Schwarzesmarken (Anime)

Schwarzesmarken
Information
Original Run	11.01.2016 - 28.03.2016
No. of Episodes	12
Staff
Original Creator(s)	Kouki Yoshimune, Hiroki Uchida
Studio(s)	Liden Films, ixtl
Director(s)	Tetsuya Watanabe
Series Composition	Tatsuto Higuchi
Related Works
Parent Story	Muv-Luv Alternative

Schwarzesmarken is an anime adaptation of the light novel and visual novel series of the same name. It began to air on January 11 2016 and was produced by Liden Films and ixtl. It is the second anime adaptation of the Muv-Luv universe following Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse in 2012.

Synopsis

In 1983 the Nationale Volksarmee, the East German Army, is desperately holding out as the European bulwark against the BETA, a hostile extraterrestrial species that has pushed back humanity further and further since they invaded earth in 1973. The 666th Schwarzesmarken TSF Squadron is an elite unit of Tactical Surface Fighter pilots tasked with diving deep behind enemy lines to eliminate the highest priority targets. The story follows Theodor Eberbach, a member of the Schwarzesmarken Squadron, as he faces not just the threat of the BETA, but also the threat of his fellow humans.

Staff

• Original Creator: Kouki Yoshimune, Hiroki Uchida
• Original Character Design: Carnelian
• Director: Tetsuya Watanabe
• Producer: Tetsurou Satomi
• Series Composition: Tatsuto Higuchi
• Character Design: Shuuichi Hara
• Storyboard: Hidetoshi Namura
• Director of Animation: Chiyoko Sakamoto
• Director of Photography: Kazuya Arahata
• Editing: Mai Hasegawa
• Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
• Sound Effects: Yuuji Furuya
• Music: Evan Call (Elements Garden)

Cast

• Theodor Eberbach: Kenichi Suzumura
• Katia Waldheim: Minami Tanaka
• Irisdina Bernhard: Nozomi Yamamoto
• Lise Hohenstein: Yoshino Nanjou
• Gretel Jeckeln: Kiyono Yasuno
• Anett Hosenfeld: Chika Anzai
• Pham Thi Lan: Emiri Katou
• Sylwia Krzasińska: Michiyo Murase
• Walther Kruger: Kenta Miyake
• Beatrix Brehme: Yukari Tamura
• Heinz Axmann: Ken Narita

Featured Music

• Opening Theme: white forces by fripSide
• Ending Theme: 哀しみが時代を駆ける (Kanashimi ga Toki wo Kakeru) by Zähre

Trailer

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Broadcast

The show aired in Japan from January 11 2016 to March 28 2016 on TV Tokyo, as well as on AT-X, TV Aichi and TV Osaka. Internationally it aired on Crunchyroll.

Physical Releases

A total of six Blu-Ray boxes were released in Japan from after the show aired, from March to August of 2016, covering all 12 episodes. There were no official physical releases outside of Japan.

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Twitter