![]() (Though in that case, I kind of cheated by starting the second season, which brings us to her homelands, and, as such, a little closer to her heart.) These small things are what costitutes the show at its best, really, which makes me suspect the show would have been better suited as a slice-of-life. Yoshika forms a particular strong bond with Lynette Bishop at first once she gets past her feelings of insecurity, and then later Perrine Cloistermann once she gets over her bouts of snobbery and jealousy. ![]() Yoshika Miyafuji might be one of the closer representation of the young, "genki" girl, and the remaining girls are as varied a bunch as you'd expect. I certainly don't blame people for liking it when they get to see these girls trying to make the best out of a rather dire situation. In that way, I can't really find anything in particular to pick apart when it comes to this show internal logic.Īnd, as Tim mentioned, the show's cast is a marvellously lovable bunch. Maybe irreplacably so, as it kind of becomes a plot point near the end of the show. It's a bit of a disrephancy, because the beginning of the show feature Yoshika's parents using magical powers to heal the injured, but the only real ability they lose is their ability to create shields, which admittedly is VERY useful in the fight against Neuroi lasers. The show does give the creator an ingenious excuse for involving something I'd otherwise protest rather strongly against putting what pretty much amounts to children in positions they shouldn't have to endure, namely their witch abilities, that supposedly leave them as they become adults. Which, in this case, means a millitary squadron in active duty. (Just in case you didn't catch me mentioning this in the review for the second season.) I can say this right off the bat, though It's been an interesting experience.Īnd so, I set off on what was probably the most speculative of licenses: Putting cute girls in charge of carrying the main cast, regardless of what kind of show we're talking about. I actually started watching it through the second season during my many synchro sessions with Tim Jones, a move that might not have been the best idea, but still lead me to purchasing the first and watching that out of curiosity. Strike Witches and I have a rather strange relationship. She becomes the part of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, a squad of witches tasked with the protection of the coastal region of Britannia, one of the core areas in the fight against the Neuroi. Initially unwilling to join the millitary due to not wanting to take lives, she eventually learns that some things just needs to be done if you want to protect the lives of those under direct fire. Yoshika Miyafuji, a country bumpkin girl with singnificant magical powers, gets involved in a Neuroi attack off the coast of the Fuso empire. In 2009, the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs deemed Strike Witches as "wholesome family entertainment". The line also includes light novels, manga, and video games. Notes: Part of a multi-media project created by Humikane Shimada, originally based on magazine illustration columns. Related Series: Strike Witches OAV, Stike Witches 2, Strike Witches MovieĪlso Recommended: So Ro Na Wo To, Girls und Panzer. The feel-good factor is the only thing that is important in the Strike Witches movie, and in that respect it’s a bull’s-eye.Length: Television series, 12 episodes, 24 minutes eachĬontent Rating: 16+ (fan service, nudity, violence) ![]() The movie is all about getting the ‘band’ back together again, seeing all of the 501st in the sky, working together against the Neuroi, and if it means blatantly contrived, Witch Fulfilment to get Yoshika back in the squad, then so be it. Trude and Erica are the perfect antagonistic pair, and when Yoshika first arrives in Europe, she pays a visit to Perrine and Lynne, reforming the trio from the series. Sanya and Eila just have to be together through natural law. ![]() ![]() We meet Shirley and Francesca having fun together in Venezia, racing gondolas. Strike Witches is all about the characters, and despite them being separated at the start of the film, they’re at least separated in their correct groupings. Strike Witches isn’t about the panties, no matter what the cameraman would have you think, and the battle against the Neuroi, the aerial action sequences are actually only the icing on the cake (although I love it every time Shirley breaks the sound barrier). ![]()
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