Sakura Taisen OVA 4 Le Nouveau Paris

Animation: Radix
Director: Yusuke Yamamoto
Japanese Release: 2004

Sakura Taisen OVA 4 Episode 1 Opening uploaded by mokomitintin

Overview

Le Nouveau Paris, the 4th ova and second one to focus on the Paris characters, is set right after the events of Sakura Taisen 3. Oogami has returned to the Imperial Capital Tokyo, The PKD is left wondering just who among them should take over the position of squad commander; meanwhile they have to deal with homonculae, Britian's MI6, the Mafia and Hanabi's Father who threatens to tear the Team appart.

The OVa cashes in on the popularity of Full Metal Alchemist which had just finnished up it's run, by including Alchemy, Homonculae and the Philospher's stone.

Plot Summary

2004-10-20
1. Cirque d'une seule nuit
ˆê–éŒÀ‚è‚̃T�[ƒJƒX

The First episode begins in 1793 with a young french noble watching one of his fellows get guillotined during the french revolution. It then shows him researching alchemy as a young man. Fast foward to the "present", a group of mafia break the ancient noble now in a steampowered wheelchair out of a prison cell. They bring him to Paris just as the Paris Kagekidan launches in the revolver cannon towards the final battle of ST3.

Fast foward a few months, shortly after Christmas, the Paris Kagekidan are arguing about who should lead the squad now that Oogami has returned to Japan, each girl thinks Oogami ment them to be the commander. Later that night the mysterious noble and his crew dig up bodies in a Parisian cemetary; the Paris Kagekidan learn of this and are dispatched to investigate. While looking for the grave robbers, Hanabi and Coqulicot see a man at the grave of Hanabi's late fiance Philippe, Hanabi afriad this man will defile the tombe of her love leaps foward and Coqulicot fires of a flare, to alert the rest of the group. When Hanabi comes face to face with the main she realize it is none other then her own father. Her father simply asks her one question, "why?" Coqulicot attempts to explain what they are doing, but Hanabi stops her; she explains that her father would not approve of her being in the Kagekidan. When the rest of the troupe arrive to confront the "grave robber", Coqulicot tries to come up with a cover and explains that they are all circus preformers.

Afraid that her father would force her to return to Japan, the other members of the PKD keep up the cover that Cuqulicot created by preforming a one night only circus, at the end of which Hanabi's father volunteers for a William tell stunt, his daughter is preforming. After words he explains that all he wanted to see was Hanabi happy. Then a monster attacks the circus, Hanabi's father tells her to go back and help her friends and they defeat it.

2005-01-19
2. Mell-Ci-Espion
ƒ�ƒ‹¥ƒV�[�EƒXƒpƒC
Britain's MI6 is after the secret of the Paris Kagekidan, and they suspect it's based out of Le Chattes Noires! While the troupe is preforming, Mel and Ci chase around a strange parrot that some how got into the club, after a while an elderly gentleman, retrieves the parrot. And Mel and Ci find and English gentleman who has been impatiently waiting for his coat; after they give it to him, he finds a pocket watch missing, a gift to him by the Queen, and he immediately demands that the police search the premises, after the PKD refuse to allow him to search, he leaves off in a storm to contact the British Embassy. The British use this as an excuse to find the secret of the club, and demand the French government let Scotland Yard search Le Chattes Noires if the watch is not returned in 24 hours. For their part in the affair, Mel and Ci are placed on suspension for two days, and told to stay away from the investigation. While the Paris group investigates, Mel and Ci decide to do their own investigation anyway, eventually coming face to face with some of MI6's top agents. This episode is a wonderful parody of both the James Bond movies and the BBC's 1960s series The Avengers, featuring, many over the top gadgets, disguises exotic hide aways and of course overly complex torture devices.

2005-03-16
3. Fleche de foudre
—‹‚Ì�듃
The Paris Kagekidan is prepairing to send a letter to Oogami, they travel around the city of Paris, taking lots of photos of themselves so Oogami can see how they and the city have changed. Erica goes to the Eiffel Tower, and meets the old noble behind the Homunculae, he asks her what she loves so much about the city and life, Erica talks with him a bit and then starts to leave. As she's decesending the stairs of the tower the old man turns the Eiffel tower into a gaint homunculus; which rains atomic death down on Paris. The initial barrage renders all of the PKD's Koubu non-operable except for Ericas, the group finally decides to appoint Erica as commander. After the battle, Erica turns down her appointment and the group decides that no one in particular needs to be the leader.