“Teen witch Miyafuji joins Strike Witches to battle alien Neuroi and save humanity in 1944.”
Strike Witches
ストライクウィッチーズ
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Synopsis
Teen witch Miyafuji joins Strike Witches to battle alien Neuroi and save humanity in 1944.
In the year 1939, humanity was on the verge of destruction. Equipped with weapons of devastating power, a mysterious alien race, known as the Neuroi, began an invasion of the Earth, ravaging the planet, obliterating countries, and vanquishing human armies. To counter this seemingly unstoppable force, the world's powers united. A new device was produced, called the Striker Unit, capable of facing Neuroi technology. Girls equipped with the Striker Unit became known as the Witches, forming humanity's last line of defense. They began their fight against the Neuroi, utilizing their now-enhanced magical abilities, flaunting destructive weapons no human could manage. Fast forward to 1944—Yoshika Miyafuji is a young teenage girl who eventually decides to join the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, known as the "Strike Witches." With no formal training however, can Miyafuji learn to cooperate with her fellow Strike Witches? And if so, can she save humanity from the Neuroi onslaught?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 66 sampled reviews
What 66 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.29 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.9
↓ 0.73
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Sep 2025
- 8 “this anime almost reminds me of a world war 2 thing. only with aliens... and magic.... and theres no natzis.... and with less pants....”
- 9 “If someone asked you to describe this show... You would respond with: Set during world war 2, but without the nazis Bunch of girls live on an island None of them where pants But when they do, they...”
- 7 “Other than the implied yuri and the overdone fanservice, I liked this show. All the pantyshots were made up for by the Pechapai, school swimsuit-clad kemonomimi protagonist. I also liked the...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2008 – Sep 2008 Summer 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-3199 catalog
Produced by
- GDH Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- NTT Docomo Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor