Remember the Sakura Wars cycling gear inspired by Sakura Shinguji that we wrote about some time ago? It is a great idea and it obviously makes sense that such gear is represented by the postergirl of the series. But I’m sure there’s a part of us that hoped that maybe…a cooler, just generally more interesting character could also be represented in such a clothing line?
Like perhaps…Sumire Kanzaki? Monoclover’s Sakura Wars section has been updated with Sumire Kanzaki versions of all of the previous six Sakura Shinguji-themed Sakura Wars cycling gear items. The idea is the same with these new items – the item prices, the sizing options.
It makes you wonder if any other characters are going to be introduced. After Sakura Shinguji, Sumire is probably designed to be one of the more prominent female characters of the Teikoku Kagekidan, next to Maria Tachibana. Honestly, I would not be surprised if either the cycling gear character features stopped now or if it continued to include all six (or eight, if you include the newer Teikoku Kagekidan members.) While Sakura Wars has quite the legacy in Japan and each character has their fans to a degree, the items can be too much for any collectors . At the same time, Sakura Wars seems to have a rather busy 19th Anniversary outside of this cycling gear promotion, so maybe Sega would be interested in going all out for this promotion?
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