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Overall Summary : Sky High underwear? Ratings: Artwork/Design : 4 Story/Plot : 3 Production Quality : 4 Sound Quality 4 Value for money : 4

Pros: Strike Witches has an unusual premise. Originally created by artist Humikane Shimada, the Strike Witches franchise features his unique character designs that are - in essence - cute girls presented as anthropomorphised warplanes. From a legacy of anthropomorphic art developed from what is commonly known as "mecha musume" the Strike Witches are svelte teenage girls who magically merge themselves with machinery. The girls are deployed in battle wearing automated leg armour styled like warplanes. These little women are the weapons of war, wearing the colours and uniforms of their nations with pride as they defend the world from the neuroi and all - I might add - without the aid of skirts, shorts or trousers! Yes, the Witches shun wearing any clothes on their lower halves aside from scanty panties or swimsuits. While this prevents them from getting any bothersome outerwear entangled in their flight equipment, it also offers the audience an uncompromised view of their... appealing aerodynamics. Cons: The series occasionally takes a shot at being sincere but despite the heavy themes of war, duty and loss, as a series it is never exactly profound. Any serious engagement with the wider plot is undermined by the fanservice and the fact that the antagonistic neuroi are not the most memorable enemies. Generally, these hostile invaders are a faceless and uninteresting assortment of abstract, vaguely mechanical life forms. They serve principally a device for the filmmakers to provide the girls with a target against which to perform their amazing aerial assaults. This is good for dynamic animation sequences but bad for storytelling and emotional investment in the characters and their plight. Other Thoughts: There are lots of memorable and highly comic moments and episodes. Sadly, the more serious side of the show is not very well developed and this weakens story as a whole. While it is pleasurable enough to watch, it is far too late in the game when the combat and warfare actually becomes as engaging. Had there been a more sincere attempt to match the sexiness with a little narrative substance, Strike Witches could have risen to heights that it is never able to reach. On a more encouraging note, the concluding episodes are open-ended and have sufficient strength and interest to tempt me to watch more (such a cute new witch dropping in last minute on an unsuspecting Miyafuji). Would you recommend this title: Yes Review by Anonymous (More by this author)