English Dub Review: Strike Witches – World Witches Take Off! “502nd, You’re Going for a Cold Swim?”

Overview:

Winter has hit in full force and morale is low. Nipa has a great idea to raise it though. Taking a dip in the frozen river!

Our Take:

I’ll be honest I have never been a big fan of parody shows. Attack on Titan: Junior High, and Bungo Stray Dogs: WAN come to mind. The only one that has ever made a good impression on me is Isekai Quartet. But I went into this with an open mind because you never know when something could change your mind on a genre.

I’ve found that a lot of shows like this are fun little “what-if?” scenarios. So they can just focus on fun and hijinks, which definitely happens in this episode. Everyone is having a hard time adjusting to the rough winter season and morale is low. What could be better for getting over the cold than taking a dip in a frozen river?! I’m not one to judge something I know nothing about so who knows maybe it is really beneficial, I just know in the winter that is the last thing I want to do.

It’s pretty funny all the different lengths the witches go to just avoid going in the water. Most of them use some of their magic but all eventually succumb to the river. Afterward, they all go to the sauna, which I bet would feel really awesome after freezing. So that part at least I can understand being really refreshing. But then Nipa says they are going to do six more sets?!

World Witches Take Off! is a fun cutesy show but you will forget about it rather quickly. It’s not bad but not really good either, if you are into this universe and just want more of it I’m sure you will like it. But those people are probably watching it already, the only other people I can think of who would really like this are fans of parody shows. If that’s the case then there is definitely some charm here.