Anime Information

Forums

I wish I'd watched that version!

I'm curious; how long was the movie without the live-action sequences?

^ This.

Another con was adding the fake documentaries between the animation. The fake documentaries caused disjoints and would have been better if it was told prior to the animation.
Still, I guess it won't make much of the difference since the overall movie was awful, short (many parts of the story was unexplained and should have expanded more), and forgettable. I definitely will not be watching this movie again.

I have a bit mixed feelings about this anime...

First the bad things - It simply was just way too short to have any kind of character development or any even slightly deep plot to speak of. The idea for what this anime calls 'plot' was unrealistic and dull even on anime level, even though it could have been worse. The worst problem with the movie was the lack of time.
I'm sure this anime would've been way better if it was a series of about say... 6-10 episodes instead of a 1-hour movie. Now it was just a rushed story of half-random scenes and characters put together to create a short movie with shallow plot.

This anime was good considering it's lack of time for deep plot and character development, and I generally liked it quite a bit. I just can't appreciate it so much because it just lacks too much.

For so short movie I give it a thumb up though, it deserved more. I'd give it a 7/10

[Edit]
I'd also like to add that I watched the version without these so much hated 'documentaries', which is probably why I like it so much more than many others do


It was 57 minutes long

Just watched it and, I was wondering if there is supposed to be a second movie? I understand the ending but, it felt like a cliff hanger with that said I really did enjoy it and, it was different from what I expected.

I'm a fan of World War styled anime. If anyone has any and, they wouldn't mind suggesting them I would appreciate it.

OMG - Amazing movie guys , I loved the unaborded theme . I rlly liked watching an anime about european history . 10/10

I thought it was pretty good. Weird cliffhanger though. I watched the US release version and it didn't have any live action parts to it. Now i'm kinda curious as to what the live action parts are like. Oh well. 7/10

This seemed really random when i watched this....there wasn't much consistency, and the voice acting was completely soulless.
It was still enjoyable for entertainment value, but aside from that this was just something to watch when bored. You don't really get anything out of it.
710

Well, I guess this movie is alright.

Nadya's memories from the beginning was chilling but her younger self was much more lively and cuter. Her interactions with Leo was fun to watch like this scene:



Poor girl though she has nowhere to go. ;.;



For some reason, I find this movie similiar to Hellboy in a way with the elements and war like themes. Weak ending though..expected a bit more besides the sword & gun action, train chase, and some of the emotional factors.

6/10

i am watching this in russian dubs and i love it.

I don't know what surprised me more; the movie's lack of coherence or the people on this thread actually giving this a good review. Seriously? If this is your idea of a quality I'd shutter to think what else you've seen.

Trust me, I'm TRYING not to hate this movie. Love the concept, but the execution was horrendous. It started off abrupt and jittery and ended the same way. The only peudo redeeming factor was the animation, as of expected of Studio 4°C. As for the characters their just as bland and empty as the story. If anything I like the First Squad character design, specifically Nadya's. Taken an instant liking the moment she appeared. Sadly that's about it, there's no progression or depth whatsoever. The story is riddled with loose ends and most of the characters had little to no importance.

This really is an odd ball. I've never seen anything miss so many marks, especially when it portrayed itself as being original and superb. Whats even more frustrating is that this movie, or concept, could of been so unique if it had undergo proper care.

Looking at the Artwork, the Manga, the official Music Video, and Wallpapers I just cant help but get angry about THAT'S what we got for a Movie. It's one thing to expect poor quality from your seasonal ecchi or harem set up, but here it like everything was already laid out only to be handed off to people who had little to no idea what they were doing.

EDIT: I wasn't going to mention this since I do no speak nor understand any Russian but from a dub point of view it seem very monotonous. Which just adds to the dissociation of the whole movie.