Senkou no Night Raid (2024)

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Episodes: /13

8 Recommended

2 Mixed Feelings

2 Not Recommended

Tardivex

Recommended

This was a very enjoyable watch, the China in the early 1930’s setting is interesting and unique, and while the characters do possess superpowers it still manages to feel very grounded and down to earth. This was quite a tumultuous time in history as some countries were undergoing massive changes, some were recovering from World War 1 while a select few were giving rise to what would spark World War 2.

It was genuinely surprising and refreshing to see an anime actually be somewhat realistic portraying Japan back in those days, showing the dangers of their ideology and giving a fairly accurate depiction of the Manchurian ...

Minster122

Mixed Feelings

Senkou Night Raid is a nice historical anime that centers on the time period between the two World Wars. The chosen time period is somewhat rare for animes since Japan did a lot of questionable stuff during this time period and actually still try to hide it today. It's definitely nice to check out since it tries to depict what happened during the time in Manchuria after the Russo-Japanese War.

Also adds a nice twist by adding ESPers to the time period, making them superpower spies. It's actually kind of vague as to what side they're on, but it gets a little clearer overtime. Adding psychic ...

Lambda_Delta

Not Recommended

Art (5/10):
It’s pretty average as far as Chinese cartoons go: nothing really stands out and nothing looks that bad either.

Sound (7/10):
The OST fits well. The opening and ending themes are also nice. The Indian caricature who had a white voice actor and the British dude who had an American voice actor was a nice meme. Although the guy who portrayed the Indian dude was far more skilled in expressing his emotions convincingly.

Plot (3/10):
It’s like Darker than Black. Except in China. In the 1930s. Look, it’s pretty interesting actually. But, some of the events do feel a bit wonky. You'll know what I mean when you ...

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