“Hikari Karibuchi joins the Brave Witches to replace her injured sister in humanity's war against the alien Neuroi.”
Brave Witches
第502統合戦闘航空団 ブレイブウィッチーズ
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Synopsis
Hikari Karibuchi joins the Brave Witches to replace her injured sister in humanity's war against the alien Neuroi.
As humanity's war with the Neuroi—a mysterious, hostile alien race possessing weapons of unparalleled power—continues being fought across Europe and Africa, a new fighter squadron is formed. The 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the Brave Witches, operates on the eastern front, scouring the icy vastness of Orussia in search of alien invaders. However, one of the Brave Witches' members suffers severe injuries on her way to the squadron's headquarters, rendering her unable to participate in any operations. As a result, her sister, Hikari Karibuchi, volunteers to take her place. Though not possessing any special abilities or significant magical powers, she is determined to live up to the expectations of her new comrades and prove herself worthy of the name of a Witch.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 22 sampled reviews
What 22 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.32 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.0
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Dec 2016 → Oct 2025
- 9 “Hikari Karibuchi, is a much deeper character, and is a much more interesting protagonist, than Miyafuji. The Neuroi too were such a step-up from the past seasons, it's great seeing the witches have...”
- 10 “iTS GUD AS DIS GUY SAID : "Brave Witches it's a spin-off of Striker Witches, but unlike the main show, Brave Witches had less ecchi and it's focus more in the plot and the development of the...”
- 8 “So I have to say that brave witches is better that Strike witches in some some aspects. Brave witches have more drama and a complex character development for protagonist and the others characters....”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2016 – Dec 2016 Fall 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-11212 catalog
Produced by
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Glovision Producer
- Sony PCL Producer
- Kadokawa Media House Producer
- Sanyo Bussan Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Crunchyroll Licensor