The Sakura Wars franchise is active in 2026 with a third stage play for the Shin Sakura Taisen series, and the series is noted as part of the late scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki's credits.
Sega's Shin Sakura Taisen series continues its live-theater run with a new stage play titled Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi, scheduled for September 18 to 27 in Tokyo. The production is written and directed by Tomoharu Suzuki and features a cast that includes Yūri Ōta, Haruki Iwata, Chihaya Yoshitake, Momoyo Koyama, Uta Kawase, and returning cast member Yūna Sekine. This marks the third stage play for the series, extending the franchise's presence in live theater during its 30th anniversary year.
The franchise also appears in the credits of scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki, who died on January 23 at age 60. Kawasaki wrote scripts and series compositions for numerous anime, including Sakura Wars. His death was announced on May 28 by fellow screenwriter Takao Koyama, who noted Kawasaki was among the first members of the screenwriter training group Brazaanoppo. Kawasaki later founded his own writing group, Hiroyuki Kawasaki's Screenwriting and Research, which some former Brazaanoppo members joined after that group disbanded in 2016.
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Sega's Shin Sakura Taisen series will get a new stage play titled Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi, running in Tokyo from September 18 to 27. Yūri Ōta, Haruki Iwata, Chihaya Yoshitake, Momoyo Koyama, Uta Kawase, and returning cast member Yūna Sekine lead the production. Tomoharu Suzuki writes and directs.
Scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki died on January 23, fellow screenwriter Takao Koyama announced on X/Twitter on Thursday. Kawasaki was 60. He was born on November 17, 1965. Koyama, who founded the screenwriter training group Brazaanoppo in 1988, noted that Kawasaki was among its first members and called him "one of the most prolific screenwriters among the Noppo members." Brazaanoppo disbanded in 2016, and some of its members later joined Kawasaki's own group, Hiroyuki Kawasaki's Screenwriting and Research. Kawasaki wrote scripts and series compositions for numerous anime, including Blade of the Immortal, Ryoko's Case File, Silent Möbius, After War Gundam X, Sakura Wars, and Shinkon Gattai Godannar. He also co-wrote the Love Hina light novel. Animation director Masami Obari posted a tribute on X, saying he was "greatly indebted" to Kawasaki for Platinumhugen Ordian.