Kadokawa unveiled a new promotional video for Allied Air Force Magical Idols Luminous Witches, a spin-off anime of the Strike Witches franchise during its stage event at the AnimeJapan 2022. The video also confirmed that the anime will premiere in July 2022.
Kadokawa announced the anime project in 2018 and was originally slated to premiere in 2021. But it has been delayed as the anime’s production committee described the production to be difficult due to “various circumstances.”
Allied Air Force Magical Idols Luminous Witches is a project celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Strike Witches franchise. It centers on witches who defend everyone’s smiles and fight enemies through the healing power of music. These witches, opposite of those in the defense fleet, are idols known as the Music Squadron.
Strike Witches series script writer Shouji Saeki is directing the anime and handling the series composition at SHAFT. Humikane Shimada is in charge of the character designs for the new Witches. He is also credited with the original work, together with Projeckt World Witches.
▍Luminous Witches Anime PV
▍Luminous Witches Anime Cast
■ Virginia Robertson – CV: Mai Narumi
■ Inori Shibuya – CV: Minako Hosogawa
■ Lyudmila Andreyevna Rouslanova – CV: Ami Aimoto
■ Aira Payvikki Linnamar – CV: Ryō Mamiya
■ Eleonore Giovanna Gassion – CV: Sayaka Tsuzuki
■ Maria Magadalene Dietrich – CV: Momo Hanae
■ Manaia Matawhaura Hato – CV: Misaki Yuki as
■ Sylvie Cariello – CV: Miu Kotosaka
■ Joanna Elizabeth Stafford – CV: Kyō Tachibana