Even Mio’s eye didn’t get this!
Something caught my eye while watching the episode 7 DVD remake of Strike Witches. Apparently, them people did get rid of the steam, but got lazy in doing a complete frame edit on the episode.
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ONOES UNEXPECTED TWIIIIIST!
This is a surprise, since I was going to watch the OVA myself. The DVD release packed a few more punches though, albeit not enough to justify the OVA altogether.
I watched the OVA before the DVD version came out. It vaguely explained anything, and only depicted a slight instance of the Witches’ nature of work. In a quick shift of events, it showed a showcase of a dogfight, their standard operating procedures, and some tidbits of history behind the magical piece of equipment that gave birth to prominent Witches: the Striker.
So Striker Units are Neuroi tech, eh?
FINAL EP! And to be frank, it’s perfectly wrapped everything in one fell swoop of an episode. Wasn’t that extravagant, but hey, it works.
With the Warlock going berserk, Mio brings out her trump card: A hidden Striker Unit. She plans to fly and sortie with the enemy, only to be stopped by Miyafuji. Yoshika insists that she be permitted to confirm the Warlock’s affiliation via a dogfight. After being touched by the words “I’ll protect you!”, Mio gives her permission. Yoshika then tries to make contact with the Neuroi, with the Neuroi bringing out its core, just like Neuroi-tan (yes, everybody calls “her” that now) did. However, after confirming that it’s not the same as Neuroi-tan, (via a sneaky beam shot, the fucking sly bastard robot) Miyafuji herself brands the Warlock as an enemy. And so the dogfight ensues.
IT’S A TRAP!
While Yoshika is busy with the Warlock, some of the other Witches took liberty into taking care of the stupid guys behind the 1st Assault Unit, which was perfectly executed by Trude, Erica, and Minna. The others also made effort to go back to the base under their own accord (with Mio and Perinne getting nearly killed, if not for the timely intervention of Lucchini and Shirley). And the with 501st alive and kicking again, the Warlock tasted a nicely aimed anti-tank round that brought it to remission, thanks to Lynne.
It’s not your usual Moby Dick, folks.
Saturday was fully booked, and I wasn’t even given time to write ANYTHING. Ask IRC people about the situation. I’m pretty much pressed in time even though it’s supposed to be a day off.
But still, fucking bastard got his karma right after his shit. I’m so grateful for this.
So basically, my first hunch was wrong. Minna wasn’t an outright bitch after all, and is just following orders. On the other hand, the other hunch about the 501st getting disbanded is unfortunately correct. Everyone was forced to return to their homes, while the 1st Special Assault Unit, a.k.a. Warlock, takes over the Neuroi frontlines.
Out of all the Witches, Miyafuji is the most affected. Her disobeying orders is already grave enough. What more if she was the reason why the 501st got disbanded? That’s one big burden to carry on your conscience. This is where Minna breaks her cold demeanor (at long last) and starts to act like the old good Minna everyone wants. Too bad, it’s the second to the last ep already.
So I was right all along.
More elaboration on the Neuroi, at the price of Mio and Miyafuji. Minna has ordered Yoshika to be detained, even though the latter was the reason Mio was saved from the critical ordeal of the last ep’s encounter. Yoshika tries defend her beliefs on the matter, saying that the Neuroi that she met just now is “different” from the those they have fought. Of course, the others shunned this fact for the sole reason that they were fighting them as “enemies” longer than they would try to recognize what the Neuroi were really trying to say.
The whole base is scattered in chaos due to Miyafuji’s actions. Mio tries to understand why Miyafuji hesitated, while Lynne is determined to follow Yoshika because she believes her. Yoshika is determined to see for herself the truth about the Neuroi, while Minna and the others follow suit with the order of shooting Miyafuji down. This time, alliances and things tied to one another are broken. It’s going all going to boil down to what one believes, and this time, not everyone’s on the happy side. This is the military, after all.
Impressive CG. I so want a Neuroi Hive now…
The humanoid Neuroi returns, telling Yoshika to follow it inside the Neuroi hive. It then relayed events in the past: On how the Neuroi was found as a core fragment, on how the military is currently and constantly experimenting on them, on how they’re trying to make contact to anybody for an understanding of the current situation. When this was concluded, and Yoshika has nearly understood everything, something came up.
“You disappoint me yet again, Starscream.”
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