Sakura Wars 2 English & Portuguese Fan Translations Is Available Now!; Voice Auditions Opened For Sakura Wars 1 + 2 OVA English Dub

Exciting news for fans of the Sakura Wars series and SEGA Saturn fan translation projects arrived today! After 17 years since its original release in Japan, Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die has been fully translated into English. The patch is now available to download—thanks to the dedicated team behind the first game’s English fan translation. Alongside the English patch, a Portuguese translation has also been released. Developed by a team led by Gopicolo in coordination with the English team, this version can also be downloaded here.

Originally released in 1998 for the SEGA Saturn, Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die continues the story of the Imperial Combat Revue’s Flower Division as they defend Tokyo against new demonic threats in the wake of the first game’s events. The sequel expands on the original’s innovative blend of tactical RPG combat and dating sim-style visual novel storytelling, introducing new characters, deeper strategic gameplay, and further developing the bonds between the cast in the Taisho-era steampunk setting.

In related news, auditions have opened for an original English dub of the Sakura Wars OVA 1 and 2, led by burntends. Voice actors interested in contributing to the project can audition now. Now that both mainline Sakura Wars games along with Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (known as Sakura Wars Columns 2) and Sakura Wars GB have been fully translated into English, it’s only a matter of time before we see progress on the third entry—Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?, which is still actively in development.

Hit the jump to see the full list of contributors behind the Sakura Wars 2 fan translation patch and check out some screenshots!

==PROJECT LEAD==
NoahSteam

==REVERSE ENGINEERING, PROGRAMMING AND TOOLS==
NoahSteam
TrekkiesUnite118

==TRANSLATION LEADS==
MattoBii
CrouchingMouse

==TRANSLATION==
Natsume38
Neko
MatatabiMitsu

==LEAD EDITOR==
BowlOfLentils

==EDITORS==
Burntends
CrouchingMouse
MattoBii
Natsume38

==GRAPHICS MODIFICATION==
Dyn0muTT
Joqu
Gong Xian
TrekkiesUnite118
NoahSteam
MattoBii
SaturnDave

==MOVIE SUBTITLES==
TrekkiesUnite118

==TESTERS==
BowlOfLentils
cj_iwakura
TrekkiesUnite118

==TALENT RECRUITMENT==
Burntends

==TRAILER==
Edited by TrekkiesUnite118
Audio Mixing by Shadowmask
VO by CrouchingMouse