Anime 1602


Alternative Titles

Japanese: 奏光のストレイン
English: Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry


Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 2, 2006 to Feb 15, 2007
Premiered: Fall 2006
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: Happinet Pictures
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Studio Fantasia
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi, EcchiEcchi
Themes: MechaMecha, MilitaryMilitary, SpaceSpace
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 7.021 (scored by 90579,057 users)
1 indicates a .
Ranked: #42662
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Popularity: #4568
Members: 22,934
Favorites: 80

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7.02
Ranked #4266Popularity #4568Members 22,934

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Sara Werec's elder brother, Ralph, was sent to the frontlines of an interstellar war 130 light years away, and Sara vowed to reunite with him one day as a comrade. Five years later, Sara is a student at Grapera Space Armed Soldier Academy, training to become a Reasoner, a pilot of an advanced weapons system called a "Strain."

When the academy is suddenly attacked by enemy forces, Sara enters battle against a Strain that quickly overpowers her. After incapacitating her, the pilot reveals himself to be her Ralph. Killing all the other students and destroying the school, he disappears, leaving Sara to question everything she has ever known. Soukou no Strain is the story of Sara as she reenters training under a new name, now determined to confront her brother and make sense of her brother's actions.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Werec, Sara

Main
Kawasumi, Ayako
Japanese

Werec, Ralph

Main
Kondou, Takashi
Japanese

Emily

Supporting
Nonaka, Ai
Japanese

Gelh, Lotti

Supporting
Yukana
Japanese

Reberth, Lavinia

Supporting
Nonaka, Ai
Japanese

Staff

Cook, Justin
Producer
Watanabe, Tetsuya
Director, Episode Director
Kameyama, Toshiki
Sound Director
Aoki, Ei
Episode Director, Storyboard


Opening Theme

"Message" by Yoko Ueno (eps 1-13)

Ending Theme

"Umi no Opal" by Sema (eps 1-13)




Reviews

Jul 1, 2007
Soukou no Strain is without a doubt one of the best sci-fiction series out there. The series isn\'t heavily focused on the war itself and between regular mecha battles but instead its primarily focus is on Sara Werc, on how she cope with the loss of her friends and the betrayal of her brother.

Clearly the first episode is what drives us towards the edge of our seats. With the lost of Sara friends and the shocking revelation of being betrayed by her own brother, it instantly give us the questions into why he betrayed her? what made him betrayed her? etc. and in addition, who ...
Apr 16, 2009
Mixed Feelings
In the future there are giant robots (shocking, eh?). Humanity has been forced into a civil war (for some reason) and is battling each other in space (wow). There are two factions, arbitrarily named the Union and the Deague; about the only noticeable difference is that the Union uses robots called Strains, which have to be piloted by a cannon-fodder teenager--in this series named after characters from The Little Princess. The Deague is smarter and uses unmanned drones. Oh, yes, to pilot a Strain, you also need a mysterious black box which is the crucial plot element in this story.

So, there's Sara Crews, Cruz, Werec, ...
Aug 24, 2022
Soukou no Strain is one of those rare shows I wish I never wasted my time watching it. The show is slow and boring and devoid of anything worthwhile. The characters are not interesting or fun the story barely tries and fails to be compelling in any regard. The animation is passable I guess but battles(for as rare as they happen) are dull. The music is bland or forgettable and the dub while yes not the worst one I've heard just being kinda eh at best. There's ideas of something that could have been good but the show either only mentions off handedly or brought ...

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