Story
The dieselpunk manga sensation continues! Strike Witches is a highly popular dieselpunk franchise that spans manga, light novels, video games, and anime. The series reimagines World War II as a confrontation between the allied human forces and an invading alien menace. Most of the battles featured are fictional recreations of actual World War II dogfights, but in this alternate history, teen girls with advanced weaponry and magic powers perform aeriel combat against alien aircraft.In addition to the ongoing Strike Witches manga series, the franchise has been adapted into light novels, as well as several TV anime which aired in Japan and are available in North America from FUNimation. In 2012, an animated feature film was released entitled "Strike Witches: The Movie."The Strike Witches of the 501st weren't the first witches to take to the sky, nor would they be the last. Strike Witches: One-Winged Witches covers the story of Wilma Bishop and her adventures along the English Channel in 1942, one year prior to the Second Neuroi War. As this tale unfolds, revelations about key characters and surprising details from Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky and Strike Witches: The Sky That Connects Us are revealed, all from the unique character perspective of Wilma Bishop.Join Wilma, sergeant of the Isle of Wight Detachment Group and ace Strike Witch, as she shows new recruits what it takes to earn their flying stripes, not to mention how to kick some nasty Neuroi butt in the process!
Details
Language:EnglishFormat:Paperback
Pages:192
Author:Humikane Shimada, Atsuto Shinozuka (Illustrated by)
Publisher:Seven Seas
Size:7.2 in H x 5.1 in W x 0.7 in T
ISBN:'9781626921078
Release date:06 January 2015