Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
An anime television series based on the first game was produced by Madhouse. The 25-episode series was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System Television from April 8 to September 23, 2000. While based on the first game's narrative and preserving Hiroi's vision, the series changed and added in several events. A major problem was remaining faithful to the source material within a TV format. In 2001, an animated theatrical film, "", was released. The film takes place between "Is Paris Burning?" and "Fall in Love, Maidens" and features new character Ratchet Altair who would later appear in "So Long, My Love". The film was animated by Production I.G; production took three years and was inspired by the wish to expand the series animation beyond what the short cutscenes and OVA projects had achieved. A second anime television series, titled "Sakura Wars the Animation" and serving as a sequel to the 2019 "Sakura Wars", premiered on April 3, 2020. It is animated by Sanzigen, which helped create the animated sequences for the game.