First Squad is the first Russian anime, and was produced in Japan by
STUDIO 4ºC. The movie takes place in Soviet Russia during the Second World War, and tells the story of a teenager named
Nadya, a girl who possesses psychic powers.
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What's it about?
Nazi Germany have occupied much of Europe, but Russia continues to resist. After much fighting and heavy losses on both sides, it remains a stalemate. An occult group of Nazi astrologers have determined that a "moment of truth" (a critical point in time, when a certain person's actions will determine the outcome) is drawing near. In this case, that certain person is a Russian soldier, and the "moment of truth" occurs when he decides to attack the German forces.
The chairman of the Nazi group then orders his men to put in motion "Operation: Sword of Vengeance"; a plan which involves using a magic sword to summon its owner grandmaster
Baron Von Wolff from the underworld, in order for them to kill the soldier, crush the Russian opposition, and conquer the world.
In order to stop this, the Russians have their own secret occult branch to call upon, namely "
the 6th division", and it's up to Nadya, last surviving member of a special unit from this division, known as "First Squad" to take care of it.
