Sengoku Rance (戦国ランス Sengoku Ransu?, lit. Warring States Rance) is the 8th game in the series and was released on December 15, 2006. It is the first game not to have a number in the title, even though in-game the name \"Rance VII\" is displayed on the background of the title screen as well in the main map. This game takes place in a land known as \"ＪＡＰＡＮ\" (spelled that way in Japanese using fullwidth English letters), which is partially modeled on Sengoku period Japan.

The story takes place during the 4th Sengoku (warring states) era of Japan, an area of the Rance World which parodies medieval real-world Japan.

Sengoku Rance picks up where Rance 6 left off. Rance, after saving the nation of Zeth from destruction, ran away so he won\'t have to marry the princess. He and Sill ended up in Japan for a hotspring trip, upsetting the power balance of Japan, and sets the unification of its provinces in motion. Meanwhile, an ancient evil power stirs from its slumber...