[Synopsis Source: Animetric.com]

It is the year 1919. Forces of darkness have been terrorizing the people and are aggresively advancing towards Tokyo. A group of young women with psychic skills and special abilities are gathered from different parts of the world to form the Flower Division. They would be piloting steam-powered giant robots to combat the dark legions. And when they're not doing that, they would be staging theater productions to draw out their hidden powers. The problem is, they cannot work as a team and each girl is always going off on her own. Can the newly assigned commander lead the Flower Division to victory? And who's going to star in the next production?

Review

I watched the first episode as part of a supplement in the Newtype magazine. After watching a horrid episode of Sayiuka and Boogie Pop Phantom, Sakura Wars came as a welcomed surprise. From the producers that brought us, Jin-Roh, Vampire Hunter D and Inuyasha comes a series loosely based on a video game. Personally, I enjoyed the main character Sakura. She has a hard time fitting in and seems to bump heads with all the members of the Flower Division. Just the relationships between the main characters attracts me and makes me want to see the continuation of this series. I hear it doesn't pick up until the third or fourth episode. If that's the case, this series has a lot of potential and is worth renting or purchasing.

Lesaruss Reccomendation: Yes

Score: B-

Links

http://www.animetric.com/qrs/sw.html