History YMMV / StrikeWitches

** Minna singing "Lili Marlene" to the crew of the Akagi [[Recap/StrikeWitchesEp8IWontForgetYou in the first season]] is this now that it's confirmed that Creator/MarleneDietrich, the woman who became synonymous with the song because of her famous rendition of it and is often misattributed to it [[note]]the song was actually written by Hans Leip in 1915 and was first recorded and performed by Lale Andersen in 1937, though it wasn't until Marlene Dietrich sung her version that it became a breakout hit worldwide[[/note]], has an analogue in the ''Franchise/WorldWitches'' universe in the form of Maria Magdalene Dietrich, a young Witch who belongs to the Luminous Witches squadron and who appeared in [[Anime/LuminousWitches anime form]] decades after the first season aired.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Fall2016Anime season has ended up with both an anime featuring a DistaffCounterpart to Kanno Naoshi, and [[Manga/{{Drifters}} an anime]] featuring the ''actual'' Kanno Naoshi.

* AnticlimaxBoss: Season 2, Episode 7's MonsterOfTheWeek is defeated when Minna tenses up and crushes the insect sized Neuroi core ''in her underpants'' when everyone rushes to [[{{Fanservice}} pull them]] [[UpToEleven off her]]. Subsequently its larger, more armed half is destroyed. She even gets a medal, as it was her 200th kill, which she and Mio [[BrickJoke were discussing at the beginning of the episode.]]

* UncannyValley: The CGI in ''Brave Witches'' just screams this.
** At least as far as the TVA is concerned. The BlueRay/DVD release has a more improved animation quality, replacing the poor CGI with better quality hand drawn animation.

* FanPreferredCouple:
** Perrine and Lucchini. Many of their interactions are rather amusing in terms that they're complete polar opposites, ''especially'' episode 10 of the second season, where they share ''tons'' of ShipTease moments, including Lucchini throwing a sword to Perrine to defeat a golem, which got fans buzzing.
** Mio and Minna. Doesn't help the fact that Mio kissed Minna (under the influence) in the second season and they have some of the most LesYay moments together in the series.
** Gertrud and Shirley are also something of a fan-favorite pairing due to their interpersonal dynamics, their himegoe entries towards each other being a combination of exasperated about each other's quirks and yet still highly respectful of each other's skills as soldiers and officers, and finally with art by Shimada showing them both together fighting over each other's food or being dressed in civilian clothing and being arm in arm with each other like a couple.

** At least as far as the TVA is concerned. The BlueRay/DVD release has a more improved animation quality, replacing the poor CGI with better quality hand drawn animation.

* [[HoYay Les Yay]]:

** Mio is shipped with Minna. Doesn't help the fact that Mio kissed Minna (under the influence) in the second season.

** Mio is also shipped just as hard, if not harder, with Minna.

** The divide basically comes down to a preference for the darker, more serious action elements that primarily make up ''Brave Witches'' or the light-hearted Fslice of life antics that are prevalent in much of ''Strike Witches''. Both sides have their fans.

** The divide basically comes down to a preference for the darker, more serious action elements that primarily make up ''Brave Witches'' or the light-hearted slice of life antics that are prevalent in much of ''Strike Witches''. Both sides have their fans.

** Mio is shipped with her right-hand man [[http://strikewitches.wikia.com/wiki/Hijikata_Keisuke Keisuke Hijikata]], thanks in part by the side story [[http://strikewitches.wikia.com/wiki/Cold_Winter_1947 Strike Witches - Cold Winter 1947]].

* MemeticMutation: "Strike Witches love is alive and well... in my pants."

* UncannyValley: The CGI in ''Brave Witches'' just screams this.

* BrokenBase: The ''Brave Witches'' season. Some fans aren't really happy for the focus of the anime to switch away from the Strike Witches themselves, where as others are fine to see the anime focus on the expansive universe of the series, or at least happy to see the anime series continue. While airing, the series got it's fair share of praise and criticism. Fans generally like how the current MC Hikari is a [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter Contrasting Interquel Main Character]] from the previous MC Yoshika. However, a common criticism is the very poor use of CGI and how frequently it takes you away from the experience, the other common criticism being some of the poor writing decisions [[spoiler: especially in episode 10 regarding Hikari & Takami]].

** Erica, to the point of becoming the unofficial mascot of [[{{Imageboards}} Krautchan]]

** Heidimarie herself is one from the side materials as she belonged to no Joint Fighter Wing but proved popular among fans on both sides of the pacific due to her looks, personality, combat record, and still having traces of {{Moe}}.

** Mio is also shipped just as hard, if not harder, with Minna
** Gertrud and Shirley are also something of a fan favorite pairing due to their interpersonal dynamics, their himegoe entries towards each other being a combination of exasperated about each others quirks and yet still highly respectful of each others skills as soldiers and officers, and finally with art by Shimada showing them both together fighting over each others food or being dressed in civilian clothing and being arm in arm with each other like a couple.

* FirstInstallmentWins: You will have the fans that say the original Strike Witches was better than Brave Witches, when comparing the two seasons, movie and OVA specials to this one season is not an accurate or fair comparison.

* LesYay:

** TheMovie doesn't let up on the LesYay. The most blatant example is Yoshika and Lynne; they roll around on the ground hugging at the beginning and later cuddle together in bed.

* {{Moe}}: Most characters, but especially Sanya (the creators seem determined to play her cuteness for all its worth), Georgette, and Lynette ([[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]], [[ShrinkingViolet shy]], [[ApologisesALot low self esteem]]...we could go on).

* PeripheryDemographic: If Youtube comments are anything to go by, ''Strike Witches'' has a decent number of female fans who aren't there for the {{fanservice}}. Makes sense, given that the cast is made up of [[ActionGirl badass women]], and that the show passes UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest quite easily.
* StoicWoobie: Mio. The final episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 deal with her [[spoiler: losing her magical power, and by extension, her ability to fight the Neuroi.]] Every aspect of Mio's character screams "DontYouDarePityMe," but just try to watch her break down in tears in the face of [[spoiler: losing her way of life and place in the [[TrueCompanions 501st]]]] and not feel sorry for her. [[spoiler: Fortunately, she comes to terms with it.]]
* UncannyValley: The CGI in ''Brave Witches'' just screams this.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: In the Season 2 finale, Yoshika pulls [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield ''Reppumaru'' from the deck of the ''Yamato'']].

** However as far as Hikari goes their has been some occasional disengagements of wither she is an actually good, fleshed out character in her own right that is distinct from Yoshika or if she's just "Yoshika 2.0" (the latter group seems to have mostly died off post release of Brave Witches and even even those few hold outs are as visible and seem to not have sufficient thesis to back such claims up). An additional point of contention with fans is wither Yoshika herself actually is or isn't a Mary Sue. Those who argue she isn't is due to the fact that while Yoshika's magic powers are of greater potential then average; they were unrefined and untrained and Yoshika was faced with sufficient challenges and had to work hard to improve her control of her magic and training as air infantry to become as competent and then as badass as the rest of the 501st, as well as the fact that nothing about Yoshika's magic was not outside of the the ordinary or expected of witches magic in the series. Those who claim she is a Mary Sue argue more to her idealistic personality and the fact her magic returned to her by the end of the movie; however the former tends to be a rather dubious argument and a counterargument to the latter is that witches are known to experience draining of their magical stamina whenever they exert themselves and their magic and thus require time to recuperate with food,water and rest and only older witches seem to experience various degrees of magical entropy or outright loss; and given that at the end of Season 2 Yoshika was still in her prime magically speaking and used a magical sword technique that she barely had enough proper sword training for and how no real magical training done for; it caused her to do the magical equivalent of pulling a muscle and needed a much longer period of time to recover the magical stamina, and likely didn't have a chance to test her magic recovery by the time movie came around until the very end in a serious crisis situation and feeling the inspired desire to fly with her friends again.

* BrokenBase: The ''Brave Witches'' season. Some fans aren't really happy for the focus of the anime to switch away from the Strike Witches themselves, where as others are fine to see the anime focus on the expansive universe of the series, or at least happy to see the anime series continue. While airing, the series got it's fair share of praise and criticism. Fans generally like how the current MC Hikari is a [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter Contrasting Interquel Main Character]] from the previous MC Yoshika who many fans generally agree became too much of a MarySue. However, a common criticism is the very poor use of CGI and how frequently it takes you away from the experience, the other common criticism being some of the poor writing decisions [[spoiler: especially in episode 10 regarding Hikari & Takami]].

** However as far as Hikari goes their has been some occasional disengagements of wither she is an actually good, fleshed out character in her own right that is distinct from Yoshika or if she's just "Yoshika 2.0" (the latter group seems to have mostly died off post release of Brave Witches and even even those few hold outs are as visible and seem to not have sufficient thesis to back such claims up). An additional point of contention with fans is wither Yoshika herself actually is or isn't a Mary Sue. Those who argue she isn't is due to the fact that while Yoshika's magic powers are of greater potential then average; they were unrefined and untrained and Yoshika was faced with sufficient challenges and had to work hard to improve her control of her magic and training as air infantry to become as competent and then as badass as the rest of the 501st, as the fact that nothing about Yoshika's magic was outside of the the ordinary or expected of witches magic in the series. Those who claim she is a Mary Sue argue more to her idealistic personality and the fact her magic returned to her by the end of the movie; however the former tends to be a rather dubious argument and a counterargument to the latter is that witches are known to experience draining of their magical stamina whenever they exert themselves and their magic and thus require time to recuperate with food, and only older witches seem to experience various degrees of magical entropy or outright loss, water and rest; and given that at the end of Season 2 Yoshika was still in her prime magically speaking and used a magical sword technique that she barely had enough proper sword training for and how no real magical training done for; it caused her to do the magical equivalent of pulling a muscle and needed a much longer period of time to recover the magical stamina, and likely didn't have a chance to test her magic recovery by the time movie came around until the very end in a serious crisis situation and feeling the inspired desire to fly with her friends again.

* PeripheryDemographic: If Youtube comments are anything to go by, ''Strike Witches'' has a decent number of female fans who aren't there for the {{fanservice}}. Makes sense, given that the cast is made up of [[ActionGirl badass women]], and that the show passes the BechdelTest quite easily.

* FetishRetardant: If you're not into the series' [[{{Lolicon}} particular]] [[{{Ephebophile}} brand]] of {{fanservice}}, the panty shots and such can come off as this. This has turned some viewers off the series completely.

* FanNickname: "Anime/SkyGirls no pantsu", "Strike Pantsu", "Pantsu Witches", "Sutopan" & "Sutomajo"
** And for Brave Witches, some have started calling it "iM@S Witches" due to the majority of the girls being voiced by ''[[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster iDOLM@STER]]'' voice actresses, including [[Creator/YumiHara Sasha]] and [[Creator/NatsumiTakamori Nipa]] who were already cast prior to the 502nd even getting an anime.
*** Hikari Karibuchi was immediately referred to as "[[{{Expy}} Yoshika 2.0]]", not!Yoshika & not!Miyafuji upon the reveal of her being the protagonist of Brave Witches.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: [[Heartwarming/StrikeWitches Several]], but especially episode 6 of both seasons as well as ''Brave Witches''.

* TearJerker: Happens a few times in season 1. Most notably near the end of "We're The Same".
* UncannyValley: The CGI in ''Brave Witches'' just screams this

* FanPreferredCouple: Perrine and Lucchini. Many of their interactions are rather amusing in terms that they're complete polar opposites, ''especially'' episode 10 of the second season, where they share ''tons'' of ShipTease moments, including Lucchini throwing a sword to Perrine to defeat a golem, which got fans buzzing.

* BrokenBase: The ''Brave Witches'' season. Some fans aren't really happy for the focus of the anime to switch away from the Strike Witches themselves, where as others are fine to see the anime focus on the expansive universe of the series, or at least happy to see the anime series continue. While airing, the series got it's fair share of praise and criticism. Fans generally like how the current MC Hikari is a [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter Contrasting Interquel Main Character]] from the previous MC Yoshika who many fans generally agree became too much of a MarySue. However, a common criticism is the very poor use of CGI and how frequently it takes you away from the experience, the other common criticism being some of the poor writing decisions [[spoiler: especially in the final three episodes regarding Hikari & Takami]].

* FreudWasRight: "[[http://strikewitches.wikia.com/wiki/File:Blitzkrieg.jpg Blitzkrieg]]", you say? Among other examples.