Alternative TitlesJapanese: タイドライン・ブルー
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 7, 2005 to Sep 29, 2005
Duration:
20 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 6.911 (scored by 787 users)
Ranked: #22932
Popularity: #1663
Members: 1,497
Favorites: 0 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisThe catastrophe, "Hammer of Eden", resulted in the loss of six billion lives and the flooding of 90% of the land. The New United Nations were formed to pursue peace on the ruined lands 14 years later. Keel is a boy living in a town called Yabitsu, an area which prospered due to the energy from the nuclear generator brought by the catastrophe. His next kin, Aoi, is the secretary general of the New United Nations. She views the catastrophe as an opportunity to create a new world in which nations can help one another overcome differences in races and religions. However, her efforts to realise that vision fail because of the unwillingness of the nations to change. Gould, a military officer, feels that the only way to make an order is through the military. Using Ulysses, a nuclear submarine, along with his crew, including Keel's brother Tean, Gould carries out a coup to declare war against the New United Nations in his attack on Yabitsu. (Source: ANN) |
Related AnimeSequel: Tide-Line Blue OVA
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Reviews
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ArtRodriguez
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
6 |
| Story |
5 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
6 |
| Character |
5 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
No awards for this anime anytime soon, so hey if you like obsucrity this is it.
This story's plotline is a very sturdy, but boring. After the "Hammer of Eden" hit in this anime's world the world became flooded. The world seems at peace until the Ulyses begins to strike the small island that Isla and Keel, the main characters, live in. The thing about this anime is that it's just a military drama. It's just too boring. Nothing ever really happens and when it does it's at the very end of the episode. The whole "world is split up into alliances" bit is just so odd that I couldn't even tell where they were. Some times it was India, sometimes it was Japan. Honestly, the whole storyline tries to be deep when in reality it isn't anything big. There are some gags that just aren't funny, but I did crack up at the idea of Keel being a father figure for Isla's baby when he is so immature himself.
Let's get to the art. Keel looks like a big Ed (FMA) rip-off. Everything from the pony tail to the hair color. Boy, do the captains look familiar. Picture every asshole in anime as the captains. It seems like all the characters' designs in this anime were ripped off from another series. Honestly, this REALLY turned me off. The submarines are well designed and that's where this anime truly shines. I was about to fall asleep during that last few episodes but this REALLY woke me up. It was like seeing CGI for the very first time.
The characters are nothing special. Aside from a few gags, none of the characters stood out. Teen was so faux-stoic that it was hillarious. It was obvious he was covering for something from the very beginning. Keel is so hot headedly stereotypical that the jokes WERE funny. Isla was a bit of a fresh air. Despite being the mother figure attitude the fact that she was a pregnant anime character seemed oh so novel to me.
Golly, this anime's dubbing couldn't have been more disturbing even if they tried. I normally defend dubs, but gosh Keel sounds so gay. I mean literally he sounds like a flamer, no offense. Isla is...who played Isla? All the other characters are flat line. The audio is 2.0 but it sounds worse. The BGM isn't really that bad. It goes well during the sad moments and well during the happy moments.
This anime is all over the place. I seriously can't place one single grade on it.
Pros:
- Nice BGM.
- Amazing submarine visuals.
Cons:
- Boring storyline.
- Unfunny gags.
This anime gets 6 "Boooshhhh!!" out of 10.
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MiserySilverfyre
2 of 20 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
3 |
| Story |
2 |
| Animation |
5 |
| Sound |
3 |
| Character |
3 |
| Enjoyment |
2 |
That was a waste of time! The story was unbelievably boring. I tuned in hoping that it would somehow get better but it did not. A lot could have been done to make it more interesting. I give this anime a 3.
Recommendations
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Both shows are about rebel battleships with interesting crew which main hero joins, set in postapocalyptic future, on a planets which survived environmental disaster and are similar but not quite to the modern earth. Both involve protagonist growing up.
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Most of the land on the Earth is covered with water. Both animes have some kind of terrorists/rebels who are not pleased with the new nations. In Tide-Line Blue the rebels are on the good side and the terrorists in Tactical Roar are on the bad side.
Not much of similarity but you may like them both; some of the romance may be similar too. There is also a lot of ecchiness in Tactical Roar that you may dislike.
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Opening Theme"Blue Treasure" by Minami Kuribayashi
Ending Theme"Voice" by Tatsuhisa Suzuki
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