Strike Witches
| Strike Witches | |
Japanese light novel cover of Strike Witches volume 1
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ストライクウィッチーズ (Sutoraiku Witchīzu) |
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| Genre | Military science fiction, Magical girl |
| Manga | |
| Strike Witches Sōkū no Otome-tachi | |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Kazumi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | September 2005 – January 2006 |
| Volumes | 1 (cancelled) |
| Light novel | |
| Strike Witches Suomus Iranko Chūtai Ganbaru (1), Koisuru (2), Hajikeru (3) | |
| Written by | Noboru Yamaguchi |
| Illustrated by |
Humikane Shimada Hashigo Ueda |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Original run | October 2006 – July 2008 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Kunihisa Sugishima |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Released | January 1, 2007 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Takamura |
| Written by | Tsuyoshi Tamai Shōji Saeki Takaaki Suzuki Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Seikou Nagaoka |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | CTC |
| Original run | July 3, 2008 – September 18, 2008 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky | |
| Written by | Yuki Tanaka |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | July 2008 – December 2008 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Light novel | |
| Strike Witches Otome no Maki | |
| Written by | Hidehisa Nanbō |
| Illustrated by |
Humikane Shimada Hashigo Ueda |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Original run | August 1, 2008 – July 1, 2010 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Strike Witches 2 | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Takamura |
| Written by | Striker Unit |
| Music by | Seikou Nagaoka |
| Studio | AIC Spirits |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | BS11, CTC, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TVA, tvk, TVS, TVQ |
| Original run | July 7, 2010 – September 23, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Light novel | |
| Strike Witches 2 | |
| Written by | Hidehisa Nanbō |
| Illustrated by |
Humikane Shimada Kyogoku Shin |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Original run | September 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Strike Witches: The Sky That Connects Us | |
| Written by | Kyōgoku Shin |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | NyanType |
| Published | September 2010 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Strike Witches: 1937 Fuso Sea Incident | |
| Written by | Projekt Kagonish Humikane Shimada |
| Illustrated by | Ningen |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | NyanType |
| Original run | July 2011 – January 2012 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Strike Witches: One-Winged Witches | |
| Written by | Atsuto Shinozuka |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | January 2012 – September 2012 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa | |
| Written by |
Takeshi Nogami Takaaki Suzuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comptiq |
| Published | January 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Light novel | |
| Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa | |
| Written by | Takaaki Suzuki |
| Illustrated by |
Humikane Shimada Takeshi Nogami |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Published | March 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime film | |
| Strike Witches: The Movie | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Takamura |
| Produced by | Hisashi Imamoto Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki |
| Written by | Striker Unit |
| Music by | Seikou Nagaoka |
| Studio | AIC |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 17, 2012 |
| Runtime | 97 minutes |
| Light novel | |
| Strike Witches gekijo-ban Kaeritai Sora | |
| Written by | Hidehisa Nanbō |
| Illustrated by | Humikane Shimada |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Published | April 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Takamura |
| Written by | Striker Unit |
| Music by | Seikou Nagaoka |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Released | September 20, 2014 – May 2, 2015 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes each |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Brave Witches | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Takamura |
| Produced by | Takashi Tatezaki |
| Written by | Striker Unit |
| Music by | Seiko Nagaoka |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, TVS, CTC, tvk, KBS, BS11, TVQ, SUN, AT-X |
| Original run | October 5, 2016 – December 28, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 + OVA |
Strike Witches (Japanese: ストライクウィッチーズ Hepburn: Sutoraiku Witchīzu?) is a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. The series revolves around teenage girls who use machines attached to their legs to do aerial combat. The OVA preview episode was released on January 1, 2007. The televised anime series later aired between on July and September 2008. A second season aired between July and September 2010. A film adaptation was released on March 17, 2012 and a three part OVA series was released between September 2014 and May 2015. A spin-off anime series, Brave Witches, began airing in Japan from October 2016.
Strike Witches is set in an alternate Earth during the World War II era. The world has been invaded by a mysterious alien force known as the Neuroi, who take on forms similar to aircraft and spread a corrosive miasma. As a result, the armed forces of the world have allied together to combat the Neuroi threat instead of fighting among themselves. As normal humans have no effect against the Neuroi's technology, the military instead calls upon Witches, young girls who possess magical abilities capable of fighting against the Neuroi. The Witches, who are inspired by famous real-life pilots, grow animal ears and tails when using their magic, and can use special machines known as Striker Units, which feature designs based on real-life aircraft, to fly through the sky and increase the strength of their magical ability in combat.
The light novel series follows the Suomus Independent Volunteer Aerial Squadron, focusing on a dogfighter named Tomoko Anabuki. The main anime franchise follows Yoshika Miyafuji, a girl from the Fusō Empire who joins the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the Strike Witches, to investigate the death of her father and help fight off the Neuroi. The spin-off anime series, Brave Witches, follows a Fusō girl named Hikari Karibuchi, who joins the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing to fight in the place of her sister Takami, who winds up in a coma after exhausting her magic against the Neuroi.
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