Strike Witches: Kurenai no Majo-tachi

ストライクウィッチーズ紅の魔女たち
Strike Witches: Streghe Rosse - 504th Joint Fighter Wing - Ardor Witches

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The year is 1944, around when Miyafuji Yoshika joined the 501st JFW to protect Gallia. The South European nation Romagna is launching a Neuroi counter-offensive with its 504th JFW, nicknamed The Ardor Witches. Its core is made up by the Duchy of Romagna's elite, the Red Pants Unit, but, what is soon becoming evident as the detachment is coming together, is that the members all seem to a bit peculiar, not the least of which the commander. What will destiny have in store for this group of girls...? (Source: Yuri Project)

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Feb 10, 2014 to Sep 10, 2015

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Fernandia Malvezzi3 fan favorites
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Fernandia Malvezzi is based on Italian pilot Fernando Malvezzi. Graduate of a military academy for witches in Romagna. With a small degree of skill in healing magic, Fernandia was assigned to the magic medical corps, but she actually had a strong desire for a combat role. She snuck herself into a ground attack witch unit, one of the understrength sections of the Aeronautica Romagniana (Romagnan Air Force). After studying tactics with a Karlslander dive-bomber squadron, Fernandia, together with her best friends Luciana and Martina from the academy, flew many missions, even recording a destroyed heavy land Neuroi to their name. In recognition of the team's fame and overwhelmingly positive evaluations, all three were given the honor of being admitted into the Pantaloni Rossi (Red Pants). Not long after, Fernandia's unit was equipped with MC.202 Strikers. Her experience with those enlightened her towards air combat, and ever since '44 she has been using the G-55. Even though Fernandia can be extremely self-assured, headstrong, and impulsive, she also displays an undeniable friendliness, and she is a natural leader with the power to get others to do things her way. Within the team, she takes the role of commander and also vanguard. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki)
Junko Takei1 fan favorites
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Takei Junko (18 years old in '44) Service: Fuso Imperial Navy (Fusou Koukoku Kaigun) Familiar: White dog, believed to be of Kishu Inu breed A naval ace selected by the Fuso Imperial Navy to join the European Battle Fleet. A coworker of Sakamoto, the two are on a first-name basis. Because of the location of the base Takei was deployed to, and her behavior while there, she is also often called "the Lady of Reval". Although she will defer to Sakamoto in matters regarding personal combat ability, Takei is well-respected for her command and logistic skills, so much so that even Sakamoto would listen to her advice on the battlefield. After her European deployment ended, she returned to Fuso to train new recruits, and was later invited to the 504th Joint Fighter Wing. As an instructor, Takei stresses group cooperation and raising the overall standard of all her charges as most important, in contrast to the one-on-one spartan training offered by Sakamoto. A currently serving Fuso Imperial Navy air infantryman in 1944. The comic in which Takei primarily appears is a parallel setting to the anime, with differences in certain areas such as the way Miyafuji is recruited.
Jane T. Godfrey1 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 28 March 1927 Height: 162 cm Weapon: Browning M2 Striker: North Liberion P-51B/P-51D Familiar: Dalmatian Born to a middle-class family in a metropolis on the east coast of Liberion. She planned to go to an ordinary high school, but got good results on a military aptitude test and joined the Army Air Corps. After achieving Pilot Officer rank she was dispatched to Britannia, where she met Dominica "Don" Gentile and became her wingman. Gentile requested for Godfrey to permanently be her wingman to their superiors, on the grounds that they had excellent compatibility in aerial combat. Initially bewildered by such coercion, she gradually settled into her role as Gentile's right hand both in public and private. Her fighter pilot archetype is John Trevor Godfrey. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Luciana Mazzei0 fan favorites
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Quiet and reserved, Luciana has a gentle personality which lies at odds to her all-round athleticism, particularly her talent in marksmanship. Luciana herself was interested in developing equipment and clothing specifically for witches, but after Fernandia set her sights on Luciana's skill at shooting, she was forcefully invited into a combat unit, where she has stayed without protest. Luciana is a theorist with an inquiring mind. Her hobby is sewing. In place of her bureaucracy-illiterate leader, she performs negotiations with and writes reports for the brass, in effect taking up the post of adjutant for the team. In charge of sniping, support.
Martina Crespi0 fan favorites
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Martina Crespi is the daughter of a wealthy family from southern Romagna. She is a bright and sociable girl but far too perky for a lady from a prominent family, which causes no end of headaches for her parents. To top it off, her speech and behavior is almost like that of a young boy. Because of training in classical ballet, she posseses a very flexible body and a keen sense of movement. Her favored tactic consists of extremely close range dogfighting with the enemy Neuroi. There was even an unusual case in her record, in which she used her striker to "kick out" the core from a Neuroi. A downside of her tactics is that she can sometimes be too fixated on what's happening in front of her, and losing sight of the bigger picture. She has a somewhat love-hate relationship with Fernandia Malvezzi, and is attached to Luciana Mazzei. She specializes in hit-and-run tactics within her team. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki)
Federica N. Doglio0 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 24 April 1925 Height: 166 cm Weapons: MG151, MG30 Striker: Fallot G-55 Centauro Familiar: Grey hound A witch of the 504th Joint Fighter Wing, originating from Romagna. Though she entered a technical school with the wish to design striker units, she discovered that she had magical powers and became an aviation witch. Her home unit is Romagna's 151st Flying Corps. The corps' commander invited her to join the "Red Pants" unit. After becoming a Pilot Officer, she worked as a test pilot for a private manufacturer, but after the Neuroi invasion of Venezia she returned to the military. She was off frontline duty for some time, though, after she sustained a grave injury. Her fighter pilot archetype is Furio Nicolet Doglio. (Source: Strike Witches Wikia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Dominica S. Gentile0 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 6 December 1926 Height: 174 cm Weapons: M1919A6, Collet M1917 Revolver Striker: North Liberion P-51D Familiar: Eagle Hobby: Boxing A witch from Liberion, whose grandparents immigrated from Romagna. She was brought up in poverty, but with a lot of love from her large family. Even as a trainee she stood out and she became a top ace in the elite Eighth Air Force fighting in Britannia and Gallia. She likes to dual-wield and charge in recklessly, so she is referred to as a "One-Man Air Force". Because of her passionate personality she has no interest in posts away from the frontline. For this reason, she essentially invited herself into the 504th Joint Fighter Wing. She depends heavily on her wingman Jane T. Godfrey. Her fighter archetype is Dominic Salvatore Gentile. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Patricia Schade0 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 15 July 1927 Height: 160 cm Weapon: M1919A6 Striker Unit: Ultramarine Spitfire Familiar: white housecat A witch from Britannia and a member of the 504th Joint Fighter Wing. Her mother is a witch and her father is a trader. She traveled around in countries belonging to the Britannian Commonwealth when she was small together with her grandfather and father, something that helped broadening her mind and gave her a cheerful, sociable, and for her age, calm and composed personality. Her father went to college together with Lynette's father, and they competed with each other in sports as well as academics. Her family was friendly with the Bishops during her early years, but it seems like Lynette does not remember much of it. Patricia's father sometimes tries to stir up a feeling of rivalry between the two families, but Patricia herself doesn't really seem to care. She is also quite unimpressed with how her father sometimes dotes on her too much. She favors a fighting style with focus on support, since it means all her allies will work together, but this has also lead to her own aerial victory score not really increasing in a way that was expected of her. However, she distinguished herself greatly in the battles around the Mediterranean Sea, particularly Malta, earning her an invitation to the 504th. She is a very gifted shield controller, being able to adjust and optimize the strength and size of her shield to the enemy's attacks. This exquisite magic control also means she can stay in the air for an extended period of time. Her ace archetype is Patrick Alfred "Paddy" Schade. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Ángela Salas Larrazábal0 fan favorites
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Birthdate: 1 October 1926 Height: 161 cm Weapon: PzB39, Boys Anti-tank Rifle Mk.1 Striker Unit: Messerscharf Bf-109E-4, Farotto G-55S Strega Familiar: Andalusian horse A witch of the 504th Joint Fighter Wing, originating from Hispania. Born to a strict family of officials, her witch ability manifested at an early age. Since Hispania had no corps of flying witches, she learned to use her magic abilities to fly on her own. She then received training in flying striker units and aerial combat in Romagna, and entered service soon after the beginning of the war in Europe. She joined the volunteer División Azul of the Hispanian Air Force, fighting in Ostmark, Venezia, and the Mediterranean and later assuming command of the division's aerial squadron. After the division was disbanded following the defeat of the Neuroi over Gallia, she joined the 504th. She is taciturn, with a strong sense of responsibility, probably due the origins of her family, resulting in her taking many situations upon herself. Strict, pensive, and overly-serious, she is a woman of few words. However, she is weak against compliments such as 'cute' or 'pretty'. Her special magic ability enables her to fill her bullets with a lot of magic, making them explosive. Since they strike a good balance between consuming magic power and basic attack power, she prefers using anti-tank rifles. Due to her firepower, she is often used as a trump card against large Neuroi, but due to the nature of her special power and her personality, she can remain on the battlefield for too long during the battles, resulting in heavy injuries. Her fighter pilot archetype is Ángel Salas Larrazábal. (Source: Strike Witches Wiki) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .