Brave Witches

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.

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Brave Witches is set between the events of the 2008 series Strike Witches and the events of the 2010 series Strike Witches 2 within the same continuity.

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Adaptation:	Brave Witches Prequel
Prequel:	Strike Witches
Sequel:	Strike Witches 2
Side story:	Brave Witches: Petersburg Daisenryaku

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Characters & Voice Actors

Karibuchi, Hikari

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Kakuma, Ai
Japanese

Katajainen, Nikka Edvardine

Main

Takamori, Natsumi
Japanese

Pokryshkin, Aleksandra Ivanovna

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Hara, Yumi
Japanese

Kanno, Naoe

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Murakawa, Rie
Japanese

Krupinski, Waltrud

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Ishida, Kayo
Japanese

Lemare, Georgette

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Terui, Haruka
Japanese

Rossmann, Edytha

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Igarashi, Hiromi
Japanese

Rall, Gundula

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Satou, Rina
Japanese

Shimohara, Sadako

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Mizutani, Marin
Japanese

Karibuchi, Takami

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Suegara, Rie
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Cook, Justin

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Nakagawa, Jirou

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Herek, Samantha

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Takamura, Kazuhiro

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Opening Theme

"Ashita no Tsubasa (アシタノツバサ)" by Yoko Ishida

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	1: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Hikari Karibuchi (Ai Kakuma)
	2: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Takami Karibuchi (Rie Suegara)
	3: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Naoe Kanno (Rie Murakawa)
	4: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Nikka Edvardine Katajainen (Natsumi Takamori)
	5: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Waltrud Krupinski (Kayo Ishida)
	6: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Aleksandra Ivanovna Pokryshkin (Yumi Hara)
	7: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Georgette Lemare (Haruka Terui)
	8: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Sadako Shimohara (Marin Mizutani)
	9: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Edytha Rossmann (Hiromi Igarashi)
	10: "Little Wing ~Spirit of LINDBERG~" by Gundula Rall (Rina Satou)

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Dec 29, 2016

Shingster

Recommended

Anime's featuring girls with magic that fight against invaders are one of the most common and popular anime genres in japan and as a result is quite popular and common. What sets brave witches apart from this is that its set within an alternate world where the various powers that would have fought ww2 have united to defend against the threat of an invasion by an alien race called the Neuroi. As a result Brave witches which is a spin off that takes place between the the first and second seasons of the strike witches anime is a combo of a military and magical girls ...

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Dec 29, 2016

Kuraioto

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i want to start by saying i love strike witches and that ever i typed below is not a rant of hate but more like a constructive review. (like the creators will ever see this lolz)

after finishing watching brave witches and had recently finished watching strike witches (season 1 and 2 with movie) it seems this series was more like a cash in on the franchise, first off why introduce a new main character if you are just going to copy the likeness of the previous one, if you have seen the strike witches the movie you know that the main character can still fight ...

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May 12, 2017

Detective

Not Recommended

Ten years ago "moe anthropomorphism" was a bit of a new thing. The shock that you could turn WWII fighter jets into small Japanese and British girls and pit them against literal space-nazis in a weird U.N. coalition alternate timeline that also featured superpowers granted only to the aforementioned pubescent girls was new. The final item in the mix? None of them are ever wearing pants. It was an ecchi-military-action-moe-comedy that catered to such an incredibly niche audience you couldn't help but be endeared. The question of who would watch this was overshadowed by how was this made. Of course, Strike Witches became a cult ... classic.

Now after two seasons, a film, and some spin-off OVAs the second iteration of Strike Witches called Brave Witches is here. With the exception of cameos, none of the original cast of characters return. The original series seemed to be pretty concluded, so the existence of this third season is already a bit confounding. You could honestly watch this series as a standalone work and I'm pretty sure that was why this work involved a name change instead of a sequential numbering. It's formulaic to the original work down to the final battle, and Brave Witches greatest problem is that the shock value has completely worn off.

The reason why Strike Witches worked was because it was so bombastic and so unapologetic. There were episodes dedicated to dumb ecchi shenanigans in ways that made your jaw drop. These were never overtly sexual, they were just really really ridiculous. Episodes dedicated to one of the girls refusing to put on underwear to attend an award ceremony and another one involving how to pick up brooms with your ass. These thinly veiled attempts at keeping the viewer involved worked because they were so outrageous. The creators had come up with an insane and nonsensical setting, story line, and character backgrounds all for what? To show you panty shots. It sounds stupid and it is. But it's that overly-complex dedication that wooed me and others to this series.

The reason why Brave Witches doesn't work is because it is safe and repetitive. The characters still don't wear pants but it feels natural at this point. The shock of the new is gone, and the dedication to create insane new scenarios to perplex the viewer seems to have left the creators' minds. The narrative from episode one to twelve is an atypical shounen series. The main character decides to join the Brave Witches despite not having any talent for magic and then ends up attempting to save the world. The characters are more muted than they were in the previous series, with most of them barely receiving any characterization or memorable lines. The worst part is that each character seems to be a carbon copy of a character from Strike Witches. Even the visuals don't look like they have been updated since 2007. For a 2017 anime, Brave Witches feels like it's just punching the clock.

My parting words on this series is that I really didn't expect much from it and I was still let down. As a fan of Strike Witches the last thing I expected from Brave Witches was wholesome family content and that's what I got. If Brave Witches wanted to lecture me about camaraderie and familial bonds I genuinely wished these girls were wearing pants. And that is the saddest part of Brave Witches. I walked into a series that had a very unique feel to it and left feeling betrayed because that special spark the creators imbued into this universe was gone. What's left is a generic mess riding on the coattails of it's parent series former glory.

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