Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry English Sub & Dub

About Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry

Meet Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (Soukou no Strain), a sci-fi, drama and mecha anime by Studio Fantasia (2006). Here is the premise in a nutshell. At its core: Eleven-year-old Sara Werec's elder brother, Ralph, was sent to the frontlines of an interstellar war 130 light years away, and Sara vowed to reunite with him one day as a comrade. Five years later, Sara is a learner at Grapera Space Armed Soldier Academy, training to become a Reasoner, a pilot of an advanced weapons system called a "Strain.

From there, when the academy is all at once attacked by enemy forces, Sara enters battle against a Strain that rapidly overpowers her. After incapacitating her, the pilot exposes himself to be her Ralph. Killing all the other learners and destroying the school, he disappears, leaving Sara to question everything she has ever known.

With sci-fi at the core, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. It will appeal most to fans of futuristic settings and big-concept stories.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Studio Fantasia, which means the visual identity of Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry follows that studio's craft. The sci-fi focus matters here: ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. A 7.1/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. It aired in 2006, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.