Schwarzesmarken

The year is 1983. The Cold War is in full effect, and humanity is under attack. Strange aliens, given the name "BETA," have descended to Earth with the goal of destroying all life. Soldiers have been tasked with piloting large combat suits called Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) to repel the alien invaders, but the front line is slowly being pushed back towards the surviving cities.

Schwarzesmarken follows the story of Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach and the other members of the 666th TSF squadron, a ruthless unit that values a mission's completion over human life. Stationed in East Germany and led by war hero Captain Irisdina Bernhard, the unit specializes in counterassault attacks on laser-class BETA. But the 666th squadron finds itself with more enemies than just the alien forces when optimistic rookie Katia Waldheim joins the squadron, drawing the attention of East Germany's secret police, the Stasi.

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Bernhard, Irisdina Main

Yamamoto, Nozomi Japanese

Hohenstein, Lise Main

Nanjou, Yoshino Japanese

Eberbach, Theodor Main

Suzumura, Kenichi Japanese

Waldheim, Katia Main

Tanaka, Minami Japanese

Brehme, Beatrix Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Jeckeln, Gretel Supporting

Yasuno, Kiyono Japanese

Pham, Thi-Lan Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Krzasińska, Sylwia Supporting

Murase, Michiyo Japanese

Hosenfeld, Anett Supporting

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Steinhoff, Circe Supporting

Numakura, Manami Japanese

Beniya, Yoshikazu Producer

Satomi, Tetsurou Producer

Shimizu, Mika Producer

Shinjuku, Gorou Producer

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Jan 14, 2025

kirinamaterasu

Recommended

When rating an anime, the story is not the only criterion. The design, voice acting, environment, and other factors are also very important.
Although this anime had some weaknesses, having a strong design, correct characterization, and depicting a historical period in an unrealistic way made it attractive.
Although in some episodes, you will feel bored, but overall you will be interested in finishing it.
Overall, it is a good thing to watch once and fill the empty time.
Although the story is a bit sad, the narrative elements are well-crafted.
If you're a fan of anime with strong, determined girls, you'll find plenty of crushes in this anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 14, 2025

DELVIERO-A-A45

Mixed Feelings

Actually, if I could, I would give a rating of 6.5, not 7. This anime is not too bad but not too good. I have watched Mecha which is worse than this anime, so I can Say this anime is quite worth watching if you run out of Mecha anime I will not recommend this anime but please watch it if you are interested because the story is not that bad you guys You can try watching Gravion if you don't believe the Gravion anime is worse than this anime Don't worry, I'm sure some of you will enjoy the story, maybe?

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 27, 2017

Cinefil_original

Not Recommended

My opinion:
Schwarzesmarken tries to look original by covering its generic plot and characters with political matters, betrayals, Stasi officers and other chicaneries, it tries to arise emotions by needlessly killing off characters and tries to be memorable through cheesy scenes and lines that only made me cringe.
I had hope in this show up to the moment they decided it is the best decision to make the MC have sex with his newly brought back from the dead sister.

Story: 3/10
The story takes place in 1980 portraying a divided Germany and the political battles it harbours as well presenting the battles of the East German Army's ... 666th TSF Squadron against the overwhelming numbers of BETA monster.

The plot does have some good features such as describing the struggles of civilians during war, the sky being blue, the water being wet and the grass being green. Yeah, I just listed some random things because I couldn't find anything good about it.

The premise of Schwarzesmarken is overused to the point that you think twice about watching it. It is the generic “survive the monster apocalypse” scenario that has been executed much better in other series, not having anything to distinguish itself from the rest of the similar themed anime shows.
The plot is riddled with holes, cheesy scenes, cliche plot twists, utterly dumb decisions based on dumb reactions and meaningless deaths.

These are some flaws I remember:
1. The fact that the robots can fly removes most of the tension from the battles.
2. The plot twists are predictable thus becoming annoying.
3. The people are afraid of Stasi informants but they talk freely around mechanics and other staff members.
4. Ludicrous lines such as “I love you, I would do anything for you. Onii-chan, take me.”
5. Lots of meaningless deaths.
6. Why is the 666 Squadron’s commander the country’s last hope?
7. The sister x brother situation.
8. The BETA monsters are intelligent creatures but not intelligent enough to make them interesting.
9. Huge explosions resulting from small amounts of fuel.


Characters: 2/10
Most of the character are dull, one-dimensional and generic with the protagonist as an exception to the rule.
We have the mature, cold on the outside but kind on the inside Irisdina , the airhead and mentally damaged Annet, the manly guy, the tough girl Sylvia, the caring and smiling Katia, the yandere Lise and a bunch of other characters that are not memorable.

Theodor Eberbach is the protagonist of the series, at first I liked Theodor because he was a cold guy with a cool air about him but then he became a generic MC who says “I want to protect my friends” and that is about all the “development” his character receives.

Lise Hohenstein is the yandere sister that fell in love with Theodor (her brother) and later decided to free him from that world by killing him. She does have an interesting background story as a Stasi dog but her character ultimately fails at making the show better.

Captain Irisdina Bernhard is one of the main heroines of Schwarzesmarken, she is the leader of the 666 squadron and the starting point of a revolution. Irisdina’s character is dull and receives no development, the only part she plays is the hero captain for others to look up to.

The villains of the series are boring, the BETA monsters are more intriguing than the so called villains.


Aestethics: 7/10
The animation is fluid containing enough gore and blood, the character design and backgrounds are fine but the monster design is bad.

Sound: 3/10
The opening theme is fine and the ending theme is decent but the insufficient and poor background music is a huge minus considering this show belongs to mecha and action genres.

Enjoyment: 5/10
I can’t say I liked or hated Schwarzesmarken, it was just another bad show that made me want to get it over with and left me with a “meh, I wasted my time” feeling. It did amuse me to a certain degree with its stupidity but I will forget all about watching it in one or two weeks.

Overall: 3/10
Schwarzesmarken brings nothing new to the table, it does not have a good plot or strong characters nor is it particularly engaging but it does have many flaws. I would not recommend watching Schwarzesmarken unless you really, really want to watch it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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