Number of episodes: 13
What Wikipedia says: "In the near future, a hypercane has appeared in the Pacific Ocean, causing a series of worldwide climate changes. This storm, dubbed "Grand Roar" by people, has been stable for over 50 years. Climate changes make air travel and transport less reliable, and thus the world has begun reverting to a second naval age, particularly in the Asian region. However, the world's condition also heralds the return of piracy and the growth of maritime terrorism, causing many large international companies to arm themselves and setting up their own private naval security forces.
At the outset of the series, Systems Engineer Hyosuke Nagimiya runs into the crew of the Pascal Magi, one such maritime security ship. He gets into a few typical compromising situations before finally being introduced as a software engineer assigned to update the systems on-board the ship. He meets his stepsister, the captain of the war vessel, Captain Misaki Nanaha, who treats him as a stranger. Although he refers to her as 'sister,' he still thinks of her as a woman nonetheless. During the duration of his duties, the ship is called into combat, where Hyosuke begins to understand the nature of the Pascal Magi and its crew's battle potential as the vessel flings itself into the fight."
What tTPO says: This is an odd show, and I have to admit a slight conflict of interest in that my dad was in the navy so I have a bit more interest and experience in naval military action than the casual viewer. Even if it happens to be set a few years in the future and on a ship staffed almost completely by women, a substantial number of whom happen to be school age. No, really. However, the actual make-up of the bridge crew of the Pascal Magi (the ship our main characters crew) is actually not too far off reality as it is right now, and the naval battles and terminology used again have at least some grounding in reality, all of which pleasantly surprised me. The slightly computerised animation for a lot of the military action actally works pretty well, though the rest of the animation looks just a little dated. The over-reaching plot is a not uninteresting philosophical and political thiller with action elements, but it loses a bit of momentum with individual episodes focusing more on drama between the large cast, and a harem romance between Hyosuke and his step sister (as well as just about everyone else on the Pascal Magi) with occasional bursts of fan service. And if you think this is an odd mix, it's because it is, leaving Tactical Roar the Jack-of-all-trades, but master of none.
How about the music?: Both the OP (J-rock) and ED (ballad) are easy on the ears but much like the rest of this show are not outstanding. The singing in the ED gets a bit flat occasionally though. WTF?
So how does it end? (Spoiler Free): Surprisingly cleanly with most loose ends tidied up.
Overall Grade: Grade C (Pleasant enough, but you don't really have time for this). Tactical Roar tries a little hard to be too many things at once, and while not failing, never really excels at any.
What Wikipedia says: "In the near future, a hypercane has appeared in the Pacific Ocean, causing a series of worldwide climate changes. This storm, dubbed "Grand Roar" by people, has been stable for over 50 years. Climate changes make air travel and transport less reliable, and thus the world has begun reverting to a second naval age, particularly in the Asian region. However, the world's condition also heralds the return of piracy and the growth of maritime terrorism, causing many large international companies to arm themselves and setting up their own private naval security forces.
At the outset of the series, Systems Engineer Hyosuke Nagimiya runs into the crew of the Pascal Magi, one such maritime security ship. He gets into a few typical compromising situations before finally being introduced as a software engineer assigned to update the systems on-board the ship. He meets his stepsister, the captain of the war vessel, Captain Misaki Nanaha, who treats him as a stranger. Although he refers to her as 'sister,' he still thinks of her as a woman nonetheless. During the duration of his duties, the ship is called into combat, where Hyosuke begins to understand the nature of the Pascal Magi and its crew's battle potential as the vessel flings itself into the fight."
What tTPO says: This is an odd show, and I have to admit a slight conflict of interest in that my dad was in the navy so I have a bit more interest and experience in naval military action than the casual viewer. Even if it happens to be set a few years in the future and on a ship staffed almost completely by women, a substantial number of whom happen to be school age. No, really. However, the actual make-up of the bridge crew of the Pascal Magi (the ship our main characters crew) is actually not too far off reality as it is right now, and the naval battles and terminology used again have at least some grounding in reality, all of which pleasantly surprised me. The slightly computerised animation for a lot of the military action actally works pretty well, though the rest of the animation looks just a little dated. The over-reaching plot is a not uninteresting philosophical and political thiller with action elements, but it loses a bit of momentum with individual episodes focusing more on drama between the large cast, and a harem romance between Hyosuke and his step sister (as well as just about everyone else on the Pascal Magi) with occasional bursts of fan service. And if you think this is an odd mix, it's because it is, leaving Tactical Roar the Jack-of-all-trades, but master of none.
How about the music?: Both the OP (J-rock) and ED (ballad) are easy on the ears but much like the rest of this show are not outstanding. The singing in the ED gets a bit flat occasionally though. WTF?
So how does it end? (Spoiler Free): Surprisingly cleanly with most loose ends tidied up.
Overall Grade: Grade C (Pleasant enough, but you don't really have time for this). Tactical Roar tries a little hard to be too many things at once, and while not failing, never really excels at any.
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