| Tactical Roar | |
 Official Blu-Ray box cover from Japan | |
| タクティカルロア (Takutikaru Roa) | |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Fujimoto |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Kazuho Hyodo |
| Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
| Studio | Actas |
| Original network | TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto |
| Original run | January 8, 2006 – April 2, 2006 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Tactical Roar (タクティカルロア, Takutikaru Roa) is a Japanese anime television series centered around the mostly female crew of a commercial Warship, the Pascal Magi, which is trying to fight pirates in the near future.[1] The series is mix of serious combat, political intrigue, light romance, and comedy, a classic story of the underdogs trying prove their worth amidst superior enemies, and doubtful arrogant allies. The series was produced with mix of traditional and computer generated animation. This was an anime produced with cooperation from the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) during a period that there was no collaboration between anime producers and fandoms of similar types of anime.[2]
The show was broadcast on TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, Sun TV and KBS Kyoto.[1][3] Reportedly, the Pascal Magi was based on the Murasame-class destroyer, and the ship in the show was given a designation with the consent of the JSDF, which the producers worked with to create realistic battle scenes and models for the anime.[4][5] The theme song, ending theme, and background music for the show were created by Lantis Co., Ltd.[6]
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- ^ Yamamura, Takayoshi (2017). "Cooperation Between Anime Producers and the Japan Self-Defense Force: Creating Fantasy and/or Propaganda?". Journal of War & Culture Studies. 12 (1): 8–23. doi:10.1080/17526272.2017.1396077. hdl:2115/74922. S2CID 165803736.
- ^ "BIGLOBE Holds Broadband Preview of New TV Animation "Tactical Roar" -Collaboration with Web Radio and Promotional Video Distribution-". BIGLOBE (in Japanese). BIGLOBE Inc. November 25, 2005. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ ""Tactical Roar" DVD will be released from March 24th" (PDF). Bandi Namco (in Japanese). BANDAI NAMCO Holdings.Inc. March 20, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ amico (October 24, 2015). ""Tactical Roar" Summary! Blu-ray BOX Selection Talk & Screening Official Report". Amiami Hobby News (in Japanese). Amiami Hobby News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "About". Official Tactical Roar website (in Japanese). Actas. August 19, 2018. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2020.