Sakura Wars (TV) | Sakura Wars TV OVA| . Sakura Wars TV. It is the 1920s, and Japan is under attack by demonic invaders. The government has designed sturdy, albeit steam-powered, robot armor suits for the impending battle, but only young ladies with the proper combination of virtue and spirit can pilot the robots successfully. Enter young Sakura, '''Sakura Wars''' (サクラ大戦, Sakura Taisen?) is an anime adaptation of the Sakura Wars games which premiered on April 8th, 2000. In 2009, the series was licensed for an English release by Sentai Filmworks. This anime adaptation loosely follows the plot of the first two games. It features many of the same..