Tactical Roar English Sub & Dub

About Tactical Roar

Meet Tactical Roar (タクティカルロア), a comedy, romance and sci-fi anime by Actas (2006). Here is the premise in a nutshell. At its core: In the near future the world's climate shifted creating in the Western Pacific a perpetual super cyclone: the Grand Roar that altered the earth, flooding most countries. Shipping and navigation became important to nations and following the appearance of ocean pirates, necessisated companies to hire escort cruisers to safeguard their investments.

Another thread: Hyousuke Nagimiya is a system engineer that was comissioned to upgrade the Pascal Magi manned by an entire crew of women with its captain, Misaki Nanaha. Together the crew strives to prove themselves to their detractors that they are no mere 'Alice Brand'. As they go about their task a larger global conspiracy seems to be working behind the scenes to take advantage of this new realm order.

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Voice work is led by Daiki Nakamura as Lemara Hamaguchi and Mai Nakahara as Nanaha Misaki. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series. The run is 13 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Actas, which means the visual identity of Tactical Roar follows that studio's craft. Within the comedy category, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 6.0/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Daiki Nakamura voicing Lemara Hamaguchi gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2006, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.