Strike Witches

Overview

Plot

Set in an alternative 20th century where young girls use magic to pilot mechs that let them fly. The Strike Witches are military girls who have been tapped for their high potential in magic ability, creating a task force to fight the mysterious Neuroi aliens who attack. Each of the girls is loosely based on an actual World War II pilots, and the Striker Units are based on that pilot's own plane. The show is also famous for being fanservicey and for the female characters to always be wearing bloomers rather than pants.

Character

Light Novels

Strike Witches: Suomus Misfits Squadron (2006)

Strike Witches: Maidens' Volume (2008)

Strike Witches: Der Stern von Afrika (2008)

bundled with Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa August 2008-May 2011

Strike Witches Short-Shorts After the Sky (2009)

January 9 2009 (bundled with STRIKE WITCHES OFFICIAL FANBOOK COMPLETE FILE)

Strike Witches 2 (2010)

Strike Witches 2 Visual Short Story (2010)

December 28 2010 (bundled with STRIKE WITCHES II OFFICIAL FANBOOK COMPLETE FILE)

Manga

Strike Witches: Maidens of the Blue Skies (2005)

Strike Witches: Maidens of the Heavens (2008)

Strike Witches: The Sky that Connects Us (2010)

Strike Witches: The Shape of Our Bond (2010)

Strike Witches Zero:1937 Fuso Sea Incident (2010)

Strike Witches: Official Comic A la Carte (2010)

Doujinshi

Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa (2008)

Strike Witches: Witch in Africa 1st Ed. JPN (Aug 2008)

Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa is a doujinshi series co-authored by Humikane Shimada, Taka'aki Suzuki, and Takeshi Nogami. Unlike most other doujinshi, The Witches of Africa became part of the official canon to the light-novel series. Three separate doujinshi series were published that mainly followed Hanna-Justina Marseille during the North African Campaign of the war against the Neuroi. Each volume contained both manga and a part of the light-novel series Strike Witches: Der Stern von Afrika.

• Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa (2008)
• Strike Witches: Tiger in Desert (2008)
• World Witches: The Witches of the Sphinx (2010)

Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa - Omnibus - (2011)

Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa - Omnibus - JPN (Jun 2010)

Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa - Omnibus - is the complete collection of the Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa doujinshi series authored by Humikane Shimada, Taka'aki Suzuki, and Takeshi Nogami. It was published in June 10, 2011.

Anime

Strike Witches OVA (2007)

Strike Witches OVA JPN (Jan 2007)

Strike Witches OVA is the first anime series of the Strike Witches franchise created by Humikane Shimada. The series was directed by Kunihisa Sugishima. It's a war era alternate history series that uses heavy fanservice It is produced by the Gonzo. It was originally released on January 1, 2007. Much of the story was altered and became the basis for the full Strike Witches anime series.

Strike Witches (2008)

Strike Witches (2008)

Strike Witches is the first full anime series of the Strike Witches franchise created by Humikane Shimada. The series was directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, scripted by Takaaki Suzuki, and the music produced by Seikou Nagaoka. It's a war era alternate history series that uses heavy fanservice It is produced by the Gonzo, and has aired in Japan on various distributors, such as Fukui TV. The first episode originally aired on July 3, 2008. The series ran for twelve episodes, the last airing on September 19, 2008.

Though originally censored for nudity for the TV airing, when released on DVD/Blu-ray in Japan they were released uncensored. Produced in six volumes that contained two episodes each. The first was released on September 26, 2008, and the last was on February 27, 2009.

The series was licensed by FUNimation Entertainment and released as a completed box set of all twelve episodes North America on March 30, 2010, and was streaming from FUNi's official website and HULU.

Strike WItches DVD/BD Covers

Strike Witches DVD/BD Alternate Covers

DVD/Blu-ray Release Japanese Dates:

• Volume 1 9/26/2008
• Volume 2 10/24/2008
• Volume 3 11/28/2008
• Volume 4 12/26/2008
• Volume 5 1/30/2009
• Volume 6 2/27/2009

Strike Witches 2 (2010)

Strike Witches 2 (2010)

Strike Witches 2 is the first full anime series of the Strike Witches franchise created by Humikane Shimada. The series was directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, scripted by Kazuhiro Takamura, Shouji Saeki, Takaaki Suzuki, and Tatsuhiko Urahata, and the music produced by Seikou Nagaoka. It's a war era alternate history series that uses heavy fanservice It is produced by the AIC and has aired in Japan on various distributors, such as BS Nippon Corporation, Chiba TV, and Sun TV. The first episode originally aired on July 7, 2010. The series ran for twelve episodes, the last airing on September 23, 2010.

Though originally censored for nudity for the TV airing, when released on DVD/Blu-ray in Japan they were released uncensored. Produced in six volumes that contained two episodes each. The first was released on September 24, 2010, and the last was on February 25, 2011.

The series first began official streaming on Crunchyroll.

Strike Witches 2 DVD/BD Covers

DVD/Blu-ray Release Japanese Dates:

• Volume 1 9/24/2010
• Volume 2 10/22/2010
• Volume 3 11/26/2010
• Volume 4 12/24/2010
• Volume 5 1/28/2011
• Volume 6 2/25/2011

Film

Strike Witches Movie (2012)

Strike Witches Movie (2012)

Strike Witches Movie (tentative name) was greenlit in based upon the story left off at the end of the Strike Witches 2 anime series. It's produced by AIC and is scheduled for release in Spring of 2012.

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