ストライクウィッチーズ 501部隊発進しますっ！

Strike Witches: 501st JOINT FIGHTER WING Take Off!

Yoshika Miyafuji joins the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, a defense unit specializing in taking down alien beings known as the Neuroi. However, in days of no invasion, she and the members of the unit are taking down day to day tasks like cooking and laundry.

Names

Original	ストライクウィッチーズ 501部隊発進しますっ！ (japanese)
Romaji	Strike Witches 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu!
English	Strike Witches: 501st JOINT FIGHTER WING Take Off!
Chinese	強襲魔女 501部隊出動！ (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known as	World Witches Series: 501 Butai Hasshin shimasu · 强袭魔女 501部队出动！

Facts

Format	TV short · 12 ep · 15 min · 3h total
Aired	2019-04-10 → 2019-06-26 (Spring 2019)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Acca effe, Giga Production
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Comedy Sci-Fi
Themes	Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Aviation Military Primarily Female Cast Magic Kemonomimi
Streaming	Crunchyroll · YouTube

Reception

Community score	6.35 / 10
Bayesian score	6.90 / 10
Composite	43.6
On lists	6,222
Favourited	57 (0.9%)
Completion	74.0%
Drop rate	12.3%
In backlog	40.2%
Score spread σ	2.06

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2019	D	57 of 75
Format	TV short	C	179 of 417
Year	2019	D	250 of 339
Genre	Sci-Fi	D	1,092 of 1,409
Era	Late 2010s	D	1,337 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Spring	D	1,459 of 1,868
Length	Single-cour	D	1,954 of 2,668
Source material	Manga	E	2,522 of 3,025
Genre	Comedy	D	2,745 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	D	5,499 of 7,157