First Squad: The Moment of Truth

A young girl as the main heroine, the occult and WW2. Shuumatsu no Izetta is more light hearted and has yuri romance undertones, First Squad is more mature. 

2nd World War theme, secret organizations sword fighting action sequences... 

Battling against the supernatural evil, the protagonists of both series try to fight using their natural psychic abilities to win. 

First Squad is mostly similar to the second part of JoJo, especially in the way they rewrite history. The events in both anime happen shortly before / during World War II, while adding supernatural elements to the mix, such as zombies, ghosts or vampires. In both anime, the main characters fight against these supernatural forces to protect their world. So, overall, both anime have the same historical background and supernatural elements, a lot of action and violence and an overall similar vibe, even though JoJo is more entertaining. 

Both have really similar setting and both have a young girl as the main character. War is also a main theme in both of them. 

Enjoy sword fights, good animation and the supernatural? Darker than Black and First Squad feature a group of characters trying to correct their own realities and defend them from evil.  

Two anime movies that feature a teenage girl with supernatural abilities, who is part of a secret military squad to track down evil. 

Both animes are set in the dark and wintry northern territories, and they share a simular style of animation. But there's a wide difference... Wolf's Rain is a masterpiece, and First Squad is quite mediocre. 

Did you absolutely love the duality of Texhnolyze and its atmosphere? First Squad share similar themes despite its simplicity and straight forward action sequences. 

Love strong female protagonists? Ghost in the Shell and First Squad are for you. Despite the technological and conceptual differences, the female lead travel to a different reality to change in her existing dimension.  

The two stories share a plot that revolves around a strong, young girl set on a mission to fight using her supernatural abilities.  

If one relishes a bit of fictional/historical background based on European times of war as found in Monster then First Squad: The Moment of Truth should not disappoint. Definitive moments of tension and action, both productions are presented with that one thought lurking in the back of one's mind, '... could it happen? Possibly.' Although the series; Monster, focuses on the repercussions of wartime in the distant future, the film adaptation of First Squad zeros in one a specific time frame during WWII as well as the military aspects themselves. The human nature side of First Squad is well adapted in the live cast narratives as well as the main character; Nadya, whereas the Dr. Tenma character provides the similar aspect in Monster. read more