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COLLECTION · Series · 2006

Flag

Saeko Shirasu is a 25-year-old war front-line 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 a front line journalist. Among the SDC unit's equipment is the HAVWC (High Agility Versatile Weapon Carrier—pronounced "havoc") mecha armored vehicle.

Source: TMDB
* 5.1 (8)ActionAdventureAnimationFantasyScience FictionWarJapan
Directors
Ryosuke Takahashi · Kazuo Terada
Countries
Japan
Studios
Bandai Channel · Aniplex · The Answerstudio
Runtime
24 min/ep
Age rating
TV-14
Release
16/06/2006
Score
5.1 / 10 (8)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. Flag
2006-06-16 · 24 min

An armed extremist faction had stolen the Flag, which was previously seen as the symbol of peace that triggered the cease-fire initiative between armed factions and the government forces in Uddiyana. The UN secretly dispatched an SDC unit…

Episode 2. Portrait
2006-06-30 · 24 min

Saeko started her reporting inside the SDC secret base. However, Captain Chris denied Saeko's request to follow any military operations involving the use of HAVWC. Saeko tried to capture the soldiers on camera as they returned to base.

Episode 3. Frontline Reporting
2006-07-14 · 24 min

The SDC unit is planning scouting missions in area where the FLAG was believed to be hidden. Once again Saeko's request to accompany the unit was denied. Nadi Olowokandi offered his helping hand.

Episode 4. The Night of New Moon
2006-07-28 · 24 min

It was established that the defence capabilities of the armed faction base were much stronger than expected. The SDAC unit decided to launch an operation to retrieve the Flag on the night of the new moon. Preparation of the HAVWC mecha,…

Episode 5. Parabola of Darkness
2006-08-11 · 24 min

On the night of the new moon, the SDC unit began its campaign to retrieve the flag and was heading towards the "Ruins", the armed faction's stronghold. Shirasu witnessed the crossfire while accompanying the unit. At the same time, the…

Episode 6. Light in Darkness
2006-08-25 · 24 min

Ichiyanagi stormed into the armed faction's stronghold to retrieve the flag. As the team were following the IC tag signal, something unexpected was waiting for them. They discovered the conspiracy to hinder the ceasefire. Facing return…

Episode 7. Reactivation
2007-01-12 · 24 min

UN forces block access to the bombarded parts of the city and stonewall at the daily press conference, trying to cover up the incident. SDC researches how the flag's military grade IC encryption could have been broken and faked. In that…

Episode 8. XR-2 Longku
2007-01-19 · 24 min

A replacement for the HAVWC mecha lost in the attack of the temple arrives, but training it to accept Ichiyanagi as pilot makes only slow progress. An unknown power penetrates the training camp's perimeter with three helicopters and the…

Episode 9. Yurts and the Land
2007-01-26 · 24 min

Shirasu spends a day and a night with the indigenous nomads. She assists their medical doctor, who was trained in both native and western medicine, with house visits and learns about the way of life of those people. Olowokandi is…

Episode 10. SDAC + 1
2007-02-09 · 24 min

Investigators from UN HQ are sent to SDC, blocking their activity. In the background of a picture of the temple's leader, the flag is spotted. Eversalt, backed by the complete SDC team, decides to ignore orders and launch a fact finding…

Episode 11. Reunion through the Viewfinder
2007-02-16 · 24 min

SDC decides to launch a counter attack to take UNF HQ back using their two HAVWC mechas. The operation succeeds because in the last minute massive reinformcent by regular UNF troops arrives. Akagi and Shirasu have eye contact for the…

Episode 12. Recapture the Flag
2007-02-23 · 24 min

The temple leader, in front of the flag, calls for violence and nation-wide the insurgency flares up. SDC embarks on the mission to finally capture the flag. The two HAVWC mechas successfully infiltrate the temple by force, but it's…

Episode 13. Into the Light
2007-03-02 · 24 min

At Shirasu's release, she is told by an official that her photos will be withheld for censorship because they include footage inconvenient for the UN. She's told she'll never see any SDC team member again and given a last letter from…

Cast by season
Rena Tanaka
Rena Tanaka
Saeko Shirasu (voice)
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Narumi Hidaka
Capt. Chris Eversalt (voice)
Takashi Nagasako
Takashi Nagasako
2nd Lt. Nadi Olowokandi (voice)
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Yuuko Satou
2nd Lt. Hakan Aqbal (voice)
Yuu Asakawa
Yuu Asakawa
1st Lt. Rowell Su-Ming (voice)
Hiroshi Iwasaki
Hiroshi Iwasaki
1st Lt. Christian Beroqui (voice)
Shinji Kawada
Shinji Kawada
1st Lt. Shin Ichiyanagi (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Unsho Ishizuka
Keiichi Akagi (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Sanae Kobayashi
Lisa (voice)
Shirou Saitou
Shirou Saitou
Naraya (voice)
Kenji Nomura
Kenji Nomura
1st Lt. Jan Nikkanen (voice)
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