Tactical Roar

タクティカルロア / Tactical Rawr

Genres: Comedy, Military, Romance, Sci-Fi
Themes: Military
Studios: Actas
Producers: Bandai Visual, Lantis
Rating: 6.38 / 10
Rank: #7981
Popularity: #6613
Users Listed: 11,228
Users Scored: 4,072
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 02/02/2022
Aired: January 8, 2006 – April 2, 2006 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 13

Synopsis:

The world has been reshaped by a catastrophic climate event, leaving vast swathes of land submerged and ushering in an era defined by maritime dominance. Amidst this new geopolitical landscape, private shipping lines rely on heavily armed escort vessels to protect their cargo from opportunistic pirates. The series follows Hyousuke Nagimiya, a skilled system engineer tasked with upgrading the *Pascal Magi*, a ship commanded by the capable Captain Misaki Nanaha and her all-female crew.

As they navigate treacherous waters and face skepticism from those who underestimate them, the crew seeks to establish their reputation as a formidable force. However, their missions begin to uncover a deeper, more sinister plot manipulating the global order for personal gain. The narrative blends elements of nautical adventure with themes of ambition, resilience, and the struggle for recognition in a world struggling to rebuild.

Episodes:

Episode 1: Aye, Shorty! (Aired: 01/08/2006)
Episode 2: Her Reasons (Aired: 01/15/2006)
Episode 3: Smile and True Face (Aired: 01/22/2006)
Episode 4: A Scenery With K (Aired: 01/29/2006)
Episode 5: Strikeback (Aired: 02/05/2006)
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Misaki, Nanaha (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakahara, Mai
Nagimiya, Hyousuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Suganuma, Hisayoshi
Watatsumi, Tsubasa (Main) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Mikako
Akoya, Mashu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Arai, Satomi
Aquanaut, Clio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Natsuki, Rio
Fukami, Sango (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana
Hakubi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko
Hamaguchi, Lemara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Daiki
Kairi, Miharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yumiko
Kojima, Tanya L (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kaya
Okamachi, Kunio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nomura, Kenji
Shimabara, Mitori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Minagawa, Junko

Staff:

Yukawa, Jun (Producer)
Fujimoto, Yoshitaka (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Ishikura, Kenichi (Episode Director)
Itou, Kouji (Episode Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Mizumoto, Hazuki (Episode Director)
Takahashi, Shigeharu (Storyboard)
Nakahara, Mai (Theme Song Performance)
Saitou, Shinya (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
rino (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
yozuca* (Theme Song Performance)
Aisaka, Naoki (Animation Director)
Fujita, Masayuki (Animation Director)
Hiruma, Takashi (Background Art)
Hyoudou, Kazuho (Series Composition)
Ikai, Kazuyuki (Animation Director)
Itou, Takeshi (Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Key Animation)
Itou, Masumi (Music)
Kobayashi, Yukihiro (Key Animation)
Nakano, Katsuhiro (Sound Effects)
Nishio, Kimihiro (Animation Director)
Satou, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
Taguma, Jun (Editing)
Takakura, Takeshi (Mechanical Design)
Yamasawa, Minoru (Key Animation)

Reviews:

User Ranivus (Score: 6/10):
Story 5/10 The story takes place around an all female company that work for a civilian company called "Haru-Nico," consisting of ex-navy and civilians. They are hired by other companies to provide an escort/protection servrice. Being an all female group they are the black sheep of the civilian and military navy's, often dubbed as Alice Group. From the first battle you can easily tell theat the girls try too hard to show that they're not pushovers, by disobeying orders and fighting to the end. This type of recklessness creates tensions with the comany and the Federal Navy. So not only do they have to stop piratesthey have to watch their back as well.nnArt 5/10 Sound 7/10nWhen the fighing happens, action sure gets pretty intence. Its very flashy and smooth considering most of the fighting is done with CG. They even go far as name their war technology based on real life history references like vasser, olvier, etc. With the detail in commands and "war speak" it reminded me like watching a star trek episode (good or bad thing is your decision). The detail in the fight language futher enhances the 'realism' to their wareffort. My only gripe with the fighting is that they glorify the homing missle a little too much (if you watch the show you'll know what i mean). But as futuristic warfare goes, its pretty damn good IMO.nnCharacter 6/10nThe characters are pretty much your run of the mill kawaii anime girls all from the big busty horny chick (Clio or Mitori), to the small timd and shy loli (Miharu), and even a pair of excentric yet innocent twins (Mashu and Manashu). Time off from fighting is nothing but pure fanservice all the way through to the next battle. Doing things like haing out on the beach, setting up parties, performing at trade shows, they're all fanservice (theres even a side joke about this in EP7). they even spend 3-5 seconds of "closeup pan&scan" action ALOT. Theres also afew taboo moments as well. On top of that, shoujo-ai runs rampant throughout the show. Mostly shown by the show's antagonists.nnThe two girls (the names escape me ATM) are sisters. Trying to make a name for themselves in the pirate community, they are the best at what they do. The only catch for these girls is that they prform all their attacs in a room together...while pleasuring each other at the same time. It doesnt go hardcore but it leaves little to the imagination. But they should be given an award for best multi-taskers in a wartime enviroment. Anyways theres may or maynot also be a 'thing' with the main characters. This show manages to put anything and everything ecchi into this show (you've been warned).nnEnjoyment 5/10nIf youre into all those fanservice/ecchi/taboo situations, by all means pick this show up. But if your into the very technical style warfare (like Star Trek or any other similar show) this will keep you interested in the hows and whys of the battles.…

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