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* FunctionalMagic: A mashup of inherent gift magic and device magic.

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* FunctionalMagic: A mashup of inherent gift magic and device magic. Every witch inherently has the ability to cast DeflectorShields, which can themselves be used in a variety of ways (e.g. scaling an object or walking over water), and usually one other specific power, which ranges anywhere from the ability to focus that shield [[PowerFist around their hand]] (Kanno), to several varieties of healing (Yoshika can heal others; Georgette can heal others too but at the cost of [[BigEater sending her metabolism into overdrive]]; Nipa can [[HealingFactor heal herself rapidly]]), to SuperStrength (Gertrude), to hitting any target within a specific range with electricity (Perrine), and even the ability to see a few seconds into the future to dodge all incoming fire (Eila). Striker units are hybrid mechanical and magical devices, requiring a witch's magic to function but in turn vastly increasing their magic power, including the ability to raise stronger shields.



* GenderRestrictedAbility: Male witches aren't explicitly ruled out, but the novel notes that the "vast majority" of them are female, and those are already rare.

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* GenderRestrictedAbility: Male witches aren't explicitly ruled out, but we've yet to see one; the novel notes that the "vast majority" of them are female, and those are already rare.



** Because witches with Striker Units so hopelessly outclass most existing fighting vehicles, the old guard who use those now-obsolete vehicles tends to look down on them, and two of the anime's three seasons end with a focus on some group or another within the military trying to push out another technology that will itself render witches unnecessary. It's only after both attempts end the same way (the Neuroi quickly hijacks the tech in question, forcing the 501st to destroy it to save the day) that they seem to catch on and start focusing more on projects that will give existing weapons the same sort of survivability that witches have (e.g. ''Road to Berlin''[='=]s climax focused on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_Ratte a thousand-ton tank]] given special armor that repels Neuroi beams the same as a witch's shield).
** The manga centered around the African front has a story dedicated to the testing of a prototype Striker Unit that is the series' equivalent to the Tiger heavy tank. Its test pilot at one point asks the head mechanic how she's supposed to feel about risking her life constantly to defend humanity, eventually breaking down in tears from fear of dying. The mechanic is so saddened, both from that he was already asked the same question by another witch years before and still doesn't have a proper answer and that [[ChildSoldiers young girls need to even consider such questions]], that when a Neuroi later attacks the testing grounds, he takes over the prototype himself and [[TakingYouWithMe self-destructs it near the Neuroi]] in an attempted HeroicSacrifice to protect the witches.

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** Because witches with Striker Units so hopelessly outclass most existing fighting vehicles, the old guard who use those now-obsolete vehicles tends to look down on them, and two of the anime's three seasons end with a focus on some group or another within the military trying to push out another technology that will itself render witches unnecessary. It's only after both attempts end the same way (the Neuroi quickly hijacks the tech in question, forcing the 501st to destroy it to save the day) that they seem to catch on and start focusing more on projects that will give allow existing weapons the same sort of survivability that platforms to operate alongside witches have safely rather than replace them entirely (e.g. ''Road to Berlin''[='=]s climax focused on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_Ratte a thousand-ton tank]] given special armor that repels Neuroi beams the same as a witch's shield).
shield, then deploying it with the support of the 501st).
** The manga centered around the African front has a story dedicated to the testing of a prototype Striker Unit that is the series' equivalent to the Tiger heavy tank. Its test pilot at one point asks the head mechanic mechanic, a former tanker, how she's supposed to feel about risking her life constantly to defend humanity, eventually breaking down in tears from fear of dying. The mechanic is so saddened, both from that he was already asked the same question by another witch years before and still doesn't have a proper answer and that [[ChildSoldiers young girls need to even consider such questions]], that when a Neuroi later attacks the testing grounds, he takes over the prototype himself and [[TakingYouWithMe self-destructs it near the Neuroi]] in an attempted HeroicSacrifice to protect the witches.
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* FunctionalMagic: A mashup of inherent gift magic and device magic.

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* FunctionalMagic: A mashup of inherent gift magic and device magic. Every witch inherently has the ability to cast DeflectorShields, which can themselves be used in a variety of ways (e.g. scaling an object or walking over water), and usually one other specific power, which ranges anywhere from the ability to focus that shield [[PowerFist around their hand]] (Kanno), to several varieties of healing (Yoshika can heal others; Georgette can heal others too but at the cost of [[BigEater sending her metabolism into overdrive]]; Nipa can [[HealingFactor heal herself rapidly]]), to SuperStrength (Gertrude), to hitting any target within a specific range with electricity (Perrine), and even the ability to see a few seconds into the future to dodge all incoming fire (Eila). Striker units are hybrid mechanical and magical devices, requiring a witch's magic to function but in turn vastly increasing their magic power, including the ability to raise stronger shields.



* GenderRestrictedAbility: Male witches aren't explicitly ruled out, but the novel notes that the "vast majority" of them are female, and those are already rare.

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* GenderRestrictedAbility: Male witches aren't explicitly ruled out, but we've yet to see one; the novel notes that the "vast majority" of them are female, and those are already rare.



** Because witches with Striker Units so hopelessly outclass most existing fighting vehicles, the old guard who use those now-obsolete vehicles tends to look down on them, and two of the anime's three seasons end with a focus on some group or another within the military trying to push out another technology that will itself render witches unnecessary. It's only after both attempts end the same way (the Neuroi quickly hijacks the tech in question, forcing the 501st to destroy it to save the day) that they seem to catch on and start focusing more on projects that will give existing weapons the same sort of survivability that witches have (e.g. ''Road to Berlin''[='=]s climax focused on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_Ratte a thousand-ton tank]] given special armor that repels Neuroi beams the same as a witch's shield).
** The manga centered around the African front has a story dedicated to the testing of a prototype Striker Unit that is the series' equivalent to the Tiger heavy tank. Its test pilot at one point asks the head mechanic how she's supposed to feel about risking her life constantly to defend humanity, eventually breaking down in tears from fear of dying. The mechanic is so saddened, both from that he was already asked the same question by another witch years before and still doesn't have a proper answer and that [[ChildSoldiers young girls need to even consider such questions]], that when a Neuroi later attacks the testing grounds, he takes over the prototype himself and [[TakingYouWithMe self-destructs it near the Neuroi]] in an attempted HeroicSacrifice to protect the witches.

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** Because witches with Striker Units so hopelessly outclass most existing fighting vehicles, the old guard who use those now-obsolete vehicles tends to look down on them, and two of the anime's three seasons end with a focus on some group or another within the military trying to push out another technology that will itself render witches unnecessary. It's only after both attempts end the same way (the Neuroi quickly hijacks the tech in question, forcing the 501st to destroy it to save the day) that they seem to catch on and start focusing more on projects that will give allow existing weapons the same sort of survivability that platforms to operate alongside witches have safely rather than replace them entirely (e.g. ''Road to Berlin''[='=]s climax focused on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_Ratte a thousand-ton tank]] given special armor that repels Neuroi beams the same as a witch's shield).
shield, then deploying it with the support of the 501st).
** The manga centered around the African front has a story dedicated to the testing of a prototype Striker Unit that is the series' equivalent to the Tiger heavy tank. Its test pilot at one point asks the head mechanic mechanic, a former tanker, how she's supposed to feel about risking her life constantly to defend humanity, eventually breaking down in tears from fear of dying. The mechanic is so saddened, both from that he was already asked the same question by another witch years before and still doesn't have a proper answer and that [[ChildSoldiers young girls need to even consider such questions]], that when a Neuroi later attacks the testing grounds, he takes over the prototype himself and [[TakingYouWithMe self-destructs it near the Neuroi]] in an attempted HeroicSacrifice to protect the witches.

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* FighterLaunchingSequence: Prior to each sortie, viewers are treated to the mechanics of Witches' pre-flight preparations, whether it be the ignition of their Striker units or their magic circles.



** Because witches with Striker Units so hopelessly outclass most existing fighting vehicles, the old guard who use those now-obsolete vehicles tends to look down on them, and two of the anime's three seasons end with a focus on some group or another within the military trying to push out another technology that will itself render witches unnecessary.

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** Because witches with Striker Units so hopelessly outclass most existing fighting vehicles, the old guard who use those now-obsolete vehicles tends to look down on them, and two of the anime's three seasons end with a focus on some group or another within the military trying to push out another technology that will itself render witches unnecessary. It's only after both attempts end the same way (the Neuroi quickly hijacks the tech in question, forcing the 501st to destroy it to save the day) that they seem to catch on and start focusing more on projects that will give existing weapons the same sort of survivability that witches have (e.g. ''Road to Berlin''[='=]s climax focused on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1000_Ratte a thousand-ton tank]] given special armor that repels Neuroi beams the same as a witch's shield).



* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Nikka Edvardine Katajainen, Suomus Witch from the novels/manga/movie and ''Brave Witches'', is a spectacularly unlucky pilot that's destroyed enough Striker Units to earn the nickname "Jinxed Katajainen". An example of this is seen in her appearance in the film. Fortunately, her signature magic is HealingFactor.

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* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Nikka Edvardine Katajainen, Suomus Witch from the novels/manga/movie and ''Brave Witches'', is a spectacularly unlucky pilot that's destroyed enough Striker Units to earn the nickname "Jinxed Katajainen". An example of this is seen in her appearance in the film. Fortunately, her signature magic is a HealingFactor.



* GrowingUpSucks: The Witches [[spoiler:gradually lose their magical powers when they grow older. Typically they appear at 12, but by 20 their shields become so weak that they can't even stop handgun bullets. That doesn't mean they lose their powers completely, as elderly witches can still use spells and fly. Used inconsistently, as multiple adult witches are shown to almost as powerful as the main characters (though they do not use shields) while Mio is almost powerless and can barely fly in the last two episodes of ''Strike Witches 2''.]].

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* GrowingUpSucks: The Witches [[spoiler:gradually lose their magical powers when they grow older. Typically they appear at 12, but by 20 their shields become so weak that they can't even stop handgun bullets. That doesn't mean they lose their powers completely, as elderly witches can still use spells and fly. Used inconsistently, as multiple adult witches are shown to almost as powerful as the main characters (though they do not use shields) while Mio is almost powerless and can barely fly in by the last two episodes of ''Strike Witches 2''.]].2'' is almost powerless and can barely fly, and is left completely grounded throughout ''Road to Berlin''.]]



* ReassignedToAntarctica: Laura Toth of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing was reassigned to the Isle of Wight Detachment Group (a far more out of the way and less prestigious post) due to her inability to get along with anybody. Minna was actually very reluctant to do so, but felt like she had no choice after the other Strike Witches (particularly Barkhorn) insisted upon her removal from the unit.

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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Laura Toth was a member of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing prior to the anime, but was reassigned to the Isle of Wight Detachment Group (a far more out of the way and less prestigious post) due to her inability to get along with anybody. Minna was actually very reluctant to do so, but felt like she had no choice after the other Strike Witches witches (particularly Barkhorn) insisted upon her removal from the unit.



** Nikka also has her MG 42 jam in one sortie in ''Brave Witches'', which is especially troublesome since outside circumstances left her as the ''only'' member of the squad who could fly at that point. [[spoiler:Fortunately, [[BigDamnHeroes Eila and Sanya]] show up just in time to take out the enemy for her.]]



*** The 501st Infantry Regiment, the first airborne unit in the US military
*** The 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion in the Wehrmacht

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*** The 501st Infantry Regiment, the first airborne unit in the US military
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*** The 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion in the WehrmachtWehrmacht.



*** The Auxilary RAF Fighter Squadrons that served in the Battle of Britain, No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron

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*** The Auxilary RAF Fighter Squadrons that served in the Battle of Britain, No. 501 (County of Gloucester) SquadronSquadron.



** Somebody in the ''Strike Witches 2'' staff really likes ''Anime/GunBuster''. In between the [[http://imgur.com/tKo4DzM SUPER LUCCHINI KICK]] and the fact the first episode is basically [[http://imgur.com/hAWoqWI episode 5 of Gunbuster...]] This may be the Kazuhiro Takamura's choice: he was in GAINAX before Strike Witches, so probably it's from that. Also, the scene in [=S1E2=] where Yoshika is on elevator on Akagi, is definitely a ''Gunbuster'' reference too.

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** Somebody in the ''Strike Witches 2'' staff really likes ''Anime/GunBuster''. In between the [[http://imgur.com/tKo4DzM SUPER LUCCHINI KICK]] and the fact the first episode is basically [[http://imgur.com/hAWoqWI episode 5 of Gunbuster...]] This may be the Kazuhiro Takamura's choice: he was in GAINAX Gainax before Strike Witches, ''Strike Witches'', so probably it's probably from that. Also, the scene in [=S1E2=] where Yoshika is on the elevator on Akagi, is definitely a ''Gunbuster'' reference too.



* ShownTheirWork: Despite being a show about 13-20 year old girls fighting an evil alien threat, many WWII references were made in both moefied and non-moefied ways. The example of Erica Hartmann stealing panties was Hitler's hat being taken by AcePilot Erich Hartmann.
** They had to settle for her stealing Francesca's panties since there was no Hitler DistaffCounterpart, though the ensuing chaos over the issue was done well enough to parallel the situation.

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* ShownTheirWork: Despite being a show about 13-20 year old girls fighting an evil alien threat, many WWII references were made in both moefied and non-moefied ways. ways.
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The example of Erica Hartmann stealing panties was based on a real story where Erich Hartmann (Erica's AcePilot archetype) grabbed Hitler's hat being taken by AcePilot Erich Hartmann.
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after getting drunk the night before an award ceremony and misplacing his own hat. They had to settle for her stealing Francesca's panties since there was there's no Hitler DistaffCounterpart, though the ensuing chaos over the issue was done well enough to parallel the situation.



** Every piece of machinery, including the Neuroi, are based on something from the era. Though ''Strike Witches 2'' may have moved on to include [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar later material]].

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** Every piece of machinery, including the Neuroi, are based on something from the era. Though ''Strike Witches 2'' may later seasons seem to have moved on to include [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar later material]].material]] and even beyond; ''Road to Berlin'' in particular shows more than one Neuroi in a shape that's instantly recognizable as an alien [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-47 Su-47]].



* WalkingTechbane: Nikka Katajainen of the 502nd has ''unbelievably'' bad luck, with one side effect of it being that her equipment is practically looking for every conceivable excuse to fail, from one or both strikers giving out for no reason or her gun jamming at the worst possible time. The only things that keep her in the air are the combination of her magically-induced HealingFactor and being in the same squad as another witch with magic-enhanced mechanical aptitude, so neither her nor her strikers are out of action for very long.



-> '''Mio:''' ''[As Shirley's comms clear up]'' "Can you hear me, Lieutenant! Answer me!!"\\

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-> --> '''Mio:''' ''[As Shirley's comms clear up]'' "Can you hear me, Lieutenant! Answer me!!"\\



* [[FighterLaunchingSequence Witch Launching Sequence]]: Prior to each sortie, viewers are treated to the mechanics of Witches' pre-flight preparations, whether it be the ignition of their Striker units or their magic circles.

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* KingIncognito: In ''Strike Witches 2'', Francesca befriends Maria, [[spoiler:turns out to be the Duchess of Romagna.]] The second half of the episode in which this happens is basically an extended shout-out to ''Film/RomanHoliday'', including the moment at the Mouth of Truth.



** Later, Wagner's Prelude to Act III of ''Theatre/{{Lohengrin}}'' is heard when the Witches launch their assault on the Neuroi.

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** Later, Wagner's Prelude to Act III of ''Theatre/{{Lohengrin}}'' is heard when the Witches launch commence their assault on the Neuroi.mock battle.



* [[KingIncognito Queen Incognito]]: [[spoiler: Lucchini's new friend in ''Strike Witches 2'', Maria, who turns out to be the Duchess of Romagna.]] The second half of the episode in which this happens is basically an extended shout-out to ''Film/RomanHoliday'', including the moment at the Mouth of Truth.
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[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one that started]] [[{{Pilot}} it all.]]

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[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one that started]] one]] [[{{Pilot}} that started it all.]]
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[[TheOneWith The one that started]] [[{{Pilot}} it all.]]

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[[TheOneWith [[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one that started]] [[{{Pilot}} it all.]]
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[[WhereItAllBegan The one that started]] [[Manga/WorldWitches it all.]]

''Strike Witches'' is the first installment of the ''Manga/WorldWitches'' franchise created by Fumikane Shimada. Originally a {{Seinen}} manga, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series produced by {{Creator/GONZO}}; the first season was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[Anime/StrikeWitchesTheMovie A movie with an original story]], also directed by Takamura, was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.

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[[WhereItAllBegan [[TheOneWith The one that started]] [[Manga/WorldWitches [[{{Pilot}} it all.]]

''Strike Witches'' is [[WhereItAllBegan the first installment installment]] of the ''Manga/WorldWitches'' franchise created by Fumikane Shimada. Originally a {{Seinen}} manga, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series produced by {{Creator/GONZO}}; the first season was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[Anime/StrikeWitchesTheMovie A movie with an original story]], also directed by Takamura, was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.
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Originally a {{Seinen}} manga created by Fumikane Shimada, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series animated by {{Creator/GONZO}} and was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[Anime/StrikeWitchesTheMovie A movie with an original story]], also directed by Takamura, was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.

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''Strike Witches'' is the first installment of the ''Manga/WorldWitches'' franchise created by Fumikane Shimada. Originally a {{Seinen}} manga created by Fumikane Shimada, manga, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series animated produced by {{Creator/GONZO}} and {{Creator/GONZO}}; the first season was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[Anime/StrikeWitchesTheMovie A movie with an original story]], also directed by Takamura, was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.
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** ''Manga/StrikeWitches'' -- [[spoiler:Maloney is captured, the witches destroy the Akagi-Warlock hybrid to Gallia has been liberated. However, the witches have to go their separate ways at the end of the battle and the Neuroi are still out there.]]

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** ''Manga/StrikeWitches'' ''Strike Witches'' -- [[spoiler:Maloney is captured, the witches destroy the Akagi-Warlock hybrid to Gallia has been liberated. However, the witches have to go their separate ways at the end of the battle and the Neuroi are still out there.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: A staple of the series.
** ''Manga/StrikeWitches'' -- [[spoiler:Maloney is captured, the witches destroy the Akagi-Warlock hybrid to Gallia has been liberated. However, the witches have to go their separate ways at the end of the battle and the Neuroi are still out there.]]
** ''Strike Witches 2'' -- [[spoiler: Romagna has been liberated and the Neuroi Hive has been destroyed, but Sakamoto and Yoshika have used up all of their powers and the witches once again go their separate ways.]]
** ''Road to Berlin'' -- [[spoiler:Yoshika once again regains her powers, Wolf is destroyed and Berlin is liberated. However, the war with the Neuroi is far from over.]]
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* ReReleaseSoundtrack: Due to copyright concerns regarding the German song "Lili Marleen", the North American releases have replaced this song with "Negai no Tomoshibi".
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* AlternateHistory: According to [[http://strikewitches.wikia.com/wiki/Historical_Timeline official artbooks]], while history went normally in the BC era, the divergence began when UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar survived his assassination and went to become Emperor of the Roman Empire, ultimately leading to the series proper where several countries have different names and different borders and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII is replaced with fighting off an alien invasion, with all of the witches based on real WWII pilots, including General Chuck Yeager. More divergences in history included Chingiz Khan becoming the Mongol Emperor, a war between the Mongol Empire and the kingdoms of Karlsland (Germany), UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga escaping his assassination thanks to Mori Ranmaru being a witch, unifying Fuso (Japan) and defeating the Spanish Armada, and the Britannia East India Company battling the Dutch and their Fuso mercenary allies for the spice routes which later led to two Britannia-Fuso wars before both nations made peace and became allies.



* AnimeAccentAbsence: The series has a MultinationalTeam, but not a single foreigner (in both the Japanese ''and'' English dub) speak in a noticeable regional accent.



* BittersweetEnding: A staple of the series.
** In ''Strike Witches'', [[spoiler:Maloney has been captured, the witches destroy the Akagi-Warlock hybrid and Gallia has been liberated. However, the witches have to go their separate ways at the end of the battle and the Neuroi are still out there.]]
** At the end of ''Strike Witches 2'', [[spoiler: Romagna has been liberated and the Neuroi Hive has been destroyed, but Sakamoto and Yoshika have used up all of their powers and the witches once again go their separate ways.]]
** In ''Road to Berlin'', [[spoiler:Yoshika regains her powers, Wolf is permanently destroyed and Berlin is liberated. However, the war with the Neuroi is far from over.]]
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** Georgette Lemare from 502nd. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since her healing magic [[HyperactiveMetabolism sends her metabolism into overdrive]].

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** Georgette Lemare from 502nd. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] the 502nd is a {{Justified|Trope}} example, since her healing magic [[HyperactiveMetabolism sends her metabolism into overdrive]].



* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: During the defensive battle of Petersburg, [[TheNapoleon Naoe Kanno]], a witch of the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing whose magic talent compresses and strengthens her shield, ''literally'' punches out a neuroi by using this ability to focus her shield around her fist.

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: During the defensive battle of Petersburg, 502nd Joint Fighter Wing member [[TheNapoleon Naoe Kanno]], a witch of the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing whose magic talent compresses and strengthens her shield, ''literally'' punches out a neuroi by using this ability to focus her shield around her fist.



* FlagpoleChallenge: In ''Brave Witches'', Rossmann challenges [[IneptMage Hikari]] to fetch down a hat on top of an obelisk within a week if she wants to stay with the 502nd, telling her to use her magic to WallCrawl up the obelisk. She just barely makes it within the time limit when Rossmann instructs her to focus her magic onto one hand at a time instead of crawling up on all fours.

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* FlagpoleChallenge: In the ''Brave Witches'', Witches'' episode "The 502nd Joint Fighter Wing", Rossmann challenges [[IneptMage Hikari]] to fetch down a hat on top of an obelisk within a week if she wants to stay with the 502nd, telling her to use her magic to WallCrawl up an obelisk and fetch down a hat on top within a week's time should she stay with the obelisk.titular squadron. She just barely makes it within the time limit when Rossmann instructs her to focus her magic onto one hand at a time instead of crawling up on all fours.
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** There have been cases and examples of witches magic manifesting and awakening at ages younger then 12; although issues of training and training competence still remain. Their are also cases of witches who are older then 20 who fortunately are able to retain their magical abilities without much or any entropy of their magic, and is not necessarily as uncommon as one may think. However the fact still stands that on average that witches do still see some degree of magic weakening on average, usually to the point that at best; they are only able to continue careers outside of direct combat; taking desk jobs, training and instruction roles or support roles with little actual combat time... or at worst have to retire from the military.

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** There have been cases and examples of witches a witch's magic manifesting and awakening at ages younger then 12; although issues of training and training competence still remain. Their are also cases of witches who are older then than 20 who fortunately are able to retain their magical abilities without much or any entropy of their magic, and is not necessarily as uncommon as one may think. However However, the fact still stands that on average that witches do still see some degree of magic weakening on average, weakening, usually to the point that that, at best; best, they are only able to continue careers outside of direct combat; taking combat like desk jobs, training and instruction roles roles, or support roles with little actual combat time... or or, at worst worst, have to retire from the military.



* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: During the defensive battle of Petersburg, [[TheNapoleon Naoe Kanno]], a witch of the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing whose magic talent compresses and strengthens her shield, ''literally'' punched out a neuroi by using this ability to focus her shield around her fist.

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: During the defensive battle of Petersburg, [[TheNapoleon Naoe Kanno]], a witch of the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing whose magic talent compresses and strengthens her shield, ''literally'' punched punches out a neuroi by using this ability to focus her shield around her fist.



* FlagpoleChallenge: In ''[[Manga/StrikeWitches Brave Witches]]'' Rossmann challenges [[IneptMage Hikari]] to fetch down a hat on top of an obelisk within a week if she wants to stay in Brave Witches, telling her to use her magic to WallCrawl up the obelisk. She just barely makes it within the time limit when Rossmann instructs her to focus her magic onto one hand at a time instead of crawling up on all fours.

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* FlagpoleChallenge: In ''[[Manga/StrikeWitches Brave Witches]]'' ''Brave Witches'', Rossmann challenges [[IneptMage Hikari]] to fetch down a hat on top of an obelisk within a week if she wants to stay in Brave Witches, with the 502nd, telling her to use her magic to WallCrawl up the obelisk. She just barely makes it within the time limit when Rossmann instructs her to focus her magic onto one hand at a time instead of crawling up on all fours.
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* PantyThief: When Hartmann loses her panties, she ... "borrows" them from Lucchini, who borrows Perrine's, who in turn tries stealing Sakamoto's swimsuit, but was caught red-handed. By [[OhCrap Sakamoto]].

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Originally a {{Seinen}} manga created by Fumikane Shimada, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series animated by {{Creator/GONZO}} and was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJXKTN5JXo A movie]] with an original story was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.

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Originally a {{Seinen}} manga created by Fumikane Shimada, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series animated by {{Creator/GONZO}} and was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJXKTN5JXo [[Anime/StrikeWitchesTheMovie A movie]] movie with an original story story]], also directed by Takamura, was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.
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*RefugeInAudacity: Rather than avoid mentioning the series' infamous gimmick, the english DVD releases promo is in a propaganda style commercial joking about the lack of pants rather than trying to make it titillating.
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Originally a {{Seinen}} manga created by Fumikane Shimada, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series animated by {{Creator/GONZO}} and was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJXKTN5JXo A movie]] with an original story was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.

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Originally a {{Seinen}} manga created by Fumikane Shimada, then a series of LightNovels, ''Strike Witches'' became an anime series animated by {{Creator/GONZO}} and was broadcast [[http://www.hulu.com/strike-witches between July and September 2008]]. A second season was [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/strikewitches released in July 2010]] by Creator/{{AIC}}, following GONZO's bankruptcy. Both seasons of ''Strike Witches'' were directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'') and consist of [[TwelveEpisodeAnime 12 episodes]], with the first half centred around the titular Witches' backstories and livelihoods, while the remainder of each season unlocking more secrets about the nature of the war between humanity and the enigmatic Neuroi. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJXKTN5JXo A movie]] with an original story was released in March 2012. A new TV anime and an OVA were [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-13/strike-witches-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-ova announced as having been greenlit in October 2013]]. It was later clarified that [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-10-14/strike-witches-new-tv-anime-ova-are-not-the-3rd-season neither are continuations of the existing story]]. The first episode of the new OVA, ''Strike Witches: [[FunWithAcronyms Operation Victory Arrow]]'', was released in December 2014, showing what happened to the various groups of witches between ''Strike Witches'' and ''The Movie''.
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