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Oct 20, 2016 12:01 AM

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The war scenes were pretty realistic I almost had the tremors from the horror of war so props to that. I still continue to be impressed by this anime.
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Oct 20, 2016 3:06 AM

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My God! That witch is a country superpower!
5/5!


Oct 20, 2016 7:57 AM

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Asrah said:

Like these movies when a Sherman destroy a Tiger at the front armor, or killing a entire battalion without getting any injury


To be fair late war Shermans had no issues penetrating a non angled Tiger 1 frontally, I love the Tiger as much as any other germanboo but it wasn't some wehrmacht weapon of mass destruction, it's design for the most part was poor. Not to say there aren't times when western media go on the occasional ' 'unhistorical' f*ck yeah america! ' sprees when portraying their troops in battle.

Asrah said:

Racist?
That doesn't explain this in the Afrika korps

And this in the other side



Rommel had a free political hand in Africa considering he was 'assisting' Italy in North Africa, a theater that at the time was not considered German. It's true that the nazis utilized foreigners into legions to assist in the war including people of African decent most likely due to Germany's previous experiences with such troops during the first world war with colonial troops that fought for the German Empire from their overseas colonies. Germany also utilized people they deemed as 'untermenchen' in SS foreigner battalions as with the african troops for their convenience, why sacrifice Germans when you can have the people you wanted to eliminate do the job for them?

I don't really see how having soldiers that the nazis saw as genetically inferior fight alongside Germans excuses the fact that the Nazi's desired the complete deportation and eventual genocide of every non German from Warsaw to the Ural mountains either.
Oct 20, 2016 6:54 PM

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was a nice ep best parts was Izetta one thing i can say i didnt like is the glasses guy and how super lucky he was, all i gotta say is i hope he doesn't become a big part of the story

other that that Izetta made this ep great
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Oct 21, 2016 2:15 AM

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the battle part before any witchcraft was done very well

and Izetta flipping tanks is fun too :)
Oct 21, 2016 6:50 AM
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This was really a great episode. I even cried at the amazing dialogue between the princess and the soldiers.

I am not one to cry easily and I am a picky anime spectator so even though there were some cringe worthy scenes I have fallen in love with this anime.
Oct 21, 2016 5:12 PM
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Neromon said:
kitten320 said:


You haven't seen enough war films. There are tons of war films that show Nazi side and there rarely is a redeemable character.

That's what Nazi appeared to people back then and that's how they still appear. Nazi are evil, like it or not. Germans over all is a different question. Here they are clearly fighting Nazi side.


Yes, they are evil... from our point of view. I'm sure the Nazis didn't think of themselves as evil, and that they didn't behave like stereotypical villains.
My complaint was that the way the anime portrayed them, from their faces and the way they talked, it was clearly intended to tell the viewer "look, these are the bad guys".
"Yes, unfortunately. The air bombing couldn't finish the job alone... You win this bet" says the Germanian officer to his superior, with a broad smile on his face.
It's a minor issue but so far it seems reflective of the simplistic nature of the narrative.


It's a story about a country that tries to survive war. The one who attacks them is evil from their perspective. It's that easy.

The main plot of this series is not some deep, political thing. It's a story about Princess and Witch surviving a war.


Besides you completely dismissed the glasses guy and his assistant from the beginning who clearly have more going on than what you have described.

Also why give some deep personalities to characters that aren't even important? They were just random officers out of 100s.
Oct 22, 2016 10:15 AM
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Neromon said:
Sweanime said:


You mean like every american war movie about WW2? :P


I don't know, but note that I'm not talking about which side is right/wrong, I'm sure the American movies wants the audience to root for their side but do they give screen time to German soldiers and make them look like bad guys or less human? It wasn't that big of a deal this episode but did warrant a question mark from me.


Jep. Can understand America to want to make their own side look better but Japan was on the other side. The show goes overboard with showing Germans (or wtf other stupid name the countrie had) as villains, I just can't take it seriously like this. If they wanted to do it like this they should have gone further so that it feels like a parody.
Oct 22, 2016 5:54 PM

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Izetta was just throwing tanks around. Loved the music during all that.
Too bad she didn't use those swords to chop up anybody.
Oct 23, 2016 1:33 AM

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Do not mess with the White Witch.
Oct 23, 2016 7:22 AM

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really like that part when Izetta kicking some Tank's asses... with swords and a rifle...
the OST is great too
Oct 23, 2016 1:35 PM
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I thought they couldn't top "gun broom." But holy shit. "Sword projectiles." This show gets better with every single episode.
Oct 24, 2016 1:46 AM

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Izetta was amazing fighting!
Oct 24, 2016 9:04 AM
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Fine's speech quite sincere & humble.
Izetta going ubw lance knight was op but her rampage was awesome. Besides that, lots of realistic weapons in trench warfare.
Yuri hugs & she really likes riding rifles.
Rip king & smell political issues with the succession.
Oct 25, 2016 4:26 AM

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Beginning was dark, reflected reality of war. That boy survived but his captain died and many others died too.

My beautiful Izetta was flying on a gun, flipping tanks and stacking swords together to protect herself from said tank. I'm so proud of my baby girl TT__TT
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Oct 25, 2016 12:04 PM

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Aside from a few questionable fan-service shots, the Izetta battle was the most satisfying scene of the anime season. The music in particular is spectacular. In the middle of this grim and foreboding atmosphere you have this Celtic singing coming out of nowhere which transitions into a faster tempo with the heroic trumpets blaring and finally a rock section when she gets into her groove flipping tanks. Listening to that stuff gives you chills.
Oct 26, 2016 9:23 AM

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This episode was a better depiction of war than all of Alderamin.
Yo Fine, if you actually care about your country, why not tell that witch friend of yours to go kick some nazi ass instead of telling her to gtfo?
Oct 26, 2016 12:30 PM

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TrashDax said:
This episode was a better depiction of war than all of Alderamin.
Yo Fine, if you actually care about your country, why not tell that witch friend of yours to go kick some nazi ass instead of telling her to gtfo?


This episode is what I wanted out of Alderamin. Hopefully Izetta can keep up this kind of action. Maybe even throw in some politicking.
Oct 27, 2016 12:00 AM

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Now that is how you open a can of whoopass
Oct 29, 2016 6:23 AM

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Great episode. Glad the witch decided to help after all, it was awesome to see her kicking ass.
Oct 30, 2016 12:24 PM

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all i can think of and how badass izetta was this episdoe xD
cause MAL is doing there job for once.
Oct 31, 2016 9:23 PM
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What an amazing episode... one of my favorite anime episodes of all time.
I've already rewatched the episode and I still can't help but grin like an idiot during the entire Izetta rampage. The tone and music were perfect.

The gritty realism of the first half was awesome on its own. But I especially loved how it framed the eventual insanity, making the rampage feel so much more momentous and badass.

Also, watching those tanks get properly fucked was an absolute treat. I can't explain why (maybe it was the animation, sound design, or something else), but I keep giving the tanks a middle finger while I suppress the urge to yell demeaning obscenities at them.

I can't remember the last time I reacted this way to an episode.
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Nov 1, 2016 2:22 AM

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This episode...is just amazing.You could see the true power of friendship and love from the bottom of the screen,it's pretty impressive that how the show portrayed the atmosphere.even though the circumstances of the country is severe,Hima will not take this as the priority,since she believes the other characters themselves have their own love ones and family,but the Mahou shoujo can't take that and fight for her...That's just amazing.

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Nov 4, 2016 7:07 AM

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As usual Izetta and Princess Fine are the saving graces of this show that made the second half of this episode very entertaining. If it weren't for them I would not be watching this...then again, if it weren't for them this would probably be a single-episode OVA of Germans destroying Elystadt.
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Nov 10, 2016 6:31 PM

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Powerful episode, the kid with the glasses changed his dimenor a lot from the start to finish of battle. Izetta had one hell of a kill streak too.
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Nov 11, 2016 3:15 AM
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This has to be the most phallic riding character that I have ever seen .


You must have missed the episode early on in the second season of Strike Witches when Lynne, Perrine and Yoshika were riding actual brooms. But then again, when you don't have striker units, a 20mm anti-tank rifle will work for a mount.
Another great episode, and I'm glad that I decided to pick up this series after waiting a couple of weeks into the season. And to those complaining about the fanservice: yeah, it's there, but at least it's not at the level of Strike Witches ... for the moment. Let's see how the other outfits later on in the series look.
Nov 29, 2016 5:00 AM
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another nice episode, with the music appropiate, and a happy plot ;)
Dec 12, 2016 10:11 AM

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i'm really glad that i gave this one a try, the war is well made and Izetta was totally a badass right there!!
Jan 5, 2017 8:15 PM

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Yay Izetta to the rescue!
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Jan 30, 2017 1:15 PM

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I bit cheesy seeing Izzeta fight. Ruined how things were the past two episodes.

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Sep 20, 2020 8:58 PM
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This episode was great. Best episode so far.

1. Nazis are human TRASH. So is Donald Trump!

2. Killing Nazis makes your deity of choice happy

3. A "witch" obliterating Nazis is poetic justice

4. Men having to make the decision to sacrifice their lives for others, and leaders having to order their subordinates to their death in order to fend off a an enemy that is pure evil facing a foe who is evil

This episode is very poignant in today's world, with all the uneducated, loser, ignorant-ass, piece of shit, right wing, racist, inbred, low-IQ, conspiracy theory-loving, anti-semitic nutters out there trying to take over.

LET'S GO WITCH GIRL!
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Jun 22, 2021 12:48 PM
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Hmm so it seems Fine is gonna take the throne finally, wow never see this happening xD

I like righteous people ,they are a rare sight (Not talking about the plastic ones whom leave no reasons for me to care them) so I'm happy to see some here with princess and her soldiers.
Feb 18, 2022 8:45 PM

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Its unfair when only one side has a OP character it would be better if the Germans also has a witch or any magical weapons
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Sep 1, 2023 10:35 AM
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Fine not wanting Izetta to be involved for her own saftey is heartbreaking but Izetta caring about Izetta cause she's been so alone and wants to help the one person that's truly seen her for who she is.

I do have to admit the war affects of the trenches and fall of a small nation is grittier then I'd thought they'd get but it makes the military aspect actually enjoyable. It doesn't feel like just a back drop.
Aug 14, 2024 7:09 AM
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An army with tanks vs one girl on lance: 0:1 XD Also, one tanker had a nice view just before being blown up ;) .

Mediaval weapony is ineffective agains tanks... So lets just smash the tanks. Just a bit of comedy in otherwise serious and grim WW2 battlefield.
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