki Sumire^?)

Seiyū: Michie Tomizawa

American voices: Sascha Biesi (Sakura Wars 1 OVA), Lauren Zinn (Sakura Wars 2 OVA) (both ADV Films), Christiana Yuuki, (FUNimation), Michelle Ruff (Bandai/Geneon)

Spanish voices: Monica Manjarrez (Latin American), Marta Rincón (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: violet (JP: "sumire"; specifically Viola mandshurica, the Manchuria violet)

Place of Origin: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Martial Talent: Naginata (Japanese Polearm) Kanzaki Fujin Ryu Naginatajutsu

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit

Color: Violet

Weapon: Naginata

Birthdate: January 8, 1907

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 50 kg

B/W/H: 83/57/81

Blood Type: B

Theme songs: "Nayamashii Mambo" (Seductive Mambo) and "Zettai Unmei no Tango" (Tango of Absolute Destiny)

An established actress of great talent and self-professed star of the Hanagumi, Sumire is arrogant and conceited. Despite her attitude, she is skilled pilot and highly capable of wielding a naginata.

Maria Tachibana (マリア・タチバナ, Maria Tachibana^?)

Seiyū: Urara Takano

American voices: Catherine Berry (ADV Films), Jane Alan (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Diana Perez (Latin American), Claudia Chavarro (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: Tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana) [4]

Place of Origin: Kiev, Ukraine, Russia, of mixed Japanese-Russian parentage

Martial Talents: Marksmanship (pistol) (Enfield Mark I: revolver)

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit

Color: Dark purple (sometimes seen as ether Black or Indigo)

Weapon: Arm-mounted machine cannon, back-mounted sniper cannon

Birthdate: June 19, 1903

Height: 186 cm

Weight: 65 kg

B/W/H: 88/60/90

Blood Type: O

Theme songs: "Only Man" and "Ikiteru Yorokobi" (Alive with Joy)

A veteran of the Russian Revolution, Maria is the only member of the Hanagumi with prior experience of military tactics and warfare. This experience was why she was chosen to be the original leader of the group. However, though her struggles in Russia had left her an expert marksman and skilled tactician, she also became coldly logical and unwilling to interact with others on an emotional level. After a series of set backs, it was decided that Ōgami Ichiro should replace her as leader, with Maria remaining as his second. After an initial friction between the pair when Ogami arrived, Maria's attitude began to thaw slightly, though she still remains the most coldly emotional of the group.

Iris Chateaubriand (アイリス・シャトーブリアン, Airisu Shatooburian^?)

Seiyū: Kumiko Nishihara

American voices: Jessica Schwartz (ADV Films), Carrie Savage (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Connie Madera (Latin American), Diana Beltrán (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: Iris

Place of Origin: Champagne, France

Martial art/talents: Psionics: teleportation and psychokinesis

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit

Color: Yellow

Weapon: Psionic Energy Amplifiers

Birthdate: July 5, 1913

Height: 115 cm

Weight: 20 kg

B/W/H: ?/?/?

Blood Type: AB

Theme songs: "Etude" and "Itoshii Jean-Paul" (Beloved Jean-Paul)

Born somewhere in France (maybe In state of Champagne), Iris always wears a green gown with white apron and pink ribbon on her hair and carries her teddy bear Jean Paul around with her. Her Kobu is in yellow colour. The youngest member of the Hanagumi, Iris does not use a weapon like her teammates, but her awesome psionic Energy Amplifiers. She can heal her teammates with her marionnette. She says that when she is 20 years old, she will marry Ohgami.

Ri Kohran (李紅蘭, Japanese: Ri Kōran^?)^[1]

Seiyū: Yuriko Fuchizaki

American voices: Boni Hester (ADV Films), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (as Annie Pastrano for Sakura Wars: The Movie) (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Mónica Villaseñor (Latin American), Maria Isabel Cortés (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: crimson orchid (JP: "kōran"); also the Japanese plum (Chinese surname "Li" = JP: "sumomo")

Place of Origin: Beijing, China

Talents: Mechanical Engineering

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit

Color: Green

Weapons: Back-, arm- and leg-mounted artillery rocket launchers, remote-controlled mini-robots

Birthdate: March 3, 1906

Height: 156 cm

Weight: 42 kg

B/W/H: 78/55/81

Blood Type: B

Theme songs: "Toukyou Teki Kyuujitsu" (Tokyo Holiday) and "Metro de Ikou" (Let's Take the Metro)

Cheerful and good humoured, Kohran is mechanically inclined and loves to work with the kobu. She works as the stage manager of the Hanagumi.

Kanna Kirishima (桐島カンナ, Kirishima Kanna^?)

Seiyū: Mayumi Tanaka

American voices: Sheila Gordon (Sakura Wars 1 OVA), Lane West (Sakura Wars 2 OVA) (both ADV Films), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (as Melissa Williamson) (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Diana Perez (Latin American), Luzgeyle Poveda (Colombia)

Floral Namesakes: Canna lily (JP: "kanna"); also the paulownia tree (JP: "kiri") and possibly the vibrant red Kirishima azalea (Rhododendron obtusum)

Place of Origin: Okinawa, Japan

Martial Talents: Ryuukyuu Kirishima Ryu Karate-do

Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit:

Color: Red

Weapons: Magnetized hand-claws

Birthdate: September 7, 1903

Height: 197 cm

Weight: 78 kg

B/W/H: 93/70/98

Blood Type: B

Theme songs: "Shakunetsu Boogie" (Red-Hot Boogie) and "Minami Kaze GO GO" (South Wind GO GO)

Always hungry and tomboyish, the fairly easygoing Kanna serves as the group's raw muscle. Kanna is the master of a Martial Arts style that allows her to easily kill a bull with her bare hands.

Orihime Soletta (ソレッタ・織姫, Soletta Orihime^?)^[2]

Seiyū: Maya Okamoto

American voices: Jessica Smolins (ADV Films), Melissa Fahn (as Tina Dixon) (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Laura Ayala (Latin American), Claudia Nieto (Colombia)

Place of Origin: Italy, of mixed Japanese-Italian parentage

Astronomical Namesake: Vega (JP: "Orihime"; see also Tanabata); also, soletta means little sun in Italian

Talents: Piano

Koubu-Kai/Koubu Nishiki/Eisenkleid Unit

Color: Magenta

Weapons: Psychically-manipulated fingertip-mounted lasers

Birthdate: July 7, 1907 (Tanabata)

Height: 158 cm

Weight: 47 kg

B/W/H: 84/56/83

Blood Type: B

Theme song: "Moshimo..." (If...)

An extremely beautiful Italian-Japanese girl, Orihime is cordial to all of her fellow teammates except for Oogami at first. The reason she bears Oogami a grudge is because her father, A Japanese man, left her and since then she has become discriminate against all Japanese men, thinking them unreliable. However, Oogami managed to eventually reunite her with her father whom she makes peace with and Orihimi and Oogami become close friends.

Leni Milchstraße (レニ・ミルヒシュトラーセ, Reni Miruhishutoraase^?)^[3]

Seiyū: Kazue Ikura

American voices: Kelley Huston (ADV Films), Mona Marshall (Bandai/Geneon, FUNimation)

Spanish voices: Xochtil Ugarte (Latin American), Wolfang Galindo (Colombia)

Place of Origin: Germany

Astronomical Namesake: Milky Way (German: "Milchstraße")

Martial Talents: Fencing, Battlefield Tactics

Koubu-Kai, Koubu Nishiki/Eisenkleid Unit

Color: Dark Blue

Weapon: Lance

Birthdate: December 24, 1909

Height: 147 cm

Weight: 38 kg

Blood Type: O

Theme song: "Icarus no Hoshi" (Star of Icarus)

As a young child in Germany Leni was part of a program that created high spirit power children called "wunderkind" (translated from German as "Miracle Child"). Because of that project Leni is so distant and tomboyish that everyone initially thought she was a boy. With Oogami and everyone elses support however, she becomes more open. Mentioned in the ADV Sakura Wars TV pamplet Leni has great battlefield tactic knowledge and is a gifted ballerina. In the Columbian dub, Leni was actually made into a boy (as Lenny) & was voiced by a male actor.

[edit] Kazegumi

The Kazegumi ("Wind Division": the support unit for the Hanagumi; the members assist in the running of the Imperial Theater, and act as bridge bunnies during combat operations, also piloting the "Shougei-Maru" airship and "Gourai-Gou" underground transport train.):

Kasumi Fujii (藤井かすみ, Fujii Kazumi^?)

seiyū: Akemi Okamura

Spanish voices: Circe Luna (Latin American), Shirley Marulanda (Colombia)

Floral Namesake wisteria (Japanese.: "fuji")

Birthdate: April 4, 1900

Height: 165 cm

Weight: 51 kg

Blood Type: A

Yuri Sakakibara (榊原由里, Sakibara Yuri^?)

seiyū: Yuki Masuda

Spanish voices: Ana Lucia Ramos (Latin American)

Floral Namesake: lily (Japanese.: "yuri")

Birthdate: May 20, 1902

Height: 157 cm

Weight: 47 kg

Blood Type: O

Tsubaki Takamura (高村椿, Takamura Tsukabi^?)

seiyū: Kyoko Hikami

Spanish voices: Christine Byrd (Latin American), Rocio Bermúdez (Colombia)

Floral Namesake: camellia (Japanese.: "tsubaki")

Birthdate: December 25, 1907

Height: 150 cm

Weight: 42 kg

Blood Type: B

[edit] Tsukigumi

Yūichi Kayama (加山雄一, Kayama Yūichi^?)

Seiyū: Takehito Koyasu

Spanish voices: Ricardo Tejedo (Latin American)

Birthdate: November 11, 1902

Height: 172 cm

Weight: 66 kg

Blood Type: A

Graduating from the naval academy at the same time as Ōgami Ichiro, Kayama was intended as the original replacement for Maria as leader of the Hanagumi. However, after it was found that his above average spiritual power was still not enough to power a Kōbu, General Yoneda found a different use for him. Given command of the Tsukigumi, or "Moon Division" (the reconnaissance and intelligence unit for the Hanagumi), Kayama's role is to carry out any and all covert missions for the general. As part of his duties he is often seen in disguise, whilst discreetly passing on information to Yoneda. He has some limited psychic abilities, including being able to induce hallucinations in others.

[edit] Yumegumi

The Yumegumi (lit.: Dream Division) is a group of women who have strong psychic abilities who provide psychic reinforcement from afar to the Teito Kagekidan when they're in battle. Another function of the Yumegumi is to perform psychic research on recovered artifacts, though this can occasionally trigger a brutal response from their enemies. They never appeared in the games, but they do appear in the film and television anime.

[edit] Baragumi

The Baragumi (Lit: Rose Division) are the self styled "Evil Spirit Defense Forces" and the self-styled "Secret Corps of Love and Beauty." The members are all okama. The Baragumi are attached to the army and live in the basement of the Imperial Theatre where the shows are held. Kotone and Kikunojō have a more prominent role in the stage version of the show. They often feature in the plot, have their own songs and dance numbers, and in later shows participate in the "play-within-a-play" as secondary actors.

Kotone Seiryūin (清流院琴音, Seiryūin Kotone^?)

Seiyū: Kazuki Yao

Spanish voice actor: Luis Daniel Ramirez

Birthdate: December 4, 1895

Height: 175 cm

Weight: 58 kg

Blood Type: A

The commanding officer of the Baragumi, he has the rank of army captain. He is the most skilled fighter of the group.

Kikunojō Oka (丘菊之丞, Oka Kikunojō^?)

Seiyū: Taiki Matsuno

Spanish voice actor: Ricardo Mendoza

Birthdate: February 14, 1906

Height: 153 cm

Weight: 44 kg

Blood Type: AB

A second lieutenant who dresses in the tight-skirtted an army uniform meant for women and at first glance, he resembles a girl. He's got a crush on Ōgami.

Yokihiko Ōta (太田斧彦, Ōta Yokihiko^?)

Seiyū: Daisuke Gōri

• Spanish voice actor: Gabriel Chavez

Birthdate: August 8, 1888

Height: 199 cm

Weight: 142 kg

Blood Type: O

An army sergeant who has very muscular physique and a deep voice. "Yokiko" uses woman's language, wears make-up, and dresses in the female military uniform.

[edit] Otomegumi

The Otomegumi are a troupe of young girls who were chosen for their potential to eventually become Koubu pilots. In an effort to raise their spiritual powers to the level needed to control the koubu they are trained in theatrical arts. The Otomegumi when Tokyo was attacked by a mystrious organization, known only as Yami Mono or the Dark Ones, while the Hanagumi was away. They appeared only in the musical "Hanasaku Otome" and were portrayed by the girls of the Minami Aoyama Show-jo Kagekidan.

Nonomura Haruka

Martial Talents: training with the Katana

Weapons: A special Katana that can apparently only be drawn by a special someone.

Haruka is an orphan and the older sister of Tsubomi. She is a bit clutzy and is generally made fun of by her fellow Otome-gumi members. Although it is stated early in the play that she is spiritually the weakest member of the group, eventually it is revealed she has the most raw spiritual power but just doesn't know how to manifest it.

[edit] Council of Elders

Count Aritsune Hanakoji

Seiyū: Koichi Kitamura

Spanish voices: Daniel Abundis (Latin American) and Esteban Siller (Latin American: La Guerra de Sakura: La Película)

[edit] The Paris Hanagumi (Groupe Fleur de Paris)

Erica Fontaine

Seiyū: Noriko Hidaka

American voice: Caitlin Glass (FUNimation)

Spanish voice: Rosy Aguirre (Latin American)

Floral Namesake: heather or heath (genus: "Erica")

Place of Origin: France

Martial Talents: Marksmanship (Automatic Weapons)

Koubu-F Unit:

Colour: Red

Weapons: Cross-shaped Machine-Cannon "Gabrielle"

Birthdate: August 15, 1909

Height: 156 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood Type: A

Theme Song: "Inori" (Prayer)

A sixteen-year old teenager who works as a nun in the morning and as a dancer for Chattes Noires at night. When she was young, her parents died in an accident and she survives when she accidentally uses her special powers. Afraid that people who've seen her powers will think ill of her, she decides to live and become a nun in a church run by Father Leno. Years has passed by and she mades a lot of mistakes in the church due to her misunderstanding and clumsiness. Some of which is that she once cleans the sanctuary and in the end, the Virgin Mary statue was seen in pieces, when she was in charge in plucking out of the grass near the church, she plucks out the flower bed too and when she was in charge of the cooking, the misfortunes became more miserable after tasting her cooking. Due to the reason, she was actually asked to leave the convent but due to her misunderstanding and impression of Leno's saying , she stayed there for six more months.

When Ogami came to Paris, she was the first member to met him during a commotion in the plaza. When the Teito members (Maria, Kanna and Kohran) came to Paris as coaches to coach the Paris Hanagumi, it was stated that she falied her passing grade and was stated that her spiritul powers haven't been awaken yet. Worse, when Father Leno came to Chattes Noires with Erica to see Ogami, she eavesdrops their conversation about her failures and enthusiastic getting worse and wants Ogami tells her to leave the convent. This makes her made a bad impression and ranaway from the area in the rain. However, Ogami manages to find her at the bridge and convince her yet she fells sick and was brought back to Ogami's apartment. After she slept in Ogami's place for the night, Ogami notice her spiritual powers and wonder if Erica will be aware of her powers. The next day, the rest of the Paris Hanagumi manage to convice Erica to stay after making a fake emergency call. But a few minutes later, it turns out to be a real call. So during an attack at Chattes Noires, her spiritual powers has been awaken after trying to save her friends from being killed by Corbeau. In the end, Erica has to stay in Chattes Noires.

Erica always seen smiling and tries to cheer up everyone. Lately, she was actually appointed as Captain when Ogami left Paris in Sakura Taisen Le Nouvue Paris to leave her in charge of the Paris Hanagumi but Glycine and Lobelia in disbelieve and thinks she's hearing things and assume one of them is the Captain. However, after Erica solves the problem in Paris, she maange to make everyone convince that she's a Captain of the Paris Hanagumi. Thought she still has her perky and clumsy attitude.

Glycine Bleumer

Seiyū: Saeko Shimazu

American voice: Colleen Clinkenbeard (FUNimation)

Spanish voice: Rocío Prado (Latin American)

Floral Namesake: Wisteria (formerly genus Glycine (plant) [5]; soybeans are now part of that modern genus (species names: G. soja and G. max))

Place of Origin: France (of Norman ancestry)

Martial Talents: Use of the Halberd, a medieval polearm.

Koubu-F Unit:

Colour: Sea Blue

Weapons: Halberd

Birthdate: April 18, 1909

Height: 161 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood Type: A

Theme Song: "Eroica"

A rich nobel daughter from the Bleumer family. She was inherited with the blood of the Vikings and also cares of her position before metting Ogami. When Ogami comes, she had an argument with him and even duel with him . Ogami loses on purpose (Since he was worried of attacking her when she loses her balance) and become a temporary maid for the Bleumer family. Later, she was proposed to another noble named Count Richie. But Ogaami manage to exposed him that he's a humanoid named Leon in a duel to save her. Yet she realize that he loses to her on purposed when he notice the same method he uses to Leon. In the end, she respects Ogami after another argument with him and founds out the true meaninig of nobility.

She has a personal head maid named Tarebou and always sneaks out the house with multiple excuses while she works in Chattes Noires as "Blue Eyes" to conceal her identity. Grand Mere says that if they used her real name, the Bleumer family will be ashamed of their daughter being a dancer. She's also a good friend of Hanabi when she comes to stay at the House of Bleumer.

Lobelia Carlini

Seiyū: Kikuko Inoue

American voice: Ashley Moynihan (FUNimation)

Spanish voice: Maru Guerrero (Latin American)

Floral Namesake: The genus Lobelia

Place of origin: Romania

Talents: Thievery; Pyrokinetic

Koubu-F Unit:

Colour: Swamp Green

Weapons: Extendable Claws

Birthdate: November 13, 1905

Height: 179 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Blood Type: AB

Theme Song: "1924556331"

The only anti-hero in the three Hanagumi who only joins for the money. She's actually a former prisoner who was sentence to a thousand years and later stated her death statement due to her crimes like stealing jewels and arts and destroying public propety. Because of 80% of the incident was her doing , she earns the title for the greatest villain in Paris.

She was later caught by the police and Grand Mere decides to recurit her. The Paris Hanagumi tries to persuade her to join bt was quickly refused. Yet, thanks to Grand Mere and Ogami Ichiro, she was bailed out and Hanagumi hids her identity as "Saphir". Somehow, this prisoner has a fear of Erica Fontaine, a member of the Paris Hanagumi. During the time she still in prison. She decides to take Erica as hostage but because of her behaviour, she was confused and was caught easily.

Kitaoji Hanabi

Seiyū: Yoshino Takamori

American voice: Elise Baughman (FUNimation)

Spanish voice: Ana Maria Grey (Latin American)

Floral Namesake: Fireworks (Jpn.: hana + hi (= Eng.: "flower" + "fire"), with the hi changed to bi for euphony. "Hanabi" is the name of a variety of hydrangea [6]))

Place of Origin: France, is three-quarters Japanese and one-quarter French (on her maternal grandmother's side) but has lived in France her entire life

Talents: Kyudo (archery)

Koubu-F Unit:

Colour: Black

Weapons: Bow and Arrows

Birthdate: May 22, 1908

Height: 158 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood Type: O

Theme Song: "Kokoro no Kasawa"

A very quiet and shy girl who came to Paris for her studies. Because that her father, Baron Kitaoji Masamichi, made many dealings with the House of Bleumer, she was then taking care of her. She was later met a man named Philippe de Maleblanche, fell in love and engaged with him. Unfortunately, tragedy sets during her wedding on a ship when a heavy storm comes. The ship was sinking and Hanabi was trying to save Philippe but he says his final words that he loves her and smile for her and was swallowed up by the waves. Since then, she always seen wearing her black mourning dress and smiling (due to her misunderstanding of what Philippe).

When Ogami came, he hear about this matter by Glycine and Hanabi and thus also attracts another humanoid named Corbeau, whose interested in her sadness, and decides to replay her sorrowful memories by making an illusion of himself as Philippe. But thanks to Ogami and the Paris Hanagumi, she was saved. She even came back to battle with Corbeau after saving them from attacking each other by Corbeau's illusion and defeated him. So after that, she joins Chatte Noires as "Tatamize Jeune".

Coquelicot

Seiyū: Etsuko Kozakura

American voice: Monica Rial (FUNimation)^[4]

Spanish voice: Circe Luna (Latin American)

Floral Namesake: corn poppy (French: "Coquelicot")

Place of Origin: Vietnam

Talents: Stage Magic

Koubu-F Unit:

Colour: Baby Pink

Weapons: Magical Baton and Horn Missile Launchers

Birthdate: October 10, 1914

Height: 142 cm

Weight: 36 kg

Blood Type: A

Theme Song: "Issyo ni Arukou"

A Vietnam Orphan who was raised up as a young magician in a circus. She works and lives with a circus named "Circus De Europe". She was always seen collecting leftovers in the town market and treating the circus animals as her friends. Even though she was treated badly by the ringmaster and always seen smiling al the time, yet she's actually trying to hide her sad feelings of loniness. During the first encounter with Ogami, she first calls him "Oji-san"(which in Japanese means "Old man" yet later she calls him Ichiro all the time. After Ogami notice her background in the circus, he felt pity of her.

Soon, a new performer named Karuchera joins in the circus. She heard her story of her losing her daughter, assuming that both are in the same boat, she decides to call her "Mama". The truth is that Karuchera's actually Python in her human form (see her profile). Luckily, Ogami and Erica reveals her true identity and she manage to chase her away when Python taken her as hostage. As she used up all her powers and brought back to Chattes Noires, Grand Mere intends to take her as a member of the Hanagumi but Ogami tells Grand Mere to let her decide since she has a sorrowful background, not knowing that she was already awake. In the end, she become a member of the Paris Hanagumi. After the Paris Hanagumi defeats Python, she works as the ringmaster in the morning and as a magician in Chattes Noires. Like Erica, she doesn't uses any stage name to cover her identity.

[edit] Supporting Characters

Groupe Fleur de Paris

Isabel "Grand Mere" Lilac

Seiyū: Keiko Aizawa

Spanish voice: Maria Fernanda Morales

Birthdate: October 25, 1879

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 64 kg

Blood Type: A

Norimichi Sakomizu

Seiyū: Shinshou Nakamaru

Spanish voice: Cristina Camargo

Birthdate: January 28, 1869

Ci Caprice

Seiyū: Mika Kanai

Spanish voice: Mónica Villaseñor

Birthdate: February 4, 1909

Height: 154 cm

Weight: 48 kg

Blood Type: O

Mell Raison

Seiyū: Sachiko Kojima

Spanish voice: Carla Falcón

Birthdate: June 1, 1906

Height: 158 cm

Weight: 47 kg

Blood Type: A

Jean Leo

Seiyū: Shiro Saitou

Spanish voice: Irwin Daayán

Birthdate: March 24, 1882

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Blood Type: O

[edit] The New York Fighting Troupe (New York Kagekidan)

Gemini Sunrise

Astronomical Namesake: Gemini

Place of Origin: Texas, USA (of mixed Japanese-American heritage)

Seiyū: Sanae Kobayashi

Birthdate: June 21, 1911

Height: 155 cm

Weight: 48 kg

Blood Type: O

Star Unit: Rodeo-Star:

Color: Orange

Weapon: Gun Barrel Sword

Sagitta Weinberg

Astronomical Namesake: Sagittarius

Place of Origin: Harlem, Manhattan, New York, USA

Seiyū: Junko Minagawa

Birthdate: December 6, 1906

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 68 kg

Blood Type: B

Star Unit: Highway-Star:

Color: Black

Weapon: Scissors Chain

Diana Caprice

Astronomical Namesake: Capricorn

Place of Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Seiyū: Kaya Matsutani

Birthdate: January 12, 1909

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 42 kg

Blood Type: AB

Star Unit: Silent-Star:

Color: Blue

Weapon: Chemical Launcher

Rikaritta Aries

Astronomical Namesake: Aries

Place of Origin: Mexico

Seiyū: Ayaka Saito

Birthdate: April 2, 1917

Height: 120 cm

Weight: 21 kg

Blood Type: O

Star Unit: Shooting-Star:

Color: Green

Weapon: Gun Master

Kujou Subaru

Astronomical Namesake: The Pleiades (Jpn.: "Subaru")

Place of Origin: Kyoto, Japan

Seiyū: Mie Sonozaki

Birthdate: May 9, Year Unknown

Height: 142 cm

Weight: 43 kg

Blood Type: AB

Star Unit: Random-Star:

Color: Purple

Weapon: Zantetsusen ("Iron-cutter fan")

Enigmatic, androgynous and maybe even immortal (Her exact birth-year is unknown), Subaru was apparently another member of the short-lived European Hoshigumi.

Lachette Altair^[5]

Astronomical Namesake: Altair

Place of Origin: Washington, DC, United States

Martial Talent: Knife throwing

Seiyū: Akiko Kuno

Spanish voice actress: Maru Guerrero

American voice: Julie Anne Taylor (Bandai/Geneon) (For Sakura Wars: The Movie)

Star Unit: Silver-Star:

Color: Light Blue

Weapons: Throwing knives

Birthdate: June 23, 1906

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 48 kg

B/W/H: 84/56/83

Blood Type: A

[edit] Supporting Characters

Sakura Wars V - Episode 0 (P.s. : These are a few characters that only appeared in this game as Gemini's friends, not the Kagekidan members)

Fuanita Chusing

Seiyū:Ikue Otani

Bread Basileus

Seiyū:Yuuji Kishi

Chamber Westwood

Seiyū:Naoki Bandō (坂東尚樹)

New York Fighting Troupe

Michael Sunnyside

Seiyū: Naoya Uchida

Birthdate: October 18, 1893

The Nijigumi ("Rainbow Division": the New York Fighting Troupe's analog to the Kazegumi)

Plum Spaniel

Seiyū: Kaori Asou

Birthdate: November 24, 1906

Yoshino Anri

Seiyū: Yoko Honna

Birthdate: April 27, 1911

[edit] The Enemy Characters

Some of these characters have been based on actual historical figures, such as Oda Nobunaga.

[edit] Sakura Wars 1

A variation on these characters was used in the television series (see the section on the series below).

• Tenkai: Leader of the Hive of Darkness and a demon general who survived the aftermath of the Demon War (1914-1918). Tenkai is actually Based in High Priest Tenkai, Ieysu Tokugawa's spiritual advisor.

• Aoi/Kuroki Satan: One of Tenkai's lieutenants and one of the four Lords of Death. As a member of the Hive of Darkness he uses the name Kuroki Satan when he returns as leader of the Kouma Demons he uses the name Aoi Satan. Later, Aoi Satan is revealed to be the biblical Satan, the King of Darkness cast down from Heaven. When he returns in Sakura Taisen 2 he is revealed to be Yamazaki Shinosuke, Ayame's lover and a member of the original Anti-Kouma Squad (Tai kouma butai).

• Kurenaino Miroku: One of the four Lords of Death. Miroku dresses in flowing red robes.

• Setsuna: One of the four Lords of Death. Cunning and manipulative, Setsuna prefers to target his victims' weaknesses before he strikes. He is the older brother of Rasetsu.

• Rasetsu: One of the four Lords of Death. A violent brute, Rasetsu prefers to cause outright destruction and mayhem. He is the younger brother of Setsuna.

• Inoshishi: (Ino means boar, which refers to one component of a difficult to achieve winning combination in Hanafuda along with Shika and Cho)

• Shika: (Shika means deer, which refers to one component of a difficult to achieve winning combination in Hanafuda along with Cho and Ino)

• Cho: (Cho means butterfly, which refers to one component of a difficult to achieve winning combination in Hanafuda along with Shika and Ino). Chou is feircly loyal to Satan and possibly in love with him. Chou veiws Ayame as a rival for Satan's affection.

• Ayame: Ayame is a coruption of Fujieda Ayame, and a appears as a female angel or demon in revaling clothing. She is referred to as the strongest Kouma, and is completely loyal to Satan. Though a little bit of the original Ayame's character shines through.

[edit] Sakura Wars 2

• Oni-Oh (Japanese: demon king): The supposed leader of the Black Demon Society. Oni-oh constantly wears a horned hanya mask over his face. He is actually Kazuma Shinguji, the late father of Sakura Shinguji. Kazuma was resurrected and mind-controlled by Kyogoku Keigo to be a powerful slave. During the final battle, Kyogoku's control over Kazuma was broken. However, a moment later, Kazuma sacrificed himself to save his daughter from a vicious attack by Kyogoku.

• Kongou: A high-level member of the Black Demon Society. His element is metal. Kongou is a large, tan-skinned, muscular man who dresses in a beige jacket. He has a romantic crush on his fellow Society member, Suiko.

• Mokujiki: A high-level member of the Black Demon Society. His element is wood. A 99-year old elderly human man wearing ornate green robes, Mokujiki moves around using a floating platform.

• Tsuchigumo: A high-level member of the Black Demon Society. Her element is earth. A six-armed female spider humanoid, Tsuchigumo carries and uses several different weapons at once and uses web attacks. Her appearance suggests a demonic heritage.

• Kasya: A high-level member of the Black Demon Society. His element is fire. A pyromaniac, Kasya dresses in a business suit with a red overcoat.

• Suiko: A high-level member of the Black Demon Society. Her element is water. Using the connections of her master, Kyogoku Keigo, Suiko becomes a military adjutant and is placed within the Floral Assault Group under the name Saki Kageyama. As Saki, Suiko assists the Floral Assault Group with administration. Her true mission, however, was to spy on the greatest possible threat to the Black Demon Society. She once attempted to assassinate General Yoneda with a sniper rifle. Suiko was killed when she attempted to manipulate Leni against her friends.

• Kyogoku Keigo: A powerful general in the Imperial Army and the true leader of the Black Demon Society. Using Oni-oh as a front, Kyogoku made concerted, behind-the-scenes attacks on the Japanese government with both the Imperial Army and the Black Demon Society, attempting to install a military dictatorship under his command.

[edit] Sakura Wars 3

• Ciseaux (French: scissors): A short, rabbit-like humanoid who prefers to attack with a giant pair of scissors. He dislikes seeing people happy and being called "Rabbit". Ciseaux appears to have control over rabbits of all sorts, though he appears to be satisfied with causing small-scale damage.

• Python: A deceptively beautiful woman from the Middle East whose face turns snake-like when angry or excited. She masqueraded as an animal trainer at Coquelicot's circus, managing to get on Coquelicot's good side to the point where Coquelicot began calling her 'mother'. A jewel thief by nature, Python is fascinated with- and enjoys eating- precious gems of all kinds. She has no qualms about killing, especially where jewels are concerned- for instance, killing the ringmaster of Coquelicot's circus when he refused to give up the jewel embedded in his top hat.

• Leon: A eyepatch-wearing, lion-like humanoid who is obsessed with nobility to the point of believing that he himself was the only one worthy of being called a noble. Arrogant and condescending, Leon gives little thought to the lives of "common people". He abducted nobles that he considered unworthy of their ranks and imprisoned them in the sewer systems of Paris. Masquerading as a human count, Leon had arranged a marriage with Glycine in order to overtake the Bleumer family's fortune. However, the plan backfired after Oogami challenged Leon to a duel and won, causing an enraged Leon to reveal his true nature.

• Nadel: A scorpion-themed thief obsessed with works of art, Nadel enjoys "improving" priceless paintings by slashing them to ribbons. Upon being confronted, she attempted to negotiate with her old acquaintance Lobelia to team up, offering her half of Paris, but Lobelia rejected the offer at the last minute. When cornered in the Louvre, Nadel threatened to tear the irreplacable painting, the Mosa Lina ( a mimic picture of the Mona Lisa)- however, to EVERYONE'S surprise, Lobelia burned Nadel's "hostage" to ash (though it turned out that the Mosa Lina at the museum was a fake).

• Masque de Corbeau (French: Raven Mask)  : A mysteriously dramatic and overly theatrical man (?) dressed in elegant black clothing and a crow-like helmet. Adept at mental manipulation and at creating illusions, Masque de Corbeau enjoys watching- and replaying, through hypnosis- the past tragedies of his victims, drinking in their despair before killing them. Corbeau is especially infatuated with Hanabi and her obsession with her deceased fiance, Phillip; to that end, he abducted her and brought her to the theater, but was thwarted by the Paris Hanagumi. Even after being rejected by Hanabi, Corbeau pledged his heart to her.

• Calmar: A blue, squid-like humanoid, Calmar desired to rule Paris on his own terms. He's the leader of the humanoid and later revived back the former enemies that the Paris Hanagumi defeated before.

• Salut: The spirit of the city of Paris, Salut wishes to bring France back to its days before the Roman Empire, in order to recreate Gaul (ancient France).

[edit] Sakura Wars: The Movie

• Brent Furlong : President of the Douglas-Stewart Company who manufactures the supposedly "Un-manned" demon-powered Japhkiels. He constantly belittles Tokyo, referring it as "weak", compared to the "grandeur" of New York City. He was voiced by Koichi Yamadera in the Japanese version of the movie, Crispin Freeman (credited as Joseph McDougal) in the English version and Benjamín Rivera (the voice of Ryoga Hibiki in Ranma ½ and Goemon Ishikawa XIII in Lupin III) in the Latin American version.

[edit] Sakura Wars 4

• Okubo Nagayasu: A one-time magistrate of Edo (ancient Tokyo), he feels that "his" city has lost its spirit, so he intends to conquer Tokyo and bring it back to its days during the Sengoku period.

[edit] Sakura Wars V - Episode 0

• Patrick Hamliton: A very powerful western sorcerer who intends to remake Eden by using Fuanita Cushing & her powers. Originally seen in Sakura Wars - The Movie as Brent Furlong's "Muscle", He was presumably shot dead by Maria, using a special spirit-power infused bullet, but he was somehow revived (probably with his own black magic) for SWV:e0.

• Synclair Gardner: The red knight and the only female member in Patrick's three knights. She doesn't like anyone calls her 'Calamity' because she kills the entire Seventh Cavalry corps except Bread, who was absent during that time.

• Chusahna Cycles: The white knight of Patrick's men. He may look like a young kid but he's a great sharpshooter.

• Leonidus: The black knight of Patrick's men. Nothing much about thim so far.

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• Oda Nobunaga: One of the most powerful warlords of Japan during the Sengoku period. Nobunaga intends to conquer America as his new kingdom.^[6]

• Ranmaru: Nobunaga's most trusted lieutenant. Ranmaru appeared as a 10-year old girl in a black dress with rabbit ears.

• Dokuro-bou:Marvelous physical strength giant with a sword stuck in his head. Self-styled tactician but brainless.

• Tsugaru-bi: Tsugaru-bi appears to be a gentleman wearing purple clothing and covered his eyes . His eyes can turn people into a stone by the insight.

• Kokuryuhime: A blond woman wearing an armor Nicknamed Selfish queen. Carries a sword and like destructions and war.

• Yume-dono: She cooperated to establish the country by the insect. Her ability is using poison to control animals or pollute the area. Wears a hat which covers her face.

[edit] Sakura Wars OVA 5 New York

• Bastest: The Egyptian cat goddess.

[edit] Sakura Wars Television Series

The enemy characters of the television series are a variation on those of the Sakura Wars 1 game listed above. The group is collectively known as the Black Sanctum Council.

• Aoi Satan: A former comrade of General Yoneda, but now corrupted by the power of darkness, Satan leads the Black Sanctum Council. His goal is the utter destruction of Tokyo and those who mocked him in his former life. His Latin American voice actor is Moises Palacios.

• Miroku: One of the four Lords of Death. Miroku dresses in flowing red robes. During the series she develops a personal enmity for Sumire. Her Latin American voice actress is Belinda Martinez.

• Setsuna: One of the four Lords of Death. Cunning and manipulative, Setsuna prefers to target his victims' weaknesses before he strikes. He is the older brother of Rasetsu. His Latin American voice actor is Enrique Cervantes.

• Rasetsu: One of the four Lords of Death. A violent brute, Rasetsu prefers to cause outright destruction and mayhem. He is the younger brother of Setsuna. His Latin American voice actor is Arturo Mercado.

[edit] Trivia

• All three troupes have certain themed characters.
  • 1) The main heroine, who is sometimes quite clumsy, despite having strong spirtiual powers: Sakura, Erica, and Gemini.
  • 2) The arrogant member who cares of her position in society: Sumire, Orihime, and Glycine.
  • 3) The cute foreigner and youngest member (and possibly with the most spirit power) of the troupe: Iris, Coquelicot & Rika.
  • 4) The Matured "Big Sister" type member: Maria, Kohran, Kanna, Lachette and Sagitta.
  • 5) The Genius Tomboy: Reni and Subaru.
  • 6) The frail young maiden: Hanabi (Emotionally Frail) and Diana (Physically Frail)

• In all three child main characters of the main troupes (Iris, Coquelicot and Rika), they have their own animal signatures or companions. Iris uses her Teddy bear named Jean-Paul in her signature , Coquelicot has a cat for the Chattes Noir, and Rika has pet weasel named Noko.

• Lobelia marks the first anti-hero in all three troupes, having a propensity for theft and gambling. She interrupts rudely in an intro call, burns a famous painting named "Mosa Lina" (which is confirmed to be a fake hanging in the museum) and was forced to make her first victory pose. Furthermore, she doesn't appear to actually care about preserving the peace of Paris or upholding justice, fighting for the Paris Hanagumi only to shorten her prison sentence and to earn money.

• Gemini is the first samurai-cowgirl in all Japanese video games and becomes a main character in Sakura Wars V- Episode 0.

[edit] Notes and References