October 8th, 2020 – Today in anime history, the fourth release in the Strike Witches anime series — Strike Witches: Road to Berlin —Â premiered.
The 12-episode ecchi action sci-fi series ran until December 24th, 2020 and followed protagonist and former officer of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, Yoshika Miyafuji, as she returns to studying medicine.
This time she decides to study in war-torn Europe but, as you might expect, things don’t quite go as she planned.
Strike Witches: Road to Berlin was directed by Kazuhiro Takamura, long-time director of the Strike Witches franchise.
He was also responsible for the anime’s character designs.
Takashi Aoshima (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear series composition) wrote the scripts, alongside Toshihiko Tsukiji and Tatsuhiko Urahata (series composition for Cue!)
Beginning and ending episodes of Strike Witches: Road to Berlin
The anime began with Episode 1 “The Magical Girl of the Alps“ as Mio visits Yoshika, who is currently studying in a medical school in Helvetia.
That episode ends with Yoshika being forced to help her school friend Althea after her father, who is captain of a Venzian battleship, and his crew are in danger from an iceberg.
The anime season ends with Episode 12 “I Still Want to Protect”, as Yoshika and the rest of the 501st fighter wing destroy the underground Neuroi and the Hive’s core, thus saving Berlin.
And yep, the entire season is just as fun and just as yuri as any of the older series in the mixed media franchise.
Strike Witches: Road to Berlin in the military-themed anime series was relatively well received from fans, and is currently sporting a solid 7.34 out of 10 from users of My Anime List (MAL).
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In 2024, you can watch Strike Witches: Road to Berlin on Crunchyroll.