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Str.A.In. - Strategic Armored Infantry - Complete Series Box Set

Caitlin Glass (Actor), Luci Christian (Actor), Leah Clark;Zach Bolton (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
IMDb6.1/10.0
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January 27, 2009 		—
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Genre Anime & Manga
Format Multiple Formats, Color, Box set, NTSC, Anamorphic, Widescreen
Contributor Brian Mathis, Luci Christian, Cherami Leigh, Caitlin Glass, Alison Viktorin, Greg Ayres, Cole Brown, Leah Clark;Zach Bolton, Reilly Harrison, Brina Palencia, Robert McCollom, Carrie Savage, Eric Vale See more
Language English, Japanese
Number Of Discs 2

Product Description

The horrors of war spare no one....

In a time of war, Sara Werec yearns to follow her brother Ralph into the stars and take up the Union cause in their endless fight against the Deague. Ralph is a legend among the ace pilots known as Reasoners – warriors who bravely steer their advanced mech units headfirst into combat.

Sara’s hopes are soon to be fulfilled, but the horrors of war spare no one. On the eve of Academy graduation, Sara loses everything when Ralph commands a Deague assault force in a surprise attack against the school. Amid the smoking rubble of her dreams, Sara Werec boldly undertakes a new mission: Confront Ralph to reveal the motives behind his betrayal and put an end to his treasonous ways by any means necessary.

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Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 6.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 0
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Leah Clark;Zach Bolton
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Box set, NTSC, Anamorphic, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Caitlin Glass, Luci Christian, Reilly Harrison, Robert McCollom, Brian Mathis
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Funimation Prod
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001K98M7S
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 62 ratings

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Customers find this anime series to be excellent science fiction with great mech action and top-notch animation. They consider it a good deal for the money. The character development receives mixed reactions, with some praising the awesome voice cast while others express disappointment.

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16 customers mention "Story quality"16 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of this anime series, praising its excellent science fiction elements and great mech action, with one customer noting its fantastic pacing.

"...The charatures and story are very good. The animation top notch...." Read more

"...This is an excellent science fiction anime....and it has some interesting eerie parts in it....as well as some very interesting science fiction parts..." Read more

"...I gave this particular anime a 5 star rating because the story was very thorough, the characters were excellently represented, and the overall..." Read more

"...It really surprises you, and is unique due to the story. I think the person who'll enjoy this is someone who would enjoy Gunparade March...." Read more

8 customers mention "Anime quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers love this anime series, with one noting it is very well done.

"...The plot itself is VERY WELL done and detailed. I especially liked the Strains themselves because the detail that was done was INCREDIBLE!..." Read more

"this is also another really good anime series i love japanese anime i have a lot of japanese anime series on dvd i have other cartoon series on dvd..." Read more

"I loved this series. The characters are all pretty typical, but a lot of them were given depth and a life of their own...." Read more

"A very good anime, and worth the price. It was interesting to see main characters killed off, that was a surprise...." Read more

4 customers mention "Value for money"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the TV series to be a pretty good deal for the money.

"...Watch this anime, great title and great price" Read more

"...All in all this anime is a pretty good deal for the money. I enjoyed watching it." Read more

"A very good anime, and worth the price. It was interesting to see main characters killed off, that was a surprise...." Read more

"It was great. Everything I was expecting. Got it for a good price" Read more

3 customers mention "Animation quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers praise the animation quality of the TV series.

"...The charatures and story are very good. The animation top notch...." Read more

"...This anime title is great, I enjoyed the story, characters and the animation...." Read more

"...similar to the Xenosaga animation in terms of plot line and animation quality. There are plenty of good characters with great voice actors...." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"6 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development in the TV series, with some appreciating the good characters and awesome voice cast, while one customer notes a lack of character development and another finds the acting boring.

"...star rating because the story was very thorough, the characters were excellently represented, and the overall experience was a very enlightening one..." Read more

"...The acting is boring. The CGI combat scenes are so convoluted and contrived that even the sense of urgency is robbed from the scene...." Read more

"...This anime title is great, I enjoyed the story, characters and the animation...." Read more

"...There are plenty of good characters with great voice actors. This series seems like it was a bit rushed though...." Read more

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  • D. Meade
    5.0 out of 5 stars couldnt stop watching
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2009
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    I dowloaded the first episode of xbox live to cheak it out and ended up doladed all 13 and watching them all in 1 day. now i wish i had brought the dvd instead since ive already deleted them to open up my hard drive.

    The charatures and story are very good. The animation top notch. It starts out looking like its gonna be an fun animia like kiddy grade but then turns more dark and serious by the end of the first episode. The second episode starts and everyitng has changed for the main char. She has had every thing stolen from her from somone close to her. friends, status, admiration, love, faith, and her dream of being a elite pilot all lost, only the drive to catch up and find out why pushing her on as a lowly infantry mech grunt.

    dont want to say to much but i stayed up to 8am to watch the last episode so defintly can recomend this to anyone who injoyes good scifi animia
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent science fiction anime
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2015
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    Thought I reviewed this already...but guess I have not.....This is an excellent science fiction anime....and it has some interesting eerie parts in it....as well as some very interesting science fiction parts. I don't want to spoil it by telling everything.....but lets just say it brings up the iffy questions about traveling to someplace and then technology getting better and thus travel becomes faster....also time travel....teleportation...telepathy.....a lot of interesting stuff.....there is a lot of things in this one. So aside from the space battles and flashy graphics....the story is very good.

    I admit I don't normally like stories that end the way this one does...for example I hated how forest gump the movie ended...I mean the actual series is great I just wish there had been a better ending to everything is all.
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  • JMH25
    5.0 out of 5 stars S.T.R.A.I.N. Review
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2010
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    In truth, I had never heard of STRAIN before, so I was very curious to see what it was about. The plot itself is VERY WELL done and detailed. I especially liked the Strains themselves because the detail that was done was INCREDIBLE! I did not mind the profanity in it, nor did I mind the other content in it, because that is a common part of anime now. I gave this particular anime a 5 star rating because the story was very thorough, the characters were excellently represented, and the overall experience was a very enlightening one for me.
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  • Barrie Kerr
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Pacing
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2009
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    I watched the sub of this show, and on my way to pick this up. Just to get some perspective the Japanese title is Souko no Strain ([...] This was one of the most memorable 13 episode series I've seen. The motifs tend to be strange towards the end, I need to re-watch the end of the series, but the pacing of the story is fantastic.

    The tempo of the series is like, now get ready for this, the first half of the first season of Death Note. It really surprises you, and is unique due to the story. I think the person who'll enjoy this is someone who would enjoy Gunparade March. Where you don't watch it for the mecha, exactly, but for what situation the character finds themselves in. If you go into this series looking for pure action, you won't be necessarily disappointed, but for me, it wasn't the point. The point was the struggle the main character found herself in and how she worked through it. I recommend a watch for the points mentioned above.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
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    This series is great to watch as it has a lot of action that keeps your attention. The only thing wrong with it is the theme song as you get tried of it as you wait to each episode to start.
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  • Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Was a gift.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2013
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    Pretty much the title. I haven't seen it, but my friend is an avid anime watcher and is really into mechs, so I decided to get this for him. Arrived on time and in very good condition, so that's something.
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  • Pedro Calderon Jr.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Mech, betrayal and heartbreak...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2010
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    Anime viewing is tricky sometimes, correction, choosing which anime to watch is. This anime title is great, I enjoyed the story, characters and the animation. If you liked GunParade March and/or Zone of the Enders, you may like this title. The only bad thing is that I would have liked to have a few more episodes. This way the story would flow a bit more smoothly. This anime has good action sequences, but I found that more traditional animation may have looked better as compared to CGI. Burst Angel is a good example of using CGI to complement traditional animation instead of slightly overshadowing it. All in all though, I enjoyed the emotional ride this title takes you on. Sara Werec is sure that she is on the right path in life. One day her world is destroyed, her friends are dead, her mech is trashed and who is responsible? Her own brother Ralph Werec, once the best pilot of the Union, now a fugitive and Union enemy. How far would you go to find out why? Sara devotes herself to this question, though at the cost of any life or relationships of any kind. Sometimes you find answers without knowing it. Watch this anime, great title and great price
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  • Lion-O Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2013
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    this is also another really good anime series i love japanese anime i have a lot of japanese anime series on dvd i have other cartoon series on dvd as well.
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  • 勝浦ﾗﾘﾋﾟｰ
    5.0 out of 5 stars 字幕は消せる
    Reviewed in Japan on February 27, 2018
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    フリーリージョン化したプレイヤーで見ましたが、日本語音声の場合リモコン操作で字幕は消せました。安いので星５つです。
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  • Jennifer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Show itself is great, dvd set is not
    Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2023
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    Love the show itself, but one of the two discs is not working, and cannot swap or get a replacement disc apparently. Shipping/packaging was fine, no damage to the dics (including smudges, scratches). Only thing i can see is that the usual dvd wave patterns on read side of disc look very wrong.
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  • Thalog
    4.0 out of 5 stars very cool
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2011
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    ive been a mecha anime fan for a long time, almost 17 years now and its rare to see any anime that suprise me in that type but with strain i found myself missing sleep just to see where the story arc takes the series :D
    the idea behind it is very old hat, a girl fighting her more skilled older brother but where the series stands out is how the charictors are shown, each has their own personality and the way they interact is so lifelike its almost scry, the fight scences are well thought out and from the first episode the drawbacks of the mecha involved are shown and stuck to rather than going gundam-esc and having them suddenly have new powers.
    i only bought the series as an impulse but i would urge any mecha fans to give this a watch if they want a series thats not the usual "my mecha is bigger than yours" rule most series are bound by
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