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Recap / Luminous Witches Ep 7 "The Reason for the Sun"

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As the Luminous Witches travel to the Orussian town of Chelyabinsk so they can prepare for the local radio concert, Moffy becomes sick. Once the witches arrive in Chelyabinsk, Ginny, Milasha and Inori encounter Volodya Litvyak and his wife Anna, and they eventually learn about their connection with the 501st JFW's Sanya Litvyak.


Tropes in this episode include:

  • Bookends: In The Teaser for this episode, Milasha, Ginny, Maria and Inori sleep as their plane flies towards Chelyabinsk. At the end, all of the witches besides Gracie sleep on the couch after finishing their radio concert.
  • The Cameo: Misato Fukuen, Ayuru Ohashi and Mai Kadowaki briefly return as Yoshika Miyafuji, Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen and Sanya V. Litvyak, respectively, from Strike Witches for the final moments of the episode.
  • Canon Immigrant: The 503rd Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the Typhoon Witches, show up for the first time in a World Witches anime.
  • Continuity Nod:
    • The Luminous Witches's radio concert takes place on August 19, one day after Sanya and Yoshika celebrate their birthdays in Strike Witches.
    • Anna, Mana, Jo, Silvie, Ginny, Inori and Milasha all experience a sauna stay, just like Yoshika, Eila and Sanya will do in Strike Witches.
  • Go-to-Sleep Ending: Having finished the morning radio concert, all of the Luminous Witches sleep in the local lodging's couch in the episode's final scene.
  • Musical Nod: Towards the end of this episode, Volodya plays Seikou Nagaoka's "Sanya's Song" from Strike Witches, which is heard over the Witches's radio.
  • "Pan from the Sky" Beginning: The episode begins with a shot of the night sky as the Luminous Witches' plane flies towards Orussia.
  • Simultaneous Arcs: Most of this episode takes place concurrently with the Strike Witches episode "We're the Same".


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