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 maybe it was a comedic choice. Even more baffling is that some do wear pants, so I guess it's a roll of the dice.
Nothing spectacular about the sound, but nothing bad either.
Characters are nothing more than fan-service. Miyafuji claims she doesn't want to fight due to moral reasons but gets amnesia by the third episode. Suddenly she remembers again by the 12th. All the other characters are a mixed bag. Some have decent backgrounds, some are just present.
Despite all the negative things I had to say, I can't say I hated the show. The premise is decent and I genuinely enjoyed watching what little plot there was play out, but the art choices and lack of character development became pretty overwhelming. This was nothing more than mindless entertainment.
I would recommend season 1 over season 2.
