Valkyria Chronicles

[Yukimura]

ALICIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA JENNNNNNKIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!!!! I wonder how many nails is she's going to embed in the coffin of her credibility as anything but a fluff character with a gun before this show is over...

There's a blurry line between courage and sheer stupidity. A stupid action taken in desperation might qualify as courageous but when one is part of a squad and that squad has several options for how to approach an objective pulling a Leeroy Jenkins rather than planning out a strategy is not courageous it's just stupid.

If Ms. Jenkins had at least waited for someone in her squad to take out the sniper in the guard tower or at least coordinated her charge with the others in the squad I wouldn't have found it all that terrible, but no. Not only did Alicia just charge in like a raging bull with no plan but she ignored her superior officer's orders in doing so while at the same time inciting the rest of the squad to follow her thus putting all of them in danger completely of her own volition.

Running at the enemy with nothing but the power of your burning soul to protect you works great in shounen anime but it looks retarded from a military standpoint no matter how you slice it. Judging by the way Alicia never seems to show fear or regret even after being shot for the first time maybe she has enough genre savvy to know that bullets never actually hit anyone in her universe (unless they are aimed at Imperial soldiers, and even then only sometimes) and that wounds are never fatal (or even debilitating) if you are loud enough and charge into fights enough. It's too bad she's on this show and not Gurren Lagann, I think she'd make a great addition to their cast.

[Xelbair]

It is downside of this anime i see... they f***d up best aspect of the game - strategy. I was expecting great tactical duels between Welkin and any of the Maximillian's generals but noo - we get shitty jenkins style action.

[Archangel]

Wasn't that alot of commotion for just a bullet graze wound? -_-

Also that's one hell of a fucking amazing tank. So much so that i'm sure it'll fuck up any chance of making these fights look realistic at all.

[Kraco]

Let's see how the military genius Alicia surprises us this time:

Episode 6 - Ayako


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Edit: Fortunately there was no war for Alicia to spoil in this episode, but she had ample opportunities to underestimate and scoff at her commander's personality and intelligence. On the other hand, the reporter showed far more understanding and maturity, so it was all well in the end, despite Alicia's best efforts.

Now that I think more deeply about this issue, maybe Alicia's role in the squad is to make sure Welkin's plans are totally idiot-proof...

[Ryllharu]

This episode nearly made me drop the series.

It was downright terrible. I started to skim the episode once the fight broke out. I said it elsewhere already, but this series is becoming more and more like Minami-ke: Okawari Chronicles than an actual war anime. It’s yet another Marina Inoue character with over the top reaction expressions. Minami-ke (Kana), Sekirei (Tsukiumi), Skip Beat! (Kyoko), and now this. If it was supposed to be a light-hearted war parody/comedy like Hetalia - Axis Powers, it would be great. However, I expected a serious war series with rare comedy relief scenes. Something like Geass, the serious arcs of Full Metal Panic, or particularly something like Macross.

I honestly don't think I have a single good thing to say about this episode.
Irene's reel-to-reel recorder suddenly becoming an amp when Rosie had the mike was probably what got to me the most. Even as a gag, that's beyond retarded.

[shinta|hikari]

Maybe you should drop the expectations and take it as a comedy then? For most of this anime, it has never shown anything close to a realistic depiction of war or battle. Watching this for something like that would be like expecting KGNE drama in Hatsukoi Limited.

I actually enjoyed this episode quite a bit, for the same reason Kraco didn't hate it as much. There was no idiotic battle, just simple comedy and a bit of character development.

I see Alicia completely as a comic relief character now, so I am not disappointed when she fulfills her role. Welkin is still a pretty cool protagonist IMHO.

[Nadouku]

Meh, I kind of enjoyed this episode. I liked how the guy tried to ambush Isara and gets wrenched to the face.

[Ryllharu]

Maybe you should drop the expectations and take it as a comedy then? For most of this anime, it has never shown anything close to a realistic depiction of war or battle. Watching this for something like that would be like expecting KGNE drama in Hatsukoi Limited.

Well, with all the good word that had come down from the game, and the OP animation, I was still holding out, hoping that this series would turn itself around and get serious. It's still not even that well done for comedy. I'd rather rewatch the third series of Minami-ke to get the same effect (the average level of animation wouldn't even be that much lower).

I have only the lowest expectations for it now. It just took me a little longer to get there.

[Buffalobiian]

A wrench in the face seems to be the fad this week.

On the other hand, I just loved how this guy had an entirely different take on "loosening up".

The main character interactions here remind me of Allison & Lillia more than anything.

[Buffalobiian]

Ayako - Valkyria Chronicles 07

[Ryllharu]

Ramal is such a whiny little bitch. There was even strong evidence for a yaoi vibe going on.

The rest of this episode was pretty interesting. Selvaria and Alicia both seem to have a strong connection to the Darcsen Ruins. If the Emperor is going to go after this mysterious lance, what equally large revelation did Faldio discover on their side of the ruins?

[Kraco]

Why are they wandering around without their rifles? They are soldiers and it's a war. Though according to the preview, following best rpg customs, at least Alicia willl draw a pistol out of nowhere.

Still, this was a lot better episode than the previous one. Ramal the male tsundere made it no worse in my opinion, after I noticed he's a tsundere. It looks like the plot will now move really forward with them searching the ruins. Who knows, maybe the name of the series will somehow be justified. Although to be honest I'm almost more interested in the dark past of the Darcsen than their enemies the Valkyrias.

[shinta|hikari]

I hated Ramal. Male tsunderes should be made extinct. I really don't care much about the war plot since if I did I am bound to be disappointed, but I am quite interested by the love triangle (or is just an angle since Welkin is such a dense airhead [oxymoron and exaggeration at the same time FTW]) that is developing. I hope Alicia gets attracted to Faldio first. I wonder how Welkin would react, if he does at all.

[Buffalobiian]

Agreed. Tsunderes don't come off as being very manly at all. At least now he's being set straight. Or he's a bi.

I noticed you guys liked this episode more. I also noticed there was no tank action this week. Correlation?

[Nadouku]

Interesting history about the Darcen and Valkyrurs. I wonder what finding this "holy lance" will bring to the Emperor's side? Aside from that, I wasn't annoyed at Ramal's tsundere actions, but to treat Isara like that because she's a Darcen is pretty rude of him.

[shinta|hikari]

I think it was made clear that he was not treating Isara badly because she was Darcen. That is the entire point of everyone calling him a tsundere.

[Archangel]

What's the difference between this and the original opening?

[Ryllharu]

The one extra line of the song at the end and a longer shot of Alicia and Welkin, implying romance(?).

just because I felt like neg repping you

Aww, I feel like neg repping you too. Just let me know who you are

[shinta|hikari]

I'm really hoping for romance to develop between those two. That is practically the only thing making me watch this show.

[Nadouku]

I hope so too, since Alicia might have some feelings toward Welkin, as small as it is.