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Anna
My duty is to be of use to my master.

Profile

Name: Anna

Debuted in: Gekkou no Carnevale

Voice Actor: Miyabi Himeno

Introduction: An automata that was found in the dumpster with no memory. Even though she is artificial, she has a hard time learning, takes her time, and is clumsy, but she has a hard-to-hate personality. When she engages in battle, she wields silver stakes called Vernier, as they take shape like wings.

Summary

Primarily a zoner. Has a hover dash similar to I-no or Morrigan. Although her zoning is an important part of how she is played, in close combat, she has a strong high/low mixup due to her hover dash. As a downside, her projectiles can easily be dealt with via escape action or vanishing guard. Since she has no meterless invincible reversal, she has limited defensive options in close combat

Pros

• Because her C normals are projectiles, it is easy to lock down opponents from a distance
• In close combat, you can do an instant overhead thanks to the hover dash
• Can use projectiles for okizeme

Cons

• Your projectile normals have low priority, so it is easy for the opponent to evade it or build meter from blocking them
• Outside of the corner, her basic combo damage is low without the use of meter and / or assists
• Her Lethal Blaze is a counter

Command List

If you are having trouble reading inputs, check out the Notation section!

Normals

5A 2A [6A / cl.B] st.B 2B 5C 2C [5E/2E] is basic chain route. Any deviations from that route will be noted as an additional or limited.

5A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 500 HLA TODO - - - Palm strike. Whiffs on most crouching characters. Has a high hitbox, but is not a good anti-air Because it has a long range, you will want to use this to keep the opponent in blockstun

6A Line shows arc of attack Line shows arc of attack	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1200 HLA TODO - - - Knife slash above Anna's head; has head invul; pushes Anna back

c.5B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 900 HLA TODO - - - A knee strike. Fast startup, so you can launch opponents with c.5B > 6A It has a small hitbox, so be careful not to whiff this

f.5B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1100 HLA TODO - - - A forward kick. Long range and fairly fast startup, so it is useful for keeping opponents in check

5C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1300 HLA TODO - - - Throw 3 knives horizontally Hold [C] to throw 5 knives Counts as a special technique, so it causes chip damage and can be air blocked Cannot be jump cancelled, so be careful not to whiff with this at close range Unlike the air version, the recovery frames cannot be special cancelled.

5E / 5[E]	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1800 (2800) HLA TODO - - - Heavy attack with a knife. It moves Anna forward and has a long range, but the startup and recovery are high. Results in a wall bounce on hit Can follow up on if near corner Special and super cancellable.

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 500 HLA TODO - - - Short jab Can chain into itself

2B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 800 L TODO - - - Low kick with OK range

2C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1300 HLA TODO - - - Throw 3 knives at a 45° angle up Hold [C] to throw 5 knives

2E	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1200 L TODO - - - Knife attack sweep into knockdown

jA	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 700 HA TODO - - - Decent range kick Cannot chain into itself

jB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1400 HA TODO - - - Short knife attack down Good after 66

jC	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1300 HLA TODO - - - Throw 3 knives horizontally in the air Hold [C] to throw 5 knives

j2C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1300 HLA TODO - - - Throw 3 knives down at a 45° angle Hold [C] to throw 5 knives

jE	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 1500 HA TODO - - - Slashing attack with a similar animation to 2E. Although it has a slow startup, the hitbox is good and wide On airborne opponents, this move causes a knockdown on hit and a ground bounce on counter hit

BC Ground Throw Ground Throw	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 500 UNB 4 - - - Grabs the opponent and spins them around. The throw itself does not cause significant damage, so cancel into an escape action or super move to get better damage

jBC Air Throw Air Throw	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 2000 UNB 4 - - - Grab into ground bounce

Specials

Fodele 41236X

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 2200 HLA TODO - - - Throw 4 knives at once Quick startup Launches knives diagonally up Can whiff on crouched opponents Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 2200 HLA TODO - - - Throw 4 knives at once Delayed launch Launches knives diagonally down Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 3350 HLA TODO - - - Throw 2 sets of 4 knives each; same properties as 41236B Small gap between each set of knife throws

Fodele [2]8A/B/C Not to scale Not to scale

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 2000 HA TODO - - - Throws four knives upwards that fall down in an arc near Anna; overhead Disappear if Anna is hit Good Oki tool; subpar AA tool Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 2000 HA TODO - - - Throws four knives upwards that fall down in an arc at midscreen distance Same properties as [2]8A Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 2000 HA TODO - - - Throws four knives upwards that fall down in an arc at fullscreen distance Same properties as [2]8A

Fodele j236A/B/C	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 1900 HLA TODO - - - Throw 4 knives fanned out at a slight upward angle Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 1900 HLA TODO - - - Throw 4 knives fanned out horizontally Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 1900 HLA TODO - - - Throw 4 knives fanned out at a slight downward angle

Sektio 623A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 800 + 1600 1st Hit: HLA 2nd Hit: H TODO - - - Move forward a short distance while spinning around in air, then slam down with overhead knife strike Moves forward a short distance Ground bounces on hit No invul, despite looking like a DP First hit is cancellable into assists / supers Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 800 + 1600 1st Hit: HLA 2nd Hit: H TODO - - - Move forward a medium distance while spinning around in air, then slam down with overhead knife strike Same properties as 623A Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 800 + 1600 1st Hit: HLA 2nd Hit: H TODO - - - Move forward a long distance while spinning around in air, then slam down with overhead knife strike Same properties as 623A

Remedium 63214A/B/C / j63214A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A 3800 HLA TODO - - - Counter with short duration When physical attack is countered, Anna performs a vanishing guard and jumps backwards Can still be caught by multihit attacks When projectile is countered, Anna unleashes flurry of knives and is fully invul Can cancel into assist during flurry of knives Floats in midair Air OK Does not counter on frame 1 or during end of animation Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv B 3800 HLA TODO - - - Counter with medium duration Same properties as 63214A / j63214A Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv C 3800 HLA TODO - - - Counter with long duration Same properties as 63214A / j63214A

Supers

Lucere 236AB / j236AB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 4500 HLA TODO - - - A large barrage of knives is fired. The startup is rather slow and not invincible, but this technique results in good damage and also provides good chip damage Air OK Causes a wall bounce Can easily combo into this from an assist or the first part of Sektio (623X)

Seminare 214AB / j214AB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 3900 HLA TODO - - - Releases knives all around Anna in a circle. Slower than 236AB, but it's useful for locking down the opponent Air OK

Sektio Aurea 623AB	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 2140 + 2280 1st Hit: HLA 2nd Hit: H TODO - - - More hits and damage than the non-super variant of 623X Invincible startup Cancel into assist after 1st hit to perform aerial actions

Variable Rush

All Variable Rushes allow you to do a sequence of attacks depending on if you hit the A, B, or C button. If you press nothing, the VR will end. If your VR is blocked, you have the option to press nothing, or keep attacking. Even if you keep attacking, you could still stop at any time, assuming you don't execute the final attack.

Depending on what combination of buttons you use, you can come up with some useful strings.

CE

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv Varies HLA TODO - - - Invincible lunge towards opponent A route: Damage oriented. Leads to an advantageous, but not as good as other routes. Grants a knockdown B route: Launches opponent into air and locks them into location, allowing for an air combo C route: Launches opponent with knife, then knives drop down covering almost the entire screen No tracking jump after launch, so use an assist / [2]8X to combo after or to use setplay

Lethal Blaze

La Danza Macabra 236236BC / j236236BC

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 3600 + 7000 Knives: HLA Charge Attack: UNB TODO - - - Counters an attack, which then releases large barrage of knives and Anna charges into opponent Counter attack, so harder to incorporate into combos Even if counter is successful, knife attack is slow, so opponent may be able to guard based on how long the recovery was on the initial attack. Fortunately, the charge is fast and unblockable Opponent can super jump over the charge attack Air OK

Combos

Please check out the Notation section, for help on understanding how to read and write combos!

Meterless

• 2B 2E Oki
• 2B 2E 623X
• 5B 6A jC 6D jE
• 5B 6A IAD jA jB 236A
  • for some reason you have to iad with 866 instead of 9 6 during this combo.
• grab 6D 2B 2E

Corner

The 6A is the most important part of these combos, so you don’t even really need to do the throw starter as long as you land a 6A to begin the route

• Throw > (5D) > 5B > 6A (jc) > j.C > j.236C > land > j.C > j.236A > 623B / 623C
• Throw > (5D) > 5B > 6A > 5E > d.[2]8A > d.41236C > 5[E] > d.[2]8B > 5E / 623B

Metered

• 2B 2E 623AB 5E 5C / 236AB / CE
  • Last hit of CE is up to you, depending on your resources available
• 2B 2E ABC 623C(1) > j6D jB land 623B(1) j6D jB land 623A j6D jB land 623AB 5E 5C / 236AB / CE

Assist Extensions

Franco

• 2B 2E Franco 5B 41236C 66 jB d.jc jB jE

Iria

• 2B 2E Iria [2]8A j236X / 236AB

Dragon

• 2B 2E Dragon 623AB jc jc jC / 236AB

Kaigen and Mugen

• cl.B > Mugen > cl.B Kaigen > cl.B >kaigen hits >236236B+C
• (corner)2B > 2E > Mugen > 5B > 5E >kaigen >5E >kaigen hits >236236B+C

mostly impractical combos, due to being hard to set up and Mugen being a really weird assist, that no one uses in serious matches

Blast

2B 2E A+B+C 623C(1hit) jD jB 623B jD jB 623A jD jB 623A+B 5E >super and/or assist ender

Strategy

Primarily focus on using your double jump and cancel into air escape action to avoid getting hit. While escaping in the air, you have a wide range of ranged attacks to use before you have to enter close combat. When in close quarters, f.B is a good tool to use. Approach the opponent with your hover dash and mix them up with instant overheads, empty dash low 2B, throws, et cetera.

You don't have particularly good defensive options with this character, so counter-raid is a good way of safely getting out of pressure.

Level 3 is great against aggressive opponents on hard reads. and moves you know will hit but with delay such as dragon and zombie assists.

214x is good against projectiles and most assists on read.

Links

JP: Anna page on the Japanese NPB wiki

Anna BnB Combo Document

Anna trial combo collection

Colors

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