Product Details

• Actors: Jamie Marchi, Cherami Leigh, Trina Nishimura
• Directors: Scott Sager
• Format: Widescreen, Color, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Funimation
• DVD Release Date: March 30, 2010
• Run Time: 300 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0030ZOYE0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,207 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Strike Witches: The Complete 1st Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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STRIKE WITCHES:COMPLETE SERIES - DVD Movie

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experienced anime fans will love it, March 28, 2010

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Andy Moorer (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strike Witches: The Complete 1st Season (DVD)

While it has many of the trappings of a typical light fanservice title, strike witches has more spark than you would think. Varied and memorable characters, quality design elements (the series if derived from a collection of figurines produced by a popular designer where elements of classic WWII aircraft are blended with kawaii teen girls), a decent storyline and good pacing. If you enjoyed "Sky girls" this series is, IMHO, better. Strike witches is on my short list of series which deserve more recognition than they get.

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfing the Wetdreams of every WWII Otakus, March 12, 2010

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cloner4000 (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Strike Witches: The Complete 1st Season (DVD)

While it is true that the Anime is mainly cater to groups that would appreciate fan-service, there is small details here and there that I found very surprising and amazed at the same time.

First of all, all 11 of the main heroines are based on a actual ACE during WWII and there striker units resembles the airplane of the respective countries. The sounds effect for all the guns are accurate, you can hear the loud and distinct sound of each bullet being fired from the BAR, and the rapid fire of the MG42.

Story-wise, nothing that will really drop your jaws, but it flows wells and does it well. The animations is also well done and very smooth. The dogfights are a treat and they use actually WWII formations and flight path are all coordinated.

If you happens to like WWII and Anime and don't mind some fan services then this is definitely for you.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bit of everything... done well!, July 6, 2010

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Charles Stuckey "stuck-fla" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strike Witches: The Complete 1st Season (DVD)

At first it looks like little more than fan service on a stick. Get past it, this is one of the best stories I've seen in a long time. Character development is good and the story line is engaging and well written. It's not as generic of a storyline as it seemingly starts out either. Due to the "fan service" and some adult situations I'd probably not recommend it for children, at least not without adult supervision and having watched it first. On the plus side for parents, there's not a lot of blood and it's handled tastefully (It IS a war, injuries happen).

The setting is an alternate world where WWII was preempted due to an alien invasion and the only effective force to fight them is magic. Magic is not commonplace, so witches are recruited from all over the world to fly the "Striker Units". (If you look at the case, you'll see one on each leg of the main character). They even have magic propellers keeping the "WWII" feel intact. The countries are all renamed to give it a more "alternate world" feel, but it's not hard to figure out. I prefer not to give away the storyline in reviews. I will say there is an interesting contrast in the main character, who fights only because she wants to protect as many people as she can. (And at first seems to be an adamant pacifist, which never entirely fades). There is also some interesting character development around why people fight and the effects their reasons have on them. A little simplified, but it is only 12 episodes.

LASTLY! This is a DO NOT MISS IT anime for most fans, almost regardless of the type you like. Don't pass it up if you don't like one aspect of it, like setting, or combat, or fan service. It has a wide range of appeal!