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NEWS: Sakura Wars Shōjo Manga's Character Lineup Revealed




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Wooga



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:33 am Reply with quote
I was hopeful, but they are so generic it hurts. Even their uniforms are mostly the same. I guess when it comes to shojo, you don;t have to try as hard Rolling Eyes
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The American Average



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:43 am Reply with quote
Why haven't I watched any of the Sakura Wars series yet?
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scineram



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:32 am Reply with quote
I don't see any connection to any actual Sakura Taisen with those dudes. It is in name only.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:12 am Reply with quote
How feeble hath the once-prominent franchise fallen.............
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TronBonne



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:09 am Reply with quote
I've only played Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, so I don't mind this manga being aimed at females, since it was awkward hitting on other girls.

I'm interested to see where this goes. I did notice that they all had the same uniform, but I'm assuming that's because they're all from an opera company or something. Surely you can't dismiss this because of that. If the manga ends up being terrible, I don't think it will solely be because they are wearing the same thing. Laughing
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Myaow



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:02 pm Reply with quote
I think it's really cool that they're expanding the franchise's target demographic! It's hard to live up to Kosuke Fujishima's character designs, but I hope this manga catches on. It seems like a fun idea.
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zensunni



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:17 am Reply with quote
UGH! To think that something that has Sakura Wars in the title will have such generic character designs is aweful! Fujishima-sensei's designs are so beautiful, these are just boring. It looks like 90 percent of the other shojo stuff out there.
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Cecilthedarkknight_234



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:02 pm Reply with quote
hmm...i am not going to judge to soon, however sakura wars ah.... i still have my imports for the Saturn including my limited edition memory card.
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:40 am Reply with quote
Oh LORD GAWD NOOOOOO!!! They were pretty enough and now you make them so pretty that everyone looks like a GIRL!!

Oh well.
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JormelKaze



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:42 pm Reply with quote
I'm not going to judge untill I actually read the thing. To be honest, I really hope the scanlators pick this up. A genderbent version of Sakura Wars should be interesting.
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