History Anime / IzettaTheLastWitch

* CharacterTitle: Referring to the protagonist Izetta specifically.
* ChildhoodFriends: Izetta and Princess Finé met when they were children.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Sophie, a clone from the White Witch's remains, acts as a vegetative person immediately upon birth. Belkman, however, manages to subvert this trope with Izetta's blood. Only time will tell if it will stick.]]
* CurbStompBattle: The Germanian military dishes one out in the first half of Episode 3. They are then on the receiving end of one once Izetta joins the fight.
** [[spoiler:Once Izetta was out of the picture however, Germanian forces were able to capture Eylstadt's capital in only ''two hours''.]]

* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: The carte blanche order given to Berkman by the Kaiser is written in proper German.

''Izetta: The Last Witch'' (''Shuumatsu no Izetta'', also known as ''Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe'') is an original, 12-episode fantasy {{Anime}} series produced by studio Creator/AjiaDo and Creator/AsahiProduction. It premiered as part of the Fall2016Anime season on October 1st, 2016. It's available for simulcast and streaming on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/izetta-the-last-witch here]]. Creator/{{Funimation}} has released an English broadcast dub for this series, which began on October 19, 2016. Watch it [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/izetta-the-last-witch/videos here]].

** It keeps getting [[UpToEleven bigger and better]] in Episode 10 with [[spoiler: fully functional V1 Flying Bombs in 1940 striking Londenium with pinpoint accuracy[[note]]the real [=V1s=] weren't developed until 1944, and they couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, though it seems these are magic-guided in this case.[[/note]] and development on a FantasticNuke powered by Hexenium, the witch's magical energy.]]

* ArtisticLicensePolitics: Despite the repeated {{Handwave}} of the absurdity of the situation, the way neutrality works in the show's setting is fairly unrealistic; The moment Westria allowed uniformed Germanian soldiers [[spoiler: to search trains on Westrian soil with impunity, move around the country freely, arrest, abduct and ''kill'' Eylstadtian diplomats in front of the ''Britannian ambassador'', and lastly even basically take over a good chunk of the Westrian capital during what was meant to be an ''international summit'']], Westria essentially gave up her neutral status, as ''any'' of these incidents was tantamount to her relinquishing sovereignty to a foreign power during times of war. In any RealLife scenario (for contrast and comparison, see the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmark_Incident Altmark Incident]][[note]]where neutral Norway caved to both German and British incursions; this ultimately resulted in the German invasion of Norway[[/note]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Creek Operation Creek]][[note]]where British commandos raided a German spy ship in neutral Portugese Goa, yet took ''enormous'' pains to maintain ImplausibleDeniability and keep Portugal out of the war[[/note]]), this would have marked the point of Westria becoming an Axis satellite state - if not in the eyes of Westria or the Axis, then certainly in the eyes of the Allies. This is also the reason why RealLife [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_neutrality Swiss neutrality]] has a reputation for being fairly hawkish.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Finé and Izetta's friendship is heavily romantic, to the point that to most viewers there's hardly any doubt that they are in love. But in the absence of actual confirmation like a love declaration or a kiss, it technically remains ambiguous.

** Played straight that [[spoiler:despite Eylstadt forces efforts to keep the secret of Izetta's powers underwraps, they are eventually found out by the Germanian spies]].

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** Zig-zagged in regards to the allies. [[spoiler:Finé and Izetta's efforts did cause the allies to finally take action against Germania. Unfortunately, they also decided to take action against Eylstadt and they plan on eliminating Izetta]].

* MilitaryMage: Izetta proves to be a very useful asset to the Eylstadtian armed forces, already managing to singlehandedly take out several Germanian planes ''and'' tanks even just in the first half of the series.

* TheMagicGoesAway: [[spoiler:In order to stop Sophie's goals from achieving fruition, and the Germanian Empire's wonderweapons projects for good, Izetta decides to drain the entirety of Europe's, and possibly, the world's LeyLine network of magical energy. She successfully pulls it off, causing Sophie to die a DisneyVillainDeath, the Germanian's supply of Hexenium to be rendered completely useless, and the United States of Atlanta to finally side with Eylstadt.]]

* StupidJetpackHitler: The Germanian Empire fields weapons and technology that are a bit more advanced than what the actual Nazi regime had. In Episode 6, we're introduced to the their Special Designs Division, which hosts some advanced technology for the time. Some good examples include: Tiger I Heavy tanks already being in production as early as 1940, the new plane Captain Basler uses in Episode 7, which is capable of keeping up with Izetta's top speed of 400 kph, as well as the aircraft carrier ''Drachenfels'' from the same episode; this is based off of the ''Graf Zeppelin'' aircraft carrier that the Nazis were never able to finish building in real life. Not to mention the advanced life suspension tank Izetta was being held in during the first episode... and then the trope hits critical mass in Episode 9 [[spoiler: with full-on ''cloning technology'' that creates a perfect clone of Sophie, the original White Witch who has been dead for centuries, with her memories and personality intact.]]

* StupidJetpackHitler: The Germanian Empire fields weapons and technology that are a bit more advanced than what the actual Nazi regime had. Some good examples include the new plane Captain Basler uses in Episode 7, which is capable of keeping up with Izetta's top speed of 400 kph, as well as the aircraft carrier ''Drachenfels'' from the same episode; this is based off of the ''Graf Zeppelin'' aircraft carrier that the Nazis were never able to finish building in real life. Not to mention the advanced life suspension tank Izetta was being held in during the first episode... and then the trope hits critical mass in Episode 9 [[spoiler: with full-on ''cloning technology'' that creates a perfect clone of Sophie, the original White Witch who has been dead for centuries, with her memories and personality intact.]]

* ArtisticLicensePolitics: Despite the repeated {{Handwave}} of the absurdity of the situation, the way neutrality works in the show's setting is fairly unrealistic; The moment Westria allowed uniformed Germanian soldiers [[spoiler: to search trains on Westrian soil with impunity, move around the country freely, arrest, abduct and ''kill'' Eylstadtian diplomats in front of the ''Britannian ambassador'', and lastly even basically take over a good chunk of the Westrian capital during what was meant to be an ''international summit'']], Westria essentially gave up her neutral status, as ''any'' of these incidents was tantamount to her relinquishing sovereignty to a foreign power during times of war. In any RealLife scenario (for contrast and comparison, see the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmark_Incident Altmark Incident]][[note]]where neutral Norway caved in to both German and British incursions; this ultimately resulted in the German invasion of Norway[[/note]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Creek Operation Creek]][[note]]where British commandos raided a German spy ship in neutral Portugese Goa, yet took ''enormous'' pains to maintain ImplausibleDeniability and keep Portugal out of the war[[/note]]), this would have marked the point of Westria becoming an Axis satellite state - if not in the eyes of Westria or the Axis, then certainly in the eyes of the Allies. This is also the reason why RealLife [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_neutrality Swiss neutrality]] has a reputation for being fairly hawkish.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: There are several instances of this throughout the series.
** Tobias is shot in the stomach, and he does not die immediately, and he is unable to receive proper medical treatment. It takes a while before he finally succumbs to his wound.
** Princess Finé is shot in the arm at the end of the first episode. During the second episode, she loses a fair amount of blood from her wound which results in her becoming sick and weak as a result. Izetta is forced to use some of her remaining clothing to temporarily patch the wound until she can get proper treatment.
** After Finé fires Izetta's rifle-broom, the recoil is so powerful, it causes them to nearly spin out of control. Additionally, the barrel becomes too hot to touch, and Izetta has some difficulty landing safely.
** Episode 3 shows that the Eylstadt military is still stuck in the old ways of fighting [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the last war]]: the once tried-and-true strategies of trench warfare and static artillery have become painfully obsolete in the wake of new technologies and tactics being used by the Germanians, namely heavy aerial bombings and ''blitzkrieg'' combined arms assaults.
** Episode 5 shows that despite being shown off in front of numerous reporters and even demonstrating her powers in a few battles, not everyone is going to automatically believe in the existence of a witch, and it would not be enough to convince Germania from invading Eylstadt, especially due to its strategic importance.
** Episode 7 demonstrates that even with Izetta's great abilities, it doesn't change the fact she can get overwhelmed when there are a fair number of enemies with more advanced technology to combat her.
** Episode 8 shows that when you have great power it is not only your enemies that feel threatened, your potential allies feel threatened as well showcased by [[spoiler:the ambassador of the United States of Atlanta recommending the elimination of both Germania and Elystadt along with more or less recommending Izetta's death.]]
** Episode 8 also illustrated how fairy tales don't usually have happy endings or rather the stories fairy tales are based on usually don't.