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Flag
Official North American DVD cover of FLAG
フラッグ
(Furaggu)
GenreMecha, War, Action
Created byRyōsuke Takahashi
TEAM FLAG
Anime television series
Directed byRyōsuke Takahashi (chief)
Kazuo Terada
Produced byYū Takahashi
Haruhisa Yamaji
Written byTōru Nozaki
Music byYoshihiro Ike
StudioThe Answer Studio
Licensed by
Original networkBandai Channel
Original run June 6, 2006 – March 2, 2007
Episodes13

Flag (フラッグ, Furaggu) is a 13-episode Japanese mecha-genre anime series created and directed by veteran director Ryōsuke Takahashi. It was broadcast as pay per view streaming web video on Bandai Channel starting on June 6, 2006. Episodes 1 and 2 were scheduled to be broadcast on the anime PPV channel SKY Perfect Perfect Choice ch. 160 Anime from August 18, 2006. Stylistically, the series makes use of a still and video cameraman POV, as well as "web cam" images, to create a documentary-like narrative, despite being an animated drama. Character design is by Kazuyoshi Takeuchi and mecha design is by Kazutaka Miyatake.

Setting

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.

Characters

Shirasu's Front
Akagi's Front

Episodes

# Title Original air date
01"Flag"
Transliteration: "Furaggu" (Japanese: フラッグ)		June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16)
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 to retrieve the Flag. Saeko Shirasu was assigned as the embedded reporter.
02"Portrait"
Transliteration: "Pōtorēto" (Japanese: ポートレート)		June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30)
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.
03"Frontline Reporting"
Transliteration: "Dōkō Shuzai" (Japanese: 同行取材)		July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14)
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.
04"The Night of New Moon"
Transliteration: "Shingetsu no Yoru" (Japanese: 新月の夜)		July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28)
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, the key element of the operation, became a race against time, and Saeko spent all night covering the activities of the unit. Meanwhile on the same night, as reporter Akagi was pursuing a young girl, a reincarnate of the goddess Kuhura.
05"Parabola of Darkness"
Transliteration: "Kurayami no Sōkyokusen" (Japanese: 暗闇の双曲線)		August 11, 2006 (2006-08-11)
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 journalists, suspicious of the UN forces, found out about the UN's plan to bomb the city. Akagi had some idea where the target of the bombing would be.
06"Light in Darkness"
Transliteration: "Yami no Naka no Hikari" (Japanese: 闇の中の光)		August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25)
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 attack from the enemy and with nowhere to retreat, he attempted to break through.
07"Reactivation"
Transliteration: "Saishidō" (Japanese: 再始動)		January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12)
UN forces block access to the bombed parts of the city and stonewall at the daily press converence, trying to cover it up. SDC researches how the military grade flag's IC encryption could have been broken and faked. In that course, more questions are raised. The UN started to move in more weapons in secret, and attacked another target 400 km away without telling the public. This increases doubt on the official narrative in which the armed faction is the single actor.
08"XR-2 Longku"
Transliteration: "Ikkusuāru-Tsū Ronkū" (Japanese: XR-2 ロンクー)		January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19)
A replacement for the HAVWC mecha lost at the attack on the temple arrives, but training it to accept Ichiyanagi as it's pilot is slow progress. An unknown power penetrates the training amp's perimeter with three helicopters and the prototype of a chinese made XR-2 mecha. Ichiyanagi and Eversalt fight off the intruders in their mechas. This is assessed as a warning by the SDC, and complicates the situation because obviously a powerful member of the UN security council entered the playing field.
09"Yurts and the Land"
Transliteration: "Geru to Taichi" (Japanese: ゲルと大地)		January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26)
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 interrogated. The flow of news from the UNF to journalists comes to a grinding halt. Highly increased reconnaissance flight activity hint at a brewing political and military storm.
10"SDAC + 1"
Transliteration: "Shīdakku Purasu Wan" (Japanese: シーダック+1)		February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09)
11"Reunion through the Viewfinder"
Transliteration: "Faindā-goshi no Saikai" (Japanese: ファインダーごしの再会)		February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)
12"Recapture the Flag"
Transliteration: "Furaggu Dakkan" (Japanese: フラッグ奪回)		February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23)
13"Into the Light"
Transliteration: "Hikari no Naka e" (Japanese: 光の中へ)		March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02)

References

Further reading

  • Green, Scott (October 26, 2007). "AICN Anime-Flag: Documentary Style Anime About War Photojournalism; News Updates and More". Ain't It Cool News. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: October 27, 2007.
  • Beveridge, Chris (November 5, 2007). "Flag Vol. #1 (also w/limited edition)". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Martin, Theron (November 13, 2007). "Flag DVD 1". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Smith, David F. (December 2007). "Flag Vol. 1". Newtype USA. Vol. 6, no. 12. A.D. Vision. p. 100. ISSN 1541-4817.
  • Beveridge, Chris (February 18, 2008). "Flag Vol. #2". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Martin, Theron (March 3, 2008). "Flag DVD 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Beveridge, Chris (March 25, 2008). "Flag Vol. #3". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Beveridge, Chris (May 8, 2008). "Flag Vol. #4". Mania.com. Demand Media. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Kimlinger, Carl (May 9, 2008). "Flag DVD 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
  • Meek, Bradley (May 25, 2008). "Flag". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2011. Additional archives: 2011-02-18.
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