Strike Witches
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Mon 2008/08/18 22:48
While the idea of girls flying around the sky in exoskeletons shooting seven shades of poopa out of bad dudes (Sky Girls) was appealing, the idea of girls flying around in pantsu with the back end of a plane stuck on their legs together with sprouting ears and tail just seemed like another bag of baboon turd mixed with mindless fanservice - I'm glad I was proved very wrong about Strike Witches ^^;
The plot taken from ANN is as follows...
The year is 1939 - it was then that the Neuroi appeared. Nobody knows where they came from or what their ultimate agenda is, but the fact remains that their attacks drove people out of their towns and cities. In order to take arms against them, humanity develops a new anti-Neuroi weapon called the "Striker Unit." Using the power of magic to fight against the monsters, this new device enhances and amplifies the power of female magic-wielders. To use this device, young witches from all over the world have been brought together to form an elite task force unit called the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, commonly known as the "Strike Witches."
Most of the girls running around in pantsu and referring to them as "Zubon" (trousers) did seem rather odd at first. The other odd thing is that the strike witches would sprout ears and a tail when in battle.
While I personally think that loosing the ears and tail would not really take anything away from this show, I kinda got used to them running around in pantsu ^^;
The show is currently up to EP 07. The animation has been above average in my mind and some of the action scenes are rather well done with many frames.
The girls in Strike Witches are gorgeous!
My fave is probably Lynette Bishop followed by Sanya V. Litvyak. Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke is gorgeous too and so is Gertrud Barkhorn and Erica Hartmann ^^; Who is your fave Strike Witch?
Strike Witches is a pleasure to watch. The show does include fanservice scenes but they are done in a tasteful way. Many other shows seem to be oppai, oppai, pantsu, pantsu but Strike Witches does have a decent story. The background music is wonderful and makes you feel that you are watching some wartime movie.
Have not seen the OAV yet but will make it a priority to do so ^^;
Strike Witches has already made it to one of my fave Gonzo shows. Your fave Gonzo show is which?
If you are looking for a new show to watch then do give Strike Witches a whirl - you may be surprised at what a gem this is.
Hmmmm. Having difficulty finding the OP and ED for Strike Witches in YouTube. The videos below should give you an idea of what the show is like.
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Tue 07/15 21:30 comments (81)
Student and full-time otaku
Haven't watched any of it yet; patiently waiting till someone posts a batch when it's ended. Judging from these shots, the fanservice is way more than in Sky Girls, which I already thoroughly enjoyed ^^
(ID #269393) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:07
Dyslexic Social Studies student, struggling gundam modeler and gamer
Tnx for the insight Danny, I might watch this after Sky Girls ^^
(ID #269395) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:11
Online Shop
Not many Strike Witches doujinshis found at Comiket so I found this series not that popular >_< That's my way to rate a show's popularity ^^;
(ID #269396) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:16
Well so far only guys in the series have been the random sailors so they really only have girl on girl to work with and I'm sure quiet a few fans would be pissed if they broke the possible love relationships the characters have with each other.
(ID #269544) Posted on 2008/08/19 04:04
Online Shop
That makes sense ^^; But overall, Macross Frontier was the main series for Comiket 74.
(ID #270001) Posted on 2008/08/19 15:03
Watched episode 1 and thought it was fan service only. Maybe I'll pick it up again on some future date.
(ID #269398) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:19
Hm, half naked 10 year olds flying around with plane parts for legs... I think ill give this a miss and add it to my reasons why i dont watch much anime these days! Even if it does have a great story, it just looks like pervy loli / mecha otaku eye-candy.
(ID #269399) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:21
Director/代表取締役
Theres more than meets the eye http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=LkbdgjTyEv4
(ID #269403) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:24
For the most part I thought they were all 15+.
(ID #269478) Posted on 2008/08/19 02:24
Everyone but Francesca and Yoshika are at least 15. Mio is 19 and Minna is 18 at that. So mindless loli fanservice I see is not an excuse.
(ID #269548) Posted on 2008/08/19 04:07
They are just under developed T.T give them a break !! : P hahahahaah
(ID #274741) Posted on 2008/08/23 01:47
I dropped Sky Girls at first sight,because of the ugly pink aliens XD Strike Witches is quite enjoyable,the girls are so cute. And the plot improves from episode to episode. My favourite characters so far are Francesca,Charlotte and Lynette Did I mention that the girls are cute ;)
(ID #269401) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:24
I have enjoyed watching Strike Witches so far too ... but I am hoping for more battle scenes. Hope the story gathers more pace and intensity as the plot progresses. My favorite strike witch is Yoshika Miyafuji, followed by Lynette Bishop and Sanya V. Litvyak ...but really, I agree with you..all of them are georgous. ^_^
(ID #269405) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:26
Receptionist/ Accountant/ Junior Designer/ Illustrator
Thank you for the post, Danny. I hope more people catch whim of this as a result. I've had my eye on this series ever since I saw the OVA. Seen up to episode 4, reading the manga, novel and I have two figurines so far. It really is very interesting, fanservice or not.. this show has so much potential(saying this as a military-Otaku as well). It's quite hard to pick a favourite but, I'll go with these: Sanya, Minna, Lynette, Mio and Lucchini-chan... but, I like them all XD [I'll be writing a fairly large entry in my blog about this series soon.]
(ID #269406) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:29
It's the only anime i watch aside from Macross frontier.. My fave is Mina (for now maybe..) I just like her seemingly Conspirator character. She seems to have Yandere traits too ^__^ The Episode about Sanya was inspiring though.. So they also fly in IFR/IMC I'm thinking that the Orussian Loli is the most proficient since she always fly at night ;p After that i flew a lot of Night Flight to in my sims. Anyway's i like the series :) though the Panty shots get annoying sometimes.. :)
(ID #269407) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:35
Oh~ %%http://moe.imouto.org/post/show/30524/charlotte_e_yeager-eila_ilmatar_juutilainen-erica_, Strike Witches Chara Details Here%% Found it when searching some stuffs at moe imouto.org
(ID #269412) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:47
Girls using panties all day shouldn't be in anime only, that should be a real-life law! Of course, this law only apply to the cute girls. Strike Witches is very nice and the OP is catchy.
(ID #269414) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:48
I've only seen two episodes of it so far, but I enjoyed them, and I'm told it actually improves from there on, so I'm looking forward to watching the rest soon. ^^
(ID #269417) Posted on 2008/08/18 23:58
Secondary Student~
I actually watch this due to the influence from sky girls ^^; their story is really almost no difference; one kill worms, one kill neuroi but I like strike witches' battles more, just look amazing~ this is really rare for me not disliking any characters in the series, all the girls are so cute! and KYAAAA~ Lynette~ ^^
(ID #269423) Posted on 2008/08/19 00:04
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
looks nice will try to check it out, if only I didn't have so much anime watching backlog. orz
(ID #269424) Posted on 2008/08/19 00:05
I still think the series should be named Sky Lolis
(ID #269436) Posted on 2008/08/19 00:35
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:04)
Professional Bum Mode
watched only episode 1 but I'm trying to be updated for future viewing. Love the opening soundtrack but can't find any on the net. ^^
(ID #269445) Posted on 2008/08/19 00:55
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
looks like sky girls but with more loli and fan service. i'll give it a shot. any ideas which fan subs group is doing this project? ^^
(ID #269446) Posted on 2008/08/19 00:58
You can search for the genkz or Strike subs
(ID #269451) Posted on 2008/08/19 01:05
I hope I got the permission to write that here ;(
(ID #269454) Posted on 2008/08/19 01:10
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
thanks. already downloaded 2 episodes. ^^ to hell wirh ODEX!
(ID #269532) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:51
for this anime, it will not be to hell with Odex, as its one of the GONZO synchronized subbed release through their own BOST TV and crunchyroll, if you are concerned with copyrights issue, d/l raw and then get the genkz script, the ass file shld be able to run with any avi raws.
(ID #269542) Posted on 2008/08/19 04:00
Engineering research
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Gonzo one of the firms Odex named in part one of the XEDO saga?
(ID #270051) Posted on 2008/08/19 17:24
Just get it from Crunchyroll for $0.01 per episode (You can choose the amount but I'm cheap ^^). Gonzo's subbing is quite good.
(ID #270316) Posted on 2008/08/20 02:30
Engineering research
I heard ep7 was pure service >.< Just as long they don't drop the story and go nuts on the pantsu I'll be happy. Anyway I didn't enjoy skygirlies that much so I'm waiting to pick this apart every chance I get... =P
(ID #269457) Posted on 2008/08/19 01:25
Quite arguably the best anime of the season. My opinion = fact.
(ID #269460) Posted on 2008/08/19 01:33
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
I've been with Strike Witches since ep 1. Still loving it. And yes!! Danny-san agrees with me!! The fanservice is done tastefully(most of the time...bar the latest episode....) Lynette is so cute!!! I dont know if I have a favourite yet, I like the looks of the girls with pale blonde hair, but the personality of Lynette is so lovely!!! Glad your watching!
(ID #269466) Posted on 2008/08/19 02:07
Upstair ...addicted to anything related to chibi
Still at ep 3 ...like the color tone for this anime......and don't forget the loli pantsu lol...
(ID #269474) Posted on 2008/08/19 02:17
I couldn't get past all the pantsu. I can understand that it makes the jet boots easier to wear/draw or whatever, but they don't need to walk around 24/7 like that. Never made it past the first episode. If I want girls with "planes" I'll watch Allison and Lilia (which is excellent). Besides, I found better things to watch this season, like Yakushiji Ryoko no Kaiki Jikenbo; and the shows from the spring I'm still watching like Allison and Lilia, and Nijuu Mensou no Musume.
(ID #269475) Posted on 2008/08/19 02:19
Your ignorance is really shining through this post. Such a shame.
(ID #269512) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:11
Because I don't like shows full of fan service? Being female, it's not really something that's going to draw me to a show, and the story in the first episode didn't impress me enough to interest me beyond that. I understand the "well they're at war and could need to fly off at any moment!" But even the one little girl's school uniform was entirely too short.
(ID #269575) Posted on 2008/08/19 04:38
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
I'm a girl, I was drawn in by the cuteness. I put up with the fanservice because of the cuteness. And by-gum theres a lot of it!! And its not that her uniform was too short, its that its only the top of the uniform. There was no skirt lol. Just the top and the school swimsuit underneath.
(ID #269654) Posted on 2008/08/19 07:18
Well, other than fanservice, wearing pantsu makes SOME sense. They wouldn't be wearing pants, because I'm pretty sure in the 30s it was expected of all women to wear dresses and skirts all the time. The other thing is, they're on base, so they have to be prepared all the time for an attack. Having to take a skirt off AND THEN hop into your leg planes would take too much time, especially for the self conscious girls who have to return to their rooms to change. All in all though, my favoritewould have to be Mio, she's so positive that it's hillarious, and doesn't seem to get mad. In terms of cuteness though, I'd have to say it's between Lynette or Francesca.
(ID #269481) Posted on 2008/08/19 02:28
*drools* Oh My!! I'm seriously considering to revise my no-lolis policy by this show. Damn lolicon inducing shows!!
(ID #269482) Posted on 2008/08/19 02:28
Part human, part student, 100% loser
I've only watched the first epiosde because the anime's pretty "Erm" and has alot of pantsu shots... I don't wanna get weird stares from my parents...
(ID #269505) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:05
I think I was supposed to watch this a while back? I still never got to watch "Allison to Lilia" and the like also. I am missing out on a bunch of series. I so need to give my schedule a makeover badly.
(ID #269507) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:07
Love my lolis, after years of anime I gotten really sick of the whole giant breasts deal that plagues anime these days. I just think lolis are cuter. Anyways Strike Witches is one of my favorites this season and I couldn't agree more with you on this Danny. I really had low expectations on this show, especially since it was a Gonzo production. Episode 6 really cemented this show for me, personally I really like Francesca and Sanya, but I love all of them really. Which is rare because I generally tend to dislike at least once character in a show, this is one of those rare ones that I like em all.
(ID #269508) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:08
Animation Student
Yep I'm enjoying Strike Witches since from ep 1 ^^ The only minus i think this anime is lacking of story... =w= Only 12 ep and now at ep 7 with just fanservice episode... xD Where's my mecha sky battle! o_o
(ID #269511) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:10
Meimi132 in Leicester of Leicestershire of England of Europe of THE WORLD!! (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:05)
(University)Student
I hoped it would be longer... I want more story now!!! As much as I love learning about the characters, I need more plot!! Sky Girls had plot AND character building!!
(ID #269657) Posted on 2008/08/19 07:25
It hasn't managed to draw my interests so far, but what did get my attention are the WWII weapons and not the fanservice... Perhaps I'm on a different frequency to the rest of the people here? :
(ID #269517) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:21
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:08)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Not now. Definitely not before tests.
(ID #269524) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:38
this show was a FAIL on my first 5 minutes, but then again...the story was nice so I played along and got stuck between this pantsus in my mind @_@
(ID #269535) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:52
in my queue, just trying to get some free time ^_^;
(ID #269540) Posted on 2008/08/19 03:59
In case anyone haven notice, most of the gals in this show blushes alot n are drawn with rosy cheeks very often which makes them rather adorable
(ID #269545) Posted on 2008/08/19 04:04
Yup, they're moe inducing ^_^
(ID #269930) Posted on 2008/08/19 14:09
That alo