Strike Witches OVA

In 1939, after the world has been devastated by an invasion of the "Neuroi"—alien war machines of unknown origin—humanity continues to struggle in an uneven fight. With no conventional arms able to pierce through the aliens' hardy armor, resistance forces spare no expense in their search for a way to level the playing field.

Eventually, the so-called "Striker Unit" is designed—a state-of-the-art device utilizing the innate magical powers of young girls and turning them into deadly weapons. The women who are now gathering from all around the world to fight for the survival of the human race are known as "Witches," with the 501st t Fighter Wing—the "Strike Witches"—standing at the forefront of the deadly conflict.

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Miyafuji, Yoshika Main

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Sakamoto, Mio Main

Chiba, Saeko Japanese

Bishop, Lynette Main

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Clostermann, Perrine H. Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Wilcke, Minna-Dietlinde Main

Tanaka, Rie Japanese

Litvyak, Sanya V. ing

Kadowaki, Mai Japanese

Hartmann, Erica ing

Nogawa, Sakura Japanese

Juutilainen, Eila Ilmatar ing

Ohashi, Ayuru Japanese

Lucchini, sca ing

Saitou, Chiwa Japanese

Barkhorn, Gertrud ing

Sonozaki, Mie Japanese

Imamoto, Naoshi Producer

Yamazaki, Satoshi Producer

Aoki, Takao Producer

Sugishima, Kunihisa Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Series Composition

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Jun 3, 2011

Smoku

Recommended

I watched this Ova after i watched two of the later seasons of Strike Witches. And I was pleasently surprised.

Story 7/10
Although the story is rather short, there are many things explained in details, which I didn't see in the longer anime show. Finally a load of new things actually started to make sense to me. The weapons, the places. Finally something more then just ridiculous amounts of shear fanserwis and nothing else. It was actually a good introduction to the universe and my view about Strike Witches has changed. I am willing to check out the manga and novels now.

Art 6/10
The art is worse then ... the anime series, but it doesn't mean it's bad. It's pretty, gives a wibe of WWII at times and there are featured many interesting images.

Sound 7/10
The sound was good, it fit well with the theme. Nothing epic to go crazy and start getting mp3's of this, yet still quite satisfying.

Characters 8/10
The characters were shown fine for such a short amount of time. I was pleasently surprised about Major Sakamoto especially.

Enjoyment 7/10
This was actually pretty enjoying even compared to the longer anime series, the fun is balanced with the interesting facts well, but at the end a few parts just get slightly annoying.

Overall 7/10
This wasn't as bad as I expected this to be. This OVA might be my first step to stop my Strike Witches hate and a step that just invited me to an exploration of a whole new experience as I have higher hopes for other works now.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 17, 2020

robert788

Mixed Feelings

Strike Witches OVA (2007)

Not so much an OVA but a promotional video from before the main show was released. Now, as far as a promotional video goes it is pretty good but also terrible.

It is also pretty badly animated. Had I seen this first I probably of hesitated from watching the show so I don't think it really helps it. It does work in the way of what it wants to achieve but also doesn't.

You see a fair few characters on screen but again it's a short that is not designed to develop.

I would honestly say overall that it isn't too bad ... as a promotional video but the animation choice just really does make me question whether it would have helped people watch the show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 2, 2016

Zaku88

Not Recommended

This Strike Witches OVA can be thought of as a 7 min prototype/preview for the Strike Witches TV show. I consider it more of a prototype than a preview as many aspects, as I'll explain later, differ significantly from the actual TV show.

The OVA introduces the main setting and characters but has a dreary story line, if it can even be considered a storyline... If you're thinking of watching this to see if you might be interested in the TV series, just skip this and go directly to ep 1 of the TV series.

Animation:
The animation quality and drawing style are different from the TV series. ... In addition to character styling changes, even the base and mechanics of the striker units are different (the strikers in the TV series don't have wheels...). Strangely enough, even though this is an OVA it has less fan service than the televised version. In summary, the animation is fairly dated and sub par compared to even the TV production, which is likewise quite dated by today's standards.

Sound:
While the entire cast of Strike Witches is introduced, only a subset of them are voiced (others just appear briefly or are mentioned by name). The BGM is orchestral, and you'll hear Wagner's Lohengin, Prelude to Act 3 repeatedly. This is not representative of what you'll hear in the TV series.

Story:
This introduces the setting (somewhat) and gives you some ideas of what to expect, though it glosses over a lot; well there's not too much you can showcase in 7 min...

Character:
The one standout in Strike Witches was the unique personality and interactions of the characters. This is pretty much completely absent in this OVA, and thus my score reflects this.

Value:
In my opinion, this is for purists only. For those just browsing, I recommend going straight to the TV series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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