2008-09-11, 08:53 | Link #81 |
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I would say Estonians would side with the Knights/Germans. Many Latvians/Lithuanians/And Estonians fought with the Germans against the USSR.
It is looking good so far, but I kind of wish they would keep the voicing real. The Germans speak German, Soviets speak Russian, etc. I am already use to subtitles, I think the rest of the world could read subtitles in their language, lol. And they did do some research. It certainly looks as if this will take place in the early stages of Barbarossa and will feature the Moscow battles. I am glad it isn't Stalingrad for once. Even with the supernatural element, this is shaping to be one of the better WWII animes. And even better is it isn't a Pacific battle(Pretty much all the former WWII animes). I can't think of one of the top of my head that isn't set in the Pacific. If I missed it sorry, but has a date been put on this? This might be the first anime movie I buy and put into my World Wars(International collection) collection. |
2008-09-11, 09:33 | Link #82 |
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It might show the battles around Moscow, but it probably won't be the Barbarossa ones. The film itself will take place in early 1942, so it'd be the Soviet counteroffensive. This makes it even more interesting since it's a period that I've never seen in fiction, much less anime. Everything I've seen/read either ends in December 1941 or earlier, or starts with the German summer offensive of 1942 or after.
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2008-09-11, 09:42 | Link #83 |
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Wahha, I want to see the result. Studio 4°C and Molot Entertainment. How this is happened ? Japanese and Russian collab. anime - it's sounds funny for me.
Actually, plot is... something... well... something, yeah. I haven't seen shit like this for a long time. Trashy alt. fiction is coming. Ah, this will be Movie, not TV. Last edited by Littm; 2008-09-11 at 11:09. |
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2008-09-11, 12:11 | Link #87 | |
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The Soviets had several operations in 42. Mars was a massive failure on Army Group Center. Funny, Uranus was supposed to be a diversion while Mars was the main attack. Mars failed, while Uranus succeeded spectacularly. On a side note, I am glad I found some people who know military history. Besides Axis History Forums, I never get to talk about my favorite hobby(Yes, even more than anime/manga lol). Glad to see I am not the only history buff here. I have over three hundred books concerning early 20th century wars(Russo-Japanese war, Baltic Wars, Mexican Civil war, etc) to the Arab-Israeli Wars. I like to read, watch, play any game in between. Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese war, Korea, loss of the European colonies in the 50/60s, etc. Pretty much all of it. |
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2008-09-11, 12:24 | Link #88 |
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Looks like that you all think that they really paid attention to details and it will be something historical correct with only some variations, am I right ? If you think so, then guys... I don't want to disapoint you, but this is really another story and a really trashy one. There is nothing real close to history there and no variations, as you expect with main battles, this is only a setting from that times and absolutely strange plot.
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2008-09-11, 13:13 | Link #91 |
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I was comparing the attitude. If you look at it, Finland proper was the only belligerent not occupied forcibly by the allies or Soviets. In reality yes, they 'loss', but they were not occupied, they stayed freed of Soviet rule, and besides Afghanistan, the only nation to go to war with the USSR and push them out of the territory(Besides the concessions given up at the end of the Continuation War). Then they pushed the Germans out in the Lapland War to boot. I have a great deal of respect for the people and military of Finland.
I also do enjoy a good read on ancient and medieval times. Crusades, the many European Wars, the China wars, Japaneses prefecture conflicts, etc. I know some about these eras, but my 'specialty' I guess you could call it is the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. But the colonial times are interesting as well, and did spark some of the causes of World War I and even World War II(Most notable was the Japanese resentment to Perry's forced opening to the world). But in general, I just love history. I don't care what it is about, if it is history, I will enjoy it. |
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Looks like one hell of an action packed ride, so keeping my fingers crossed for this collaboration to turn out as cool as advertised.
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iirc Novgorod was pretty deep in the German rear during 1942 and those kids were trained to operate behind enemy lines. Some minor nitpicks over Nadya's katana, Zena's hair and Linz's facial design just keep on bugging me. |
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We already know there are supernatural elements so, by definition, this is some parallel existence. "trashy"..... hmmmmm. Are we talking tawdry, melodramatic, or ecchi?
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Awww, come on guys. Just call it an "alternate universe" title and have some fun. Anime is for entertainment.
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2008-09-21, 10:55 | Link #97 |
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Wow... the design and settings looks hawt in a dark gloomy gothic way. Some of the action sequences looks incredible good in the trailer (of course trailer are like porn jackets).
Historical accuracy can take a backseat if there's a good amount of entertainment in it XD. I think we were bombarded with so much WW2 stuff with supernatural elements injected into it that nazi and black magic/werewolf/zombies pretty much goes hand in hand in the entertainment industry.
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By the way, I finally got a chance to watch "Alexander Nevsky", and I'm really impressed with how well it fits the events of the Great Patriotic War.
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Interesting. I just happened to stumble across this thread, but it looks intriguing. I'd like to see this when it comes out. You said the release date was somewhere in late 2008. Any date more specific since then?
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