History Anime / BackArrow

--> The Opening Narration for each episode.

** [[spoiler:Lingaland as a whole becomes this by the end of the series thanks to Rudolph reawakening Arrow's PersonOfMassDestruction abilities, causing the complete destruction of Lutoh's forces and most of the land outside of Rekka.]]

* GodIsEvil: And incredibly [[OmnicidalManiac genocidal]] at that, having sent Arrow to rid Lingaland of all life. [[spoiler:Arrow forgets any of this until he and his friends make it past the wall, when his powers are regained and he starts unwillingly laying waste to everything around him.]]

* ArmoredCoffins: Briheights are this. If one gets destroyed, the pilot gets immediately vaporized, no ifs and buts (except when Arrow is the one who destroys it). One can avoid that by taking of the Bind Warper to make the armor disappear before the final blow, but that just leaves them defenseless.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Everyone from Edger Village are hit with this. The mere fact that they're onboard the Granedger, a dreadnaught that prophesized to bring the end of the world, is more than enough reason to get the death penalty from Rekka.

''Back Arrow'' is an original {{Anime}} series produced by Studio VOLN, directed by Gorō Taniguchi (''Anime/CodeGeass'', ''Manga/{{Planetes}}'', ''Anime/{{Revisions}}'') and written by Creator/KazukiNakashima. The series premiered as part of the Winter 2021 Anime season and is available for streaming on Creator/{{Funimation}}.

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The Briheights are rendered in CG while the rest of the show is drawn traditionally. Except for Episode 16, with Arrow's Muga rendered in 2D animation instead of the usual CGI.

* CrapsackWorld: As Edger villagers try to find a replacement for their DoomedHometown (which would turn into that eventually even without Arrow), it becomes clear that Lingalind's state of ForeverWar left no place safe. Everyone in Rekka is either a soldier or a slave. The seemingly neutral Iki sells its citizens to Lutoh as soon as they ask for it. The Lutoh nobles perform secret human experiments to strengthen their military and sometimes just for their amusement. Even Lutoh's saving grace, Princess Fine, is practically a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] and on top of that [[spoiler: has an AxCrazy SplitPersonality that literally invites Rekka's army to Lutoh]]. No wonder Elsha's grandfather is on a near-constant edge of despair. [[spoiler:It gets made even worse when the citizens of Lutoh are convinced into actively killing the villagers because of their connections to Fine, and even manage to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice take out Sola]] as he tries to get them out of the town. Realizing this, Atlee speaks out and declares the Granedger as its own country, effectively turning on the kingdom they once thought of as allies when said nobles demand Fine back for execution to appease their angry citizens. It surprisingly works, as [[TimeSkip Two months later]], they've managed to get Lutoh, Rekka and Iki to get on the same page as them.]]

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The Briheights are rendered in CG while the rest of the show is drawn traditionally.

* TimeShift: [[spoiler:Two months pass between the end of Episode 15 and the start of Episode 16, with the Granedger now an established power negotiating a peace deal with the other kingdoms.]]

* CrapsackWorld: As Edger villagers try to find a replacement for their DoomedHometown (which would turn into that eventually even without Arrow), it becomes clear that Lingalind's state of ForeverWar left no place safe. Everyone in Rekka is either a soldier or a slave. The seemingly neutral Iki sells its citizens to Lutoh as soon as they ask for it. The Lutoh nobles perform secret human experiments to strengthen their military and sometimes just for their amusement. Even Lutoh's saving grace, Princess Fine, is practically a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] and on top of that [[spoiler: has an AxCrazy SplitPersonality that literally invites Rekka's army to Lutoh]]. No wonder Elsha's grandfather is on a near-constant edge of despair. [[spoiler:It gets made even worse when the citizens of Lutoh are convinced into actively killing the villagers because of their connections to Fine, and even manage to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice take out Sola]] as he tries to get them out of the town. Realizing this, Atlee speaks out and declares the Granedger as its own country, effectively turning on the kingdom they once thought of as allies when said nobles demand Fine back for execution to appease their angry citizens.]]

* WitchHunt: [[spoiler:Once Fine's SuperpoweredEvilSide is revealed to the citizens of Lutoh during the battle against Rekka, and after a nasty case of FriendlyFire in particular while claiming it's out of [[ThePowerOfLove love]], they demand her both removal from the throne and her subsequent death.]] [[spoiler:Thanks to Rudolph's manipulation, he also has them turn against both [[YouveOutlivedYourUsefulness the other royals]] and the refugees of Edger by sending one of his soldiers to kill the mob's leader as Arrow's Muga, then convince the crowd to kill them with the princess as a peasant.]]

* CrapsackWorld: As Edger villagers try to find a replacement for their DoomedHometown (which would turn into that eventually even without Arrow), it becomes clear that Lingalind's state of ForeverWar left no place safe. Everyone in Rekka is either a soldier or a slave. The seemingly neutral Iki sells its citizens to Lutoh as soon as they ask for it. The Lutoh nobles perform secret human experiments to strengthen their military and sometimes just for their amusement. Even Lutoh's saving grace, Princess Fine, is practically a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] and on top of that [[spoiler: has an AxCrazy SplitPersonality that literally invites Rekka's army to Lutoh]]. No wonder Elsha's grandfather is on near constant edge of despair. [[spoiler:It gets made even worse when the citizens of Lutoh are convinced into actively killing the villagers because of their connections to Fine, and even manage to take out Sola as he tries to get them out of the town.]]

* CrapsackWorld: As Edger villagers try to find a replacement for their DoomedHometown (which would turn into that eventually even without Arrow), it becomes clear that Lingalind's state of ForeverWar left no place safe. Everyone in Rekka is either a soldier or a slave. The seemingly neutral Iki sells its citizens to Lutoh as soon as they ask for it. The Lutoh nobles perform secret human experiments to strengthen their military and sometimes just for their amusement. Even Lutoh's saving grace, Princess Fine, is practically a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] and on top of that [[spoiler: has an AxCrazy SplitPersonality that literally invites Rekka's army to Lutoh]]. No wonder Elsha's grandfather is on near constant edge of despair.

* WitchHunt: [[spoiler:Once Fine's SuperpoweredEvilSide is revealed to the citizens of Lutoh during the battle against Rekka, and after a nasty case of FriendlyFire in particular while claiming it's out of [[ThePowerOfLove love]], they demand her both removal from the throne and her subsequent death.]] [[spoiler:Thanks to Rudolph's manipulation, he also has them turn against both [[[[YouveOutlivedYourUsefulness the other royals]] and the refugees of Edger by sending one of his soldiers to kill the mob's leader as Arrow's Muga, then convince the crowd to kill them with the princess as a peasant.]]

* WitchHunt: [[spoiler:Once Fine's SuperpoweredEvilSide is revealed to the citizens of Lutoh during the battle against Rekka, and after a nasty case of FriendlyFire in particular while claiming it's out of [[ThePowerOfLove love]], they demand her both removal from the throne and her subsequent death by [[BurnTheWitch fire]].]] [[spoiler:Leaving it ambiguous if the sentiment extends to either Fine's inner circle, or towards Arrow and his pals.]]

* NoBloodForPhlebotinum: Rekka and Lutoh regularly fight over the Rakuho, the supposed gifts from the wall. Each of them contain a pile of Bind Warpers. Since they can turn ordinarily soldiers into [[SuperSoldier Super Soldiers]] via transforming them into [[HumongousMecha Briheights]], this is more than justified.

* TheCakeIsALie: Edger villagers were promised that, for capturing Arrow, the Iki Territory will grant them a new, fertile land to call home. Most of the villagers quickly jump on the offer, despite that the harsh condition of their village and it's subsequent destruction was due to Iki's government's apathy. They justify it by that the village saw nothing but trouble since Arrow "dropped in", that Iki won't harm Arrow, just hand him over to Lutoh and well, they all ''homeless'' right now. Unfortunately, on the way to their new home, the Iki decides to burry the Granedger and everyone on it to tie up all of the loose ends.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Everyone from Edger Village are hit with this. The mere fact that they're onboard the Granedger, a dreadnaught that prophesized to bring the end of the world, is more than enough reason te get the death penalty from Rekka.
* CrapsackWorld: As Edger villagers try to find a replacement for their DoomedHometown (which would turn into that eventually even without Arrow), it becomes clear that Lingalind's state of ForeverWar left no place safe. Everyone in Rekka is either a solider or a slave. The seemingly neutral Iki sells its citizens to Lutoh as soon as they ask for it. The Lutoh nobles perform secret human experiments to strengthen their military and sometimes just for their amusement. Even Lutoh's saving grace, Princess Fine, is practically a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] and on top of that [[spoiler: has an AxCrazy SplitPersonality that literally invites Rekka's army to Lutoh]]. No wonder Elsha's grandfather is on near constant edge of despair.

* The Call Knows Where You Live: Everyone from Edger Village are hit with this. The mere fact that they're onboard the Granedger, a dreadnaught that prophesized to bring the end of the world, is more than enough reason te get the death penalty from Rekka.

* ArmoredCoffins: Briheights are this. If one gets destroyed, the pilot gets immediately vaporized, no ifs and buts. One can avoid that by taking of the Bind Warper to make the armor disappear before the final blow, but that just leaves them defenseless.

* The Cake Is a Lie: Edger villagers were promised that, for capturing Arrow, the Iki Territory will grant them a new, fertile land to call home. Most of the villagers quickly jump on the offer, despite that the harsh condition of their village and it's subsequent destruction was due to Iki's government's apathy. They justify it by that the village saw nothing but trouble since Arrow "dropped in", that Iki won't harm Arrow, just hand him over to Lutoh and well, they all ''homeless'' right now. Unfortunately, on the way to their new home, the Iki decides to burry the Granedger and everyone on it to tie up all of the loose ends.

* HoverBike: They're utilized by all the major powers, serving as the main form of transport for their soldiers.

* ProtagonistTitle: The show is named after it's main protagonist.