Series synopsis
Schwarzes Marken, also known as シュヴァルツェスマーケン is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on January 11, 2016. It ended on March 28, 2016. It stars Kana Marutsuka, Kenichi Suzumura, Yoshino Nanjo and Chika Anzai.
Germany was divided into East and West after WWII, where citizens of either treated the other side as enemies. In the midst of Cold War, however, the Earth was invaded by an alien life form landed on Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known as "Beta." Now, ten years after the first contact, East Germany, formally German Democratic Republic, has become the front line.
Premise
Germany was divided into East and West after WWII, where citizens of either treated the other side as enemies. In the midst of Cold War, however, the Earth was invaded by an alien life form landed on Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known as "Beta." Now, ten years after the first contact, East Germany, formally German Democratic Republic, has become the front line.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kana Marutsuka as Marai Heisenberg (voice)
- Kenichi Suzumura as Theodor Eberbach (voice)
- Yoshino Nanjo as Lise Hohenstein (voice)
- Chika Anzai as Anett Hosenfeld (voice)
- Kaori Fukuhara as Inghild Bronikowski (voice)
- Nozomi Yamamoto as Irisdina Bernhard (voice)
- Minami Tanaka as Katia Waldheim (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Pham Thi Lan (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kenta Miyake as Walther Kruger (voice)
- Michiyo Murase as Sylwia Krzasinska (voice)
- Ken Narita as Heinze Axmann (voice)
- Manami Numakura as Circe Steinhoff (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Beatrix Brehme (voice)
- Kiyono Yasuno as Gretel Jeckeln (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuka Morioka as Operator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 11, 2016 | March 28, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#01 An East German TSF squadron, the 666th or "Schwarzesmarken", enter the fight against the BETA with their Comrade Captain, Irisdina Bernhard. Pilot Anett Hosenfield suffers a nervous breakdown and, in the chaos it creates, pilot Inghild Bronikowski is mortally wounded. Irisdina administers a coup de grace rather than leave Inghild to die on the battlefield. She castigates Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach for failing to help Annett, and assigns him to continue the mission while Inghild's body is recovered. |
January 11, 2016 |
| 2 |
#02 After finishing training for laserjagd, the squadron's technique for hunting Laser-class BETA, the Stasi arrive. They demand to take Katia to clarify some things because she is from the West and was admitted to the 666th with unusual haste. Heinz Axmann, of the Stasi, also states that the rumors about Irisdina are true, adds that she will someday kill her squadron, and tells Katia that they will see her soon. |
January 18, 2016 |
| 3 |
#03 Katia and the injured Pham are brought inside the besieged Fort Neuenhagen. Back at Bebersee Base, Gretel asks Theodor if he and Irisdina are plotting something. She reveals that five years earlier, a coup against the Stasi led by General Strachwitz was foiled, and the Stasi effectively erased him from history. Gretel also tells Theodor the story of Irisdina selling out her brother to the Stasi is almost certainly a lie. Armed with this information, Theodor arranges a meeting with Irisdina in an old church, where she admits her "dog of the Stasi" persona is a cover, and she's plotting to overthrow the Stasi herself, and recruits Theodor into her cause. |
January 25, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 11, 2016 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 01:05:00 |