Valkyria ChroniclesType: TV | Episodes: 26 | Aired: Apr 4, 2009 to Sep 26, 2009 | Genres: Action, Drama, RomanceProducer: A-1 Pictures | Main Cast: Marina Inoue (Alicia Melchiott) and Susumu Chiba (Welkin Gunter)Director: Yasutaka Yamamoto | Original Creator: Sega | Series Composition: Michiko Yokote | Music: Hitoshi Sakemoto | Character Design: Atsuko Watanabe[ IMPRESSIONS PER EPISODE AT HYPER PARFAIT ]~* See All Posts Related to This Series *~[ OVERALL IMPRESSIONS ][this is for Faldio =)]I love this show simply because Faldio is there. That's the most basic reason why I kept watching this series up to the very end.Well, this is again not part of my priority anime of the previous season but it became a priority when Faldio appeared in the episodes. He is the only person that I follow through every episode so I feel so sad when I cannot see him.But aside from Faldio, the story and the animation is also good. I never thought that I will be liking this at all. Though I admit that at first I got bored but when the action started I got hooked up especially when the twist about Alicia's Valkyur past was revealed. But I think the pacing of the story was very slow when Alicia was just a normal and ordinary person. But when she became the Valkyrian warrior, everything went fast like she was promoted and her screentime would only focus on the battlefield. I think it would be best if they gave more emphasis to Alicia's past since the hints in the previous episodes were just subtle and minimal. (Or I think it's just me focusing only on Faldio. Hahaha.)When I first watched this one, I am torn between Welkin and Faldio. The character of Welkin is very much unique for me. He is a very easy go lucky type of guy and when he was first introduced, his world is only limited to his interests and family. When he entered the militia, that was when he learned to recognize other things in the world especially the idea of being in love with someone. Of course, expanding his horizons and his views is a challenge for him since he was somehow shocked with how things happened. But luckily for him, his Squad members, his best friend and the person he loves is there for him to support him all the way.Another factor why I watched this show is because Maximillian sounds like Zero. Well of course, he is also voiced by Jun Fukuyama and being a Code Geass lover, I would not let this opportunity pass. I did the right choice since Maximillian and Lelouch got similarities in their character. So it was like watching Lelouch all over again. I find it cute that a relationship between the two of them was made. I made my watching experience more entertaining.Overall, this anime is worth the watch. I haven't really played the game but for me this is great. Even though the animation is not as superb as Tears to Tiara, Valkyria Chronicles still pulled it off pretty well in a span of 26 episodes.
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Special Double Post treat!Episode 25: Things to ProtectEpisode 26: Decisive Battle [END]FALDIO DIED. SH*T. I AM MOURNING FOR HIM. Episode 25: If you wanna know the similarity of Maximillian and Zero aside from their voice, then this episode would give you an answer.Anyway, Squad 7 decided to go and help out Alicia. They charge in and had a lot of casualties but Welkin did his best to rally the group. What more is that Maximillian has installed in his Marmota the lance used by the previous Valkyur to defeat the Darcsen. He tests the power at a nearby mountain and it was completely obliterated.Now this where the Lelouch similarity thing is shown.Inside Marmota, Jaeger starts to waver his support to Maximillian's objectives and motives. He realizes that what Maximillian wanted all this time is revenge because he lost his mother in a train explosion. He wants to get back to his father and brother by being someone greater than an emperor and that it is by being a Valkyrian King.Enough of the flashback as Maximillian orders to fire the weapon and this time not to test it but to destroy the castle. But as it was about to fire, Alicia appears who temporarily stopped the weapon from activatating. Alicia is already worn out and exhausted and so she is having a hard time to face the Marmota. When Maximillian ordered to fire the lance again, Alicia was able to dodge but this took the last of her strength. She faints soon after and Maximillian orders to capture her.Seeing this act by Maximillian, Jaeger again questions his intentions but Maximillian just warned him that he would not let anyone stand on his way. Jaeger decides to walk away since he cannot support Maximillian anymore. Maximillian, refusing to let him go shoots him.Outside, Welkin hurries to try and save Alicia. He is not paying attention to his surroundings. He is about to be sniped but was saved by Faldio who came to the rescue.Still, Faldio is a hero and acting a knight in shining armor. I so love him!!!And oh, you see the similarity of Lelouch??? They both despised their own families because they lost their mothers and so they both aspire for the throne and power. They are also supported by witches: C.C and Selvaria, the Azure witch. See? It's like Lelouch was just transferred in a new anime and this time he assumed the role of Maximillian.*still geassed by Lelouch*Episode 26:Welkin was backed up by the whole Squad 7 as they infiltrate Marmota so that they can save Alica. They split up and Welkin went ahead to save Alicia. Welkin faces a lot of guards but again, Faldio came to the rescue. Together they move inwards the battleship.Alicia gets to be infront of Maximillian who claims to have saved her. He talks Alicia to join him and she could get anything that she wants. Alicia gets confuses as to why Selvaria followed and supported him. Maximillian coldly believes that it was Alicia who killed her and pushed her to explode herself. Alicia protects Selvaria saying that she just wants to be herself but Maximillian sees this as foolish. Alicia turns this statement against him by stating that he is afraid of his worthlessness.White on the run, Faldio got injured. (Oh no!) And since he would only cause a burden to Welkin he let Welkin went ahead. Faldio pulled out a grenade then suicidally rushed through the guards. Welkin moves forwards and makes it to the top of the ship where Alicia and Maximillian are waiting. Maximillian has an artificial Valkyria system. He has his own Valkyrian lance and shield and challenges Alicia to a match. Without her lance and shield, Alicia can only dive out of the way, and Welkin tries to protect her by distracting Maximilian. Welkin gets thrown back by a blast though, and Alicia’s Valkyria powers activate when she sees him get hurt.In the midst of the trouble, Welkin managed to tell Alicia that everyone is there to save her and asked her to go back to Bruhl with him. Maximillian attacks again and Alicia is about to be hit but all thanks to Welkin who jumped hin to save her. Surprisingly, Maximillian's system bugged down since the power is too much for him to handle. Alicia grabbed him and fed him more Valkyrian powers and this hurts Maximillian even more. He eventually falls in an elevator shaft.Explosions happened left and right and while chaos is happening, her Valkyrian powers rises, similar to what happened to Selvaria before she sacrificed herself. She said to Welkin to save himself because he might also die but Welkin jumped in flames of fire to hug her. He finally declares his love for her as he said that he is always by her side. This statement was sealed by a romantic kiss. The kiss mysteriously stops whatever is happening to Alicia and she turns back to normal. The couple survives the explosion and made their way out to Marmota.The war ended and a truce was signed. Cordelia revealed her Darcsen identity. Most members of Squad 7 return to their normal lives except for Largo who chose to stay with his love, Varrot. And as for Alicia and Welkin, they both went back to Bruhl to continue living their lives together.
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OST of anime Valkyria Chronicles was released on 30.09.09 like I mentioned previously. I have no idea how different this OST is from the game OST, since I haven’t started playing the game yet(or maybe I will never get the chance to play LOL), but the OST sounds great to me. Been listening to it [...]
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Well good thing for Welkin that Maximillian can’t aim. This final battle would have ended in a messy manner if he could. The final battle just felt weak and a bit cheesy for me. Sure they show a few members of Squad 7 getting injured (one getting himself hurt) but none of them dies or [...]
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Not just double..not just triple but a quadruple post!!!Episode 21: Transient BondsEpisode 22: ConfusionEpisode 23: Shape of LoveEpisode 24: Will~A catch up post!!!! So sorry for the delay!!!! I now have 2 more to go~ Episode 21: Transient BondsEven though Faldio is a bit crazy in this episode, I still love him! I wanna be Princess Cordelia..Faldio hostaged her. Waaa.Alicia is really of a Valkyrur origin. Faldio was able to confirm his theory about Alicia's origin. Because she was shot and her life was put into danger, her Valkyria power reawakened.Faldio hostaged Princess Cordelia just so he could get the sword and shield that Alicia can use. At first, Alicia doesn't respond to her calls. No matter how he calls her name and no matter how he begs, Alicia won't open his eyes. But upon hearing that Welkin is in trouble, Alicia opened his eyes and went straight to the battlefield.Selvaria proves to be so hard to beat even to Squad 7. Largo was even placed at the brink of death when Selvaria attacked him. Just when hope is about to go out, Alicia, glowing in blue came and attacked Selvaria. Selvaria is having a hard time against Alicia. Her speed, her strength and her powers are too much for Selvaria. After they faced each other, Selvaria had a flashback of a little Alicia.Alicia was able to defeat Selvaria and that caused the Imperial Army to retreat their forces much Maximillian's dismay. But before they can fully retreat, they had a taste of Alicia's power as she attacked them. Maximillian is about to die but was only rescued by Selvaria.After the battle is over, Alicia collapsed in Welkin's arms.Episode 22: ConfusionWe start with a flashback. Many years ago, Alicia is in a facility where she was a part of an experiment together with other kids including Selvaria. They were not properly fed and they were always being experimented upon by the people. Well, all of these are just a dream of Alicia who found herself shocked because of what he did in the previous battle.Welkin, on the other hand is dying to know where Alicia is. Since the military wouldn't allow him to see her, he went to Faldio instead. My dear Faldio is being kept as a prisoner. He admitted to Welkin what he did including shooting Alicia. He explained that he had to do it to awaken Alicia's Valkyria powers, even though he is doing it only by his hunch. Of course Welkin is mad and angry but Faldio reminds him that because of what he did, Squad 7 and everyone else were saved. Still, Welkin is angry and disappointed over what his bestfriend did. All the poor Faldio could respond is a question....a question of what he could have done. With this,Welkin walked away.Alicia is being kept in a room and she is allowed to come out or even contact anyone. Damon arrives announcing Alicia's promotion to Captain and movement to the regular army. Of course, Alicia doesn't agree and wouldn't accept the promotion but Damon and his men convinced her by saying that people view her differently now. Plus, Damon claims that Welkin approved to this. To her frustration, Alicia ran away.The Squad 7 is also at a loss on what happened. They have mixed emotions about Alicia being a Valkyrur. Rumors are also spreading that she is a monster and people didn't want to be with her anymore. Welkin, Largo and Rosie try to protect Alicia but it was too late as Alicia overheard everything. She cannot say anything to what they all said and just thanked everyone and bid them farewell. Welkin ran after her explaining that people are just confused.Alicia is already convinced that Squad 7 is not her home anymore and she is ready to leave. Welkin still tries to convince her by saying that she is their comrade and their friend. He also said that he wanted to be by his side, the same way that she took care of him when Isara died. But Alicia took off her scarf and bid her farewell. The Alicia he knew is now gone. What he sees right now is monster. With this, she bids him a tearful farewell.Episode 23: Shape of LoveWith Alicia by their side, the Gallian army has achieved victories left and right. With what happened between Alicia and Squad 7, they all realized their mistake and would want to apologize to her. They went off to see her but were stopped by the regular military. They overheard one of the commanders call Alicia a monster and so a fight happened between them. Welkin arrives on the scene but surprisingly, he also punched the commander after calling Alicia a monster.Princess Cordelia also visits the imprisoned Faldio and declares that he is finally free. They had a little talk about Randgriz family but they were interrupted by Welkin's beat up body.While unconscious, Welkin had a dream of Isara bringing him food. Isara is saying something what she feels about Alicia but the dream ended. He woke up and found the entire Squad 7 watching over him.Cordelia also visited Alicia and asked her if she needed anything. All Alicia ever wanted was to keep everyone safe. By everyone she meant Faldio and the entire Squad 7. The next day, Alicia and the princess had a ceremony of recognition before the next battle. At the same time, Squad 7 is ordered to be Cordelia's special guards on her way back.Welkin realized that Alicia arranged for this and he runs out to find her. They were able to see each other but Alicia is already inside a vehicle with Damon. All Welkin could do was to cry out her name helplessly.The next morning, Alicia and Selvaria's fight begins.Episode 24: WillThe battle between Alicia and Selvaria begins but Alicia is already loosing her will to fight. She got no home, no friends, no family and nothing left. She wondered how Selvaria have the strength to fight. She realizes that Selvaria is someone from her past, an orphan just like her.Another flashback happened. This completes the story when Selvaria and Maximillian met. Maximillian saved the young Selvaria a.k.a as A1. She was chosen as the best subject for experiment while the others were being disposed appropriately. She escaped from the facility and was found by Maximillian who gave her the name. Because of this, Selvaria fights for Maximillian's sake.Welkin returned to the HQ and thought about what he should do. He is looking at photos of them together. He decides to leave his post and at his front door is the whole Squad 7 who is willing to go with him.Maximillian declared a truce and went to talk with Cordelia. At first, Maximillian said that the war causes people to suffer, which was agreed upon by Cordelia. One condition by Maximillian for the truce is for Cordelia to marry him. This is all in line for him to obtain the Gallian throne so that he can fulfill all of his plans. He wanted to use the Valkyur blood that runs in the Randgriz family.To his disappointment, Cordelia reveals that he is not a descendant of Valkyur but a Darcsen.Alicia is about to give up in her fight but she remembered Welkin and everyone else and alas, she realizes that she important people too. She was recharged because of this memory and Selvaria decides to settle this in the next clash. The two charge at each other and it was Selvaria who falls. Alicia didn't finish her off because she believes that Selvaria has someone important to her as well. But Selvaria's dedication is so strong that she sacrificed herself in a massive explosion that takes out everyone, including Damon and his forces.As Maximillian saw that he cannot use Cordelia, he orders Marmota to crash to the castle. While on board, Karl informs him of Selvaria's fate but he was unmoved by what happened. This angers Karl and as he tries to speak up about how Selvaria fought for Maximillian, the prince shot him dead saying that anyone who blocks his way would perish the same.
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So here we are at long last, as we come to the climax of Valkyria Chronicles... We've cried, we've cried some more as the series threatened to jump the shark over the past couple of episodes, but can Welkin save Alicia from Maximilian's kidnap attempt?Regardless of that, Welkin has managed to mobilise all of squad seven as well as Faldio in his effort, and this gives us plenty of room for action
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OST for Valkyria Chronicles TV Animation. Tracklist: 1. Darcsen no Saiyaku 2. Senjou no Shoujo 3. Nonki na Sketch 4. Saraba Kokyou 5. Sekimen to Roubai 6. Chiisana Spy no Hokaku 7. Nanpa Teki Kaiwa 8. Hatsukoi 9. Senjou no Nakano Yasashisa 10. Shuzai Koudou 11. Dotabata Shuzai 12. Naguri Nagurare Dai Konsen 13. Sorezore no Yoru 14. Gunjin no Hokori 15. Kimajimesa 16. Soukou Ressha 17. Katarai no Hitotoki 18. Tomaranu Mousou 19. Tokusetsu [...]
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As you all know, Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PSP is the sequel to the first game which was on the PS3. We all know about the new branching class system which gives players more options and combination when building up their squad. Now, another new feature has been introduced to the game, and that [...]
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ebCraft is going to release the Selvaria Bles ( セルベリア・ブレス ) 1/6 PVC figure from the game/anime “Valkyria Chronicles” ( 戦場のヴァルキュリ ). Will be released in December 2009. Around 300mm tall, 16,000yen. Wow, Selvaria is so $$$! I had seen the news of this Selvaria for couple months already... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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Here is my second end-of-series final-thoughts for the summer 2009 season, and this time it's for Valkyria Chronicles. Unlike my last final thought post for Umi Monogatari, I'm just going to write this in point form to save time. I think I spend more time ordering up my points and writing up transitions than coming up with the points.Warning: post contains major spoilers to the series. Yeah lets run in the open in a close formation so that enemy can mow us down with one machinegun burst. Wait, that could never happen hahahaha.- The military tactics and action in Valkyria Chronicles is hilariously bad, and this is compounded by the fact that Valkyria Chronicles (the game) is supposed to be a "tactical" RPG. Most of the battles involve attacking the enemy's strongest defensive position from one direction, and funny enough that works some of the time depending on who's doing the attacking. It always work for Squad 7, and rarely works for anyone else. Our protagonist Welkin, being slightly smarter than the rest of the soldiers, incorporates two direction attacks some of the time, and that always works. Lack of military tactics aside, what's even worse was the soldiering practices by both the Gallians and the Imperials. The Gallians, particularly those from Squad 7, have a tendency to stand out in the open. Thankfully for them, the Imperials are terrible shots, and thus they only hit the good guys by accident. The good guys also get injured when they accidentally shoot themselves like what happened to one of the Squad 7 members during the final episode. The bad military tactics and action was the defining feature of the show for me. It certainly made the show look bad, but at least it was in a funny way.This was the idiot who wounded himself: he was hit by a ricochet while wasting bullet shooting at a steam pipe.- Speaking of combat, the Valkyrur battles were lacking in the animation department (laggy slow-mo flips, I'm pretty sure it wasn't my computer that's lagging), but they were still better and made more sense than the regular military battles.- Some of the characters in the show felt pointless, particularly that reporter girl and Maximillian's scheming brother, neither of which ended up doing anything that mattered.- The pompous Gallian general deserved a much more painful death than being blown up by Selveria.- Alicia was pretty awesome in the earlier parts of the series with her wide range of facial expressions, but she got handed a restraining order in the second half and all the funny faces were gone, and I find that disappointing.This was the last time anyone thought of Faldio.- LOL Faldio died at the end and nobody bothered to remember him. Nobody. That was both funny and sad at the same time. Maybe this is his punishment for trying to give Alicia a piece of rubble on several occasions.- Whatever happened to the Edelweiss near the end of the show? It was introduced in the beginning as Supertank, but you don't even see it towards the end any more. I wanted to see the Edelweiss take on Maximillian's moving fortress so Isara can take part in the final battle in spirit if not in person. They just all forgot about the poor girl (Isara) near the end too. Heartless bastards.Maximillian cannot withstand Alicia's awesome Valkyrur hotness.- In the end, Maximillian actually turned out to be a dumber and more a$hole-ish version of Lelouch, which certainly explains the choice for the seiyu. Comparing him to Lelouch would dishonor to Lelouch, since Lelouch at least ruled the world briefly in Code Geass and was quite the lady's man, while Maximillian overloaded when a hot girl (Alicia) hugged him and was foiled time after time by a squad consisting of a dozen volunteers and one tank.Because we all know kissing is more important than running for your lives.- The final battle was overall a letdown. It was both cheesy and unimpressive. I wanted see either Alicia coming to Welkin's rescue and blasting the crap out of the moving fortress or have the Edelweiss take on the moving fortress in spirit of Isara. Unfortunately, what we got was Alicia getting kidnapped and Squad 7 coming to the rescue. The culminates into a final battle between Maximillian and Alicia+Welkin in which Alicia hugged Maximillian to death and afterwards Welkin and Alicia was kissing while the moving fortress was blowing up... right underneath their feet! Talk about cheesiness and the lack of a sense of urgency.In conclusion, Valkyria Chronicles was the worst anime series I was watching in the past 13 weeks, but at least it was (unintentionally) funny some of the time and provided me plenty of material to write this post.
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HELL YEA BEST END EVER! Too bad Faldio sorta died…pretty insignificantly. Maybe that’s why the anime gave him so much filler time at the beginning because of his insignificant death at the end??? Who knows. Whatever. I got kissing and handholding. This series is instawin! Okay maybe not, I did have to sit through a lot [...]
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Kanashimi Rensa – MARIA The blog has been quiet the last week, so here’s my bit to try and bring the activity level back up. One of the first Jpop groups I ever listened to was all-girl pop-rock band ZONE, and I was immediately hooked.  There’s just something about girls and rock instruments that is instantly appealing.  Although [...] Related posts:Umineko no Naku Koro ni OP ReviewSengoku Basara OP – JAPSpice and Wolf II Opening Theme Review
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Summary: Inside the Marmota, the members of Squad 7 insist on distracting the enemy while Welkin goes to save Alicia.
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Fans of the PS3 game Valkyria Chronicles should be happy to know, that it may finally be getting Trophy support! Aaron Webber from SEGA posted a comment on the PlayStation Blog, telling fans that Trophy support for the first game is definitely still in consideration. “I wouldn’t keep you guys hoping if it was impossible – [...]
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Come the end of the last episode of Valkyria Chronicles, things were looking up for Gallia, with Selvaria defeated by Alician and Maximilian's supposed plans of marrying Princess Cordelia in tatters. With two episodes left to go though, you didn't expect things to be that simple did you?Of course, there was more to Maximilian's plans than just marriage, and as squad seven desperately try to
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Summary: With the Imperial attack, Welkin and Squad 7 have to abandon their plans to go help Alicia and fight instead.
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A big fan of the anime series Valkyria Chronicles, I am looking forward to the release of the OST this coming 30 September, 2009! Original Soundtrack is composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, and included in the OST is also the insert song sang by Rosie(Junko Minagawa) Retail price of the OST is at 3,150 yen. Get your copy [...]
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Me: I dunno I think I kinda liked Lelouch more than Maximillian he seemed less evil.  It’s not how like Maximillian’s mom got randomly killed in some train wreck and now he wants ultimate power. It’s like… JP: …Lulu’s mom got killed randomly and now he wants power. Me: Wait…no…! JP: “That’s right Lulu just wants to hold [...]
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If you were psyched after watching the gameplay footage and you do not understand Japanese, then this should be great news for you. According to Sega America’s blog, the English version of this PSP game is currently in the works and it is slated for a Summer 2010 release. Valkyria Chronicles 2 announcement trailer “Listen as the [...]
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Hey, hey! Where's my Selvaria?!
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