I was working a video room at an anime convention last year and we played this. When I got up to change the DVD this old guy with a big white beard and a cane sitting behind me looked at me and shook his head and said "You kids watch some weird shit these days". I didn't say anything back, I just nodded and changed the DVD and sat back down. He stayed and watched more for another hour so apparently Strike Witches isn't THAT bad. You never know who you'll meet at an anime convention.
This actually really was a great show, probably one of the best of 2010. The cast was perfect, the setting was well-done. It was very original and, of course, absolutely cute.
Well, the girls range from 12 - 20 but I understand where you are coming from. If you ignore the panty shots, upskirts, and the pantiless episode, it's a good show with a good story. It's mediacore but fun.
I just started watching the English dub on netflix and it actually isn't that bad. But Lucchini sound like she is 16 and barkhorn sounds like she is 15. Lucchini is supposes to be 13 and barkhorn is supposed to be 17. Oh english dubs, sometimes you screw up the voices pretty good!
@acedj52 hells yeah it is! It just has an annoyingly large amount of fanservice. But it has an awesome storyline and you really get attached to the characters. So, yeah. It is the best anime ever. It's my favorite at least. Oh, and to all you losers who keep whining about how they don't wear pants, find out why the CAN'T wear pants before you start whining. Jeez.
I heavily agree with thejorrel129 they should go commando. Because I purchased the second season DVD hoping for it to be uncensored but it wasnt I was disappointed but on the good side I have a Strike Witches DVD.
The way I feel about this is like how I feel about Paul Verhoven's films (Robocop and Starship Troopers) in that I get that they have some substance and work as solidly crafted work with fully realized world and characters with depth despite appearing fanservicey or 1-D archtypes. I also get how they create a sense of satire. But Verhoven's use of exploitative imagery and Strike Witches' overuse of fanservice distract and sometimes detract from the finer points of their respective woks.
Jeepers, she's a furry! (Wait! What did he say?) She's a furry! (Kid you're a little too young to know what that word means. I'm an adult, and I still don't know what it means. Nor do I wish to find out.)
@P3WNAGE Every time I see the Strike Witches, it reminds me of his Rock-A-Doodle review where the main character said "I'm all furry!" but his speech impediment makes it sound more like "I'm a furry'. And Strike Witches is about magical MOE furries with jet legs to combat evil ship things. But don't worry, because I'm not bashing it because of good stuff I heard that focus on Character Development.
Something always irked me about this show. It's not so much the loss of pants, but the fact that not a single female in the show wears pants. It just seems awkward to have that with no explanation other then "That bulge down there isn't complaining, so why are you."
I want this DVD collection. I was going to watch the first two episode of the subbed version, but ended up watching the entire series in one day. It's a great show and I can't wait to put it on my DVD shelf.
Huh, they handled the localization better than I expected. Is Funimation under new management or something? I honestly thought Strike Witches would never make it to shelves in America.
When they acquired it about a year and a half ago, Funimation was weighing the censorship problem. I guess, since they have been GONZO's US "Go To", it was no problem. I hope they handle Rosario To Vampire in much the same fashion.
And to anyone who either forgot or is wondering, yes the DVDs contain the uncensored version and not the edited version that's currently streaming on FUNi's video portal.
i couldn't take 10 second of this. Shitty job Funi.no wonder you couldn't sell this
ShuffleMan 1 month ago
What ... The fuck O.o
flipz246 1 month ago
I was working a video room at an anime convention last year and we played this. When I got up to change the DVD this old guy with a big white beard and a cane sitting behind me looked at me and shook his head and said "You kids watch some weird shit these days". I didn't say anything back, I just nodded and changed the DVD and sat back down. He stayed and watched more for another hour so apparently Strike Witches isn't THAT bad. You never know who you'll meet at an anime convention.
Gr3gZor 2 months ago 4
Ahhh, the awesomeness of chugga.
UKGameMaster 3 months ago
Wait a minute... I'm about to reference something I just know it... CUTENESS never looked so BADASS.
UKGameMaster 3 months ago
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Well, you can't argue that this wont' sell.
max34101 4 months ago
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Who here wants Funimation to try and bring over the Strike Witches Xbox 360 game?! Please message me if you do.
tjb98003 4 months ago
This actually really was a great show, probably one of the best of 2010. The cast was perfect, the setting was well-done. It was very original and, of course, absolutely cute.
NuNegus 5 months ago
@NuNegus YES! More people need to know about this anime.
tjb98003 2 months ago
Sanya has a grim reaper
I hate black ops
11910blackops 5 months ago
@11910blackops Huh?
tjb98003 2 months ago
@tjb98003 killstreak in the game call of duty black ops
11910blackops 2 months ago
@11910blackops No I mean what do you mean by she's a grim reaper?
tjb98003 2 months ago
They know how to kick ass.
pippo17173 6 months ago
Uh...sounds like hetalia, only with girls instead of boys and more fanservice...-_-'
chibiYUE110 6 months ago
@chibiYUE110 Not even close.
tjb98003 2 months ago
Fanservice FTW!!!
Strava124 6 months ago
ECCHI ! >:D
MrGsDome 7 months ago
Hey funimation will you guys dub Strike Witches season 2?
FONZY52418 7 months ago
@FONZY52418 please no
11910blackops 2 months ago
No Pants? NO PROBLEM!
Rhys2753 7 months ago 2
I'm really happy to know that Kira-Vincent Davis is in this. I thought she was gone forever.
brokensoul8390 7 months ago
....after watching this trailer, I am not interested in watching the anime. Bunch of lolis with somewhat fanservice. Count me out on this one.
Xxlchiron47xX 8 months ago in playlist FUNimation Trailers 2010
Well, the girls range from 12 - 20 but I understand where you are coming from. If you ignore the panty shots, upskirts, and the pantiless episode, it's a good show with a good story. It's mediacore but fun.
ThiefRikku0306 6 months ago 2
-puts down bong- thats it no more anime =_=
tyrant1384 8 months ago
For the record, they don't wear pants EVER, even in flashbacks and stuff.
This show is strange.
EponymousKid 10 months ago
I just started watching the English dub on netflix and it actually isn't that bad. But Lucchini sound like she is 16 and barkhorn sounds like she is 15. Lucchini is supposes to be 13 and barkhorn is supposed to be 17. Oh english dubs, sometimes you screw up the voices pretty good!
Brettbowden26 10 months ago
@acedj52 hells yeah it is! It just has an annoyingly large amount of fanservice. But it has an awesome storyline and you really get attached to the characters. So, yeah. It is the best anime ever. It's my favorite at least. Oh, and to all you losers who keep whining about how they don't wear pants, find out why the CAN'T wear pants before you start whining. Jeez.
Brettbowden26 11 months ago
best anime show EVER!!!!!
acedj52 11 months ago
I heavily agree with thejorrel129 they should go commando. Because I purchased the second season DVD hoping for it to be uncensored but it wasnt I was disappointed but on the good side I have a Strike Witches DVD.
navskid 11 months ago
Pants are for squares.
CapitanKurosaki 1 year ago
So, who was on what when they thought of this?
SmashGenesis 1 year ago 19
@SmashGenesis
It was a combo of Crack, Heroin, Cocaine, and Nitrous Oxide fumes.
PlanarCollapse 1 year ago
sorry boys but in my opinion you can only watch this if you have had a girlfriend..
otherwise i must say there is no hope for cyber losers who believe a pixel is enought -.-
Shannyrox101 1 year ago
@Shannyrox101 You're jelous they don't have pants and you do
sharinganstudios2 9 months ago
No pants! No Pants! NO PANTS!
How about no Panties! Commando!
thejorrel129 1 year ago
It looks like I will be watching this anime (guns and girls are awesome!),
but am I the only one here who thinks that they stole "the 501st" from "Star Wars"?
ToarrHomer 1 year ago
@ToarrHomer The 501st is always the first unit to attack when war is declared. It's also usually the most skilled.
stebuci 11 months ago
@stebuci ...and yet, still no pants
brokensoul8390 7 months ago
It goes like this...
PROPELLERS!
Girls:Check!
RUDDERS!
Girls:Check!
PA...pants? o.o
Girls:Huh??? D:>
Seriously wear some pants ladys. >.<
RoyRed5600 1 year ago
@RoyRed5600 No, they should be required to wear ... TINY MINI-SKIRTS!!!
Sungetsu15 1 year ago 40
Well, at least their honest.
sandriser99 1 year ago
perverts must buy.^^
Strike Witches put the Purr into Purvert.
vlad48329reborn 1 year ago
i can't believe this is real
Coremann43 1 year ago 3
This anime has everything!
Except pants.
lifeofthe6 1 year ago 3
This has been approved by the staff of the "501st Joint Fighter Wing*
StrikeWitchesTV 1 year ago
"THERE READY TO SHOW THE WORLD THERE MOVES & THERE BLOOMERS!"
LOL
kingreaper100 1 year ago
w........t........f
zeroxlulu 1 year ago
Yah pants r for suckers XD
Ovonx 1 year ago
@Ovonx im with you there
shawn963741 1 year ago
The actual show is mediocre.
Lucchini is amazing.
Moeification of World War II Ace Pilots is clever I guess.
HARUHlIST 1 year ago
my new war cry " IM SAVING THE WORLD WITHOUT PANTS" * rips pants off*
persius31 1 year ago 2
@persius31 HAHAHAHA thats great
GundamKnight07 1 year ago
gotta love those adorable girls!!! X3
TAKE THAT, POWERPUFF GIRLS!!! >=D
raythecoolest 1 year ago
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raythecoolest 1 year ago
I feel sorry for the normal pilots, they're pretty much canon fodder...
ALSO: FUCK PANTS!!!!!!!!
Ksalald 1 year ago
Take that spongebob, no pants!
WojekSiren 1 year ago
I have this DVD set.
Eila is mai waifu.
GrievousCommander 1 year ago
They really wanna stress that there not wearing any pants don't they? :|
Thrashermetal1234 1 year ago 4
so can someone give me the gist of what this is
ELITEayon62 1 year ago
The way I feel about this is like how I feel about Paul Verhoven's films (Robocop and Starship Troopers) in that I get that they have some substance and work as solidly crafted work with fully realized world and characters with depth despite appearing fanservicey or 1-D archtypes. I also get how they create a sense of satire. But Verhoven's use of exploitative imagery and Strike Witches' overuse of fanservice distract and sometimes detract from the finer points of their respective woks.
nonamexg18 1 year ago
Seriously, I'm not getting this after first seeing this Anime.
ElricSowrd 1 year ago
WHAT DID PANTS EVER DO TO YOOOOOOOUUUUUUU??!?!?!!?!?!?
especially yoga pants...why funimation?
vidmuncher 1 year ago
mm'kay?
the art is cuute =D
oneofyouramigos 1 year ago
ill buy her a pants
SmkSimonC 1 year ago
is this going to be put on youtube?
pman3377 1 year ago
Bought it yesterday. the patch is so going on my black metal vest for the lulz
Bassimastprime 1 year ago
O______________________O WTF
Haweye1000 1 year ago
o.................o
FrozenSnowDropRoses 1 year ago
Jeepers, she's a furry! (Wait! What did he say?) She's a furry! (Kid you're a little too young to know what that word means. I'm an adult, and I still don't know what it means. Nor do I wish to find out.)
BigEOT3 1 year ago
@BigEOT3 Nostalgia Critc?
P3WNAGE 1 year ago
@P3WNAGE He remembers it so you don't have to.
BigEOT3 1 year ago
@BigEOT3 Ah.
P3WNAGE 1 year ago
@P3WNAGE Every time I see the Strike Witches, it reminds me of his Rock-A-Doodle review where the main character said "I'm all furry!" but his speech impediment makes it sound more like "I'm a furry'. And Strike Witches is about magical MOE furries with jet legs to combat evil ship things. But don't worry, because I'm not bashing it because of good stuff I heard that focus on Character Development.
BigEOT3 1 year ago
@BigEOT3 All right, I get it now.
P3WNAGE 1 year ago
lame
marauder2142 1 year ago
Hilarious trailer. I'd expect nothing less than from FUNimation.
matt0044 1 year ago
Must suck to be the normal pilots...
...used as cannon fodder and all. >.>
Ksalald 1 year ago 2
@Ksalald Hey at least they get to die for the pants-less squadron.. :P
termanedieter11 1 year ago
wait, what, loliz with gunz!
weerd2normal 1 year ago
All I heard from this video was:
FANSERVICE FANSERVICE FANSERVICE.
not to say fanservice is a bad thing though :3
Tonytherocker 1 year ago 2
O_O
PikminExpert 1 year ago
I just got this in the mail today :D
Luckyrob72 1 year ago
In this show theres no such thing as pants?
Exderp 1 year ago
@Exderp just for the ladys that fight if it wer guys that be werd 0.o
darkmagelover 1 year ago
Whats pants??
Oban2006 1 year ago
They don't need any pants, they can kick your ass!!
mbmorrison 1 year ago
@Darkena00 my bad it woundt post the first time. it was jacking up
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
That and where can i get the patch that comes with the DVD?
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
That and where can i get the patch that comes with the DVD?
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
That and where can i get the patch that comes with the DVD?
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
That and where can i get the patch that comes with the DVD?
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
That and where can you get the patch that comes with the DVD?
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
i wonder if you guys are gonna dub the 2nd season too
OtakuChixx 1 year ago
This is so geeky! xD
HeatLegs 1 year ago
Something always irked me about this show. It's not so much the loss of pants, but the fact that not a single female in the show wears pants. It just seems awkward to have that with no explanation other then "That bulge down there isn't complaining, so why are you."
Tonyant26 1 year ago
@donovan20055
It is.
All the futuristic stuff you see is from the aliens from another dimension.
GrievousCommander 1 year ago
lol Astro Girl(s)?
Nice Im check this 1 out
evnbrw 1 year ago
This is the kind of stuff games like GTA4 make fun of
pdPOINTnCLICKbq 1 year ago
I am very tempted to watch this due to the loss of pants... lol
AlchemistNeon 1 year ago
otaku status i love it
JamesQiu16 1 year ago
I wonder if Sky Girls is next on the list. :p
AshCrimsonTJL 1 year ago
I want this DVD collection. I was going to watch the first two episode of the subbed version, but ended up watching the entire series in one day. It's a great show and I can't wait to put it on my DVD shelf.
Time4ATickle 1 year ago
LOL, it's the special moe airborne division!
GrievousCommander 1 year ago
i have bad feeling about this..... *nose starts bleeding*
chanel6548 1 year ago
This is a definitely going to be a "Guilty Pleasure" type anime for most people.
Myself included.
ultrajd 1 year ago
Huh, they handled the localization better than I expected. Is Funimation under new management or something? I honestly thought Strike Witches would never make it to shelves in America.
maxamaxa194 1 year ago 3
@maxamaxa194
When they acquired it about a year and a half ago, Funimation was weighing the censorship problem. I guess, since they have been GONZO's US "Go To", it was no problem. I hope they handle Rosario To Vampire in much the same fashion.
CosmicFunkOSMOSIS 1 year ago
@maxamaxa194 Good sir, I think you are thinking of 4Kids. Funimation is the only dubbing company I trust. (ADV is okay)
KelsterLynn 1 year ago
lol
tvman148 2 years ago
wtf lol
dendugger 2 years ago
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Oh seriously. FUCK YOU, Funimation. Just... fuck you.
HaiiroXE 2 years ago
I saw the first episode, It's good. Will buy.
mtallmen184 2 years ago
this anime is like a dream come true..... well for me at least XD
tokyo200 2 years ago
-PROPELLERS!
-Check!
-RUDDERS!
-Check!
-PANTS... pants?
-Huh?
Now that was awesome, Funimation! XD
Made me chuckle!
mahoshojo03 2 years ago
They must have mentioned "no pants"about 10 times! seriously who do they assume the target audience is?
Joninexamgraduate 2 years ago
This is an ideal buy for me, plus the cast seems solid thanks Funimation for another great release
Negimagi2K 2 years ago
I wish [adult swim] would show it.Everybody would probably watch it. Its fresh from Japan alot of action, and hot girls.What more would people want?
greatest2005 2 years ago 11
pants maybe?
WolfLordNeo 2 years ago
Trude is the best witch. You know this to be true.
Galligator123 2 years ago
@Galligator123 Nay, Lucchini.
seieireppa 2 years ago
@seieireppa Yeah but Sanya has a a giant rocket launcher..
sharinganstudios2 9 months ago
I can't wait
jawz117 2 years ago
Bout time this got dubbed.
It has everything: Girls, Guns, Magic, cool armor, alien invaders from another dimension, all out, global warfare......fan service...
I'm stoked!
brano13177 2 years ago 20
@brano13177 It does not, however, have pants.
LiBERAT1ON 1 year ago
@brano13177 Except pants...
sundragon135 1 year ago
Strike Witches wasn't that good, but I have to admit; this is exactly what it says on the tin.
Kota9669 2 years ago
there is a god...but thankfully he's not looking XD! oh btw the dvd is uncensored....yes, there will be boobs.yes there will be loli nekos....yes.
pinkbloodkiss 2 years ago 3
Best trailer ever. It promises everything Strike Witches can offer.
Ashforge 2 years ago
You don't need pants to go to war!
Raebo911 2 years ago 2
I'm sorry, but you lost me at "no pants." T.T
martialmichael126 2 years ago
ha ha ha, the world is doomed.
KeniMorri 2 years ago 3
Hilarious! XD
An OS-tan one'd be cool.
Tenko72 2 years ago
Finally mechamusume as Anime....
Wonder if anyone's working on an OS-Tan harem anime....
Mauser712 2 years ago
This looks soooo funny. ^ ^
NarutoPistol 2 years ago
I see they're making anime based on a true story now
TAz69x 2 years ago
hi, commander rex of the grand army of the republic want there title back lol. (I mean this as a joke -_o XD)
Dracomancer350 2 years ago
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this anime smells like a desperate attempt by the japs to say WWII NEVER happen. lolol
arturo0727 2 years ago
pants are for losers
fanservice101 2 years ago 3
The 501st? Like in Star Wars: Battlefront? That number is way too specific to just be a coincidence. I smell George Lucas....
TheRealCakekey 2 years ago
This is a hentai waiting to happen. -.-
EvanSSBB 2 years ago
Its not dude.. There is no dudes in this show. No Sex whatsoever.
Bpower101 2 years ago
Looks cute. cant wait^^
BleachFan128 2 years ago
KaiserNeko is gonna be PISSED about this.
Seidesilk 2 years ago 11
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NJ973201 2 years ago
Whatever would give you that impression? XD
KoyotoShadow 2 years ago
Haha
Seidesilk 2 years ago
And the fanservice/loli debates begin.
"in Mills Lane tone" LET'S GET IT ON!
And to anyone who either forgot or is wondering, yes the DVDs contain the uncensored version and not the edited version that's currently streaming on FUNi's video portal.
NJ973201 2 years ago
Just wondering!
whatever happened to the heroes of anime being guys with muscles large enough to make arnold schwartzennager cry?
it is now girls that cant possibly be legal, wearing stuff like this with big ass machinery...
ehh whatever, i like it. *watches*
Zecoatl 2 years ago
lol
juliourbano14 2 years ago 2
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oh nooo i don't think i can approve of this anime getting a dub... i pray they dont butcher them i love this anime.
tehmedic 2 years ago
Well if you're buying the DVDs, there's always the sub option as backup.
NJ973201 2 years ago 2
oh my... i never thought i'd see the day where strike witches would get dubbed... *o*
fara40000 2 years ago
That looks... interesting.
SabbyGuy09 2 years ago