Flag (anime)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Flag


caption = Title of Flag
ja_name = フラッグ
ja_name_trans = Furaggu
genre = Mecha, War, ActionInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Ryosuke Takahashi, Kazuo Terada
studio = Aniplex, Answer Studio
network = Bandai Channel, SKY Perfect - Perfect Choice ch160 Anime
licensor = flagicon|USA Bandai Entertainment
first = June 6, 2006
last = March 2, 2007
episodes = 13

nihongo|"Flag"|フラッグ|Furaggu is a 13-episode Japanese mecha-genre anime series directed by veteran director Ryosuke Takahashi. It was broadcast as pay per view streaming web video on Bandai Channel starting on 6 June 2006. Episodes 1 and 2 were scheduled to be broadcast on the anime PPV channel SKY Perfect Perfect Choice ch160 Anime from 18 August 2006. Stylistically, the series makes use of a still and video cameraman POV, as well as "web cam" images to create a documentary-like narrative, despite being an animated drama.

etting

Saeko Shirasu is a 25-year-old war frontline photo-journalist who became a celebrity after taking a picture of civilians raising a makeshift UN flag in war-torn Uddiyana. The image then became an instant symbol for peace. However, just before the peace agreement is achieved, the flag was stolen by an armed extremist group in order to obstruct the truce. The UN peacekeepers decide to covertly send in a SDC (pronounced as Seedac—Special Development Command) unit to retrieve the flag. Because of her connection with the "Flag" photo, Saeko Shirasu was offered the job of following the SDC unit as frontline journalist. The SDC unit is equipped with an HAVWC (High Agility Versatile Weapon Carrier — pronounced "havok") mecha armored vehicle.

Main characters & casts

Shirasu's Front
*Saeko Shirasu (anime voices|Rena Tanaka|Dorothy Elias-Fahn)—25-year-old frontline war photo-journalist
*SDC Unit
**Capt. Chris Eversalt (anime voices|Narumi Hidaka|Cindy Robinson)—female commanding officer of the SDC unit, HAVWC mecha pilot
**2nd Lt. Nadi Olowokandi (anime voices|Takashi Nagasako|Michael Sorich)—transport and scout helicopter pilot
** 2nd Lt. Hakan Aqbal (anime voices|Yuko Sato|Alison James)—transport helicopter pilot
**1st Lt. Rowell Su-Ming (anime voices|Yu Asakawa|Karen Strassman)—intelligence officer
** 1st Lt. Jan Nikkanen (anime voices|Kenji Nomura|Paul St. Peter)—back-up pilot and intelligence support officer
** 1st Lt. Christian Beroqui (anime voices|Hiroshi Iwasaki|Chris Kent)—engineer and mechanic, technical support
** 1st Lt. Shin Ichiyanagi (anime voices|Shinji Kawada|Jack Bauer)—HAVWC mecha pilotAkagi's Front
*Keiichi Akagi (anime voices|Unshou Ishizuka|Jamieson Price)—Saeko's senpai (senior) and friend. Veteran cameraman working for the Photo Agency "Horizont".
*Lisa (anime voices|Sanae Kobayashi|Mela Lee)—Fellow journalist
*Naraya (anime voices|Shiro Saito|David Lodge)—Akagi's local informant

Episodes

Production staff

Produced by The AnswerStudio and Aniplex
*Created by Ryosuke Takahashi
*Directed by Ryosuke Takahashi, Kazuo Terada
*Written by Toru Nozaki
*Character design by Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
*Mechanical design by Kazutaka Miyatake

Music

*Music composed by Yoshihiro Ike
*Sound Director by Keiichi Momose
*Ending Theme LIGHTS
**Artist: Eri Nobuchika
**Lyrics: Eri Nobuchika
**Music: Shinichi Osawa

References

*cite web
url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6617
title = Flag
publisher = Anime News Network
language = English
accessdate = 2006-07-20

External links

*languageicon|ja|Japanese [http://www.flag20xx.net/ Official site]
*languageicon|ja|Japanese [http://www.b-ch.com/cgi-bin/contents/ttl/det.cgi?ttl_c=493 Bandai Channel Official site]