FUNimation Licenses New Sakura Wars Anime

FUNimation has revealed their acquisition of the single “Sakura Taisen: Sumire Kanzaki Intai Kinen ~ Su Mi Re ~” OAV and the “Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris” OAV series.

The Sakura Wars Sumire OAV released in Japan last December is a stand-alone episode focusing on Sumire’s final stage performance and her retirement from the hanagumi.

The upcoming 3 episode Ecole de Paris OAV series focuses on the characters introduced in the Sakura Taisen 3 Dreamcast game, characters that have never before appeared in the Sakura Wars anime.

Source: Anime on DVD