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Recap / Luminous Witches Ep 1 "WONDERFUL WORLD — Nice to Meet You"

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In 1944, retired Liberion Major Grace Maitland Steward travels to London to organize a new music-based witch squadron as a way of supporting those affected by the Neuroi invasions. Meanwhile, Britannian witch Virginia "Ginny" Robertson encounters fellow witches Inori Shibuya and Lyudmila Andreyevna "Milasha" Ruslanova at Piccadilly Circus.


Tropes in this episode include:

  • Action Prologue: The episode opens in 1941, where Grace Maitland Steward participates with the other witches in the Dunkirk Evacuation.
  • Call-Back: The Dunkirk evacuation as seen in the Action Prologue was briefly mentioned in the Strike Witches episode "I Won't Forget You".
  • Crash-Into Hello: While trying to get their familiars to stop fighting, Ginny, Inori and Milasha bump into each other outside of Piccadilly Circus.
  • Death Glare: Moffy briefly glares at Olivier and Okoge as Ginny meets Inori and Milasha for the first time.
  • Distant Prologue: The Dunkirk Evacuation and Ginny's encounter with Moffy are set in May 1941, during the fall of Gallia.
  • Hope Spot: Upon hearing Ginny's rendition of "Amazing Grace", Gracie gets off the double-decker bus to search for her. Unfortunately, by the time she arrives at Piccadilly Circus, Ginny has already left.
  • It Will Never Catch On: Gracie announces her plans to organize a music-based witch squadron to support those affected by the Neuroi attacks. Unfortunately, her fellow superiors quickly dismiss the idea.
  • "Pan from the Sky" Beginning: The Distant Prologue begins with a shot of a cloudy sky before the camera shifts down to the Dunkirk Evacuation.


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