Strike Witches 03 – “Lonely No More”

Well, here we are. Our brave young heroine Yoshika is now a member of the 501st, and here’s her first proper taste of battle on the frontline of the English Channel.

Most of the episode focuses on the new relationship between Lynette and Yoshika. There isn’t really anything new to report on the character side of Yoshika. She’s still one of those “I’ve got to do my best” types with no real deviation from that path yet.

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Strike Witches 02 – “To Do What I Can”

The majority of this episode is concerned with the Neuroi attack on the fleet, which mainly consisted of a huge airship blowing up lots of ships resulting undoubtedly in lots of casualties. It never really felt like that during the battle though – more like a test of will for Yoshika. We know from the first episode that she’s a bit stubborn and headstrong, as many stereotypical anime protagonists are, so now we get to see which she values more – pacifism or protection.

For an episode of Strike Witches from what little we know or can assume about it so far, it seems like a fairly serious episode.

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Welcome to Anime Uplift

Hello there. My name is gerjomarty, and this is a new blog called Anime Uplift, as you can see. I know there are far too many of these anime blogs floating around, but I thought, ‘Why not?’ So here we are.

Over the coming weeks and months, I’ll be trying my damn hardest to collate my thoughts, opinions and reviews on some anime series, and perhaps even the industry in general. It’ll all be with a UK tinge, as that’s where I’m currently based.

I need to warn you that I’m not usually up to speed with the very latest series making their way out of Japan, so I’ll tent to review stuff that is perhaps slightly older.

With all that said, I hope anyone and everyone that stumbles across this place has a nice time. :)