![]() ![]() Art Evolution: There is a very noticeable change in the artwork between the first season by GONZO and the second season by AIC.All Your Base Are Belong to Us: At the start of season one, most of continental Europe has fallen to the Neuroi.Read the link for more info of the history of the Strike Witches universe. More divergences in history included Chingiz Khan becoming the Mongol Emperor, a war between the Mongol Empire and the kingdoms of Karlsland (Germany), Oda Nobunaga escaping his assassination, unified Fuso (Japan) and defeating the Spanish Armada and the Britannia East India Company battling the Dutch and their Fuso Mercenary allies for the spice routes which later led to two Britannia-Fuso wars before both nations made peace and became allies. According to official artbooks, while history went normally in the BC era, the divergence began when Julius Caesar survived his assassination and went to become the Emperor of Roman Empire.By a curious turn of fate, screenshots of episode 5 have been posted on Yeager's Myspace page. However, all of the witches are based on real World War Two pilots, including General Chuck Yeager. WWII is replaced with fighting off an alien invasion. Alternate History: While the period of when history begins diverging is not known, the impact is clear, with some countries having different names and different borders.Alpha Bitch: Perrine is a moderate form of this towards Yoshika early on.Featured most prominently in Episode 5: "Fast, Big, Soft". A-Cup Angst: Yoshika Miyafuji experiences this at times early on.She makes an upgraded sword that can bisect a Neuroi in addition to its strongest beam attack in one slice. Absurdly Sharp Blade: Mio's Katana in the first season is used to cut the wing of a Neuroi the size of a battlecruiser.Naturally, a character sheet is included and may be accessed here. Strike Witches shares a superficially similar concept with Sky Girls: both series saw Humikane Shimada's contribution as a character designer. ![]() However, it ultimately presents what is, at heart, a war story about the camaraderie between the pilots of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing (aka Strike Witches) and their battles against the unknown enemy. On first glance, Strike Witches appears as little more than a Fan Service-focused series. Most of the early material is available in Japanese only, though more recent doujinshi and light novels have been receiving international releases, and fan translations exist for several of the Twitter releases. ![]() The anime series is one component of the franchise: additional materials includes eight light novels (covering the Suomus Misfits Squadron and the African front of the war), four manga series, five official doujinshi (also covering the African front), four video games, and occasional short stories released on Humikane's Twitter feed which follow the adventures of the 502nd JFW. The anime tells of Yoshika Miyafuji's story, a Fuso witch whose desire to learn about her missing father's fate eventually lead her to join the battle against the Neuroi and understand what being a "Strike Witch" means. Wielding spells and specialized firearms, they take to the skies and strive to repel the Neuroi invaders. Despite lacking understanding about the Neuroi's background or motives, it was clear to humanity that the Neuori presented a grave threat to their civilization this prompted the world's armed forces to mount a counteroffensive, enlisting the help of female magic users known as "Witches" and a newly developed weapon christened the "Striker Unit" (devices which bolster the Witches' magical abilities). The events of Strike Witches are set in an Alternate History in 1939, the extraterrestrial Neuroi began their conquest of Earth. A movie has been confirmed for release in early 2012 that will be an original story. Both seasons contain 12 episodes, with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. A second season was released in July 2010 by AIC, following GONZO's bankruptcy. ![]() Originaly a Shonen manga then a series of Light Novels, Strike Witches became an anime series animated by GONZO and was broadcast between July and September 2008. ![]()
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