The WORST episodes of Strike Witches
Every episode of Strike Witches ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Strike Witches!
When humanity is threatened by an alien menace, when all other options have been exhausted, mankind’s last line of defence will not be tanks, planes, or battleships – rather, it will be brave young girls who take to the skies to fight for the planet!
#1 - They Go Boing-Boing
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2020
A mysterious idol causes all the witches' breasts to grow bigger and bigger, and the girls gradually fall victim one by one…
#2 - Mina's Sky
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2020
Rocket attacks from the Neuroi nest in Berlin are threatening the base in Kiel. Only Mina has what it takes to stop them, but her magic power is fading…
#3 - Beyond Two Hundred Miles Per Hour
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2020
Shirley's world record was just broken, and she's not happy about it. As Shirley and Lucchini attempt to beat the new world record, an unusual Neuroi threat swiftly approaches.
#4 - Queen of Nederland
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2020
The girls take a detour to Nederland, to help a legendary flower bloom.
#5 - Road to Berlin
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2020
With Miyafuji's magic power disabled, humanity is forced to use its backup plan: the powerful Ratte tank. But can they win without their ultimate ace?
#6 - Hounds of Vengeance
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2020
When Erica is shot down in enemy territory, Gertrud will do whatever it takes to get her back.
#7 - I Still Want to Protect
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/2020
Yoshika is trapped inside the dome around Berlin, and the rest of the Witches are cut off. Can they get inside to save her in time?
#8 - The Fog
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2020
Neuri, encountered by Sanya and Eira on a patrol mission, had the nasty ability to mist and hide in it. The Neuri will engulf the Kiel naval port, its next strategic goal, in a deep fog, hindering the progress of the Berlin recapture operation. In response to this situation, Sanya plans a strategy to search for Neuri using her ability to search for enemies. "I will definitely succeed, Lieutenant Colonel Mina." She goes into the deep fog with Eira, Miyato, and Hattori.
#9 - What the Two of Us Can Do
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2020
Yoshika's lost control of her magic… again! It's time for more training and more hard work if she wants to get it back!
#10 - The Strike Witches Come Together
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2020
When a Neuroi strikes at Europe's biggest supply port on the eve of humanity's counterattack, Yoshika must hold it off alone, without any weapons at all!
#11 - The Magical Girl of the Alps
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2020
Yoshika leaps back into action to save her friend's father, but her striker unit almost blows up on the tarmac!
#12 - Shizuka, Come In!
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2020
Operation Southwind begins with a full-scale air assault on Berlin. When Yoshika is ordered to stay behind to conserve her magic, Shizuka steps up to try and fill the hole.
#13 - Beyond the Eternal Sky
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2010
Despite Minna's objection, Mio heads inside the Yamato and gives the Neuroi Dynamo her remaining magic power which kick-starts the engine. Mio is then able to fire the main cannon, destroying the Neuroi nest. It is revealed however that the dome was mearly a shield concealing the hive's massive core, which Mio becomes absorbed into. Not giving up, Yoshika, with backup from the other Witches, retrieves the Reppumaru and is able to perform the True Reppuzan which only Fuso Witches are capable of performing. This destroys the giant Neuroi core at the cost of Yoshika's remaining magical power, freeing Mio in the process. With Venezia finally free from the Neuroi, the 501st Strike Witches are once again formally disbanded; and Yoshika begins her medical career. The final shot depicts Yoshika's special Striker Unit having washed up on a beach alongside the Reppumaru, the shadow of an unknown individual then appears to find them, setting the scene for the film.
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#14 - 500 Overs
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/8/2010
Mio progresses in perfecting the true Reppuzan, but it drains much power from her. After Minna proposes an operation to attack a Neuroi base, the top brass send in Captain Hanna Marseille of the 31st Karlsland Luftwaffe Storm Witches to join the mission. Since Barkhorn and Hanna don't get along, Erica volunteers to accompany her on the mission. After fooling around in a training session, Hanna and Erica are ordered to stay in a room together to learn to cooperate. Hanna is obsessed with winning, and has always wanted to settle things with Erica, whom she views as her equal, but as of late she is annoyed with Erica's lack of competitive spirit. But when Hanna badmouths Barkhorn, who wanted an autograph for her sister, Erica agrees to compete with her during the mission. When they reached a draw after destroying the Neuroi, they have a tiebreaker dogfight, also ending in a draw. Before she leaves, Hanna decides to give the autograph.
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#15 - That Which I Can Do
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/10/2008
On their journey to Britannia, Yoshika and the others are assaulted by mysterious invaders called the Neuroi, menacing beings from another world. In order to buy time until reinforcements arrive, Major Sakamoto sallies forth alone, only to be met by a fierce attack from the opposition. Despite her best efforts she is driven back and ultimately cornered. Yoshika can do nothing but wait in terror inside the battleship.
#16 - I Want You to Believe
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2008
Despite her efforts to heal Mio's grievous wound, Yoshika is confined to her quarters. With the other Witches doubting her story of the human-form Neuroi, Yoshika takes off by herself to find the truth.
#17 - Fast, Big, Soft
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2008
Shirley the speed freak is obsessed with trying to exceed sonic speed. Busybody Francesca Luccini meddles with the adjustments of Shirley's Striker Unit before the water training drill required by all members, which subsequently leads to an unexpected incident.
#18 - Hard, Fast, Amazing!
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2010
The Witches obtain a prototype Jet Striker model from Karlsland. After an argument between Shirley and Barkhorn, Barkhorn gets to use it, as Lucchini convinces Shirley not to use it after trying it herself. Barkhorn relishes in the Jet Striker's power and outperforms Shirley in a series of performance tests, but it ends up draining too much of her magic, causing her to faint midflight. Minna prohibits anyone from using the Striker as a result, and confines Barkhorn to her quarters. She breaks the ban anyway when a fast Neuroi appears. Although she defeats the Neuroi, Barkhorn faints as, this time, the Jet Striker goes out of control, forcing Shirley to push her Striker Unit to its limits to save her, destroying the prototype in the process. Later, Erica's twin sister, Ursula, pays them a visit, with a shipment of potatoes as a token of apology for the flawed prototype.
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#19 - Higher Than the Sky
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/2010
The Witches discover a huge Neuroi spire whose core is in a location far beyond the altitude that their Striker Units can reach. Formulating a plan using rocket boosters in stages to reach the required altitude, Sanya is chosen to attack the core. Having never needed to use a shield in combat, Eila becomes furious when Yoshika is chosen to protect Sanya instead of her. Eila tries to get Perrine to train her to use shields, but to no avail. Sanya becomes annoyed with Eila's willingness to give up and gets into a fight with her. The next day, as the Witches launch Sanya and Yoshika to the stratosphere, Eila apologizes and expresses her desire to protect Sanya. Seeing this, Yoshika decides to switch places with her. Eila finally uses her shield to protect Sanya as she destroys the core.
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#20 - You're Not Alone
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/17/2008
Yoshika makes her decision to join the Strike Witches. Lynette Bishop, another rookie witch who is 15 years old, shows Yoshika around. Although Yoshika is nervous about her new assignment and understands nothing about the arrangement of the troop, Lynette acts in a somewhat unfriendly manner, adding to Yoshika's anxiety
#21 - That Which We Can Do
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2010
Mio meets up with Junko Takei of the 504th Joint Fighter Wing to learn about the new breed of Neuroi. Having gotten out of shape following inactivity during the past six months, Yoshika, Lynne and Perrine are sent to an old lady named Anna Ferrara, who teaches them the basics, namely how to ride old fashioned brooms. They struggle at first, but they soon start to get the hang of it. During their training, a Neuroi ship threatens to come into contact with Anna's home, but the girls team up to defeat it.
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#22 - Magical Girl
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2008
Yoshika Miyafuji is a fourteen-year-old girl who possesses magical powers that can heal. One day she is approached by Mio Sakamoto, Major of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing a.k.a. Strike Witches to join her team. A few days after Yoshika turns down the invitation because of her abhorrence toward wars, she receives a letter.
#23 - Into the Sky...
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/2008
The 501st Joint Fighter Wing is disbanded with the unveiling of the unmanned anti-Neuroi unit, Warlock. As the Witches scatter, something goes very wrong during the Warlock's sortie against the nearby Neuroi hive.
#24 - What I Want to Protect
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/28/2008
Perrine's jealousy reaches the peak, and she challenges Yoshika to an aerial duel. Their bout is cut short by a surprise Neuroi attack, and a weakened Mio scrambles to aid them despite Minna's protests.
#25 - To Be Myself
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/2010
Mio still experiences power drains from her use of the true Reppuzan. Later, she scolds Yoshika for touching her sword--which reacted to her powers and nearly caused her to faint. Later, Mio and Minna receive orders from their superiors for a final attack on the Neuroi nest. They plan to defeat it by powering the Yamato with Neuroi technology. The mission's failure would mean the surrender of Romagna and the disbanding of the 501st Strike Witches. Mio becomes determined to complete the True Reppuzan, but Minna, aware that her sword has drained nearly all of her magical power, stops her--which Yoshika overhears. The next day, they begin the charge and Mio's Reppuzan fails to work, much to her despair. Meanwhile, the Yamato activates its Neuroi Dynamo, allowing it to fly and repair itself. But when the Neuroified Yamato hits the hive bow first, its Neuroi Dynamo stopped working, paralyzing its firing controls. With the mission deemed a failure, Mio, never giving up, charges towards the Yamato to attempt to restart the Dynamo with her remaining magic power.
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