Sakura Wars OVA Dubbed

Project Overview

This will be a an English language fandub of the first two prequel OVA series based on the Sakura Wars games developed by SEGA.

Produced in the mid 90s, the cast revolves around a group of women known as the Flower Division who by day are theater actresses in 1920s Japan, and are mech pilots by night.

While America never got the games officially, the OVA series was poorly dubbed back in the day and I wanted to rectify this issue.


I am Burntends and served as an editor for the fan translation patches of the games included several of the spin-offs. This will be an original script written to be more in line with the various fan-translations and overarching lore of the franchise. I have lots of experience with dubbing having worked on the Translation dub patch of Bulk Slash on Sega Saturn as well as redubs of 2 City Hunter movies which you can find on my youtube channel linked on my profile.

Recordings will be done live over discord with me directing voice actors as we go along using the video as a guide.

Smaller roles not listed in this project will be offered as well per my discretion. I estimate there to be over a dozen characters not listed.

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  • Casting For Sakura Wars Begins Soon & Audition extensions

    Hello everyone, thanks again for all the support, we got a massive amount of auditions, well over 130 and they're all so good!

    Over the course of the next few days I am going to be deliberating on who to cast for the major roles as well as putting the finishing touches on the script. However if you stay tuned I'm also going to be offering other unlisted roles so keep an eye on your personal messages on this website or other social media where I can find you.

    If you need more time to submit an audition, feel free to message me and I'll try to accommodate you as best I can.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Sakura Shinguji
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Rachel Sun

The titular heroine, Sakura Shinguji is a swordsman who was part of the original lineup of the Flower Division which is tasked with acting in plays as well as defending Tokyo in her mech suits. 

Approximately 17 at the beginning of the series, Sakura is your "vanilla" girl, being both subtle enough to be the "canon" romance in the games, while also having the depth to showcase both strength and femininity. 

Generally she's a very cheerful and spirited girl while also having the classic jealous streak when it comes to the player character, Ogami, talking to other women. 

Language:
  • english
Voice description:
  • female adult
  • animation/character
  • I’ve been trying to figure out what my father was protecting that was so important he left us behind… He didn’t even say goodbye.

  • Onwards, to the Imperial Capital!

  • Well, you sure wasted no time chatting up the other girls, did you now?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ichiro Ogami
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Unpaid

The everyman captain of the Flower Division, Ogami is a naval ensign tasked with acting as the glue for the entire company. His best trait is being able to spur greatness among his suboordinates while also being able to lead by example. 


Ogami is the player character within the games. 

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • Huh, so everyone's worried about me... I'm supposed to be the one looking after all of you.

  • No, Sakura! It's not what you think, there was a mouse and it climbed on top of me!

  • And so here we are, I have to leave everyone behind as I get redeployed to Paris...

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Maria Tachibana
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Unpaid

A veteran of World War 1 and the Russian Civil war, Maria is a half-Japanese half-Russian has already seen and gone through a lot in her life. Reserved, calculating, and somewhat cold at the beginning of the series, Maria was the original field captain of the Flower Division before ceding command to the player character. 


No accents unless it's your native one. 

Voice description:
  • Calculated
  • female adult
  • Reserved
  • In war, one must know the terrain, there’s no chance during battle.

  • I'm ordering you to stop it, you both are acting like children.

  • Everyone, get off this bridge, NOW!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Sumire Kanzaki
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: risiblezombie

The classic rich girl archetype, Sumire is the heiress to one of the largest corporations in Japan, including the one that produces the gear the Flower Division uses in battle. She has an ongoing quarrel with her squadmate and friend Kanna, often making rude comments about anyone.  The two will beef at any moment, almost on sight at times.

While she has quite an ego, she also has the skills to back them up.


Sumire is also a master of doing the "ohohoho" laugh with a certain melodic bounce to each laugh. 

Voice description:
  • female adult
  • Upper Class
  • Oh but my dear Kanna, it looks better on you now than it does the stage. OHOHOHOHOHOHHOHOHO!

  • My love, I am wrought by the most incurable of disease, my life shall end by the coming of the next day.

  • Rip me apart with your "bear" hands? That must explain all the fur running up and down your body.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Kanna Kirishima
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Maiyatsumi

A tall, buff, extremely strong karate master from Okinawa, Kanna is the most imposing yet also friendliest member of the Flower Division. She generally plays male roles in the Flower Division's plays due to her stature. She's a big person, with a big personality and a big appetite. 

Kanna has a longstanding rivalry with Sumire with whom she often calls the prickly little cactus lady due to Sumire's perceived arrogance. This rivalry often devolves into long sessions of bickering and actual catfights. 

Voice description:
  • female adult
  • You’re new here so don’t worry, I’ll watch out for you while we show you the ropes.

  • Well at least I wasn’t pretending to drown going “Ensign, Ensign!” just to get his attention you two-faced prickly little cactus woman!

  • Ah, who cares if you looked like a fool on stage? The whole crowd totally loved it!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Kohran Li
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: BuzzleBeeVA

A cheerful quirky genius, Kohran is the team's nerd, working on all the mechanics including the various mech suits the Flower Division fields in battle. In her spare time she tends to make creations that literally blow up in her face.


Kohran is an unusual character because of the way she speaks. Canonically she is a Chinese girl raised by an Englishman speaking an unusual version of the Kansai dialect which is akin to a working class accent. Would love to try and experiment with various non standard accents such as Cockney or Australian accents if possible. 

Voice description:
  • american
  • female adult
  • australian
  • american (midwest)
  • british (cockney)
  • irish (cork)
  • You made it just in time, Chief. I’m just about to test out a new friend of mine; can you press this button when I give the signal?

  • Don't worry about the engine, I made a few special modifications that should help us catch up.

  • *cough cough* maybe it's time to go back to the drawing board with this invention...

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Iris Chateaubriand
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Amelia Rei

A precocious 10 year old girl, Iris wants to be treated like an adult even though she can't quite handle the stresses of adult life quite yet. Powerful on the battlefield, she still is a child and needs to learn to enjoy her life as one rather than rushing to become an adult. Oh, and the bear she carries around is named Jean-Paul.


Calls the player character "Mon Frere" as a term of endearment due to her French roots. That said, auditioners should stick to their native accent, unless they actually can speak French. 

Voice description:
  • female child
  • french
  • american
  • I’m done with rehearing for some stupid play all the time; I want to go have fun too you know.

  • She seems like quite a handful, don't you agree Jean-Paul...

  • We’re back from the store, Mon Frere! Did you miss us?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
General Yoneda
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Unpaid

Hero tactician of the Russo-japanese war, Ikki Yoneda is the overarching commander of the Imperial Assault Troupe including its Flower Division. 


While on the surface a drunk, sometimes curmudgeonly old man, General yoneda is at his core a deeply caring man who is determined to make sure everyone under his command returns home safely. 

Voice description:
  • male senior
  • The demons are back in Tokyo? ...to think we only slowed them down.

  • The time has come ladies. The enemy we’ve been preparing against for the last 2 years has finally made its first move.

  • You want to take time off just to go chase after a death wish??? Absolutely not!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Count Hanakoji
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Skul

A wealthy older politician who works as the Flower Division's financier, ensuring the team stays well funded and stays politically connected. He was responsible for making sure the Flower Division also performs various plays as part of their day job. 

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • Don't worry about the bridge incident, General, that'll be my problem to deal with.

  • Seems like The capital has started to get back on its feet, as if the horrors of the last war never happened.

  • Let's pray we never have to use this defense program.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Orihime Soletta
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: lovelandisle

If one word could describe Orihime, it would be "sassy". A half-italian, half-japanese noblewoman, Orihime was a later addition to the Flower Division after having previously served in a European division. When first introduced to the series, Orihime displayed a distinct disdain for Japan, especially its men such as Ogami the team captain due to her relationship with her estranged japanese father who left them at a young age. 

At this point in the series where the OVA takes place, Orihime is one that has softened up and made amends with her father and her treatment of the player character, Ogami. That said, she still retains the sassy, rich girl personality but now in a more endearing way.

Would love to have someone that can speak with an Italian accent as she tends to throw in random non-japanese words into her performance in the original Japanese dub. 

Language:
  • english
Voice description:
  • italian
  • american
  • female adult
  • It's just the truth you know, I have that innocent look to pass for a little girl on stage, but you certainly don’t anymore.

  • If you don't have anything else to say to me, Ensign, I'll be going up to my room for a siesta. Toodles.

  • Quit making excuses, You’re the star of the show, it’s doubly important that YOU MEMORIZE YOUR LINES.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Reni Milchstrasse
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Apocalamb

A newer addition to the Flower Division, Reni previously served alongside Orihime in a now defunct European unit.

Trained to be a child super soldier for the trenches of World War 1, Reni grew up to become a very deadpan and expressionless machine. 

By the time this OVA happens, Reni has begun to open up having had a significant emotional breakthrough thanks to her first real friend, Iris. While still mostly business oriented, Reni has slowly started to become more personable towards others. 

Voice description:
  • female young adult
  • If Iris says I'm the issue... then there must be a truth to it.

  • My duty is to simply be a shadow that makes other peoples' lights shine brighter...

  • I think we found it, Iris, our own personal blue bird of happiness.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Valentinov
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: PhilOD

A psychopath that has an unhealthy obsession with Maria. He was her commanding officer in the Russian Civil War and has now tracked her down in Japan after her stint in an American Mafia. 

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • american
  • I’m almost back to you my dear Maria; til death do you part.

  • It’s been a long time… Cassowary. I've been meaning to return the favor you gave me.

  • Please... have mercy on me Cassowary... CASSOWARY!!!!!!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Chibasuke
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Luke Word

An author famous for creating the in-universe series of novels called "Shonen Red." A friendly man, Chibasuke also makes money as a story teller for local children selling them snacks before the show. 

In episode 2x4, Chibasuke also helps a village resist criminals trying to evict them from their homes. 

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • Need money? *Gwahaha* That's a good one kid.

  • This cracker's on me, missy. It'll be our little secret.

  • We return to our hero Shonen Red and Masae, trapped within the dastardly Skull X’s underwater hideout.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ogata
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Jtastic

Orihime's father. A fairly reserved man. 

Ogata in his youth was an artist studying in Italy when he met Carino Soletta, an Italian noblewoman. While the two had fallen in love, her family refused to allow her to marry him and so was forced to return to Japan while Carino gave birth to Orihime. 


By this point in the series, Orihime had made amends with her father, realizing he had never forgotten about the two of them. He is now working as an artist, being commissioned by Chibasuke to draw the cover to his new novel. 

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • Captain Ogami, perhaps I can lend you some advice if you were to marry an Italian woman.

  • Gentlemen, can't we settle this disagreement in a civil manner?

  • O-Orihime, even the way you get angry reminds me of your mother.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ayame Fujieda
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Mary Katherine Scammahorn

Vice Commander to the Imperial Assault Troupe, Ayame Fujieda works as a recruiter for the Flower Division as well as a big sister to the team, often lending an ear to those in need. She was a veteran of the previous war that saw her lose her boyfriend to the demons that had attacked Tokyo.


A very confident, yet also flirty when it comes to interacting with the player character.


Voice description:
  • female adult
  • If you're lonely, I can practice my French with you, Iris.

  • You know Maria, the Flower Division’s grown so much ever since that first encounter. The girls have their captain to thank.

  • You want to stick around to watch the girls, don't you captain? I can read you like a book.

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