![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of romance in this anime, and it is some of the best I've seen. After this fateful meeting, the two are cast into the military life, where they battle for their lives and lives of their comrades, all while trying to stay relatively sane. Continuing with the story, it kicks off in a small town called Bruhl in the neurtal territory of Gallia, where a young girl on town watch, Alicia Melchiott, happens to cross paths with the son of a Gallian General, whose name is Welken Gunther. This, I felt, made the anime stronger, as they got by without using a concept used in so many other animes. Instead, their roles are taken by all manner of tanks, artillery pieces, and other standard military fare, all a-la-Advance Wars. It's an alternate WWII inspired-setting, and one of the things that surprised me the most about this anime was a lack of giant robots. It takes place in the year 1935, in an alternate history where two opposing military factions, the Empire and the Federation, wage war against one another on the continent of Europa. Let's get to the review and see why, shall we? ![]() However, this is a serious, serious misconception. At first glance, it might just look like a military anime that wants to chock itself full of violence and gunplay. Originally based on a tactical role-playing game of the same name for the PS3, this anime might look like a couple of things. Well, well, well, look what we have here? Can anyone say "under-appreciated" and "under-watched"? Those words would probably describe Valkyria Chronicles very well.Īt first glance, this anime probably doesn't look like anything special. But as the battle rages on through the streets of Gallia, ancient secrets will bring the team closer than they'd ever anticipated. Though unfamiliar with war, the newly formed Squad Seven must defend their country from annexation. Quickly retreating to the Gallian capital, they are organized into a unit with the remnants of the militia, tasked with assisting in repelling the Imperial presence from the country. Their strategic advantage, technological superiority, and military might make opposition nonexistent, so they steamroll through the border of the sleepy principality with ease.Īs Imperial forces run through his quiet hometown, Welkin Gunther and his younger sister Isara jump into action, banding with the leader of the local militia to push the occupational forces out of the village. In its expansion west to gain resources, the Europan Imperial Alliance invades the neutral Principality of Gallia, seeking to take control of its vast Ragnite deposits.
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