Strike Witches
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Strike Witches (ストライクウィッチーズ?) is a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns.
Plot 
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Set in an alternate Earth in the mid twentieth century, Strike Witches tells the story of a fight to protect that world using a combination of magic and technology in a fictional recreation of events occurring in World War II with the national armies joining forces to confront an overwhelming alien threat together instead of fighting among themselves.
The titular Strike Witches are young women with high magical potential who are recruited into military organizations around the world to fight against the enigmatic Neuroi, which began an invasion of unprecedented scale on human territory in the year 1939 and perhaps earlier in the 20th Century. This puzzling enemy force has appeared frequently and without warning in many areas across the world throughout history. The weapons of the Neuroi mostly take on forms similar to aircraft, but their most troubling tactic is the spreading of a corrosive miasma. Not only do normal humans have no defense against this miasma, but the remnants of the land affected by it are processed by the Neuroi into new weapons, crumbling huge sections of former nations into the sea. As the miasma seems to be unable to spread across large bodies of water, humanity has designated such areas as their main lines of defense.
In order to bring out their potential for use in battle, each Witch equips a unique machine onto their legs: the Striker Unit. With the Striker Unit equipped, they gain the ability to fly and their tapped magical potential provides the strength to utilize weapons far too heavy and powerful for a normal person. A defensive field is also created that can protect the Witches from the Neuroi's miasma, as well as other physical weaponry, making them humanity's trump card in the war. The franchise's main media focuses on the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, defending the Britannian home islands, in the first season, as a parallel to the Battle of Britain, and struggling to retake an occupied Italian peninsula in the second season as a parallel to the late stages of the Adriatic Campaign.
Origin Edit
Strike Witches is a Mecha Musume series.
Media Edit
Art Books Edit
| Name | Related media | Illustrator(s) | Release Date | ISBN |
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| Shimada Humikane Art Works | Early Strike Witches, other mecha musume | Fumikane Shimada | October 2008 | 9784048542210 |
| Strike Witches Official Fanbook Complete File | Anime season 1 | January 2009 | 9784048542968 | |
| Kazuhiro Takamura Animation Works | Anime season 1, season 2 | Kazuhiro Takamura | March 26, 2010 | 9784048543781 |
| Strike Witches 2 Official Fanbook Complete File | Anime season 2 | December 2010 | 9784048545556 | |
| Strike Witches the Movie Official Fanbook Complete File | Strike Witches Movie | May 2012 | 9784041101728 | |
| The World Witches | All SW media | Fumikane Shimada | February 2014 | 9784041106006 |
| Art Works of Strike Witches | All SW media | Fumikane Shimada | March 2014 | 9784041105993 |
| Strike Witches Privates | Humikane Twitter stories | Fumikane Shimada | May 2014 |
Anime Edit
| Season | Episodes | Production Studio | Air Date |
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| OVA | 1 (OVA) | Gonzo | January 1 2007 |
| Season one | 12 (TV) | Gonzo | July 4 2008 – September 19 2008 |
| Season two | 12 (TV) | AIC | July 8 2010 – September 23 2010 |
| Strike Witches Movie | Movie | AIC | March 17th 2012 |
| Operation Victory Arrow | 3 (OVA) | Silver Link | September 20 2014 - ? |
| Tactics of Vanadis Attack | TBA (TV) | TBA | TBA |
Audio Edit
| Title | Volumes | Release Date |
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| Himegoe Voice Albums |
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| Hime Uta Song Albums |
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| Strike Witches The Movie Hime Uta Collections |
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| Himebana Drama Albums |
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| Strike Witches Gakuen |
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| Himegoe CD 2 Voice Albums |
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| Strike Witches Starlight Stream |
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| 501st JFW.OA |
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Doujinshi Edit
| Title | Volumes | Release Date |
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| Strike Witches: Witch in Africa | 1 | Aug 2008 |
| Strike Witches: Tiger in Desert | 2 | Dec 2008 - Aug 2009 |
| World Witches: The Witches of the Sphinx | 5 | April 2010 - ? |
| Unknown Witches: Secret File | 18 | December 2011 |
The Africa doujinshi were later officially published as Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa manga.
Light Novels Edit
| Title | Volumes | Release Date |
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| Strike Witches: Suomus Misfits Squadron
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu Suomus Iranko Chūtai) |
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| Strike Witches: Maidens' Volume
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu Otome no Maki) |
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| Strike Witches: Der Stern von Afrika |
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| Strike Witches 2 |
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| Strike Witches Short-Shorts: After the Sky |
| January 9 2009 (bundled with Strike Witches Official Fanbook Complete File) |
| Strike Witches 2 Visual Short Story | 500overs in Africa | December 28 2010 (bundled with Strike Witches 2 Official Fanbook Complete File) |
| Strike Witches the Movie Visual Short Story | Raise the Battle Ship Yamato in 1945 | May 2 2012 (bundled with Strike Witches the Movie Official Fanbook Complete File) |
Manga Edit
| Title | Chapters | Publication | Run Date |
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| Strike Witches: Maidens of the Blue Sky
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Sōkū no Otome-tachi) | 3 | Comp Ace | Sept 2005 – Jan 2006 (Canceled) |
| Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Tenkū no Otome-tachi) | 11 | Comp Ace | July 2008 – Dec 2008 |
| Strike Witches: The Sky Which is Connected to You
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Kimi to Tsunagaru Sora) | 8 | NyanType | Sept 2009 – Aug 2010 |
| Strike Witches: The Shape of Our Bond
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Kimi no Kizuna no Katachi) | 1 | Comp Ace | June 2010 (Canceled) |
| Strike Witches Zero:1937 Fuso Sea Incident
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu Zero: 1937 Fusou Kaijihen) | 13 | NyanType | October 2010 - November 2011 |
| Strike Witches: One-Winged Witches
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Katayoku no Majotachi) | 14 | Comp Ace | April 2011 - June 2012 |
| Strike Witches: The Witches of Africa1
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Africa no Majo) | 1 volume | Comptiq | January 2012 |
| Strike Witches: Red Witches
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Kurenai no Majo-tachi) | 1 volume (ongoing) | Kadokawa Shoten | 2013 |
| Strike Witches: The Witches of Andorra
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Andorra no Majo) | 1 volume | Kadokawa Comics A Ace | April 2012 |
| Strike Witches: The Witches of Aurora
(Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Aurora no Majo) | 9+ (ongoing) | NyanType | Sept 2013 - ongoing |
- ^ Official re-release of Takeshi Nogami's Africa doujinshi
Video Games Edit
| Title | Genre | Gaming System | Release Date |
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| Strike Witches: What I Can Do Along With You - A Little Peaceful Days
(ストライクウィッチーズ －あなたとできること A Little Peaceful Days－, Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Anata to Dekiru Koto - A Little Peaceful Days) | VN | PS2 | May 27 2010 |
| Strike Witches: Blitz in the Blue Sky - New Commander Struggles!
(ストライクウィッチーズ －蒼空の電撃戦 新隊長 奮闘する！－, Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Sōkū no Dengekisen - Shin Taichō Funtōsuru!) | SLG | DS | November 26 2009 |
| Strike Witches: Silver Wings
(ストライクウィッチーズ －白銀の翼－, Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Hakugin no Tsubasa) | STG | XBox 360 | July 29 2010 |
| Strike Witches 2: Iyasu, Naosu, Puni-Puni suru
(ストライクウィッチーズ 2 いやす・なおす・ぷにぷにする, Sutoraiku Witchīzu 2: Iyasu, Naosu, Puni-Puni suru) | ADV | DS | October 21 2010 |
| Strike Witches: Kiseki no Rondo
(ストライクウィッチーズ 軌跡の輪舞曲, Sutoraiku Witchīzu: Kiseki no Rondo) | RPG | PC / Mobile | Fall 2015 |
Trivia Edit
-The defensive field witches create, commonly known as a shield, are generally formed in front of the witch, but with training, they can be made anywhere around the body.
