For the past 150 years, humanity’s two greatest nations have been deadlocked in a meaningless war. In what is hoped to be a miraculous victory, the Alliance embarks on a battle to break through the Empire’s frontline. Like many other “decisive” battles, this can only end in disaster; a sentiment shared by Imperial nobleman Reinhard von Lohengramm and Alliance Commodore Yang Wen Li, both of whom realize how to turn the fight in their favor. And while the tides of war may never change, these two men must rise to the occasion, solidifying their place in history as heroes.
Noboru Ishiguro, Akio Sakai
Director
Kei Tomiyama
Yang Wen-li
Masashi Hironaka
Siegfried Kircheis
Ryo Horikawa
Reinhard von Lohengramm
Katsuji Mori
Wolfgang Mittermeyer
Kazuhiko Inoue
Dusty Attemborough
Norio Wakamoto
Oskar von Reuenthal
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Ivan Konev
Issei Futamata
Flegel
Takaya Hashi
Ernest von Mecklinger
Toshio Furukawa
Olivier Poplin
Hidekatsu Shibata
Gregor von Muckenberger (voice)
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