World Witches Take Off! - Blu-Ray

The war is over for now, and the Witches of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing are living out their daily lives — on camera. A documentary crew has somehow gained access to the base, and the result is a behind-the-scenes look at what Yoshika, Lynette, Minna, Perrine, Charlotte, Erica, Francesca, Eila, and Sanya get up to when they are not shooting down Neuroi. The answer involves cooking disasters, interpersonal chaos, Shirley going too fast in something, and Hartmann being Hartmann. A trip to St. Petersburg brings the 502nd Brave Witches into the mix, and all the combined absurdity threatens to accidentally reassemble the entire 501st just to deal with the situation.

World Witches Take Off! — known in Japan as World Witches Hasshin Shimasu! — is a 12-episode short-form comedy series with episodes running approximately 12-15 minutes,  featuring both the 501st and 502nd Joint Fighter Wings in a slice-of-life parody format. IThe series assumes familiarity with the Strike Witches and Brave Witches casts. 

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Fumio Ito
Original Franchise: Fumikane Shimada (Strike Witches / World Witches franchise)
Studio: acca effe / Giga Production
Music: Seikou Nagaoka

Japanese Cast:
- Misato Fukuen as Yoshika Miyafuji
- Saeko Chiba as Lynette Bishop
- Rie Tanaka as Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
- Kaori Nazuka as Perrine H. Clostermann
- Ami Koshimizu as Charlotte E. Yeager
- Chiwa Saito as Francesca Lucchini
- Ayako Kawasumi as Erica Hartmann
- Yumi Hara as Sanya V. Litvyak
- Ai Kakuma as Hikari Karibuchi (502nd)
- Hiromi Igarashi as Gundula Rall (502nd)

English Dub Cast (Crunchyroll/FUNimation):
- Stephanie Sheh as Yoshika Miyafuji
- Cherami Leigh as Lynette Bishop
- Amber Lee Connors as Hikari Karibuchi
- Luci Christian as Erica Hartmann
- Jamie Marchi as Charlotte E. Yeager
- Anastasia Munoz as Perrine H. Clostermann

Blu-ray Features (Crunchyroll / FUNimation, February 14, 2023)

- All 12 Episodes on 1 Disc — 180 Minutes
- Yamakawa Michiko's World Witches Classroom! (~36 min)
- Textless Opening Song
- Textless Closing Songs (multiple)
- 1080p HD Native / 1.78:1
- Dolby TrueHD: English 5.1 / Japanese 2.0

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: ワールドウィッチーズ 発進しますっ! (World Witches Hasshin Shimasu! / World Witches Take Off!)
Original Japanese Broadcast: 2021
Runtime: 180 Minutes (12 Episodes, 1 Disc)
Director: Fumio Ito
Blu-ray Release Year: 2023 (U.S. Release, February 14 — Crunchyroll / FUNimation Entertainment, UPC: 704400107290)
Publisher: Crunchyroll / FUNimation Entertainment
Rating: TV-14
Region: Region A / Region B (North America)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Themes: Alternate History, Fanservice, Parody, Slice of Life, 501st and 502nd Joint Fighter Wings

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.

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