Stratos 4 Advance

ストラトス・フォー アドヴァンス
Stratos 4 Advance
Genres: Comedy, Military, Sci-Fi
Themes: Military
Studios: Studio Fantasia
Producers: Bandai Visual
Rating: 6.77 / 10
Rank: #5619
Popularity: #9855
Users Listed: 4,029
Users Scored: 1,675
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 12/13/2022
Aired: March 5, 2005 – January 27, 2006 (Winter)
Type: ova
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 6

Synopsis:

Following a puzzling setback in their Comet Blaster evaluations, Mikaze and her companions find themselves reassigned to Shimoji Island, unexpectedly taking on roles as instructors for a new cohort of Meteor Sweeper trainees. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of impending celestial threats – increasing comet activity signals growing instability. As the team guides their students, they begin to uncover unsettling truths surrounding the Cosmic Emergency Management Agency and strange alien entities impacting Earth. The series explores themes of mentorship, responsibility, and the burdens of safeguarding humanity from an unknown cosmic danger, all while navigating the complexities of a changing organizational landscape. It presents a character-driven story with elements of mystery and escalating stakes within a grounded, sci-fi setting.

Characters:

  • Doi, Shizuha (Main) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Kaori, Baroli, Luciana
  • Honjou, Mikaze (Main) - Voice Actors: Kakazu, Yumi, Keplmair, Tatiane
  • Kikuhara, Karin (Main) - Voice Actors: Orikasa, Fumiko, Gaidarji, Tânia
  • Nakamura, Ayamo (Main) - Voice Actors: Kikuchi, Shiho, Silva, Fátima
  • Aoki, Kiriko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuhashi, Kaori
  • Boozeman, Betty (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukino, Satsuki, Bastos, Lene
  • Calman, Chris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asakawa, Yuu
  • Earhart, Diane (Supporting)
  • Fujitani, Kei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu
  • Ikeda, Sora (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki, Bezerra, Ulisses
  • Iwasaki, Shogun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishige, Sawa
  • Iwasaki, Kazuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsujitani, Kouji
  • Kerry, Annette (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi
  • Kisaragi, Sayaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohara, Sayaka, Bortoletto, Marli
  • Kubo, Chizuru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiramatsu, Akiko
  • Mikuriya, Alice (Supporting)
  • Mikuriya, Ran (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko
  • Mikuriya, Rin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kyouda, Hisako
  • Miyazaki, Tsubasa (Supporting)
  • Mukai, Touko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Misa
  • Ninomiya, Mana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nanao, Haruhi
  • Oozora, Miharu (Supporting)
  • Reynolds, Robert (Supporting)
  • Sako, Kouichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amajones, Affonso
  • Tachibana, Mirei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Akeno

Staff:

  • Mori, Takeshi (Director, Script, Storyboard)
  • Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
  • Abe, Tatsuya (Episode Director)
  • Kubo, Tarou (Episode Director)
  • Muroya, Yasushi (Episode Director)
  • Fujisawa, Toshiyuki (Storyboard, Animation Director)
  • Melocure (Theme Song Performance)
  • meg rock (Theme Song Performance)
  • Amano, Masamichi (Music)
  • Itoman, Akira (Art Director)
  • Kawahara, Tomohiro (Mechanical Design)
  • Sakurai, Masaaki (Animation Director)
  • Satou, Taka (Character Design)
  • Shigemura, Kengo (Editing)
  • Yamauchi, Noriyasu (Mechanical Design, Character Design, Chief Animation Director)

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Related Anime/Manga:

  • Stratos 4 OVA (anime - Prequel)
  • Stratos 4 Advance Kanketsu-hen (anime - Sequel)