Tactical Roar

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Tactical Roar


caption = Promo image for "Tactical Roar"
ja_name = タクティカルロア
ja_name_trans = Takutikaru Roa
genre = Comedy, Romance, Science fiction, HaremInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Yoshitaka Fujimoto
studio = Bandai Visual
network =
first = 8 January 2006
last = 2 April 2006
episodes = 13

nihongo|"Tactical Roar"|タクティカルロア|Takutikaru Roa is an Japanese anime television series set in a not-too-distant future.

Plot

In the near future, a hypercane has appeared in the Pacific Ocean, causing a series of climate changes worldwide. 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 situation also heralds the return of piracy and the growth of maritime terrorism. Thus, many large international companies have begun arming themselves and setting up their own private naval security forces.

At the outset of the series, Systems Engineer Hyōsuke 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 old friend, 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.

Cast

*Nanaha Misaki: Mai Nakahara:She is the captain of the ship and has a cold and professional attitude but cares very much for her crew that she can be brought to tears if they were in danger. She sees Hyosuke as a little brother as they are step-siblings but then later questions herself if she actuallys likes Hyosuke.
*Hyōsuke Nagimiya: Hisayoshi Suganuma:He was brought onto the ship to upgrade the ships computers. He calls the captain Nana-nee since they grew up together but sees her as a woman instead of a step-sister.
*Tsubasa Watatsumi: Mikako Takahashi:She is a pilot on the ship and seems to hate men. After a short while she seems to like Hyosuke and later confesses.
*Sango Fukami: Kana UedaShe is a crewman on the ship and has a very wild imagination. She works in and is the head of the engine room and has close friends on the ship.
*Miharu Kairi: Yumiko Kobayashi:She is a very smart young girl who developed the battle system Nav-Staff OS for the ship. She seems to have developed a crush on Hyosuke since the first time she sees him.
*Manatsu Akoya: Kumiko Higa:Twin sister to Mashu and a gunner on the ship. She has blond pigtails and like her sister she likes playing tricks on people and combat. SHe runs communications.
*Mashū Akoya: Satomi Arai:Twin sister to Manatsu and also a gunner on the ship. She and her sister both like combat and also like to play tricks on others. She lets her hair down and is longer. She runs observations.
*Mitori Shimabara: Junko Minagawa:She is the ships nurse and is very kind and friendly to everyone and is a constant flirt. Especially to Hyosuke even though she is married.
*Tanya L. Kojima: Kaya Miyake:She is the Vice-Captain of the ship and very loyal to the Captain who is more of a friend than a boss. They even went to the Naval Academy together.
*Clio Aquanaut: Rio Natsuki:She is the player of the crew and is a Bi-sexual with many girls after her. She likes to tease and flirt with Hyosuke as well as anyone else and is the Weapons Chief.
*Lemala Hamaguchi: Daiki Nakamura:He is the ships overseer from the company Haru-Nico that owns the ship and is very judgemental of the crew and its captain.
*Kunio Okamachi: Kenji Nomura

taff

*Director: Yoshitaka Fujimoto
*Series Organization, Script: Kazuho Hyodo
*Character Designer, Assistant Animation Director: Takeshi Ito
*Concept Supervisor: Shinya Ogura
*Mecha Design: Takeshi Takakura
*Setting Designer: Seiichi Shirato
*Mecha Visuals Director: Kōji Itō
*Art Director: Kunihiro Shibata
*Background Design: Takashi Hiruma
*Color Design: Yukari Itō
*3D Director: Jun Iwai
*3D Visual Director: Takashi Takeda
*Director of Photography: Mitsuru Sugiura
*Editor: Jun Takuma
*Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
*Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano
*Music: Hikaru Nanase
*Music Director: Toshitsugu Inoue
*CG Production: Studio A-Cat
*Animation Production: Actas
*Produced by Actas and Bandai Visual

External links

* [http://www.tactical-roar.com/ Official "Tactical Roar" site] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5760 Anime News Network's Tactical Roar Info Page]