Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die (サクラ大戦2 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜) cross-genre video game commercial.
0Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die (Japanese: サクラ大戦2 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜, Hepburn: Sakura Taisen Tsū: Kimi, Shinitamō Koto Nakare) is a cross-genre video game developed by Red Company and Sega, and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. The second installment in the main Sakura Wars series, it was released in April 1998 and later ported to other systems, including to the Dreamcast in September 2000. Defined as a "dramatic adventure" game, Sakura Wars 2 combines overlapping tactical role-playing, dating sim and visual novel gameplay elements.
Taking place one year after the events of the original Sakura Wars, the game follows the protagonist, Imperial Japanese Navy Ensign Ichiro Ogami, and the all-female Flower Division of the Imperial Combat Revue as they fight against new supernatural entities in Tokyo as well as hostile political forces led by Keigo Kyogoku, the story's main antagonist.
Development of Sakura Wars 2 began following the critical and commercial success of the first game. The game was directed by Akira Nishino and Hirotada Hashimoto, written by Satoru Akahori and produced by veteran Sega designer Noriyoshi Ohba. The characters were designed by Kōsuke Fujishima and Hidenori Matsubara, the anime FMV sequences were produced by Production I.G, and the music was composed by Kohei Tanaka. The game's subtitle was taken from a famous war poem by Japanese writer Akiko Yosano. The game went on to become the best-selling entry in the series, and was positively reviewed by critics. A direct sequel, Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?, was released for the Dreamcast in 2001.
Sakura Wars 2 was first announced in October 1997. The game was released for the Sega Saturn on April 4, 1998. A later port for the Dreamcast released on September 21, 2000. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows personal computers (PC). It was released for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows 2000 systems on March 1, 2001; and for Windows XP on March 20, 2003. Due to the game's size, these versions were released on multiple CD-ROMs. A DVD-ROM version was released for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista on January 25, 2007. It was ported with the original game to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and released on March 9, 2006.
Wider localization efforts for the series were prevented due to Sega's uncertainty as to whether the game's blend of genres would find a profitable audience outside Japan. An attempt to localize the game's PSP port by an unspecified company were halted when Sony refused to approve the project. The PC version was twice licensed for release outside Japan; a Chinese version was released in Taiwan and mainland China by Dysin Interactive on August 17, 2001 and a Russian translation was published by Akella on December 24, 2008. The Chinese launch of Sakura Wars 2 was intended as a springboard for Sega to bring Sakura Wars to North America and Europe.
『サクラ大戦2 〜君、死にたもうことなかれ〜』（サクラたいせん2 きみ、しにたもうことなかれ）は、株式会社セガが1998年4月4日に発売したセガサターン用ゲームソフト。サクラ大戦シリーズのナンバリングタイトル第2作目。Production I.Gがアニメーション制作を手掛けている。
セガサターン版の発売後、2000年9月21日にドリームキャスト版、2001年3月1日にPC版がそれぞれ発売。また2006年3月9日には、第1作と第2作の両方を収録したPlayStation Portable用ソフト『サクラ大戦1&2』が発売された。
舞台は前作『サクラ大戦』に続き帝都（東京）、敵対する組織は「黒鬼会」となる。
帝都の平和を守る帝国華撃団の活躍を描いた『サクラ大戦』の続編。主人公の大神一郎は真宮寺さくらをはじめとする帝劇のメンバーと共に悪の秘密結社、黒鬼会と戦うことになる。前作と同じように恋愛アドベンチャーと戦術シミュレーションを交互にこなして進むゲームシステムとなっている。
花組隊員は新たにソレッタ・織姫、レニ・ミルヒシュトラーセの2名が加わり、ヒロイン総数は8名となった。グラフィックやムービーの大幅な進化や、大神性格ゲージ、風林火山・協力攻撃など、後の続編にも採用されたゲームシステムが追加されている。また、前作のクリアデータが保存されている場合、それを取り込むことで、前作で攻略したヒロインのエンディングとの連続性を意識したストーリー展開を楽しむこともできる。
広井王子が『GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊』を見て「こういうオープニングを作りたい」とProduction I.Gにアニメ制作を依頼した。
本作はシリーズ最大の売上（50万本）を記録。
なお、サブタイトル「君、死にたもうことなかれ」は、与謝野晶子の詩からの引用。 これは前作の最終話の展開を受けてのサブタイトルである。