The Cockpit Review There are no spoilers in this review I just completed the three part OVA The Cockpit. An anime about three different theoretically possible World War 2 scenarios. Story The story for each episode is independent from each other and is focused on the characters feelings of war and what they do to hold their own sense of honor during one of the most bloody wars in History. It's interesting to watch these as an Australian as the story focuses on Axis Power soldiers. One German fighter pilot, one Japanese Ohka pilot and two Japanese infantry soldiers. It's interesting to see a perspectivewhich I never could comprehend on my own. I really like the story.
It's amazing how much the writer put into each episode without making it feel rushed.

Tech
I'm not sure what the quality of animation was like at the time this was created, being 1991. But the lowest points of the anime is the tech side. I think the only reason it is because of it's age. But it's art does something better than allot more modern anime does and that is nose, face and profile shots.
The Japanese characters tended to have their faces drawn weird for some reason but the other characters art style was something I really liked.
I would like to see a rebuild of this with a modern quality but still have the same style for the characters.
Overall though the sound, art, est where primitive and that's just a reflection of the time.

Characters
I think I have really said what I wanted in the story section so I'll be brief. The characterization was great. I liked all the characters allot.

Conclusion
I really liked this. It's relevant to my interests and is well executed. There is room for improvement but I was glad to have seen this. I'd say it should be an anime everyone see's at least once. At least for those who have an interest in history. I'm surprised at how good this turned out.