Strike Witches 2

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Japanese: ストライクウィッチーズ 2

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 8, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010

Premiered: Summer 2010

Broadcast: Thursdays at 01:30 (JST)

Producers: AIC, Kadokawa Shoten, Kadokawa Pictures Japan, KlockWorx, NTT Docomo

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: AIC Spirits

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Ecchi

Theme: Military

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 7.30¹ (scored by 40,579 users)

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Ranked: #2759²

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Popularity: #2308

Members: 84,097

Favorites: 269

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Six months have passed since the victorious Battle of Britannia and the reclamation of Gallia from Neuroi invaders. Yoshika Miyafuji, member of the famed 501st Joint Fighter Wing, has come back home to Fuso and graduated from middle school.

However, her fight is far from over. She receives a letter supposedly sent by her long-deceased father, containing blueprints of a state-of-the-art Striker Unit he had been working on before his death. The Unit, designed specifically for Yoshika, might be capable of harnessing her extraordinary magical powers.

Meanwhile, a new threat in Europe is rising. A Neuroi nest of an unprecedented size and might has appeared over Venezia, wiping out local Witch forces and instantly swallowing the northern part of the country. To make matters worse, a newly spotted humanoid type of Neuroi is attempting to come into contact with humans.

Yoshika, incapable of abandoning her friends on the front lines, must once again venture to the war-torn continent.

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Sequel:	Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow
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Characters & Voice Actors

Litvyak, Sanya V.

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Kadowaki, Mai
Japanese

Hartmann, Erica

Main

Nogawa, Sakura
Japanese

Miyafuji, Yoshika

Main

Fukuen, Misato
Japanese

Juutilainen, Eila Ilmatar

Main

Ohashi, Ayuru
Japanese

Lucchini, Francesca

Main

Saitou, Chiwa
Japanese

Sakamoto, Mio

Main

Seto, Saori
Japanese

Barkhorn, Gertrud

Main

Sonozaki, Mie
Japanese

Bishop, Lynette

Main

Nazuka, Kaori
Japanese

Clostermann, Perrine H.

Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki
Japanese

Yeager, Charlotte E.

Main

Koshimizu, Ami
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Cook, Justin

Producer

Matsuzaki, Yoshiyuki

Producer

Fukuda, Jun

Producer

Takamura, Kazuhiro

Director, Script, Storyboard, Character Design, Animation Director

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Opening Theme

"STRIKE WITCHES 2 ~Egao no Mahou~ (STRIKE WITCHES 2 ～笑顔の魔法～)" by Yoko Ishida

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Ending Theme

	1: "Over Sky" by Fukuen Misato & Seto Saori (eps 1,2)
	2: "Over Sky" by Fukuen Misato, Sawashiro Miyuki & Nazuka Kaori (eps 3)
	3: "Over Sky" by Sonozaki Mie & Koshimizu Ami (eps 4)
	4: "Over Sky" by Fukuen Misato, Saito Chiwa & Koshimizu Ami (eps 5)
	5: "Over Sky" by Fukuen Misato, Kadowaki Mai & Ohashi Ayuru (eps 6)
	6: "Over Sky" by Tanaka Rie, Sonozaki Mie & Nogawa Sakura (eps 7)
	7: "Over Sky" by Fukuen Misato & Nazuka Kaori (eps 8)
	8: "Over Sky" by Sawashiro Miyuki & Seto Saori (eps 9)
	9: "Over Sky" by Itou Shizuka & Nogawa Sakura (eps 10)
	10: "Over Sky" by Seto Saori & Tanaka Rie (eps 11)
	11: "Over Sky" by Fukuen Misato, Kadowaki Mai, Koshimizu Ami, Nazuka Kaori, Nogawa Sakura, Oohashi Ayuru, Saitou Chiwa, Sawashiro Miyuki, Seto Saori, Sonozaki Mie & Tanaka Rie (eps 12)

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Sep 22, 2010

Skadi

Recommended

Our favorite flying witches are back to liberate Europe from the Neuroi scourge! Without wearing any pants. For those of us who saw the original Strike Witches (or Pantsu Witches as I like to say) anime you had to know what you were going to be in store for. A lot of fan service, cute girls, and panty shots. But a funny thing happened with this over the top and gratuitous ecchi anime, it’s a hell of a lot of fun to watch!

Much like the original, Strike Witches 2 features a plot you could have written out on a cocktail napkin. ... The fight against the Neuroi continues, this time moving on to Romagna, which is the real world analog of Italy. The girls of the 501st Fighter wing are reformed to battle the Neuroi presence. Happily, especially early in the series the action is really ramped up. But what is likely to disappoint is the lack of any development of the enemy. None of the important events of the first series were carried over and the Neuroi returned to being a faceless and unthinking enemy. I was also disappointed that nothing new was explained about the disappearance of Miyafugi's father. The series does climax with an epic battle, culminating with the use of a special magical attack that is pretty much the only reoccurring plot element over the course of the show.

Despite the lack of any substantive plot however, the series does shine over each episode. Instead of a story, the episodes focus on building the characters of our various heroines. New witches are brought into the fold, the most interesting being Barkhorn's countryman and rival Mariselle. The episodes range from being the usual comedic silliness to light drama and quite a bit more yuri undertones than in the previous series. As expected the ecchi content is extremely high, so if that annoys you then this really isn’t your show. Much like the first season, the forthcoming DVDs will be featuring a bounty of boobs and booty, unblocked by the TV versions convenient sunbeams and steam clouds. Though as pervy as it is, for me it seemed much less exploitive and in your face as it did previously. So those who might be on the fence might be relieved to know that the series doesn’t revolve around seeing some underage girls panties, you just happened to see them a lot.

As with the original, SW2 features its unique mix of World War 2 history with all of the magic and witchcraft. Fans of military history will be delighted to see the attention to detail paid to the designs of all the various nations’ naval ships and right down to the aviation correlations with the witches Striker Units and the weapons they carry into battle. I am by no means an authority but I can tell the amount of research and attention to detail the production staff went to in order to have each of the girls use nation specific weaponry and unit names.

Because of the weakness of the main story, what really carries the series is its wonderful cast. While the cast is quite large and it’s really impossible to do justice to all of the girls, SW2 does a pretty good job at trying. Obviously you will get far more out of this series if you already have the familiarity with them that comes with seeing the first season. For the most part each girl or pairing gets their own episode to build on their characters. I found some characters that I didn’t particularly care for previously, such as Perrine, were much more fun and likable this time around. Though others like Lucchini remained annoying. As I mentioned earlier, more time was spent developing some yuri relationships between several of the characters. Though it’s nothing particularly significant, fans of that sort of thing are sure to be pleased.

Visually the art and animation is quite stunning. For me other than the pure fun I had watching it this was the best element of series. The girls are extremely cute and appealing and since we see so much of them in their birthday suits they are also realistically proportioned. The series combat scenes are exciting and chalk full of a combination of conventional battle and magical effects. The detail of the various backgrounds which feature many famous Italian landmarks and the countryside. Everything from the naval and military forces down to the ammo clips on the weapons has a very authentic feel to them.

The music really sets the tone for each episode. The upbeat OP performed by Youko Ishida pumped me up for the fun that proceeded after. The ED theme is similarly enthusiastic and changes up week by week as it is performed by different members of the cast. The background music also enhances the series many battle scenes. The seiyuu cast is strong and full of many of the industry’s top talents.

I loved this series enormously and I am going to be very sad to see it go away. Despite all the things about this show that should make every ounce of my feminist being burst into flames, Strike Witches was just really fun. Everything it lacks in substance (and clothing) is more than made up in sheer entertainment value. Turn off your brain and smile a little and I think you will enjoy it as much as I did.

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Jan 28, 2013

mathex

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"That Which We Can Do"

Let me start off by saying I am a "fanboy" of Strike Witches so naturally it was perfect ^_^ . If you were a fan of the 1st Strike Witches you'll love Strike Witches 2. Its a given.

Background: The story takes place a couple months after the first season ended. And Yoshika Miyafuji has just finished middle school and is planning on taking over her family's health clinic. When just like in the original, she receives another letter from her dad! The letter has blue prints for a secret project. This time around she is a retired reserve and needs ... Sakamoto help once again. Sakamoto her self is has problems of herself which may lead her to no longer be a Witch. She refuse to allow Yoshika to join the Strike Witch but as stubborn as Yoshika is, she decides to go anyways and convinces the Major, that she will work even harder than ever. Which starts the new story. I don't want to give to much away so ill stop at that.

The story this time around is a lot more serious then last time, you'll notice this toward the end. Its not all fun and games, the anime takes itself a bit more serious which makes a better story all around but don't worry it still has its funny moments. All the original characters are back with the add of some new ones. The navy has a bigger role which is cool to see and has a bigger influence in the story. Even though Gonzo, the original studio, is no longer apart of this and AIC Spirits is now in charge. They did a fantastic job and didn't screw it up so thank you AIC Spirits. Side note: be careful watching this around kids, AIC put in a lot more boob scenes unlike the 2 scenes in the original and dedicated a hole episode on a butt Neuroi which was hilarious, I'm not complaining about it one bit, its just a little heads up.

The intro music is just as awesome as the original and more catchy. The music score for the anime was well done and fell fit the scene that were going on. All the characters act the same which is a good thing. Francesca who likes to grab peoples boobs but none can compare with Charlotte boobs ;). Perrine being stuck up as always except in one of the episodes but still in love with the Major. Lynne and Yoshika are still the best of friends. The action in the anime is just well done and scenes look like a lot of time was spent on making them. Actions scenes look over the top and amazing to look at. This is just one of thous Anime's that's hard not to smile at when watching it. Its a good anime all the way through.The only down side I have is that there's still questions that need to be answered and I'm afraid that they will never be answered. Its been 2 years since it came out and no season 3 but we did get the Strike Witches Movie that came out last year. Lets just hope that's why they haven't came out with season 3. This one of my favorites anime of all time, and its a must watch on my list. Fingers crossed for a third season.

Don't forget to hit that "Helpful button" if you found this helpful in any way so others can find this review. Don't be afraid to send me a message if you want to talk more about this anime or had any comments with my review. ^_^

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Feb 15, 2021

stmwg01

Mixed Feelings

More, slightly worse, pantless mediocrity. I watched it simply for completions' sake.

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. At least there actually seems to be a war on this time around. The show seems even more slice-of-life than the first season. Each episode seems to have one of the characters performing a chore or some type of personal issue they must resolve.

Art looks great. We know about the pants. We expect the pants.

Again, nothing spectacular about the ...

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