New Sakura Wars Stage Play Announced for September 2026
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.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer.
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.
The promotional video released alongside the key visual features the theme song "Makoto no Tsurugi," composed by Kohei Tanaka and sung by lead actress Yuri Ota. The video shows cast members performing amid cherry blossoms.
Each of the 15 performances includes a live segment after the main show, and a post-show farewell event with the cast. Vocalizations and cheering goods are allowed only during the live segment. Lobby opens 60 minutes before curtain, seating opens 45 minutes before.
The story is set in early summer 1941. Under orders from Sumire Kanzaki, Sakura Amamiya heads to Kyoto to stop a threat to Japan. A series of sword thefts called "sword hunting" is occurring. Sakura meets Asagi Todo, a girl carrying twin blue-glowing swords who is the descendant of the Todo family, one of the three secret families. Their meeting opens the curtain on a new stage, depicting a battle between the "Arashiyama Iroha Group" and the "Wolf Warriors."
Additional staff credits include choreography by Keiko Matsumoto, vocal direction by Yuko, and sword fighting by Yasuhiro Rokugami. Production is by Scissors Blitz, with producer Daiki Sugawara of Avex Pictures. The production is organized by the "New Sakura Wars the Stage ~Seiden TSURUGI~" Production Committee 2026.
The full cast list includes additional performers: Kae Matsuzawa as Shizuka, Hikari Aimura as Shiori, Erina Oda as Taketake Harada, Narumi Koga as Sensui Yamanami, Machi Chitose as Gokai, plus Kana Aoi, Honami Shibuya, Yuki Suzuki, Nana Hayashimoto, and Kogiku.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 舞台「新サクラ大戦 the Stage ～誠伝 TSURUGI～」上演決定。出演キャストなどが公開
- Denfaminicogamer 舞台『新サクラ大戦 the Stage ~誠伝 TSURUGI~』上演決定。天宮さくら役・関根優那さんをはじめ、メインキャスト6名も解禁