List of Brave Witches episodes explained

, or World Witches Series: 502nd Joint Fighter Wing Brave Witches, is an anime television series produced by Silver Link, which is a spin-off of the Strike Witches multimedia franchise created by Humikane Shimada. Taking place between the first and second seasons of Strike Witches, the series centers on the Fuso witch Hikari Karibuchi as she joins the titular squadron to fight the Neuroi forces when her sister Takami is seriously injured in battle. The series was directed by Kazuhiro Takamura and written by the Striker Unit scriptwriting team with Seikou Nagaoka serving as the music composer.^[1]

The series ran on Tokyo MX in Japan from October 6 to December 29, 2016^[2] with later airings on 8 other stations; it was simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll.^{[3] [4]} In April 2017, Funimation announced that the English dubbed version would be streamed on their FunimationNow streaming service beginning on May 8.^[5] In Japan, the series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in six compilations, each containing two episodes, from February 24 to July 28, 2017.^{[6] [7]} An original video animation episode was released in select theaters on May 13, 2017 and included with a special edition volume released on August 25, 2017.^{[8] [9]}

Two pieces of theme music are used: an opening theme and an ending theme. The opening theme is performed by Yoko Ishida^[10] and the ending theme is "Little Wing ~Spirit of Lindberg~" performed by the series' voice actresses as their characters.^[11]

Home releases

Japanese

DVD

Kadokawa (Japan, Region 2 DVD)

	Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	ブレイブウィッチーズ	1	1-2	February 24, 2017
		2	3-4	March 24, 2017
		3	5-6	April 28, 2017
		4	7-8	May 26, 2017
		5	9-10	June 30, 2017
		6	11-12	July 28, 2017
		Special Edition	13	August 25, 2017

Blu-ray

Kadokawa (Japan, Region A Blu-ray)

	Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	ブレイブウィッチーズ	1	1-2	February 24, 2017
		2	3-4	March 24, 2017
		3	5-6	April 28, 2017
		4	7-8	May 26, 2017
		5	9-10	June 30, 2017
		6	11-12	July 28, 2017
		Special Edition	13	August 25, 2017

See also

• List of Strike Witches episodes
• List of Strike Witches characters

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Strike Witches Anime's 1st Video Reveals 2016 Airing, Characters, Staff, Title. Anime News Network. February 29, 2016. December 7, 2016.
2. Web site: Brave Witches Anime Premieres on October 5. Anime News Network. September 1, 2016. September 2, 2020.
3. Web site: On Air. Japanese. Kadokawa. February 20, 2016.
4. Web site: More Details on Crunchyroll's "Brave Witches" Anime Simulcast. September 29, 2016. Macias. Patrick. Crunchyroll. November 16, 2016.
5. Web site: Funimation Announces English Dubs for 8 More Simulcast Titles, Brave Witches. April 25, 2017. Anime News Network. April 25, 2017.
6. Web site: All Brave Witches BD/DVD Volumes Delayed by 2 Months. November 16, 2016. Anime News Network.
7. Web site: 「ブレイブウィッチーズ」Blu-ray&DVD第1巻 2017年2月24日（金）発売決定!!. Japanese. Kadokawa. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606005555/http://w-witch.jp/product/bd/bw_1. June 6, 2017. dead.
8. Web site: Brave Witches Unaired 13th Episode Opens in Theaters on May 13. Anime News Network. January 30, 2017. January 30, 2017.
9. Web site: Unaired Brave Witches Episode 13 Gets Theatrical Screenings. December 28, 2016. Anime News Network. December 28, 2016.
10. Web site: OPアーティストが、石田燿子さんに決定！. Japanese. Kadokawa. November 15, 2016.
11. Web site: Strike Witches Spinoff Anime Brave Witches Reveals Cast, Theme Song Artist. May 29, 2016. Anime News Network. October 5, 2016.
12. Web site: ブレイブウィッチーズ｜アニメ｜TOKYO MX. Japanese. Tokyo MX. December 21, 2016.