Kadokawa opened an official website on Tuesday, revealing a spin off of World Witches titled World Witches Hasshin Shimasu! (World Witches Take Off!). The website also revealed cast, staff, and a teaser visual (pictured).
Similar to Strike Witches: 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu!, the sci-fi comedy series will feature the daily lives of the witches outside of combat. The cast is comprised of reprising roles from the 501st and 502nd Joint Fighter Wing's from the Strike Witches franchise and is scheduled to broadcast in 2021.
Synopsis
Countries all over the world formed an alliance to counter the emerging enemy of mankind "Neuroi," whom only girls with special powers could counter. However, the Neuroi never appeared. Instead of fighting, the witches spend their days idly. This time following not only unit 501, but also unit 502 known as "Brave Witches!" The 2nd volume of the comical daily drama of the witches who do not fight Neuroi begins!
Cast (Unit 501)
Yoshika Miyafuji: Misato Fukuen (Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta)
Mio Sakamoto: Saori Seto (High School DxD)
Lynette Bishop: Kaori Nazuka (Haikyuu!! To the Top)
Perrine H. Clostermann: Miyuki Sawashiro (Kakegurui XX)
Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke: Rie Tanaka (Dr. Stone)
Gertrud Barkhorn: Mie Sonozaki (Great Pretender)
Erica Hartmann: Sakura Nogawa (Seto no Hanayome)
Francesca Lucchini: Chiwa Saito (Bakemonogatari)
Charlotte E. Yeager: Ami Koshimizu (Kill la Kill)
Sanya V. Litvyak: Mai Kadowaki (Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel)
Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen: Ayuru Ohashi (Girls & Panzer)
(Unit 502)
Hikari Karibuchi: Ai Kakuma (Amagi Brilliant Park)
Takami Karibuchi: Rie Suegara (Kami no Tou)
Naoe Kanno: Rie Murakawa (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
Nikka Edvardine Katajainen: Natsumi Takamori (The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)
Waltrud Krupinski: Kayo Ishida (Vividred Operation)
Alexandra I Pokryshkin: Yumi Hara (Overlord)
Georgette Lemare: Haruka Terui (Hai to Gensou no Grimgar)
Sadako Shimohara: Marin Mizutani (Nekopara)
Edytha Rossmann: Hiromi Igarashi (Ishuzoku Reviewers)
Gundula Rall: Rina Satou (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T)
Staff
Director: Fumio Itou (Strike Witches: 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu!)
Character Design: Kei Ajiki (Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori)
Series Literature: Shinya Murakami (Brave Witches literature cooperation)
Music: Seikou Nagaoka (Hitsugi no Chaika)
Music Production: Nippon Columbia
Sound Director: Tomohiro Yoshida (Vividred Operation)
Sound Production: Glovision
Producer: Takashi Tachisaki (Bokura no Nanokakan Sensou)
Production Cooperation: Production I.G, Anime Beans
Studio: Acca effe, Giga Production
Official site: http://w-witch.jp/ww_takeoff/
Official Twitter: @w_witch_anime
Source: Moca News
World Witches Hasshin Shimasu! on MAL
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