Audience reviews
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chumchummaru
After watching GuP (girls und panzer) I didn't really think about other similar anime, but in the end I decided to try this one.
First I watched the OVA that came out a year ago so I knew what to expect from it, but it didn't convince me, it just confirmed what I thought it would be (they make it an unnecessary drama). And to be honest, I'd rather stick with girls und panzer. I'm not curious about lolitas and panties, I don't prefer that kind of ecchi (if it's ecchi, then breasts), the characters didn't wow me either and their backstory didn't interest me.
I expected the plot to be that they would try to fight against the alien ships that attack them, but in the end there are more episodes with ecchi and panties than with the fight itself, so I wasn't happy with that either, when 75% of th…
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i came across this anime doing research for the genre of machine girls, a subgenre that is typically associated with scantily clad women operating mecha. This subgenre eventually evolved in some strange places and became the link to those women as warships and firearms concepts... Strike Witches has it's moments, and has a cool setting, but it's tough to appreciate it or take it seriously due to the cringe of it all. The art is great, the story and characters are totally plastic shit.
No, the story was not unqiue. it was terrible.
the art style was fitting for the story
the chracters were awful and hokey.
the chracters react the way you'd expect to situations.
i'd worry about the person who likes this anime much or rates it too highly, lol
Read at the sourceFiebalz
This anime is surprisingly good
at first I was expecting generic cute girls doing cute thing(or cool fight thing)but it's surprisingly full of drama and cool world building
the fight scene is way better than most anime these day(which is kind of sad)the blend of 3d animation with some actually good 2d animation make a very good looking fight
The only problem i have with the show is the fanservice I don't mind the underwear showing part but the amount of bath scene is kind of shocking ngl and most of the cast here is underage make this a pretty hard show to reccomend.
In the end i don't know if this show is for horny cunny lover or a WW2 nerd whatever I watch it for the cool fight scene lol
Read at the sourceArkonBlade
Its not a bad anime, though lacking in the story department. Its set up nice and gets you ready to go and if you've seen the trailer looks like a fun action packed anime with cute girls. We have some issues though and I'll get the most glaring one out of the way. The crotch and butt shots... why I don't care that they have them it gets a bit silly with how often they do it and you start to feel kind of pervy watching it at times. I found myself saying ok enough.
The story is lacking, like i said its set up nice with we find out aliens are attacking earth, girls called witches who have magical powers fight them and they also turn into catgirls when they use magic... why you ask? I have no idea this is never ever addressed, they just do. who are these aliens and why are they attacking? also…
Read at the sourceEmperorThor
Girls und Panzer but Air Force.
This one not as polished as GuP, but that is because it came out earlier that it. Somewhat GuP beta.
This is about girls who fly striker units and fight alien invaders named Neuroi in the alternative reality WWII. Even more twisted than GuP
It has good, well written, war story. That involve both war effort and internal politics within the military. Couple of story twists here and there to prevent you from getting bored.
Much like in GuP there is huge selection on waifus, here they do not wear pants because that is how strikers work. One of the better examples of justifying fan-service story wise.
While they fly fictional striker units, other equipment is actually based on real life stuff. They have real WWII battleships, couple of planes and even weapo…
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its 2022, and here i am watching this for the second time. Decided its time i leave a review, well... first of, the fact that this only has a 6.00 rating is a crime. More people should watch this, it has a story, its wacky, its funny, it has surprisingly good music, characters are all fun and of course, if you're looking for fan service then this show be serving it. But of course, fan service or not, this show deserves to be acknowledged! Who would have thought a show about witches could be done in this manner and executed so well
I don't know if this review is helpful but you people need to watch it and thank me later!
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Before I dive into the review, I just want to quote and comment upon something said in the "most helpful" review for this anime, "Please don't say it is bad just because you find girls in panties horrifying". To which I have to say, "What the hell are you on about that is this anime's one redeeming factor?"
Strike Witches is easily the most overly mechanical show I've seen in a long time, and that is not a compliment. To showcase exactly what I mean, the following is a list of overly mechanical, nonsensical issues that take place in the first episode alone:
1. Nothing important happens until our main character decides to dump an entire expositional onslaught upon her best friend about her dead dad, which is completely nonsensical because why wouldn't her best friend already know all this…
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Pantless mediocrity.
The story line to strike witches is extremely easy to follow. That's all I can say about it. It really doesn't shine in anyway, feels extremely simple and never circles back to properly address pretenses. Well over half the time, they claim there's a war on, but it never feels like it. The battles all seem sparse and forced. You have the main character on a quest for a letter her dead dad sent her, but damned if I hear about it again after the first few episodes. The show seems a bit more slice-of-life than I expected. Each episode seems to have one of the characters performing a chore or some type of personal issue they must resolve.
Art looks great. The decision to not include pants is baffling, although I am laughing at the ridiculousness of this decision now, so…
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I figured my first review would be on my favorite anime. It may not be for everyone, but this is my thoughts and not to just speak to everyone.
Story 6/10 - When You hear the story for this anime, you may think it’s going to be terrible. I’ve seen worse stories, but this isn’t one I’d brag about. There’s been a ton of historical fiction animes that have much better stories.
Art 9/10 - I love the animation of this series. It’s exaggerated, comedic moments are very detailed and there’s many scenes where the animation looks beautiful. Only reason I don’t put this as a 10 is because there is some cgi animation when they could’ve just hand drawn it (but hey I don’t know what difficulties the studio was dealing with). Plus, I hate that in the subbed version, they censor more fanservice than th…
Read at the sourceKianshi
WHERE. ARE. THE. PANTS?
Yes the entire show I spent wondering where the pants are. Not that I mind..... Still I couldn't understand why there is no pants. So yes this means that the fan service was great, however, I am very much stuck on alot of the world mechanics and just exactly how this fantasy is functioning. From propeller planes going mach 1 and ender's game aliens its..... quite a bit to take in. The story only got good in the last 3 episodes and the rest of the show was very slow and boring, kind of like if I was watching a show without any plot points and just filler, attack here, and attack there. With the occasional no-pants echii. Overall won't see season 2, don't recommend season 1 (uness ur in it for the service, even then too....)
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When I first stumbled upon this anime I expected nothing of it. I thought it's just going to be some wishy washy ecchi show. However, after watching a few episodes I got so hooked I watched both of the seasons, the movie, the brave witches spin-off in a matter of a few days. Why? Because of the amazing character development.
You can consistently track the progress of the main character Yoshika Myafuji throughout both of the seasons and the movie, there are no jumps in the story, it feels very satisfying seeing your beloved character grow. And with the new Road to Berlin movie coming out the character will progress even more, and I can not wait. This is the only anime in my life that I'm waiting for new stuff to come out because it is just so action filled and fun.
In conclusion - It's r…
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Strike Witches (2008)
Unknown alien race unites the world under a World War against a common enemy.
Technology is too far ahead for them so they lose massive parts of the European continent and other places. Young girls under 20 generally have an ability which is harnessed making them 'Witches' and with the correct gear can fight back. Tie this in with a massive amount of ecchi and you have this show.
As far as it goes it isn't bad. It is very ecchi especially since you see nudity and all the girls no matter where they work tend to be clothed in the top half only with a bottom of underwear or swimsuit. This is just the world dynamics they went for I guess. It isn't bad though but please remember the girls are young. The nudity seen is also from the same young girls but then its a show…
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(This review will be spoiler-free)
Strike Witches, the first part of a multi-season franchise that takes teenage schoolgirls, strips them of pants, and straps-on some k̶n̶e̶e̶h̶i̶g̶h̶s magical leg propellers. It's a fun show that has a pretty diverse cast, some interesting fanservice choices, but albeit is a forgettable experience.
The story of Strike Witches is a definite example of "playing it safe". We get a few intro episodes that do a decent job introducing the world, premise, and squad-mates of our MC, several episodes in the middle to further develop relationships and highlight some tension, and finally a "big bad" is introduced near the end (as well as a poor attempt at some political backstabbing) to cement our casts values in one last big battle.
It's not a bad story by any m…
Read at the sourceJigoIchirou
"Can I... have my clothes?"
"No, this has been kept as an evidence."
"Uh, but..."
"You are not wearing any panties? Then I let you borrow mine."
And so, she got started taking her panties off.
(from the episode 7 of Strike Witches)
Strike Witches, is a light-hearted military based anime with some magical abilities such as healing wounds just by concentration itself; seeing distant things clearly and even its hidden inner parts with a magical eye. And, I think this is one of most ecchi fanservice-orientated anime in the Japan animation history.
For some mysterious reason, in the world of Strike Witches all young girls seem like they don't put any skirts or pants on their bottom. Therefore, their underwears of their bottom parts, or at least their barely-covered crotches can always be se…
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"Hey Bob."
"Hi Jim."
"So I had this idea last night."
"What's that?"
"We take engines, right. And then we take lolis."
"I like where this is going Bob."
"And then we put the engines on the lolis, and give them guns."
"That's awesome!"
"But get this, Jim. The lolis never wear pants!"
"That's a G-R-E-A-T idea!!!" Strike Witches is obviously not a serious show with a serious premise and deep narrative arc. Reading so many reviews here blasting the show for being all fanservice and moe leads me to reinforce my life's ideology: 99% of people are just too stupid. I mean, it's lolis with leg propellers, guns with infinite ammo, and a generic ayy lmao enemy there for window dressing. Not every production needs to have some deep "purpose" or reason to exist: after all, the point is to entertain peo…
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In the interest of full disclosure as of now I have only endured Season 1 . At this point I feel this show is a complete loss. The show feels like it struggles with what it should be. Ecchi? Military? Magic girl? Unfortunately it dabbles with all of them yet doesn't do any of them well. I feel as though the author was new or just trying to ride the waves of similar series that sold well. The show is based on the premise that monsters presumably from another dimension are invading. The world is forced to rely on young witches who display their magic by popping out various animal ears/tail, and fly around with WWII heavy machine guns, and shoot the enemy down, with endless panty shots.
Where are all the pants? The girls in the show never seem to wear more then underwear and shirts. This wou…
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I think Shimada Humikane and company primarily wanted to do one scene: A young Japanese Navy pilot decides to take off from a burning carrier on a suicide mission, and though his commanders try to stop him and there are enemy aircraft littering the skies, somehow he manages to save the ragtag fleet and drive away the attacking enemy.
The only problem is, Shimada evidently has a thing for young girls without skirts (if memory serves, he also did the original character designs for Sky Girls, an anime about young girls without skirts flying to defeat enigmatic foes).
My primary gripe about Strike Witches is that it features Japan prominently, but writes everything but the European theater out of a story about World War II. Yup, in order to avoid pissing off the Chinese and Koreans, we're ju…
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At first you can't really know it will be a very good manga: you think it will only be a very very soft ecchi...
But then you discover the caracters, the story, the past of all witches and finnaly you can't stop watching it, and you watch one episode after another until the end!
Witch are endearing, and you feel and understand their feeling, somethimes deep and complicated, as in real life.
Finnaly there is a lot of joy and epicness in each episodes!
The only frustrating thing is the end... because it's the end, and you want more and more adventures of the strike Witches!
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Somehow the ridiculous premise and over-the-top fanservice of this show ... actually don't ruin it. It can be hard to get into, given what it is - but under the surface it's actually full of redeeming qualities. Art style and sound design get good marks, and oddly enough, most of the characters (most, I say...) are pretty good, and though the plot is pretty predictable and has been done before, more or less, it still manages to keep itself interesting enough to make you want to see what happens to the characters next. It's very nice to look at, in all aspects - both the backgrounds and settings, and the character designs and actual action qualify as eye candy.
It's upbeat and happy, by the end at least - it's like the sleaziest feel-good anime you'll find, I think, and while the massive a…
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I might as well as let it out there, that Strike Witches is my favorite series; I'm not saying that season 1 is necessarily my favorite, but I haven't re-watched season 2 yet, so I'll just let season one represent the series on my favorites list for now. Honestly, before I even get into the review I'll say something kind of contradictory. I'm not going to sit here typing to try and convince you that this is a must watch for everyone because of amazing the story , art, music, etc are. I believe wholeheartedly that Strike Witches is a series that only people who like shows that handle 11 main/side characters being present all for a good amount of screen time well, beautiful sky scenes and lower-upper age teenage girls drawn not wearing actual pants, a story about a new Witch wanting to becom…
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