Kakumeiki Valvrave (Valvrave The Liberator) Images

Original character design by Hoshino Katsura
Anime character design by Suzuki Tatsuya



Kakumeiki Valvrave (革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ-Kakumeiki Barubureibu – Revolution Machine Valvrave/Valvrave the Liberator) is a Japanese anime series produced by Sunrise studios. The first season has 12 episodes and was directed by Kou Matsuo and written by Ichiro Ookouchi while the characters were illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. It run from April 12th 2013 to June 28th, 2013 and has been adapted into four manga variations as well as two light novel series. The second season of the anime series resumed on October 10th, 2013 and ended on December 26th, 2013 and had 12 episodes.

Plot:
The story takes place in an unspecified future date and only referred to as 71st year of the True Era where 70% of all mankind have migrated from Earth into other planets of the Solar System. However, humankind is divided into two warring superpowers; The Dorssia Military Pact Federation (ドルシア軍事盟約連邦- Dorushia Gunji Meiyaku Renpou) and the Atlantic Ring United States or ARUS (環大西洋合衆国 Kan Taiseiyou Gasshuukoku). Amidst these two warring factions is a neutral nation called The Japan and Islands of Oceanian Republic or JIOR (ジオール) which has economically prospered. They reside in a space colony referred to as a Dyson Sphere built by the Jiorans themselves and is equipped with its own artificial sun.

One day, Dorssian military forces invaded Module 77 which is part of the Dyson sphere and the people of Module 77 found itself defenseless against the attack. It was at this time when Tokishima Haruto, a student from Sakimori High School located in Module 77 accidentally discovers a mysterious mecha called a“Valvrave” hidden in a covert laboratory underneath the school premises.

Characters:
Tokishima Haruto (時縞 ハルト Tokishima Haruto) – is the main protagonist of the series. He is a high school student of Sakimori High School located in Module 77. He is a pacifist and prefers to resolve conflicts without the need for bloodshed. He secretly admires Sashinami Shouko who is his classmate and childhood friend.

L-Elf Karlstein (エルエルフ Eruerufu/ L11 in German)- is a secret agent of the Dorssian military. He is an excellent strategist to the point that his way of calculating and anticipating various possible outcomes seems to be prophetic in nature. He is known in ARUS as the “One Man Army” for being able to kill almost 5000 soldiers single-handedly. Unlike Tokishima Haruto, he is cold, and calculating.

Similar Series:
Kakumeiki Valvrave is another anime of the mecha genre similar to the Gundam anime franchise, both of which were products of Sunrise studios.

Source: Zerochan; written by l_i_z