SEGA has revealed a new logo celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Sakura Wars franchise, also known as Sakura Taisen in Japan. In addition to the Sakura Wars 30th anniversary logo, SEGA teased that new merchandise and events will be announced. On the official website’s announcement post, SEGA didn’t indicate whether or not a new Sakura Wars game is in development.
The original Sakura Taisen game was released on September 27, 1996 for the SEGA Saturn. Since then, Sakura Wars would receive various mainline sequels and entries, along with spinoff titles. The most recent title in the series was the ill-fated Sakura Kakumei mobile game, which ended service in June 2021—six months after the December 2020 launch.
Rumors and reports from January 2024 indicated that SEGA was developing new Panzer Dragoon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Sakura Wars games. These games would be in addition to SEGA’s various revival projects, which include Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Streets of Rage: Revolution. Shinobi was also part of the initial revival lineup, later releasing as Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. There hasn’t been any notable updates regarding the rumored projects since then, along with the majority of SEGA’s confirmed revival projects.
