The st%+^ory of) the movie +%]is somewhat based  o%n t_h]e= plot of (the)[ ^ mo$s.t ]/re\^cent,= game, )(Sakur-!
#a Wars 3, released\` back i ;n !([March thi.s year. W=:hile the game feat)^ures L)ieuten. )ant O(hgam?(\ i/?^, the main: cha _r=a\)]cter who takes off for Paris, narrates one side of )-@ the story, th!e`- mo=!=vie unve/,ils t%he secrets behi? =nd (Han[]:ag[#umi. Oh.gami l?eaves fo-``(r Paris, conseq) uently :l)*eaving\  Ha,nagumi% without a leader; thus a new characte%r-, will be introdu`ced here. T.o b-e =re?%placed (with Lieut enant Ohg;-a;^mi is @the former l
 eader of Hoshig%!umi, Rachette Artile - a ra_tionalistic an!/d distinct ind.ivi!!]d%!ua)+l, w%ho brings about serious probl.ems to#): Hanagumi)=?;.!#\, The members /+ar.;e now i/\n d$^iscord wi:@th $\,.Rachett^ [e. Meanwh@ile?,[,+_* Teikoku K_: a@_ge= k$idan wa\! s be \ )ing th;-rea./tened - by some irrelevant )!demons and a new ty$pe, of anti-kouma mechas`, (brought@: by a%:n- /;\am!?eri?[ca](n com,$pany) a@#ppear^s and tries to repl/,+a)\ce[ the k:oubu-
kai. Hav
+ing-.\ m[ade rep\,ea!ted !mist!
?a^kes  = du-;\e to the% abs ence of Ohgami, Han `agumi is
/now fac/,*/ed with an unprec edented @= danger, while the abol:_ishment/ of Teikoku Ka$`+ge^ ?kid @an Hanagu/((-mi is b: ;$ei?ng s
(/;)cheme?d.