This movie is special in its way. The narrator makes it seems like its a kind of documentary that takes place during the 40s in the middle of the USSR during WWII Nadya an orphan and only survivor of her squad is taken by force to a base to fight the evil forces of the Third Reich. The film develops in mini sequences that can be seen through her memories or the present itself it is difficult to tell the difference tho. Well there we are already lost. Indeed the movie in itself is not badly animated the quality of the animation is good with the help in particular of the weapons and vehicles note the shaking effect of the image that reminds me of some Mononoke/Laputa fighting scenes the nostalgia.. very successful and the gloomy atmosphere is maintained throughout the film. Every character is original although cause of the lack of time for an animated film NO ONE has characterdevelopment during the painful 73min. The scenario is very dense and pretty much random none of these elements are linked to each other the narration is tortuous and lacks fluidity some effects fall flat though the final blow in particular and the scene of the pitiful undead on horseback . But in general it is like a mixture of disastrous genres the work evokes as I said previously in the review the Second World War the Nazis the Templars of the Middle Ages the supernatural the zombie realm the world of the dead everything mixed up. This movie made me think of others: a bit of saving Private Ryan and Lotr plus a touch of Matrix all with an anime sauce that doesnt make any sense because it is badly developed. Indeed some aspects remain unresolved. Apart from nebulous memories about Nadyas parents one wonders what will become of the first squad executed back in the world of the living and then... a mystery. Do they return to the afterlife? What influence do they have on their environment? Are they mere ghosts or are they able to interact with objects? So many questions remain unanswered. In general not to mention the dubbing.. the hideous soundtrackexcept the AMV that brings back some soviet memories of mine but still impossible to follow animation to be deplored or a nonexistent soundtrack... Film to avoid. I could only see the Russian version of the film cause of the fact that the Bluray version unlike the DVD does not have a Japanese track. On the other hand the Russian language is an excellent alternative to dive into the heart of the action but in general it is unlikely to be immersive...Maybe you can watch it maybe youll enjoy it but I advise you to pass the way if youre looking for a serious movie