Kurogane no Linebarrel (or Linebarrels of Iron if you prefer) seems set on becoming a service based mecha anime, as evidenced by these various interesting, and rather erotic, pin-up, poster and wallpaper style images, mainly stemming from the past few issues of Megami magazine.
Conscientious fan effort has once again secured some fine official images cleaned of text, showing Kemeko in some alluring lingerie, and in an intimate moment as you see below. Pilot M.M. also features by way of an added extra.
Mecha action anime 鉄のラインバレル / Kurogane no Linebarrel has had service elements from its onset, but recently these have been intensified to ecchi anime levels in the sixth episode, much to the interest of fans.
In a thrilling plot twist, Strike Witches has switched genres entirely, now being something of a military conspiracy sci-fi aerial mecha anime, with the pantsu-like thing clad protagonists gaily going about their melodramatic build up to the final climax as if they were proper trouser wearing characters.
It looks as if such an epic and well conceived storyline, having been painstakingly built up through laborious and multilayered exposition over the previous two episodes, has no further need of flying loli service at all.
The animators for Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 seem to be producing some interesting work lately. You can see above and below their unique visual style, at times reminscent of one of the masters of abstract art.
