King of Games Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Take Strike Witches, lower the tech-level a bit, remove 99% of the panty shots, add K-ON! 's....enthusiasm and a darker subplot/tone like Haibane Renmei, and Elfen Lied's Gustav Klimt-style opening. Then you get one of my favourite anime: Sora no Woto. [center][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/So_Ra_No_Wo_To_promo.jpg[/img][/center] Cheerful and innocent Kanata wants to learn how to play the trumpet, and joins the army because they provide free training. Her platoon is based in a re-serviced Japanese school, the Clocktower Fortress, in the peaceful town of Seize. Her squadmates include the tsundere Kureha, the quiet/drowsy Noël, the motherly leader Filicia and the cool and caring but strict Rio. All character-types present and accounted for. But there's a bit more to them than that. Kureha is an orphan who idealizes Claude "The Desert Wolf". Rio has her own family issues. Noël and Filicia are veterans with the emotional scars of war. And Kanata is...Kanata, and i cant fault her for that. The story centers around the Helvetian Army 1121st Platoon's daily exploits(making this a Slice of Life). They [i]are[/i] in the army and do their militaristic duties, in a peaceful town. [media]http://youtu.be/VRTu564i0hg[/media] Dear God this show is pretty. It looks pretty. It sounds pretty. So we got a post-apocalyptic French-speaking country Helvetia(aka Switzerland) where Japan used to be and celebrates Chinese and Japanese festivals. Seize is based on a real-world Spanish city. The girls wear German Uniforms and have a African Owl as a pet. They are in a ceasefire with Rome, who look Middle-Eastern and speak German. I love this thing. Episodes 7 and 7.5 are my favourites, 6 has a Baccano! moment, but I've more or less mentally blocked ep 8. [spoiler='Devil's really in the details here.'][img]http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/a/image/1346/18/1346185972546.jpg[/img][img]http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/kaiyotea/Original%20Images/Television/Sora_no_Woto/Episode_01/Resized/So-Ra-No-Wo-To20-200120-20Large2029-1.jpg[/img][/spoiler] ...and done. *pant**pant* Watch this thing/Discuss if you please. Also, Amazing Grace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Games Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 BUMP. Hmmmm... [spoiler='Have I mentioned Spider Tanks?'][img]http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/abstractematics/Recreational/Takemikazuchi.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [url="http://rutube.ru/video/c7245983dfeb7f3a708c8aae6f2b1854/#.UOiD-2872p0"]Here's that opening that again, is directed by the same person who made [/url] [url="http://rutube.ru/video/c7245983dfeb7f3a708c8aae6f2b1854/#.UOiD-2872p0"]Elfen Lied's opening and song by Kalafina. [/url] And 100% legal links the Episode 1 on [url="http://www.crunchyroll.com/soranowoto/episode-1-the-sound-that-fills-the-air-the-city-of-dawn-538472"]Crunchyroll[/url] and [url="http://www.youtube.com/show/soundoftheskysoranowoto"]RightStuf/Nozomi Entertainment's Youtube Channel[/url] Seriously, give this anime a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicο Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 [quote name='King of Games' timestamp='1357418410' post='6112066'] [spoiler='Have I mentioned Spider Tanks?'][img]http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/abstractematics/Recreational/Takemikazuchi.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [/quote]Oh, looks fun. I've been wanting to watch it, mostly for the designs, but... I know I should try and watch it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Games Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 One last bump http://www.glassreflection.net/videos/anime-video-reviews/sound-of-the-sky/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShVno5Yj4AQ Winter's looking like a slower season, Im sure you can find time for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicο Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'm still kind of interested in this season, but I have been watching one episode of this a week too... Great first episode, and as for the second, didn't enjoy it as much, but the other characters seem really awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Games Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 [quote name='Nags~' timestamp='1358183862' post='6120636'] I'm still kind of interested in this season, but I have been watching one episode of this a week too... Great first episode, and as for the second, didn't enjoy it as much, but the other characters seem really awesome. [/quote] I hooked one! Yay Hope you enjoy the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicο Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I'm so shallow for saying this, but episode 3 almost made me have Rio be currently my favorite, and then at the end, Kureha jumped up a tiny bit more for me. I kind of really just want to make my judgement once I've finished watching it, but um, yeah. I didn't think that tank was working at all at that time, but like some things, I should have known better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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