Sakura Wars

Sakura Wars (Japanese: サクラ大戦 Hepburn: Sakura Taisen) is a Japanese steampunk media franchise created by Oji Hiroi and developed and owned by Sega. The first game in the series was developed by Red Entertainment and released in 1996, and has since spawned five other main entries and numerous spin-off titles since then. The series—set during a fictionalized version of the Taishō period—depicts groups of women with magical abilities using steam-powered mecha to combat demonic threats. The anime TV series was produced by Madhouse and aired in 2000.