First Squad: The Moment of Truth

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Pervyi Otryad, Первый Отряд
Japanese: ファーストスクワッド
English: First Squad: The Moment of Truth
German: First Squad: Moment der Wahrheit
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 13, 2009
Producers: None found, add some
Studios: Studio 4°C
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, SupernaturalSupernatural
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, MilitaryMilitary, Super PowerSuper Power
Duration: 1 hr. 13 min.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 5.931 (scored by 2066720,667 users)
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Ranked: #101352
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Popularity: #3562
Members: 42,133
Favorites: 56

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Synopsis

As the Second World War rages on throughout Europe and the German forces advance closer to Moscow, the days of the Soviet Union seem numbered. Their only hope is the First Squad, a special unit operating within the Soviet intelligence service that consists of teenagers possessing supernatural abilities. However, the unit's sole surviving member Nadya Ruslanova suffers from memory loss and is unlikely to take part in any combat operation.

The next Moment of Truth—an event that happens once every 700 years, when the actions of a single man can change the entire course of history—is rapidly approaching the Eastern Front. In hopes of breaking the stalemate at the frontlines, a German occult organization called Ahnenerbe plans to summon Baron von Wolff, a medieval knight from the Northern Crusades, and his undead army from the underworld. To prevent this from happening, First Squad must gather once again, and it is up to Nadya to bring back her deceased friends to stop the Nazis from taking over the world.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ruslanova, Nadya

Main

Valya

Supporting

Baron von Wolff

Supporting

Leo

Supporting

Zina

Supporting

Marat

Supporting

Staff

Tanaka, Eiko
Producer
Ashino, Yoshiharu
Director, Storyboard
Takahashi, Yuuichi
Key Animation
David, Alex Von
ADR Director


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"Valor" by DJ Krush
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Ending Theme

"Blade Wind" by DJ Krush




Reviews

Mar 17, 2010
I'll admit, I was sort of excited when I found this when I was randomly searching for some good Original Anime Music Videos. Russian rap and Studio 4°C (S4C) animating the video was perfect mix. But as an avid music video watcher in my hey day (when MTV actually showed music videos), one should know that you don't ever take a music video literally or you will lose the game.

Enter, First Squad: The Moment of Truth. I have seen many of S4C's animated shorts recently and have been a fan of most of their work. So to find a full length movie by ...
Oct 8, 2009
Mixed Feelings
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I'm going to be using a more freeform style for Movie reviews, as they are much smaller and I can describe my feelings for the movie in a much clearer fashion.


Studio 4°C’s anime transcends the borders of Japan. From Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit", to the Animatrix, and even to the Gotham Knight, their portfolio is varied and extensive. First Squad, their latest effort, is a collaboration between two Russian directors and 4°C, crossing the sea once again to create international anime. I had high hopes for First Squad, as the Studio's last movie, Tekkon Kinkreet, was excellent. However, the bullets of the ...
Aug 1, 2022
Ok, there are many reasons why this isn't a good movie, but it being a WW2-inspired fantasy flick isn't one of them. The problem is that it aspires to do things well, takes itself very seriously (have you seen the official site?), announces that boldly… and proceeds failing across the board. It's by all means a schlock feature masquerading as something it isn't.

I had suspected the movie wasn't going to be close to the teaser music video that preceded it—but the extent of difference was truly shocking. All of the titular First Squad members except the protagonist only appear in the movie for a few ...

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Poll: First Squad: The Moment of Truth Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 )
georgi - Oct 4, 2009
99 repliesby Hound-of-MAL »»
Sep 2, 2022 5:13 AM
Japanese or Russian?
Deago - Oct 20, 2015
1 repliesby Deago »»
Oct 21, 2015 4:58 AM
The live-action footage
Fronzel - Dec 4, 2011
2 repliesby Fronzel »»
May 4, 2013 9:43 PM
Is there any review from people who have seen it ?
dtitov - May 25, 2009
15 repliesby RaymanM »»
Dec 26, 2009 4:19 AM
Release Date?
ShadowBlazer3000 - Oct 14, 2008
8 repliesby Reisenfag »»
Sep 29, 2009 5:03 AM