A really insightful look at the lesser-known campaigns of the Japanese in southeast Asia, that aren't often covered in Western movies and documentaries of WWII. As the name suggests, the show centers around the decision[s] (Ketsudan) of the commanders of the campaigns (the successes and failures) from both sides of the conflict and synthesizes these lessons-learned into easily digestible bits at the end of each episode. - Story - Historically accurate (aside from some questionable side-stories between the Japanese Navy and Parachutists) retelling of the Japanese Pacific campaign, not much else to say. - Art - Par for the course for a 1970s animated show - fairly grainy, manuallymoved frames to communicate action or explosions, lots of noticeable animation loops, and some occasional rough sketch work. Actual wartime footage is also sporadically mixed in to limited effect. The footage caught me by surprise, but I don't feel it added all that much to the show overall.

- Sound -
There are numerous, noticeable repeated sound bites throughout the show - gunfire effects, "to-arms" horns, explosion effects, running effects. It starts to get tiresome after a few episodes. The voice actors did a solid job communicating the struggles and emotions of the conflict, albeit a lot of the time it was just them yelling orders (fire!, to battle stations!, what?!). It's also important that the translation (at least the one I managed to find) be mentioned. There is a lot of rough translation, grammar errors, confusingly translated words, words translated to romaji and not proper English ("Gum" versus "Guam," "Labaul" versus "Rabaul," "Naked" versus "Without Aircover." You have to have a pretty good understanding of frequently used Japanese words, important locations of conflict, general naval/aviation terms, and cultural Japanese context to fully appreciate the show with this translation.

- Characters -
A good number of lesser-known commanders and admirals from history make an appearance (particularly the British), again making this a very educational watch. But, there are also the must-haves like Yamamoto and MacArthur.

I generally enjoyed the show, particularly the coverage of the lesser-known southeast Asian Japanese campaigns/struggles. However, the rough translation, generally poor quality of the 1970s animation (as compared to Zipang for example), and annoyingly repeated audio bits detract from the enjoyment in my eyes.