戦場のヴァルキュリア -Gallian Chronicles- / Senjou no Valkyria ~ Valkyria of the battlefield

Posted by Scarmugging 

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 4, 2009 to Sep 26, 2009
Producers: A-1 Pictures Inc., Sega
Genres: Action, Romance, Military
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis

Valkyria Chronicles is set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of 1930s Europe. The continent, called Europa, is divided into two main powers: The Imperial Empire, a monarchy in the east, and the alliance of democracies called the Federation in the west. In this world, there is a very important resource called ragnite; its uses range from fueling weapons of war to use in medical treatments. Since ragnite is such an important resource, the Federation and the Empire are constantly at war with each other for it.

The story takes place in the neutral country of Gallia, known for its bountiful reserves of ragnite, when the Empire decides to invade and seize the ragnite for themselves. The story follows Welkin, the son of a former war hero; Isara, Welkin's Darcsen adoptive sister; and Alicia, a member of the Bruhl town watch, as they fight the Imperials in the ragtag Gallian militia group, Squad 7.

Squad 7 fights to regain their homes and livelihoods with Welkin as the squad leader and commander of the Edelweiss tank; Alicia as a scout; Isara as the pilot of the Edelweiss, and a variety of colorful individuals.

Opening Theme:
#1: "Ashita e no Kizuna" by HIMEKA / "Asu e no kizuna" by HIMEKA
#2: "Kanashimi Rensa" by MARIA
Ending Theme:
#1: "Ano Kaze ni Notte" by pe’zmoku
#2: "Hitotsu no Negai" by Hikari Inoue
#3: "BRIGHTEST MORNING" by Hikari Inoue with 7th Squad (ep 26)

Credit to: MyAnimeList  

This anime was adapted from a game in ps3 which goes with the same name. The manga based on this was also released in scanlations and available in english, as what I have seen in the net.

With soothing background music, I would say this anime is rather unique. Violence wasn't stressed and the title might fooled you if you expect a lot of battlefield scenes.

The audiences review is not so bad, judging it based on the number of hits I saw in the downloading site. Besides its beautiful graphics, the relationship between the people in this story really caught my attention. A lot of unexpected stuff happened during the complication part of the plot, especially between the main characters. The strategy in the battlefield was not bad, in my point of view. 

Megaupload - Various Fansubs
Episode 01    |    Episode 02    |    Episode 03    |    Episode 04
Episode 05    |    Episode 06    |    Episode 07    |    Episode 08
Episode 09    |    Episode 10    |    Episode 11    |    Episode 12
Episode 13    |    Episode 14    |    Episode 15    |    Episode 16
Episode 17    |    Episode 18    |    Episode 19    |    Episode 20
Episode 21    |    Episode 22    |    Episode 23    |    Episode 24
Episode 25    |    Episode 26    |

Special 1    |    Special 2    |    Special 3    |    Special 4
Special 5    |    Special 6    |    Special 7    |    Special 8
Special 9

Mediafire - Various Fansubs

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Episode 26    : 001 | 002 | 003 | 004

This anime managed to make me wait eagerly every week when it was still on air. And yeah, the bad guys were beaten, happy ending and they lived happily ever after. Hey, that's normal.

See you in the next installment!