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is a 13-episode Japan

Japan

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ese mecha

Mecha

A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...

-genre anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

series directed by veteran director Ryosuke Takahashi

Ryosuke Takahashi

is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer. He is among Sunrise's most renowned and noted directors, with his work epitomizing much of Sunrise's work in the 1980s, pioneering the real robot genre, with such noted works as Armored Trooper Votoms, Fang of the Sun Dougram and several...

. It was broadcast as pay per view streaming web video on Bandai Channel starting on June 6, 2006. Episodes 1 and 2 were scheduled to be broadcast on the anime PPV channel SKY Perfect Perfect Choice ch160 Anime from August 18, 2006. Stylistically, the series makes use of a still and video cameraman POV, as well as "web cam" images to create a documentary-like narrative, despite being an animated drama.

Setting

Saeko Shirasu is a 25-year-old war frontline photo-journalist who became a celebrity after taking a picture of civilians raising a makeshift UN flag in war-torn Uddiyana. The image then became an instant symbol for peace. However, just before the peace agreement is achieved, the flag was stolen by an armed extremist group in order to obstruct the truce. The UN peacekeepers decide to covertly send in a SDC unit to retrieve the flag. Because of her connection with the "Flag" photo, Saeko Shirasu was offered the job of following the SDC unit as a frontline journalist. The SDC unit is equipped with an HAVWC (High Agility Versatile Weapon Carrier—pronounced "havok") mecha armored vehicle.

Main characters & casts

Shirasu's Front

Saeko Shirasu —25-year-old frontline war photo-journalist
SDC Unit
- Capt. Chris Eversalt —female commanding officer of the SDC unit, HAVWC mecha pilot
- 2nd Lt. Nadi Olowokandi —transport and scout helicopter pilot
- 2nd Lt. Hakan Aqbal —transport helicopter pilot
- 1st Lt. Rowell Su-Ming —intelligence officer
- 1st Lt. Jan Nikkanen —back-up pilot and intelligence support officer
- 1st Lt. Christian Beroqui —engineer and mechanic, technical support
- 1st Lt. Shin Ichiyanagi —HAVWC mecha pilot

Akagi's Front

Keiichi Akagi —Saeko's senpai
Senpai
and are an essential element of Japanese seniority-based status relationships, similar to the way that family and other relationships are decided based on age, with even twins being divided into elder and younger sibling...

(senior) and friend. Veteran cameraman working for the Photo Agency "Horizont".
Lisa —Fellow journalist
Naraya —Akagi's local informant

Episodes

#	Title	Original air date

Production staff

Produced by The AnswerStudio and Aniplex

Aniplex

, formerly known as Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and established in January 1997...

Created by Ryosuke Takahashi
Ryosuke Takahashi
is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer. He is among Sunrise's most renowned and noted directors, with his work epitomizing much of Sunrise's work in the 1980s, pioneering the real robot genre, with such noted works as Armored Trooper Votoms, Fang of the Sun Dougram and several...
Directed by Ryosuke Takahashi
Ryosuke Takahashi
is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer. He is among Sunrise's most renowned and noted directors, with his work epitomizing much of Sunrise's work in the 1980s, pioneering the real robot genre, with such noted works as Armored Trooper Votoms, Fang of the Sun Dougram and several...

, Kazuo Terada
Written by Toru Nozaki
Character design by Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Mechanical design by Kazutaka Miyatake
Kazutaka Miyatake
is an anime designer known for the mechanical design of the Macross TV series and a number of its continuations from Studio Nue, of which he is a founding member. He has also contributed to the mecha design of other series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.-Mechanical Design:Kazutaka Miyatake...

Music

Music composed by Yoshihiro Ike
Sound Director by Keiichi Momose
Ending Theme LIGHTS by Eri Nobuchika
Eri Nobuchika
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, under the Fearless Records label on Sony Music Associated Records. She currently resides in Tokyo.- Early years :...
- Artist: Eri Nobuchika
  Eri Nobuchika
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, under the Fearless Records label on Sony Music Associated Records. She currently resides in Tokyo.- Early years :...
- Lyrics: Eri Nobuchika
  Eri Nobuchika
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, under the Fearless Records label on Sony Music Associated Records. She currently resides in Tokyo.- Early years :...
- Music: Shinichi Osawa

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