Valkyria Chronicles generic discussion

[FRS]

Kanjou. Feelings.

Thanks for the precision.

[M.Marangio]

There is an article with some character sketches at dengeki. Airing date is still April 2009, it seems.
http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/139/139958/

[JagdPanther]

I'm somewhat more comfortable with the Selvaria design after seeing those sketches.

[sb075]

It seems that Canadian anime singer sings the OP song.
http://animeanime.jp/news/archives/2009/02/_himeka.html

profile in youtube (She had uploaded her song but it was already deleted)
http://www.youtube.com/user/HIMEKA44?gl=JP&hl=ja

blog
http://himeka.wordpress.com/

[Runty]

There is an article with some character sketches at dengeki. Airing date is still April 2009, it seems.
http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/139/139958/

I like, I like. Selvaria's design is oh so shexy. :love:

Excellent new updates.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

I especially love how detailed all the outfits are and just how everything seems to flow well. All the character designs have so far been very well done and really done.

[sb075]

Official site updated
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/index.html

The main plot changes into the love story. To be honest, I couldn't become looking forward to the anime version personally.

[Runty]

Can anyone translate what was said in the interview?

[JagdPanther]

Official site updated
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/index.html

The main plot changes into the love story. To be honest, I couldn't become looking forward to the anime version personally.
What do you mean? You aren't looking forward to it or you can't look forward to it even more?

[xizro345]

The wording is a little off, but I think it means the love story will be the main focus...That's really worrying.

[JagdPanther]

The wording is a little off, but I think it means the love story will be the main focus...That's really worrying.
Well there's only one way to respond to that:

Oh crap.

[sb075]

What do you mean? You aren't looking forward to it or you can't look forward to it even more?

I don't mind the plot changing itself because I like the game system and art style but don't like the scenario much. But the director's intention which I grasped from the interview disappointed me. Why the main focus is a triangular love? and it seems that he wants to make us watch it as a TV drama rather than anime. I personally have never liked the anime which the director said like that.

So, I expect only the comedic episode.

[Shiroth]

So, I expect only the comedic episode.
We all know the beach episode is going to be amazing.

[xizro345]

Well if it's confirmed that IS really disappointing.

[JagdPanther]

We all know the beach episode is going to be amazing.
I can't wait for that one. :D

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

My judgements will be withheld until the actual show airs, but my interpretation of the article comes with slight dissapointment. As long as its well executed, has the characters act the way they're supposed too, and has a good enough entertainment value I could care less if they take a lot of focus on the love aspect as long as they don't totally block everything else out.

[BOZZY]

Hmm... Focus on a love triangle? I can't recall there being one in the game...?

[TrueKnight]

They probably did that to attract more female viewers. Simple formula, let's see..

- Shows with 2 bishoujos or more went after one undecisive guy = more male fans.
- Shows with 2 bishounens or more went after one undecisive girl = more female fans.

Yes I consider Welkin as a bishounen in the anime. I guess I'm gonna wait until the show air before making any judgments.

[Bonta Kun]

well they have to make it so it appeals to a general audience, throwing in romance of sorts helps.
Can't just be aiming for the core gaming audience, can they now?:)

whether its a main or even big focus on love I don't mind, I just wanna see this!:D

[xizro345]

This has nothing to do with "core game audience", as the game plot and development is basically "anime-style".

[grylsyjaeger]

Well to tell the truth I blitzed through VC my first time just so I could see how Welkin and Alicia's relationship grew so I don't mind if they put a bit more of a romantic spin on things.

Besides, how romantic can a bug crazed guy be. He compares Alicia to a White Winged Gull and the Rhinoceros Beetle...

Valkyria Chronicles is the best game I've played in a long time and probably the first to actually get me emotionally involved since Ever17.

[sb075]

From a standpoint of the staff, they might not have been able to get enough estimate for war scenes. Utawarerumono's producer said that DVD sales were very good but it was in the red as a business.

[Westlo]

Welkin is the prize of this triangle... amirite or amirite.

[Shiroth]

Welkin is the prize of this triangle... amirite or amirite.
Yes you are. What a guy Welkin is.

[Bloodseeker]

Well to tell the truth I blitzed through VC my first time just so I could see how Welkin and Alicia's relationship grew so I don't mind if they put a bit more of a romantic spin on things.

Besides, how romantic can a bug crazed guy be. He compares Alicia to a White Winged Gull and the Rhinoceros Beetle...

Valkyria Chronicles is the best game I've played in a long time and probably the first to actually get me emotionally involved since Ever17.

Its my runner up for best 2008 game after Fallout 3.

Not for the storyline, though. I HATE idiot plots.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdiotPlot

Massive spoilers ahead.

Welkin: Who cares if Alicia could just blast a bunch of holes in that giant tank until it stops working?! I'll risk thousands more lives and loads of tax payer money over pride because WE NEED TO WIN THIS BY OURSELVES, BY OUR OWN POWER! Also, its okay to send Alicia into danger as a normal soldier with a normal rifle and weak weak armor but its not okay to tell her to equip the most powerful weapons and armor available to her. Because its not something that a normal human would have and Alicia might go down in history as a heroic valkyria. Assuming that the conditions behind their victory ever get out. DURRRRRR. Never mind that she'll be able to go back to a relatively normal life in her small village regardless. The people there have known her for life, and they'll start looking at her normally again eventually. And its not as if many people will approve of their hero being captured and experimented on. (they have queen on their side as well) And it'll do wonders for her bakery.

Writers: BTW, did we forget to tell you that this is somehow a strong and morally correct decision on Welkin's part? Yeah, don't question it.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1046/clipboard01xum.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=clipboard01xum.jpg)

You tell em', Yun.

If you create an option that can solve the problem instantly with minimal cost in lives and money and you don't want to use it, then come up with an actual practical reason why they can't or shouldn't use it. It shouldn't be that hard.

Also:

Max: My precious unmeasurably loyal trump card and key to 90% of my past victories, go sacrifice yourself for me by doing something that could have been done with a normal bomb! Why? BECAUSE I'M THAT DAMN EVIL!

And last but not least (but just as terrible):

Faldio: I'll make an awesome "fuck yeah" entrance and then... grab a now relatively normal Max and fall down into the pit with him instead of just pushing or shooting him over the edge and lose my status as the only character in this story with his head on straight in the process.

[xizro345]

It may be idiot and cliched, but it worked. No need to get so aggressive. I liked the plot.

[Oppius]

How many episodes this show will have? If its have more than 50 then I should not watch it. If its about 26 I will give this a shot.

[Keroko]

It may be idiot and cliched, but it worked. No need to get so aggressive. I liked the plot.

Aggressive? I'm laughing to hard to consider this aggressive. I rather liked this sarcastic outlook on the plot. Can't help but agree too.

How many episodes this show will have? If its have more than 50 then I should not watch it. If its about 26 I will give this a shot.

I doubt VC will have more then 50 episodes, if even that, but why would that stop you?

[xizro345]

Aggressive? I'm laughing to hard to consider this aggressive. I rather liked this sarcastic outlook on the plot. Can't help but agree

Well I don't. I've seen these flaws as well, but I still liked it. It worked much better than other, more grandiose tries.

[Keroko]

I don't get me wrong, I liked the game and the plot, it's just these little things that had me role my eyes before I continued playing.

Then again, even without her Valkyrur powers Alicia pretty much soloed nearly everything. Caution + Defense is hard.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Indeed there were many cliche moments that now that I look back on them I laugh. Despite that I still love the game.

[Bloodseeker]

Something can be cliched without being stupid.

Alicia going berserk every time she uses her powers, coming one step closer to death every time she uses her powers, having her powers sealed until emotion draws them out, the enemy having some kind of weapon against her powers, or not knowing how to activate them with no readily available source to explain how are examples of cliches that are easy to buy and would do a good job at reasonably justifying them not being used, and each of these would have been easy to implement.

Not using them when they're readily available and have no real drawbacks because of some philosophical crap when there's lives on the line is ridiculous.

And it didn't work. I was rolling my eyes during the whole last few chapters of the game.

[grylsyjaeger]

I think what you guys are forgetting about Alicia is what Welkin said to Faldio in Varrot's office.

Given the unstable political climate and Gallia's strategic position and not to mention their Ragnite deposits. Welkin doesn't want to use Alicia's power since that will make Gallia a force to be reckoned with; a threat to both the Alliance and the Empire.

It will only escalate the conflict causing the Empire to send in more regular troops - Maximillian was but one small part of the Imperial Military Machine - to crush the Gallians.

But seeing how upset Alicia was when the Gallian troops begged her to save Gallia, I don't blame Welkin for insisting she doesn't "stoke her life flame" to destroy the Marmota.

Alicia said it howself, "How do you respond to that? What sort of life can I live from now on?" Can't you feel her pain? I know Welkin could and I understand his reasoning. In his situation I probably would have made the same decision especially if you're in love with that person.

You can say that the loss of just one life is preferable to two or a thousand or such but what happens after that? What happens when the next war comes around and another enemy invades?

Valkyria don't exactly grow on trees so they may not find another Valkyria who could do such an act or is even willing to do something like that.

If you achieve victory with your own two hands what's stopping you from doing it again when another war comes? One of the theme's in the game is practically handed to you on a plate at the start of the game. "The story of how a small nation bested a Giant."

Regardless I love the game to pieces, I'm just pissed off my PS3 and TV are packed away at the moment until the new games room is completed.

Completion date October-Christmas.

WHAT THE HELL!?

[xizro345]

And it didn't work. I was rolling my eyes during the whole last few chapters of the game.

It worked for me. And while I usually scrutinize plots while I play, overall I enjoyed it, despite its shortcomings (only the Faldio part in the end irked me). I was hoping for an adaptation like the Tears to Tiara anime in April, but I guess that won't be the case. What a shame.
Since they haven't shown Largo or Rosie yet I guess those two will play a limited part in the story, unless something changes.

[sb075]

Since they haven't shown Largo or Rosie yet I guess those two will play a limited part in the story, unless something changes.

There was a web article which was written that Largo and Rosie's VA change the other day (it was already deleted). If that article is real, it has the possibility that they are changed into small roles.


Edit

New VAs were announced but who they act is not written.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1336/942403.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=942403.jpg)

(Chiba Susumu)
(Inoue Marina)
(Sakurai Takahiro)
(Kuwashima Houko)
Minakawa Junko
Nomura Kenji
Tanaka Atsuko
(Fukuyama Jun)
(Ohara Sayaka)
Ohtsuka Akio
Ohtsuka Chikao

[Keroko]

I think what you guys are forgetting about Alicia is what Welkin said to Faldio in Varrot's office.

Given the unstable political climate and Gallia's strategic position and not to mention their Ragnite deposits. Welkin doesn't want to use Alicia's power since that will make Gallia a force to be reckoned with; a threat to both the Alliance and the Empire.

That was actually another thing that made me roll my eyes. So utterly creaming them with a Valkyrur is bad, but defeating a Valkyrur and a doomsday weapon without one doesn't register them as a threat? Uhm... what?

But seeing how upset Alicia was when the Gallian troops begged her to save Gallia, I don't blame Welkin for insisting she doesn't "stoke her life flame" to destroy the Marmota.

I actually found myself wondering why she didn't just tear the tank to shreds with her lance rather then blow herself up. She has a weapon that can pierce the Marmota, with a bit of effort she could have destroyed the tank without having to blow herself up.

Alicia said it howself, "How do you respond to that? What sort of life can I live from now on?" Can't you feel her pain? I know Welkin could and I understand his reasoning. In his situation I probably would have made the same decision especially if you're in love with that person.

Yes, I can feel her pain. Of course, by that same count I can ask you, can you feel the pain of the family of the soldiers that were killed because Welkin wanted to do this his own way?

Don't get me wrong, I understand Welkin's reasoning, he just wants to protect the girl he loves. I just don't agree with either his or Alicia's decision.

Alicia could have destroyed the Marmota with her own hands, bringing an end to the war quickly and with the least amount of sacrifices. Not even Alicia herself would have to sacrifice herself, as long as she just destroys the tank with her lance rather then her body. After that, she can just return to her own life. It wasn't like she had any problems with that anyway.

Of course, I also am heavily biased because I think Valkyria Alicia rocks, and was looking forward to a level in which I could field her myself, so I found myself yelling at the screen "No you idiot! I want to rampage through that thing with Alicia!" :p

[grylsyjaeger]

That was actually another thing that made me roll my eyes. So utterly creaming them with a Valkyrur is bad, but defeating a Valkyrur and a doomsday weapon without one doesn't register them as a threat? Uhm... what?

Think of it in today's standards. What's more threatening or likely to garner the largest scale retaliation if put to practice; a nation with a large military force or a nation with a nuclear arsenal?

For me, just thinking of using a Valkyria as a weapon to throw an invading enemy out of your country just brings a political shit storm to mind.

I actually found myself wondering why she didn't just tear the tank to shreds with her lance rather then blow herself up. She has a weapon that can pierce the Marmota, with a bit of effort she could have destroyed the tank without having to blow herself up.

Well from what I can recall from the game Selvaria could destroy the Edelweiss and Shamrock with one or two hits in Chapter 12 but think of her weapon along the same terms of power as a AT Lance or an AT shell. Where it takes three/four high tech rounds to destroy a Heavy/Medium tank head on.

With the We saw that AT rounds just bounced off the Marmota's hull and I'd imagine even a Valkyria's lance would not penetrate it's armour easily if at all. Alicia sacrificed her lance when she threw it to create a hole, so such power isn't available on a whim all time.

It's all hypothetical of what I could gather from the game's feel of weaponry and armour.

Regardless each to his own, mate. I love seeing and exchanging opinions on these sorts of things.

One thing we can all agree it's one damn good game so let's leave it at that, eh? =D

PS friends?

[Chrono Helix]

There was a web article which was written that Largo and Rosie's VA change the other day (it was already deleted). If that article is real, it has the possibility that they are changed into small roles.


Edit

New VAs were announced but who they act is not written.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1336/942403.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=942403.jpg)

(Chiba Susumu)
(Inoue Marina)
(Sakurai Takahiro)
(Kuwashima Houko)
Minakawa Junko
Nomura Kenji
Tanaka Atsuko
(Fukuyama Jun)
(Ohara Sayaka)
Ohtsuka Akio
Ohtsuka Chikao

From the game, Ohtsuka Chikao voices Gregor and Ohtsuka Akio voices Jaeger, both generals under Lelou... Maximillian's command. Atsuko Tanaka voices Eleanor Varrot, who is Welkin's and Faldio's superior. The remaining two seiyuu, Minakawa Junko and Nomura Kenji did not voice any of the main characters.

[Keroko]

Think of it in today's standards. What's more threatening or likely to garner the largest scale retaliation if put to practice; a nation with a large military force or a nation with a nuclear arsenal?

For me, just thinking of using a Valkyria as a weapon to throw an invading enemy out of your country just brings a political shit storm to mind.

If prior to a war, then a Valkyria.

However, when I receive a report that tells me my entire army was laid to waste by a countries civilian militia then I'd list that country as my number 1 threat. Being defeated by a Valkyria is expected, though it would still spike them as my number 1 threat anyway. Being defeated by a countries civilians will mean that they are filled with a great number of soldiers the empire cannot match. Such a threat needs to be eradicated before it joins up with any other country.

Well from what I can recall from the game Selvaria could destroy the Edelweiss and Shamrock with one or two hits in Chapter 12 but think of her weapon along the same terms of power as a AT Lance or an AT shell. Where it takes three/four high tech rounds to destroy a Heavy/Medium tank head on.

Oh, it's worse then that. I once had Alicia blowing up the Edelweiss, which was on the other side of the freaking level, hidden behind an armored building. I was thinking of being smart and driving the Edelweiss to a position to blow up the reinforcements. Didn't count on Alicia's beam being that destructive. >_<

And Alicia did show she was able to penetrate the tank. All she had to do then was walk inside and start rampaging.

Regardless each to his own, mate. I love seeing and exchanging opinions on these sorts of things.

One thing we can all agree it's one damn good game so let's leave it at that, eh? =D

Agreed, and so do I.

PS friends?

Any time.

[grylsyjaeger]

Heh, I'll give you that.

And also, wasn't there a DLC level for the Japanese version where you could use Alicia when she was in her Valkyrian state?

[Keroko]

That was Sylvaria, actually. It's a mission you play as the Empire.

[grylsyjaeger]

That was Sylvaria, actually. It's a mission you play as the Empire.

I've got the Japanese collector's edition, I should open it up and play that version and get the DLC. =D

[MakubeX2]

I've got the Japanese collector's edition, I should open it up and play that version and get the DLC. =D

Get a Japanese PSN prepaid card on hand first because that DLC isn't free at 800 yen a go.

[grylsyjaeger]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Shiroth]

Speaking of the DLC, i'm still waiting for it to be released here. :p

[Schneizel]

Some promo info summarized from the official site:

- Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 (3/20)
There will be special stage for Valkyria at the Tokyo Int. Anime Fair 09. They plan to debut some kind of promo video, have some discussion with the staff and cast, and the girl who sings the opening, Himeka, will perform the opening live. Short 30min promo event. Expected guests are Yamamoto Yasutaka (Director), Inoue Marina (Alicia), Kuwashima Houko (Isara), Fukuyama Jun (Maximilian), and Ohara Sayaka (Selvaria).

- Valkyria Chronicles Advanced Screening (3/28)
They're going to be showing the first episode "somewhere in the 23 special districts of Tokyo". Plans are to show the first episode, then have a discussion period w/the cast and staff after. There'll be two sessions, max of 130 people per session. You can leave an application by 3/16, then there'll be a random draw to see who gets to go. Expected voice actor guests are Chiba Susumu (Welkin), Inoue Marina (Alicia), Kuwashima Houko (Isara), and Ohara Sayaka (Selvaria). Expected duration is 30min seating starting at noon, 1hr of showing and discussion, then a 30min break, then start up again for the second session.

[Shiroth]

It'll be interesting to hear peoples thoughts after seeing the first episode at that screening. Especially from people who have played the game, and who haven't.

[sb075]

Character design of Largo, Rosie, Eleanor and empire side.
http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/144/144575/

VA changing
Rosie (Minakawa Junko)
Largo (Nomura Kenji)

edit

26 episodes
screen shot of the episode1
http://www.4gamer.net/games/048/G004882/20090310005/

Character design of Edie　and Homer
http://blog.valkyria.jp/archives/986052.html

It's reassuring to know that Edie isn't cut and 26 episodes are enough to do the empire side episode and DLC episodes, Edie squad arc and Selvaria arc.

[Chrono Helix]

WOW IT LOOKS GREAT! They're even colouring all the scenes in a style similar to the game!

[Shiroth]

Good to see they've kept the water pastel look from the game. That will please plenty of fans like myself.

[Runty]

WOW IT LOOKS GREAT! They're even colouring all the scenes in a style similar to the game!

That's EXTREMELY reassuring. It looks FANTASTIC.

And do I see a slight change to the intro scene?

[Shiroth]

Wow, that's some Alicia boob upgrade compared to the game.

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9778/031hwp.jpg

[BOZZY]

Looks like Alicia got a little upgraded for the TV series... yay!

[Keroko]

First thing I noticed... the Town Watch got turned into kids?

I mean, sure, Alicia isn't exactly 'adult' (How old was she again? 16? Can't recall...) either, but even she is towering over these kids, meaning they're probably even younger then her.

Well... I guess that means it makes more sense they're listening to her.

Judging from the surroundings, and lack of Isara, romance is not the only thing that's being changed. Though, from the looks of the screenshots, it's not exactly the manga either. Looks like even those familiar to the game are in for a wild ride here.

Oh yeah:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Liinna/040.jpg

It's Alicia. And she has a gun. And she's looking awesome.

[Chrono Helix]

This is very frustrating, I'm searching nico for a vid of the TGS2007 event mentioned in this post http://www.seiyuu3.net/2008/05/07/438/, but I just can't find it! And I'm sure I've seen it on nico before!

[BOZZY]

Hmmm, so no word on who the love triangle might be around...

Could it be Faldio - Alicia - Welkin? Or maybe that girl in the game who gets the Welkin Lover potential?

[xizro345]

26 episodes means MAYBE it could decent still....

[Shiroth]

What the hell --- Edy's wearing a skirt in her anime design.

I can deal with that, though it's not what i wanted. They better deliver with plenty of Edy now.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Wow I'm greatly suprised how well they kept to the art style of the game. I'm also greatly pleased and especially for Alicias little upgrade.:cool:

[grylsyjaeger]

My only gripe so far is the Gallian design is up the shit...

How would you even aim it properly?

I mean, sure, Alicia isn't exactly 'adult' (How old was she again? 16? Can't recall...) either, but even she is towering over these kids, meaning they're probably even younger then her.

She's nineteen from memory. Welkin was twenty-two?

[Roadie]

Talk about cruelty potential, since in the game one of the watchmen gets offed from one of the first shots of the invasion...

[Shiroth]

Welkin was twenty-two?
Yep, you're right.

I better prepare some Edy avatars for when this series starts to air.

[HammerOrNails]

Looks very promising, too bad very little of Raita's style has managed to filter through. I just love the guy, he so needs to be picked up for a professional production of some kind.

[Keroko]

So, with screenies of the first episodes popping up, what is the airing date?

[BOZZY]

Hmmm... I wonder, will they include Aika and Vyse in the anime?

[Bonta Kun]

So, with screenies of the first episodes popping up, what is the airing date?

I would like to know too, I never bothered to check the air date before as I would just get it when it was released

but after seeing the screenies, me wants to know!!!

@Shiroth wow indeed, its some upgrade:D

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

I don't think I've read any official anouncment of an air date, but most info I find seems to point towards April.

[TrueKnight]

Was Alicia's boobs this big? I don't remember her being all busty in the game at all instead I think she's rather proportionate. The one I clearly remember having busty racks are Selvaria lol.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Was Alicia's boobs this big? I don't remember her being all busty in the game at all instead I think she's rather proportionate. The one I clearly remember having busty racks are Selvaria lol.

Actually they are not too far off from the actual size. In the game when she wears her battle outfits it gives off an illusion of smaller size. That white flap that kind of hangs over them creates this weird size perspective (especially when looking straight on).

[Tempy]

Having not read beyond pages 14, forgive me if this has been addressed already...

Am I the only one cringing at the rifle designs? Those promo images of Alicia wielding a Gallian rifle made me go "GAH!" It looks like a club than a gun.

Though the one Alicia bears in the new screenshots look suspiciously like a M1 Carbine.

[Shiroth]

I don't think I've read any official anouncment of an air date, but most info I find seems to point towards April.
Yeah, it's airing in April.

Actually they are not too far off from the actual size. In the game when she wears her battle outfits it gives off an illusion of smaller size. That white flap that kind of hangs over them creates this weird size perspective (especially when looking straight on).
Yeah again. You just don't realize they're that big in the game.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Yeah, it's airing in April.


Yeah again. You just don't realize they're that big in the game.

The beach scene in the game is when you can see their actual size clearly.

[Shiroth]

The beach scene in the game is when you can see their actual size clearly.
I know that, i'm talking about when she's in uniform which is like 90% of the game.

[Tsuchiro]

I mean, sure, Alicia isn't exactly 'adult' (How old was she again? 16? Can't recall...) either, but even she is towering over these kids, meaning they're probably even younger then her.


She was 19 in the game. Not sure if they changed anything for the anime.

[Runty]

I'll bet people haven't thought of this, but I have to wonder how the anime will treat Ellet. I mean, she was a pretty funny character in the game, and her manga counterpart is just as humorous, so I wonder if they'll keep to her character in the anime.

Maybe they'll dedicate an entire episode of her interviewing the members of Squad 7 (and not just the core members). That'd be pretty interesting, and it'd present a chance to see each member's personality.

And then there's Hans the pig... definitely should provide some laughs.

[grylsyjaeger]

Having not read beyond pages 14, forgive me if this has been addressed already...

Am I the only one cringing at the rifle designs? Those promo images of Alicia wielding a Gallian rifle made me go "GAH!" It looks like a club than a gun.

My only gripe so far is the Gallian design is up the shit...

How would you even aim it properly?

But yeah, the game had really nice weapon concepts and the anime is a bit of a let down in that area.

Oh well, more Valkyria Chronicles is never a bad thing so I'm still looking forward to this.

[sb075]

I don't think I've read any official anouncment of an air date, but most info I find seems to point towards April.

The fastest airing is April 5 01:35 (jpn)
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/oa/index.html

[Chrono Helix]

I'll bet people haven't thought of this, but I have to wonder how the anime will treat Ellet. I mean, she was a pretty funny character in the game, and her manga counterpart is just as humorous, so I wonder if they'll keep to her character in the anime.

Maybe they'll dedicate an entire episode of her interviewing the members of Squad 7 (and not just the core members). That'd be pretty interesting, and it'd present a chance to see each member's personality.

And then there's Hans the pig... definitely should provide some laughs.

I imagine they'd have the interviews as end-of-episode omake bits.

[Runty]

I imagine they'd have the interviews as end-of-episode omake bits.

I guess that would work. Still, she'll need to keep her role in the actual story.

[DangerMouse]

Oh yeah:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Liinna/040.jpg

It's Alicia. And she has a gun. And she's looking awesome.

Yes, awesome screenshot, I love her anime character design there, her anime form should work out good.

Also, (I may have missed it being revealed in a previous image recently but) it's freaking fantastic that they've seemingly implemented somewhat of the Canvas Engine's sketched look into the show now looking at these couple of images. I had kind of gotten used to the idea that we wouldn't get it because it would be difficult unlike with the game but it's actually nicely somewhat present now, my excitement keeps going up for this show as we see more stuff especially now that it's not going to be a ridiculously short 12/13 eps.

Yep, you're right.

I better prepare some Edy avatars for when this series starts to air.

LOL, yeah I wouldn't be surprised if there were a lot of requests judging from the her response in the game.

Now if we could just get a nice cameo from the Skies of Arcadia crew... ;)

[Yu Ominae]

This Alice is interesting. Especially her (ahem)...

[Runty]

Now here's something that'll need to be addressed at some point: getting English subs of this. We're going to need to find translators when this series comes out, and we're going to want GOOD ones.

Regrettably, I don't know any good translators...

[M.Marangio]

The staff & cast page (http://www.valkyria-anime.com/staff/index.html) and the character page (http://www.valkyria-anime.com/chara/index.html) were also updated on the official site a few days ago.

[sb075]

Interview chapter 2
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-02.html

A lot of recruitable characters appear (especially popular ones).
There are talking scenes between main characters and recruitable characters.
Female recruitable characters basically wear a skirt.
Original empire side episode.
Selvaria arc's character (Carl?) relates with the main plot.
Gregor plays an active part, especially in the early episodes.
The story development is defferent from Irene's Gallic Chronicle.
Squad 1 (Fardio's) is composed of original and recruitable characters.
Weapons which are seen cruelly like flamethrower don't appear as much as possible.

I took heart in the fact that it seems not to be only triangle love at least.

[Chrono Helix]

Now here's something that'll need to be addressed at some point: getting English subs of this. We're going to need to find translators when this series comes out, and we're going to want GOOD ones.

Regrettably, I don't know any good translators...

I still haven't decided which set of names I'll prefer, direct romanisation of the japanese names, or the official english names from the game. Some of them are significantly different.

[BOZZY]

Interview chapter 2
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-02.html

A lot of recruitable characters appear (especially popular ones).
There are talking scenes between main characters and recruitable characters.
Female recruitable characters basically wear a skirt.
Original empire side episode.
Selvaria arc's character (Carl?) relates with the main plot.
Gregor plays an active part, especially in the early episodes.
The story development is defferent from Irene's Gallic Chronicle.
Squad 1 (Fardio's) is composed of original and recruitable characters.
Weapons which are seen cruelly like flamethrower don't appear as much as possible.

I taked heart in the fact that it seems not to be only triangle love at least.

That is very awesome news... I do hope they flesh out Selvaria and Alicia's backstories a little more than what was covered in the game.

[Rab]

The romance will be mainly focused on Welkin and Alicia? ln my own opinion: That comes as a surprise. lt's the racial abuse that lsara and her kin received which was the best aspect for the game. The interactions with Rosie and lsara were truthfully amazing. Talking about Romance. The Valkyria, Selvaria. And the commander who was in charge of Gallia's invasion force--lt'll be great if the anime went more into depth about their stories and the romanticism between them.


l'm really excited about this.

[spawnofthejudge]

The romance will be mainly focused on Welkin and Alicia? ln my own opinion: That comes as a surprise. lt's the racial abuse that lsara and her kin received which was the best aspect for the game. The interactions with Rosie and lsara were truthfully amazing. Talking about Romance. The Valkyria, Selvaria. And the commander who was in charge of Gallia's invasion force--lt'll be great if the anime went more into depth about their stories and the romanticism between them.


l'm really excited about this.

They probably mean the meaning of romance that only has to do with 'romantic love', rather than romantic ideal.

[Rab]

They probably mean the meaning of romance that only has to do with 'romantic love', rather than romantic ideal.

Ahhhh. l see now.

l wonder if the writers have any planned ova's of the minor characters in squad 7 in mind.

[xizro345]

Since they're straying away from Ellet's version of the story I assume certain events, like the ones around Chapter 10 may be absent or replaced.

[JagdPanther]

Interview chapter 2
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-02.html

A lot of recruitable characters appear (especially popular ones).
There are talking scenes between main characters and recruitable characters.
Female recruitable characters basically wear a skirt.
Original empire side episode.
Selvaria arc's character (Carl?) relates with the main plot.
Gregor plays an active part, especially in the early episodes.
The story development is defferent from Irene's Gallic Chronicle.
Squad 1 (Fardio's) is composed of original and recruitable characters.
Weapons which are seen cruelly like flamethrower don't appear as much as possible.

I taked heart in the fact that it seems not to be only triangle love at least.
Okay, I'm good with that news, even the last one. The second to last one about Faldio's squad makes perfect sense, too.

Come on! Put Freesia in the anime! :D

[grylsyjaeger]

Aika better be there. =D

[Chrono Helix]

I have a feeling that this series will get a subforum.

[spawnofthejudge]

Aika better be there. =D

I'm kinda nervous as to how they'll handle our friends from Arcadia. I loved that game and ended up using Aika and Vyse all the time... not to mention that you have to be perfect to never see Fina (or Mina or...). But they're references to another continuity... will they keep them around?

[Tempy]

Needs moar Sadistic Jane.

And Marina.

An Elysse is fine too.

[Chrono Helix]

This is really driving me crazy: http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0709/23/news015.html
This was during TGS2007. If anyone somehow manages to find a vid of this (nico or youtube or anything) please post it!

[JagdPanther]

Needs moar Sadistic Jane.

And Marina.

An Elysse is fine too.
If this anime is going to focus on romance, to an extent, I'm sure she'll be included.

[kanon78]

I have a feeling that this series will get a subforum.

It looks to be the best anime of this spring, so it deserves one

[Runty]

It looks to be the best anime of this spring, so it deserves one

Well, don't be so sure. I mean, the new FMA anime is coming out in April as well once Gundam00 ends, so Valkyria is gonna have STEEP competition.

But you can count on me watching every Valkyria Chronicles episode. :D

[Bonta Kun]

Well, don't be so sure. I mean, the new FMA anime is coming out in April as well once Gundam00 ends, so Valkyria is gonna have STEEP competition.

But you can count on me watching every Valkyria Chronicles episode. :D

it may have competition but its still gonna be one of teh ebst anime this spring:p

theres quite a few animes this spring that have appealed to me but
VC tops the list atm, can't wait for this!!!:hyper-^v^:

[grylsyjaeger]

I'm kinda nervous as to how they'll handle our friends from Arcadia. I loved that game and ended up using Aika and Vyse all the time... not to mention that you have to be perfect to never see Fina (or Mina or...). But they're references to another continuity... will they keep them around?

Well since at least Vyse has a prominent role in the manga; we may see him in the anime but I'm not sure about Aika.

Here's hoping though, eh?

If this anime is going to focus on romance, to an extent, I'm sure she'll be included.

For more complications they should put Audrey in the anime too. I just want to see her crush the watermelon with one hand...

[sb075]

Kano Yui voices Edy Nelson and she took the position of the official radio personality away from the main heroine.
http://ameblo.jp/kano-yui/

[SuperKnuckles]

Valkyria Chronicles is the best game I've played in a long time and probably the first to actually get me emotionally involved since Ever17.

Oh god, don't get me started on Ever17 please. Yes it had a pretty good, emotional story. I refuse to say it's the ONLY good, emotional game ever released like some *some* people tends to do. Ever17 praise almost gets to elitism level nowdays. ugh

There's been plenty of good games with excellent storylines in the past year for me. I won't start naming names though. I don't even own a PS3 and I had to rent it just to play Valkyria Chronicles. I need to buy it someday (no money..) so I can relive it. As for the romance, they didn't get into it much at all in the game, no need to do so in the anime. I'm frankly not sure how they can possibly port the game into anime form, but we'll see. I don't think this kind of show will work without some eyecandy to work with.

[grylsyjaeger]

Ever17 was the first VN I ever played and it was actually what got me into anime so it's always going to hold a special place in my heart.

I understand your viewpoint completely so I won't say anything against it. Let's all just hope the VC anime is successful.

[Shiroth]

The best thing we game players should be doing is not having our expectation's set so high. If you do, then one part you disagree with in the anime and that will be the end of it.

I'm just hoping for plenty of Edy, and that she's handled nicely.

[Keroko]

I have no illusions of a one-on-one copy of the game. In fact, the game is so similar to an anime that I would actually find that boring. If I've already seen everything the anime will show, where's the fun in watching it?

My expectations are actually that the anime throws in twists and scenes that weren't in the game. Keep things fresh.

[JagdPanther]

The best thing we game players should be doing is not having our expectation's set so high. If you do, then one part you disagree with in the anime and that will be the end of it.

I'm just hoping for plenty of Edy, and that she's handled nicely.
That's exactly what I'm afraid of.

I'm a stickler for adaptations from medium to medium being as accurate as possible within reasonable bounds. Obviously you can cover a ton more in a 400+ pg novel than you can in a 2-hour movie, but I'd rather see side stories cut out and parts condensed than see the story changed because "it's more dramatic" or something along those lines.I have no illusions of a one-on-one copy of the game. In fact, the game is so similar to an anime that I would actually find that boring. If I've already seen everything the anime will show, where's the fun in watching it?

My expectations are actually that the anime throws in twists and scenes that weren't in the game. Keep things fresh.
That's a reasonable point, but I would have a problem with something as drastic as turning this into a primarily romance story; the game is certainly not primarily a romance story, as far as I'm concerned. The love between the main characters is obviously an important aspect of the story, but it is not the primary part (though one could argue it is since romantic love does drive some major events in the last group of chapters).

[Keroko]

That I agree with. While I would love to see shifts and changes in the plot, the story of Valkyria Chronicles is essentially a war story. A war story with a few romantic elements, but a war story at its core. To see it turned into a love story with war elements would disappoint me greatly.

But I'll be reserving judgment on that until I've actually seen the story itself.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

My expectations are actually that the anime throws in twists and scenes that weren't in the game. Keep things fresh.

I'm with you there. If it was everything that the game was without some of its own take on things where would be the fun in that. Its good to have a variety. Of course there are some things that I think are essential to keep the same as it would ruin the show otherwise. I just hope it doesn't toally dumb down the war aspect and pile the show with nothing but romance.

[JagdPanther]

I may be just dumb, so if this has been mentioned here before I apologize, but:

I'd really like it if they kept the little comic book-style words on the screen when tanks move or weapons fire like "ratta-ratta," "buda-buda," etc. I just wonder if it might end up being a little cheesy in an anime... though the game has an anime feel to it with such good graphics even in-game.

[Shiroth]

I'd really like it if they kept the little comic book-style words on the screen when tanks move or weapons fire like "ratta-ratta," "buda-buda," etc. I just wonder if it might end up being a little cheesy in an anime... though the game has an anime feel to it with such good graphics even in-game.
That i'd like to see though i don't know how well it would be pulled of to not stand out. In the game it fits perfectly with the comic-book looking style, where the anime won't be just like that. It'll be interesting to see if they keep it or not anyway, though i'm looking at not.

[Keroko]

While it'd be funny, it would also look rather... awkward to see those words in the anime. They work in the game because you're the one behind the wheels or guns, but seeing several characters across the screen firing... wouldn't really work. You'll note that even in the game those words only appear when actually in combat, but are completely absent in the cutscenes.

[Shiroth]

You'll note that even in the game those words only appear when actually in combat, but are completely absent in the cutscenes.
Yeah, another reason why i don't think they should be added to this adaptation.

What i'm sure most of we game players are hoping to see is plenty of interaction from Squad 7. I'm hoping they plan to have this series as 26 episodes so they can play around with the supporting cast some. Plenty of material for it.

Edy scenes pleeeeease.

[Runty]

I hear you on the Edy scenes, but what I REALLY want to see is Marina Wulfstan kicking ASS! She was always my favorite non-main character in the game, because she's just so damn powerful. Best sniper, bar none.

[JagdPanther]

Why no one like Fressia. :(

I think Edy is an okay recruit, but... I don't really get why she's so popular.

[Bloodseeker]

Why no one like Fressia. :(

I think Edy is an okay recruit, but... I don't really get why she's so popular.

I like Freesia. On the rare cases where I use a scout other than Alicia, she's the one that I use.

Don't know if she'd be as hot without her dub's voice's way of speaking, though. (Susie's actually the hottest scout, but her last personal potential makes her useless; Freesia's up there, though)

And Edy is popular because she's moe.

[DeotoxSlayer]

Why no one like Fressia. :(

I think Edy is an okay recruit, but... I don't really get why she's so popular.

Hot Twin-Tailed Tsundere ~nuff said

[grylsyjaeger]

Hot Twin-Tailed Tsundere ~nuff said

Hmm not my style...

My favourite female characters from the game are Aika and Audrey. So if they're in the anime I'll be happy.

A lot. =D

[Bonta Kun]

yohoho gotta love a lass that can shoot to kill:D

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6751/6dca32eb54b2c127e5183b9.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=6dca32eb54b2c127e5183b9.jpg)

[Chrono Helix]

Reminds me of how I showed a friend the game and he said 'I've never seen so much... cuteness on a battlefield.'

[grylsyjaeger]

That's got to be some of the best fan art I've seen.

You should post that in the Social Group gallery, Bonta.

[JagdPanther]

I like Freesia. On the rare cases where I use a scout other than Alicia, she's the one that I use.

Don't know if she'd be as hot without her dub's voice's way of speaking, though. (Susie's actually the hottest scout, but her last personal potential makes her useless; Freesia's up there, though)

And Edy is popular because she's moe.
I use Alicia because she's a Leader and has better stats naturally, but I think Freesia is the second best scout so I use her a lot and have grown quite attached to her. She has the 3rd best evade in the game which comes in very handy.

The reason you list for Susie is the same reason I list for Edy. I think her Panicky potential makes her fairly useless as a Shocktrooper. I stopped using her as soon as I unlocked her final potential.

I mean, I can see just by looks why she'd be popular but not as a game character.

[sb075]

I hear you on the Edy scenes, but what I REALLY want to see is Marina Wulfstan kicking ASS! She was always my favorite non-main character in the game, because she's just so damn powerful. Best sniper, bar none.

I forgot to write but Marina and Susie appear definitely. According to the interview, Marina doesn't wear a skirt but shorts and Susie appears as a member of vigilante.

[Keroko]

Alicia + Caution + Defense = best runner in the game. Her potentials allows her to heal damage -and procs pretty darn often- and you get the chance to regain all your energy.

Stats and the obvious 'I want to see Edy' love aside though, there are three people I would really love to see. First is Catherine O'Hara. I don't know why, but something about her mother-henish personality strikes a good chord with me. Second is the medic. Strange request, I know, but I love her. <3

Third? Third is Cherry. I'm a big fan of her dub voice, purely because there is no thing better then to see a blonde ditz wielding a gun and winning.

"Like, dodging's unfair okay?" BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

[grylsyjaeger]

Third? Third is Cherry. I'm a big fan of her dub voice, purely because there is no thing better then to see a blonde ditz wielding a gun and winning.

"Like, dodging's unfair okay?" BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

Yeah Cherry's great.

"I'm sooo gonna shoot!"

When she joins Squad 7 you couldn't ask for a better introduction of what's going to come.

"I'm Cherry Stijnen, like, with a 'j'. It's silent...But, um...I'm not!"

[Oppius]

How's the animation quality? Since I never played it game before and I hope its production quality will be good despite some flaws that I already seen before.

[spawnofthejudge]

Nothing to do with the anime, but I'm excited that the downloadable content has been officially announced (http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2009/03/16/valkyria-chronicles-dlc-announced-and-twitter-hints-explained/) now. :)

I didn't realize that one of the DLC missions had Edy as a title character!

[Shiroth]

How's the animation quality? Since I never played it game before and I hope its production quality will be good despite some flaws that I already seen before.
They've kept the pastel look from the game which is a great thing. Animation quality looks like it'll do the job. I'll say more on that after i've seen the first episode for myself.

& yes heard about the DLC information. A huge yay for the Edy mission.

[puretsundere]

Nothing to do with the anime, but I'm excited that the downloadable content has been officially announced (http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2009/03/16/valkyria-chronicles-dlc-announced-and-twitter-hints-explained/) now. :)

I didn't realize that one of the DLC missions had Edy as a title character!

Been waiting for the DLC to come out for a long time. And now they officially announce that the DLC is coming out.. later. It's such a tease, but I definitely will be getting it when it comes out.

Edy's mission would make an interesting OVA. I'm just leaving that out there.

[Bloodseeker]

I use Alicia because she's a Leader and has better stats naturally, but I think Freesia is the second best scout so I use her a lot and have grown quite attached to her. She has the 3rd best evade in the game which comes in very handy.

The reason you list for Susie is the same reason I list for Edy. I think her Panicky potential makes her fairly useless as a Shocktrooper. I stopped using her as soon as I unlocked her final potential.

I mean, I can see just by looks why she'd be popular but not as a game character.

She's still on my team. She does fairly well. I used her to kill the last boss.

Panicky actually doesn't make that big of a difference, nor does Rosie-hater. She's just a slightly below average shocktrooper, gameplay-wise. There's no good reason to use her unless she's one of your favorites, but if you really want to, you can keep her without having to worry about her potentials making her useless.

Alicia + Caution + Defense = best runner in the game. Her potentials allows her to heal damage -and procs pretty darn often- and you get the chance to regain all your energy.

Stats and the obvious 'I want to see Edy' love aside though, there are three people I would really love to see. First is Catherine O'Hara. I don't know why, but something about her mother-henish personality strikes a good chord with me. Second is the medic. Strange request, I know, but I love her. <3

Third? Third is Cherry. I'm a big fan of her dub voice, purely because there is no thing better then to see a blonde ditz wielding a gun and winning.

"Like, dodging's unfair okay?" BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

"You're like 'I'll shoot!' and I'm like 'WHAT-EVAR'!"

And don't forget about double movement for Alicia. You can win some battles that should take you at least 2-3 turns to win due to the distance of the target in a single turn.

Nothing to do with the anime, but I'm excited that the downloadable content has been officially announced (http://blogs.sega.com/usa/2009/03/16/valkyria-chronicles-dlc-announced-and-twitter-hints-explained/) now. :)

I didn't realize that one of the DLC missions had Edy as a title character!

I was kinda worried that they might not release it, since they were unsure if they were going to release it at first (back when they first said that DLC was coming, they only mentioned hard mode and the Selvaria DLC) and Edy doesn't seem to be an overwhelming fan favorite over here.

I'm glad that they did, since I'm looking forward to it more than the Selvaria DLC.

Been waiting for the DLC to come out for a long time. And now they officially announce that the DLC is coming out.. later. It's such a tease, but I definitely will be getting it when it comes out.

Edy's mission would make an interesting OVA. I'm just leaving that out there.

Given that the anime is going to be 26 episodes, I wouldn't be surprised if they dedicated an episode or two to Edy. And if they dedicate episodes to Edy, then the Edy DLC will probably be covered.

[Keroko]

My favorite Shock Troopers gameplay wise were, ironically, both guys. Hannes and Vyse.

Hannes (or as me and my friends like to call him, Rambo) not only gets improved accuracy against Imps -aka pretty much every enemy in the game- but also has the Ultimate Damage potential, making him one of the best boss-killers in the game.

And come on, he's frikin Rambo.

Vyse is pretty much a prime example of a Shock Trooper in the form of his Challenge Lover potential, which gives him extra damage for charging head-first into an enemy. That, and he looks awesome.

Of course, this was on my first playthrough. I plan to make an entirely different squad on my second and see how they work out.

[typhonsentra]

I need to beat the game sometime.....

[JagdPanther]

The DLC is coming to the US?

SWEETNESS. I hope it comes out while I'm home so I can play it right away.

[relentlessflame]

A reminder here too. This is going to be a pain because so many people looking forward to the anime have already played the game. But please remember the board's policy about topics and spoilers (http://forums.animesuki.com/faq.php?faq=animesuki_faq#faq_spoilerpolicy). This is the anime thread. If you want to talk about the game, or speculate about the anime based on the game, please go to the game thread. Incidentally, there is also a manga thread. This should be a thread where those who haven't yet played the game can participate and not risk being spoiled, and it isn't okay just to throw everything behind spoiler tags.

Thanks for your understanding!

[Bonta Kun]

heres some moar arty imagery-ness.....pictures!:p

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[grylsyjaeger]

I love you, Bunta.

However you might want to put that third image in spoiler tags.

Here's one I've got. Heh, the Woodland Snare was one of my favourite chapters.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4307/90c59ed41e94475ed63a1d7.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90c59ed41e94475ed63a1d7.jpg)

[Runty]

I love you, Bunta.

However you might want to put that third image in spoiler tags.

Here's one I've got. Heh, the Woodland Snare was one of my favourite chapters.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4307/90c59ed41e94475ed63a1d7.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90c59ed41e94475ed63a1d7.jpg)

I wanna see this happen in the anime! :smile:

[grylsyjaeger]

Haha yeah it would be great. It just seems like such an innocent scene. I know he's trying to sneak a peak but it just seems so out of character of Welkin that it's good.

[Chrono Helix]

I love you, Bunta.

However you might want to put that third image in spoiler tags.

Here's one I've got. Heh, the Woodland Snare was one of my favourite chapters.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4307/90c59ed41e94475ed63a1d7.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90c59ed41e94475ed63a1d7.jpg)

I'm hoping they remember to have the following.
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9055/aliciag.png

[grylsyjaeger]

Oh man yeah that look was priceless.

Why did she make it again? Welkin got talking about her using the plant in her cooking? Been a while since I played the Woodland Snare I'm afraid.

[Runty]

They're also gonna need "What kind of girl wants to hear that she looks like a bug?"

That was such a funny moment.

[LKK]

A reminder here too. This is going to be a pain because so many people looking forward to the anime have already played the game. But please remember the board's policy about topics and spoilers (http://forums.animesuki.com/faq.php?faq=animesuki_faq#faq_spoilerpolicy). This is the anime thread. If you want to talk about the game, or speculate about the anime based on the game, please go to the game thread. Incidentally, there is also a manga thread. This should be a thread where those who haven't yet played the game can participate and not risk being spoiled, and it isn't okay just to throw everything behind spoiler tags.

Thanks for your understanding!
Please, everyone, listen and heed relentlessflame's reminder. Some of us would like to watch the series unspoiled by all you gamers' prior knowledge. :upset:

[JagdPanther]

Please, everyone, listen and heed relentlessflame's reminder. Some of us would like to watch the series unspoiled by all you gamers' prior knowledge. :upset:
With the feeling I'm getting from this the non-gamers might not have to worry that anything is getting spoiled. :(

I just don't like what I'm hearing. I don't want a 1-for-1 copy but I sure as hell don't want an afternoon soap.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

They're also gonna need "What kind of girl wants to hear that she looks like a bug?"

That was such a funny moment.

Doesn't Welkin also say some hilariously stupid word like "Beetletastic" at some point.:heh:

[relentlessflame]

I think we'd better hold off on the "oh they need to include <x> scene from the game" posts. The ones so far have been pretty mild and innocuous, but sooner or later some jerk is going to post something that I definitely don't want to know. As I said before, this thread should be free of game spoilers. I'd ask everyone to start reporting posts that contain spoilers (and don't reply) so they can be deleted. This is an anime thread, not a "game fans community thread", even though I totally understand and appreciate that many of the people anticipating the anime are game fans. Let's try to achieve a good balance. :)

[Keroko]

That brings me to another point... when the anime airs, how do we handle the inevitable discussions on the difference between the anime and the game? I mean, just by debating the differences we'd be spoiling the game.

[Shiroth]

That brings me to another point... when the anime airs, how do we handle the inevitable discussions on the difference between the anime and the game? I mean, just by debating the differences we'd be spoiling the game.
This is why we should keep our fingers crossed and hope it gets it's own sub-forum, otherwise we're not going to be able to do that.

[Chrono Helix]

I think there's a pretty good chance, not often you have 10 pages for a thread in the unaired forum, is it?

[grylsyjaeger]

That brings me to another point... when the anime airs, how do we handle the inevitable discussions on the difference between the anime and the game? I mean, just by debating the differences we'd be spoiling the game.

How about in the VC group?

I created it with the anime and the game in mind. So we could have all the necessary discussions there?

[spawnofthejudge]

How about in the VC group?

I created it with the anime and the game in mind. So we could have all the necessary discussions there?

I second this, though if we do get our own forum I'd like it to be there... I'd certainly participate in those discussions in the group :).

I've not been here long. How is it determined what anime gets a subforum?

[Keroko]

The problem I see with dedicating it towards the social group is that, while it is fine for those who are a member of the group, it wouldn't stop new or latecoming members from making these comments, as they may not even be aware of the group's existence, much less be a member of it.

A sub forum would of course be ideal, as we could then have a thread dedicated to discussing this, but if that's not possible then I would at least suggest a rule concerning this be added to the top post.

[spawnofthejudge]

If there's no subforum, is it possible to get a thread in Gen Discussion (or somewhere else?) that would make discussion like this possible?

Keroko's right in that we'd be taking discussion way out of the 'spotlight', but I don't know how, other than a subforum, we can actually solve that particular issue.

More on topic:

Can someone translate this? (http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/manga/index.html)

[sb075]

TAF2009 PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2RdCjLhy8U

[Runty]

TAF2009 PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2RdCjLhy8U

YES! We finally get a PV! And it looks like the anime is going to live up to my expectations.

[Shiroth]

It's basically just showing scenes from the first episode plus a few extra's. Plenty of good stuff for game players.

No Edy though. :(

[spawnofthejudge]

It's basically just showing scenes from the first episode plus a few extra's. Plenty of good stuff for game players.

No Edy though. :(

But there is Susie! :)

[Runty]

But there is Susie! :)

And Ellet for that matter. She looks great in the anime, and I hope to expect her quirky personality.

EDIT: It also looks like Alicia's baker aspect is going to be kept in the anime. That's GOOD.

[JagdPanther]

Ellet looked the closest to her game self. I still think everyone else is a little "off."

But it's nice to see some motion finally and see how it can all come together.

[Bloodseeker]

Ellet looked the closest to her game self. I still think everyone else is a little "off."

But it's nice to see some motion finally and see how it can all come together.

Largo and Rosie look almost exactly like their in-game selves from the character design sheets.

Some of them look a little different, but all of the anime designs look good so far, save for Selvaria looking a little weird. (but she might look better in motion)

Alicia and Isara look better in anime form.

[Manji Midou]

TAF2009 PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2RdCjLhy8U

Hmm, welkin looks so much older then alicia in the anime then in-game
lsara looks young as hell too, oh well l guess it's ok for her though...

[Shiroth]

save for Selvaria looking a little weird. (but she might look better in motion)
Yeah. It's a design that won't take long getting used to once she makes a few appearances on screen.

It's funny how they shown Susie in the PV, though thinking about it she'll make for excellent drama in this adaptation.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

After seeing that I just can't help but be excited for this anime. From what I can tell it seems very true to the game material and not to mention whatever music was playing during that preview video was catchy. Is that the opening music for the show?

[sb075]

Interview chapter 3.
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-03.html

Anime original factors are basically supervised by Sega. For example, Emperor appears to make clear Maximilian's motivation which wasn't drawn in the game.
This anime is basically a Gallia and Empire story. Federation side isn't drawn much.
They are going to pour large-scale tank battle scene in the Battle of Naggiar and there is also a highlight battle scene in the early episode. However if pouring their energy to battle scenes like the game too much, the story development becomes to be boring. So they pour daily life scenes more than battle scenes.
Character designs take into consideration　especially for female fans. The director want to increase female VC fans.

[grylsyjaeger]

Bonza, can't wait for this.

[Magin]

I don't know how good the game is, but when I saw it in Wal-mart the other day, I liked the cover artwork (which is usually what gets me hooked to a game half the time), and then I remembered that I'd heard this name somewhere else... so while I don't have a PS3 to play the game nor funds for the game + system anyways, I hope this anime turns out to be good

though with what you guys were saying about Alicia, it half sounds like there's going to be tragedy in this, something that is NOT my cup of tea

[Bloodseeker]

Yeah. It's a design that won't take long getting used to once she makes a few appearances on screen.

It's funny how they shown Susie in the PV, though thinking about it she'll make for excellent drama in this adaptation.

I hope that they keep the drama surrounding her character to a minimum.

[removed game-based spoiler and speculation]

Interview chapter 3.
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-03.html

Character designs take into consideration　especially for female fans. The director want to increase female VC fans.


Homolust confirmed.

Let's just hope that they don't target the fangirls too much and start picking off attractive members of the female cast.

[Shiroth]

Interview chapter 3.
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-03.html

Anime original factors are basically supervised by Sega. For example, Emperor appears to make clear Maximilian's motivation which wasn't drawn in the game.
This anime is basically a Gallia and Empire story. Federation side isn't drawn much.
They are going to pour large-scale tank battle scene in the Battle of Naggiar and there is also a highlight battle scene in the early episode. However if pouring their energy to battle scenes like the game too much, the story development becomes to be boring. So they pour daily life scenes more than battle scenes.
Character designs take into consideration　especially for female fans. The director want to increase female VC fans.

That explains Faldio character design for the anime. :heh:

Also good to hear that Sega will supervise the anime original material.

Bloodseeker: You need to add spoiler tags or delete what you've just said regarding a character.

[Chrono Helix]

Interview chapter 3.
http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/interview/01-03.html

They are going to pour large-scale tank battle scene in the Battle of Naggiar and there is also a highlight battle scene in the early episode. However if pouring their energy to battle scenes like the game too much, the story development becomes to be boring. So they pour daily life scenes more than battle scenes.

I'm pleased to hear that. If I remember right, before the game was released they were describing the story as a 'human drama during wartime'.

[Yu Ominae]

Will wait and see if the seiyu change is okay in the game. I wasn't bothered by the change for Rosie, but for Largo I was a bit.

[trakker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Zt05F_3hQ&=fmt18

probably missed whoever said this before, that would be the 6th of April right? Yay got a date for the calender now lol

[yezhanquan]

Any original characters appearing here?

[Runty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Zt05F_3hQ&=fmt18

probably missed whoever said this before, that would be the 6th of April right? Yay got a date for the calender now lol

Awesome find, man. Reps to you.

[relentlessflame]

Well, yeah -- that was a commercial on one of the stations (Teletama, it looks like), but the show will actually air first at 1:35am on Sunday mornings starting on April 5th (a.k.a. 25:35 on April 4th). So it's under two weeks away at this point.

[trakker]

Well, yeah -- that was a commercial on one of the stations (Teletama, it looks like), but the show will actually air first at 1:35am on Sunday mornings starting on April 5th (a.k.a. 25:35 on April 4th). So it's under two weeks away at this point.

Wait, 1.35am???? I dont know alot about jp scheduling, I mean I know this isnt gonna be "happy fluffy" for kiddys, but after the lackluster performance of the games sales, a more watchable daytime timeslot for the anime might have benifited and more popularized the game.

[Shiroth]

Wait, 1.35am???? I dont know alot about jp scheduling, I mean I know this isnt gonna be "happy fluffy" for kiddys, but after the lackluster performance of the games sales, a more watchable daytime timeslot for the anime might have benifited and more popularized the game.
The type of fans they want to attract usually watch anime at that time. It's nothing major at all.

[trakker]

The type of fans they want to attract usually watch anime at that time. It's nothing major at all.

That makes Valkryia sound a bit seedy lol i was just thinking if it were at 6-7pm it might have a higher chance atleast of bringing in some new people. oh well, atleast by the time the raw comes out it wont be night/early morning in england (in theory)

[JagdPanther]

Largo and Rosie look almost exactly like their in-game selves from the character design sheets.

Some of them look a little different, but all of the anime designs look good so far, save for Selvaria looking a little weird. (but she might look better in motion)

Alicia and Isara look better in anime form.
Eh, I disagree with the Alicia and Isara part. I think they look very weird in anime form.

[grylsyjaeger]

Eh, I disagree with the Alicia and Isara part. I think they look very weird in anime form.

Yeah they've really tried to make them look cute.

In the game Alicia was petty but she wasn't cute. She had inner beauty! =D

[Keroko]

Your signature says otherwise. :p

[grylsyjaeger]

Your signature says otherwise. :p

Give anyone rosy cheeks and they'll look cute and innocent.

Why... take Jann for example... :twitch:

[puretsundere]

In the game Alicia was petty but she wasn't cute. She had inner beauty! =D

I really hope you mean pretty here. But I definitely think that in the game Alicia was very cute. Though I prefer the way Alicia looks in the game, I think anime Alicia looks pretty good too. To me, I think both game Alicia and anime Alicia look pretty AND cute. Can't wait for the series to start.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

In the game Alicia was petty but she wasn't cute. She had inner beauty! =D

Really? I thought Alicia was really cute in the game. Heck just look at her pouting in my signature.

[Shiroth]

Alicia was absolutely adorable in the game. I can't see how anyone would say otherwise. Being voiced by Inoue Marina adds quite a lot of bonus cute points.

[JagdPanther]

That's what I mean. She looked very cute in the game. The anime... I just get a really weird feeling from how she looks. Like, "wow, that looks nothing like her."

[relentlessflame]

That's what I mean. She looked very cute in the game. The anime... I just get a really weird feeling from how she looks. Like, "wow, that looks nothing like her."I don't know... if you ask me, it's obviously a different character designer, so the style has changed a bit, but it looks pretty similar. I think you just get used to whatever you saw first, for the most part. I sort of like both looks, personally.

[JagdPanther]

I don't know... if you ask me, it's obviously a different character designer, so the style has changed a bit, but it looks pretty similar. I think you just get used to whatever you saw first, for the most part. I sort of like both looks, personally.
I'm sure that's part of it.

I guess I just am not really liking the art style of the anime in general. I hope I get used to it because I am really looking forward to this.

On a completely unrelated and off-topic note: OMG the new Animesuki banner with the Big Dango Family is so cute. I had not previously noticed that if it's not actually new. Is there a way to get a copy of that without taking a screen cap? EDIT: Never mind, found it.

[Runty]

The Valkyria Anime website released a new PV today! We get to see Rosie, Largo, and even *GASP* Selvaria in action!!!

http://www.valkyria-anime.com/special/movie/090324pv_m.html

Too bad my university's wireless network seems to jam online video streaming. I can only view it with huge amounts of lag. But it's still AWESOME!!!

EDIT: Got to see the whole thing back home. Seems there were more cast members than I thought in the preview (i.e. Edy).

To those of you who have had any doubts about the visuals, put them to rest. The clips I've seen so far are GORGEOUS, and compare to the game's caliber.

Damn... Rosie looks so badass with her machine gun...

EDIT2: I just watched through the video again.Hans the Piglet is in, being held by Marina, apparently. Awesomeness!

[JagdPanther]

Thanks for the post.

Do you have a bandwidth limit, too? We don't have a lot of stuff blocked (torrents are blocked) but we do have a bandwidth limit. It used to be only 2 gigs/week but fortunately it's now 4 gigs/week since this time last year.

Unfortunately at my University right now it's peak usage hours so I'll have to wait a few hours until my download speeds are back to normal and I can see it all the way through.

[trakker]

Wow, its looking really slick, hopefully a quality they will maintain throughout X3 abit lame that we dont really get any footage untill about 80 seconds in. The backgrounds are simply glorious, the details everywhere even in the distance are fanstatic XD

i hope they mix in the game soundtrack responsibly also

[Shiroth]

i hope they mix in the game soundtrack responsibly also
Hitoshi Sakimoto (who worked on the score for Valkyria Chronicles) is back again for the anime. There's a chance it'll just be the games score, or like you said some new pieces and some original. Will be interesting to see which route he goes.

[JagdPanther]

Yes, I could tell the music was similar though it was hard to hear in the trailer. That's a huge plus.

[alu546]

Just got through chapter 12 in the game, I must say: If this anime is done well, it could be an all time great for me.

EDIT: By do it right I dont mean the character models, i can easily get used to it, im not big on keeping with the original works on that front..

What I mean is animation quality and story. With the way each character has his or her own background, there are many ways to expand on the story in new ways, but I hope it contains the atmosphere of the original plot. As far as animation quality, the show better be animated well, because I would be mad if the game was many times better in artwork and animation.

When they move the main plot, I hope they stick with the game story. I dont mind little irrelevant additions, i mean like i dont want to see an anime only character that all of a sudden plays some major plot role.

Oh and music.

This anime can be great, all the foundations have been established for it, it just needs to follow.

[spawnofthejudge]

New Trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/311945.html)

Not much different, though Edy and Marina are easily visible (along with some others, such as Susie and Marina's holding Hans) at 2:02, and it's not a video of a video. So exciting though!

On the music, (in this video, anyway) other than the sung song at the end, all of it was from the game.

[JagdPanther]

It's really driving me nuts that I can't think of the name of the brunette girl with the twin-tails.

[Bonta Kun]

It's really driving me nuts that I can't think of the name of the brunette girl with the twin-tails.

eh do you mean in VC or another anime, cause if your thinking "who does Alicia remind me of?!"

I can only think of one person, Kana Minami, hell its like twins separated from brith:heh:

[Keroko]

It's really driving me nuts that I can't think of the name of the brunette girl with the twin-tails.

Aisha Neumann? Nancy Dufour? Aika Thompson? You're going to have to be a bit more specific then 'the brunette girl with the twin tails' :heh:

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

To me it looked like Aika Thompson.

[Solecs]

New Trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/311945.html)

Not much different, though Edy and Marina are easily visible (along with some others, such as Susie and Marina's holding Hans) at 2:02, and it's not a video of a video. So exciting though!

On the music, (in this video, anyway) other than the sung song at the end, all of it was from the game.

MARINA! Yes, the anime has now become awesome. Don't know if she'd been confirmed in the anime before, but that's my first time seeing her. Though holding Hans of all things :p.

[Chrono Helix]

I'm hoping Marina Inoue will appear in tomorrow's event in Alicia cosplay.

[Statonxyb]

Radi Jaeger is such a great villian. :>

[spawnofthejudge]

It's really driving me nuts that I can't think of the name of the brunette girl with the twin-tails.At 2:02? Other than Edy? I forget her name too... will check when I get home tonight, I guess :) Someone not at work wanna check?

I just noticed this: at 1:55, Welkin's obviously bound. :hmm:

Radi Jaeger is such a great villian. :>A great looking villian... uh... Did I say that aloud? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday) ...

I had so much to say, and then I remembered that all of it was game spoilers :(

[Keroko]

The short one with the mini-tails, right? That would be Aisha Neumann. 12 year old Curious and energetic child.

[spawnofthejudge]

The short one with the mini-tails, right? That would be Aisha Neumann. 12 year old Curious and energetic child.Would be indeed. Since she's the only one I can think of in the trailer that JagdPanther could be referring to... though we'll have to wait for him to poke his nose in to be sure.

[JagdPanther]

Yeah, that's to whom I was referring. I figured posting right after the post about the trailer would've given it away, but I guess not.

The game is at home and I'm at college so it's hard to just check the roster.

[trakker]

I wonder if Dallas will make an appearance >w> should be most humourus, especially if they do Squad 7's R&R lol

I hope we get abit of banter between Marina and Ted also X3

[SuperKnuckles]

I sorta lol'd at the 10 TV stations that will be showing this anime. Now the fansubbers have no excuse not to be able to find at least one good feed on it unlike something like Regios. And man, I don't remember so many stations showing one anime on TV at the same time. Cable Television. heh

[BluWacky]

I sorta lol'd at the 10 TV stations that will be showing this anime. Now the fansubbers have no excuse not to be able to find at least one good feed on it unlike something like Regios. And man, I don't remember so many stations showing one anime on TV at the same time. Cable Television. heh

It's not really a big sea change in terms of anime broadcast, though, and it suggests that the show doesn't have the financial clout or audience interest to get on a major station. A1's last major project was Kuroshitsuji which had a prime spot on MBS/TBS and affiliates; Valkyria's airing on all the UHF stations, although I suppose this does mean that with an MBS and CBC broadcast there might be some decent raws floating around.

It's far from an isolated case, either; if you look at Moonphase there's plenty of shows airing all over the place at different times. 07-GHOST, for instance, is airing on thirteen different regional TV stations this season.

[yezhanquan]

VC may be a blockbuster game, but they aren't taking any chances with the anime.

And I must confess something: having only read about the game, it took me a while before I realised that the lady at the background of the US cover art is Selvaria.

[frubam]

I'm intending to play the game at some point in time, do you think it would be a good idea to check this out? I don't think I'd like to go through the game, knowing generally what's going to happen.

[Shiroth]

I don't think I'd like to go through the game, knowing generally what's going to happen.
If you feel that way, and you believe you can't get over that feeling then i say play the game first. :)

[videoman190]

Here's the PV subbed by Ayako
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[Shiroth]

It's funny how the PV uses game footage for the first half of it. :heh:

[Keroko]

Why re-invent the wheel? The game intro is a very clear explanation on the how's and where's of the world after all.

[spawnofthejudge]

Thanks, videoman190!

Brings up a question though. In the subs they called it European Imperial... Did they mean Europan, or did the Japanese version not even bother to make it a quasi-European name (Europa)?

[Chrono Helix]

If you examine the map in the beginning of the video it says "East European Imperial Alliance."

[grylsyjaeger]

Shit hot.

Really looking forward to this.

*grinning from ear to ear*

[spawnofthejudge]

Has a fansub(ber/ group) announced that they'll be taking this on?

[JagdPanther]

Thanks for posting that subbed version. At least I can understand it now.

[cicido]

Has a fansub(ber/ group) announced that they'll be taking this on?

According to fansubwiki, Ayako, Aerosubs, Conclave, and qq might sub it.

[trakker]

It'll probably get subbed by someone pretty swiftly, i mean if someone bothered to sub the trailer, then there is a fair amount notice of it being taken all round (one would asume lol)

[Runty]

Speaking of which, who plans to record the first episode when it airs on Saturday (or Monday, not sure which)?

[Runty]

So... since it's now technically the 4th of April here in NA, has anyone in Japan seen the first episode?

[Clarste]

So... since it's now technically the 4th of April here in NA, has anyone in Japan seen the first episode?

It airs in another 10 hours, apparently.

[Runty]

It airs in another 10 hours, apparently.

Ooh, that's good. Here's hoping someone has a recording prepped. I really want to see the first episode of this anime.

[Yu Ominae]

Okay. Let's get ready to rummmblllleee!!!!

[JagdPanther]

Gaaaah! Anime just will NOT give me a week off.

As Gundam 00 and Clannad end, time to start watching Hayate, Valkyria Chronicles, and whatever else is out this season.... Suzumiya starts soon, right? Probably something else I'll stumble across as well.

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Can't wait. Just hope that there is a recording of the episode out as soon as possible.

[Runty]

Anyone seen it yet?

[Sterling01]

The ED pisses me off... and the episode was pretty boring.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1162/1238864363081.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1238864363081.jpg)
But for some reason I can't wait to see what happens next

[Shiroth]

The ED pisses me off... and the episode was pretty boring.
Going by the screenshots that were posted when the first episode was screened, it's the same as the anime and yes little happens at the start. It's just the set-up episode.

As for the ED shot, oh no Han's appears. D:

Personally, can't wait to see it for myself.

[Runty]

You guys found it? WHERE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Schneizel]

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8908/hansisadorable.jpg

sterling shut up, he's adorable. T_T

edit; screenshot fixed lolol

[Shiroth]

sterling shut up, he's adorable. T_T
Oh god Hans actually does look adorable. It's annoying as hell in the game.

Damn you..

But who cares about the damn pig when we have such an adorable wink from Edy. <3

[Runty]

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7941/fuckthispigisadorable.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fuckthispigisadorable.jpg)

sterling shut up, he's adorable. T_T

Yeah, don't go dissing the bacon. :D

[Schneizel]

Oh god Hans actually does look adorable. It's annoying as hell in the game.

Damn you..

But who cares about the damn pig when we have such an adorable wing from Edy. <3
Fuck, cropping that screenshot to be Hans-only.

[Shiroth]

Fuck, cropping that screenshot to be Hans-only.
You can do it now, i don't mind. I've had my Edy fix for the day thanks to you.

Here's the original image that Schneizel posted. :p

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3167/39195042.th.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=39195042.jpg)

[serenade_beta]

Ah~, I was wondering where the thread was, and it turns out the thread was named differently...

Fmm... Interesting! Iyah~, didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be quite entertaining. At since there is nothing else to watch this day, it is perfect that this is here.
For one thing I noticed, but the background is quite nice, no? The character designs... Well, good enough.

Though throughout the episode, I was left wondering why kids and girls who faint all the time are even enlisted in the group... No more men around?
So far, I've take a liking to the male protagonist (?) and his sister, but the female lead... Let's say, her continuous hard-headed, dense brain that doesn't listen to others ended up irritating throughput the episode.
She even goes on about spies or something inside the house, even though it clearly wasn't the time to do that when enemies were outside. And then she just easily trusts(?) them and everything... (-_-)

Still, the parts with Isara kind of felt comical to me. When she suddenly swung down the knife, then the gun, and then she pulls out grenades, and to top it all off, she reveals a tank! ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))ｶﾞｸｶﾞｸﾌﾞﾙﾌﾞﾙ

Anyways, surprisingly interesting, so definitely going to continue watching it.

OP was pretty nice too! And the ED was quite cute... Pig with wings?

Preview: Stop fainting, drill-hair.

[xizro345]

A bit different from the game but still good for now, IMO.

[Sterling01]

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8908/hansisadorable.jpg

sterling shut up, he's adorable. T_T

edit; screenshot fixed lolol
Fuck... I give. That screenshot makes him look moe~

[Shiroth]

& so it begins~ Speaking as a game player, i really liked this. There's some pretty decent anime original scenes that fit all the game material nicely together. It's expected that we'd see this happening straight away, and glad to see that it's handled quite nicely. None of it feels out of place.

OP shows the cast to come. Missing out quite a few Squad 7 members, though they all can't be shown. I hope this doesn't mean they won't appear, though i have my hopes that they will. At least Edy is shown~

I lol'd at Faldio looking all bishie in the OP. Yeah i know it's the same as the production art for the anime, but still it's just so lol.

Episode ends as the Edelweiss makes it's first appearance. Good way to end the episode.

[Yu Ominae]

Hans looks fuckin' cool.

Oh yeah, so does the other S7 guys/gals too. Hope they get some screen time.

[JagdPanther]

And now the wait for a sub. >_<

So jealous.

[Shiroth]

And now the wait for a sub. >_<

So jealous.
You're a game player right? I say just watch it raw. You may be not be able to understand everything, though you'll know what's going on.

Guess it depends on how long you can wait. :p

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Well it sounds like its genrally followed the game really well in the first episode, so thats good.

[Runty]

Watching the episode right now. And it is good stuff.



REALLY good opening sequence. That's all I have to say about it.
The art style is pervasive throughout the show. Pastel anime looks so plain beautiful.
So Susie and Alicia know each other from Brule in this version? Very neat, but I'm left to wonder if Susie is gonna be featured a lot in the anime. Turns out she's still such a softy; she actually faints upon hearing a report on a previous village raid by the Imperials (or something like that).
Welkin's capture by Alicia is still comic gold. There's a lot of changes to it, such as Isara not bailing Welkin out of a jam (at first, at least).
Alicia herself is made to be very true to her game form. I can hardly see a difference in her personality. But there's some very possible differences involving new scenes: after Welkin ends up escaping captivity, Alicia almost takes a shot at him. But she isn't able to bring herself to shoot a "prisoner of war", so she just chases him. A few seconds later, she gets all embarrassed when Welkin is touching her shoulder, though he's doing that to keep the two from being spotted by Imperial Scouts. Very moe scene.
Music from the game comes into the anime, and sounds just as majestic as when it was used in the game. Of course, there's some original stuff too, and it's good as well.
Big scene change: Alicia thinks Welkin and Isara are lying at first when they say they are brother and sister since Isara is Darcsen. Alicia is proven wrong about Isara a few seconds later when Isara shoots an Imperial soldier looking through the window.
So many more scene changes, that I can't list them all! Just watch it!!!
Very strange song for the credits... but I tend to skip credit sequences to get to the next episode previews. Still in Brule, it seems... Susie's still fainting...

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Watching the RAW right now and so far so good.

[Runty]

Watching the RAW right now and so far so good.

Yeah, good stuff isn't it? Now all we need is a subbed version.

I have to admit, when Welkin escaped captivity, the look on Alicia's face was priceless.

[Westlo]

OP needs more Selvaria.

Yeah, good stuff isn't it? Now all we need is a subbed version.

I have to admit, when Welkin escaped captivity, the look on Alicia's face was priceless.

That, plus her face when Welkin shushed her as well as her reaction to his hand on her were moeeeeeee

[GuidoHunter_Toki]

Yeah, good stuff isn't it? Now all we need is a subbed version.

I have to admit, when Welkin escaped captivity, the look on Alicia's face was priceless.

That part was indeed priceless.:heh:

Here are some screens of the many expressions of Alicia.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r15/CDwaver/zhd7.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r15/CDwaver/zhd6.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r15/CDwaver/zhd3.jpg
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r15/CDwaver/zhd2.jpg

[Shiroth]

OP needs more Selvaria.
I agree with this, though as it stands the amount we get is enough for the start of the story.

Glad i'm not the only one noticing Alicia's moe facial expressions. <3