“Retired actress Sumire Kanzaki forms new Imperial Combat Revue to defend Tokyo from returning demons in 1938.”
Shin Sakura Taisen the Novel: Hizakura no Koro
新サクラ大戦 the Novel ～緋桜のころ～
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Retired actress Sumire Kanzaki forms new Imperial Combat Revue to defend Tokyo from returning demons in 1938.
In 1938, the world is at peace following the Great Demon War eight years earlier and the Shanghai Combat Revue now protects Tokyo. However, Sumire Kanzaki, a retired actress and original member of the Imperial Combat Revue's Flower Division, senses that the demons are about to threaten Tokyo once again. So, she decides to establish a new Imperial Combat Revue and personally recruit some potential members. (Source: TV Tropes)
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Dec 2019 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M51741 catalog