Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume is a prequel to Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love, featuring the character Gemini Sunrise. Unlike its predecessors, this installment is an action-adventure game rather than a hybrid of SRPG and visual novel. Players control Gemini as she battles evil robots using sword techniques while mounted on her horse, Larry. The game includes experience points and equipment systems for character upgrades.
Sakura Taisen V Episode 0: Kouya no Samurai Musume is a prequel to Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love starring one of that game's heroines, Gemini Sunrise. Instead of being an SRPG/visual novel-hybrid like the other games in the series, though, Episode 0 is an action-adventure game. While riding atop her equine companion Larry, Gemini fights evil robots using Japanese sword techniques. The game features experience points and equipment systems that allow the player to upgrade Gemini and Larry's capabilities as they see fit.