{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-29T14:59:28.389Z","story":{"id":"r_c3f0b8e4a150423bae1245de","slug":"new-sakura-wars-stage-play-announced-for-september-2026","url":"https://yomimono.id/new-sakura-wars-stage-play-announced-for-september-2026","headline":"New Sakura Wars Stage Play Announced for September 2026","summary":"A new stage play in the New Sakura Wars series, titled 'New Sakura Wars the Stage ~Seiden TSURUGI~', has been announced for a September 2026 run. The production will take place at Theater Sunmall in Tokyo from September 18 to 27, totaling 15 performances. Advance ticket sales began on May 29 via lottery. The story moves from Tokyo to Kyoto, following Sakura Amamiya as she investigates a series of sword thefts. The main cast of six includes Yuna Sekine reprising her role as Sakura Amamiya, alongside Yuri Ota as Asagi Todo, Haruka Iwata as Shirahime Okita, Chihata Yoshitake as Hagane Tsuchikata, Momoyo Koyama as Ha Zuuin, and Uta Kawase as Juri Sawada. The play marks the first stage production in the series in about five years, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Sakura Wars franchise. Original creator Oji Hiroi is credited with the series original, Kohei Tanaka returns for music, and Tomoharu Suzuki handles script and direction. Each performance includes a live segment and a post-show send-off with the cast.","why_it_matters":"The play returns the stage series to production after a five-year gap during the franchise's 30th anniversary, relocating the story to Kyoto with an original script and five new characters.","published_at":"2026-05-29T11:16:29.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["GAME Watch (Impress)","Denfaminicogamer"],"citations":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","title":"Stage Play 'New Sakura Wars the Stage ~Seiden TSURUGI~' Performance Announced; Cast Revealed","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2112871.html"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","title":"Stage Play 'New Sakura Wars the Stage ~Seiden TSURUGI~' Performance Announced; Main Cast of 6 Including Yuna Sekine as Sakura Amamiya Revealed","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605292h"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["新サクラ大戦 the Stage ~誠伝 TSURUGI~"],"studios":[],"people":["関根優那"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}