I enjoyed this well enough to the point of completing.

I know this is a spin-off, but it won't feel right if you just hop in with no knowledge of the World Witches Series. Trust me, watch the other anime first, then hop into this. This was made for returning fans of the franchise, and for that, they don't really need to delve deep into the lore. If you have never seen any Strike Witches media, excluding Brave Witches, you can still watch this and it could still make you smile, but there really isn't much in terms of development. The characters don't really need much of a description here, as it is the same cast as of the 2008 series. Even though there seems to be a sort of laziness to it, they add that anyways, because somehow, it makes you smile or even laugh. The lack of movements and facial expressions are simply replaced with static images of themselves, and walking animations are just simply the entire character sprite moving up and down in a way fashion. Seeing the artwork, you know, straight up, its low budget, but for some reason, and somehow, the low budget makes it better. Each episode has something fun and engaging, watching your most favorite characters getting hurt, doing stupid stuff, getting in trouble, you name it! You get the main cast, same one from the original anime back in 2008, and the same location, aka their 'base of operations', aka home. There really is nothing about this anime that I can spoil to you, as really this is just the whole idea of 'cute girls doing cute things'. In terms of story, you won't be getting one, but that's okay, because honestly, this anime, despite of what it lacks, it's worth it.Ĭlocking in at a total of 12 episodes, each with a length of about 12 to 13 minutes, each episode has something fun to However, although that does sound like its a problem, it is not. (On a last note, I'm not used to rate each aspect of an anime separately so I'll rate a default 8 on every aspect)īeing an avid Strike Witches fan, I couldn't help but be excited to see a new installment to the anime series, only for me to realize it was a half-ass spin-off that didn't serve as a sequel at all in some way shape or form. As a fan of Strike Witches, I did have a great time and I recommend it to anyone who like the original. Strike Witches 501 Butai Hassin Shimasu is for me, a perfect example of a parody done right, and I'd watch more anytime soon. I couldn't think of a better art style for this anime and I'm very proud of this choice, it is very refreshing. It shouldn't be the only comedy used because it can become very predictable, and in this regard, this anime found an unexpected way to make me and my friend laugh: The art style is far from being a flaw and rather a very efficient comic thrust.

Fortunately, Strike Witches' universe has a lot of variety and the characters are deep enough, the show doesn't lack in content for its length. The jokes can be overused very quickly and thus become boring. characters and their interactions, and creating absurd situation.īut sometime this sort of comedy can suffer from multiple problems that this anime avoid very successfully: The anime use what we expect in order to make fun of every character in a certain way by exaggerating each The force of this type of comedy is that the viewers already are used to the original characters and know their traits. Strike Witches 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu is one of these comedy spin-off, a parody of Strike Witches. Obviously before even considering watching this anime, you should, in my opinion, at least watch the first 2 season of Strike Witches.ĭespite having a pretty low score, this anime surprised me a lot and I'll explain why.

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