It nearly killed me, but I finished Valkyria Chronicles II in a week.

The game does that 1930s-Europe-through-a-fantasy-anime-lens thing, same as the first one, which I loved. It also does fluffy high school drama and racism-fuelled global conflict with the same straight face, in a way I find pretty charming/baffling.

As for how it actually, you know, plays--review will be up shortly.