ファーストスクワッド

First Squad: The Moment of Truth

First Squad is set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross and enlist them in the Nazi cause. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ファーストスクワッド (japanese)
Romaji	First Squad: The Moment of Truth
English	—
Chinese	第一小隊 (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known as	Pervyi Otryad · Первый Отряд

Facts

Format	Feature film · 1 ep · 73 min · 1h total
Aired	2009-05-13 (Spring 2009)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio 4°C
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Supernatural
Themes	Military Historical War Super Power Orphan Foreign Female Protagonist Anachronism Guns
Streaming	Hulu

Reception

Community score	5.50 / 10
Bayesian score	6.18 / 10
Composite	36.3
On lists	8,174
Favourited	47 (0.6%)
Completion	90.9%
Drop rate	2.7%
In backlog	43.9%
Score spread σ	1.99

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Studio 4°C	E	34 of 34
Broadcast season	Spring 2009	E	73 of 76
Year	2009	E	254 of 261
Format	Feature film	E	985 of 997
Length	Movie	E	985 of 997
Era	Late 2000s	E	1,115 of 1,149
Genre	Supernatural	E	1,161 of 1,234
Source material	Original work	E	1,601 of 1,732
Season (all years)	Spring	E	1,772 of 1,868
Genre	Action	E	2,615 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	E	6,751 of 7,157