Strike Witches: The Sky That Connects Us (Volume 1) – Separated… But Never Apart!
After the victory over the skies of Gallia, the 501st Strike Witches was disbanded. However, no matter how far apart to they are, they will always be together. Whether it’s in their dreams or a hot spring!
Strike Witches: The Sky That Connects Us (Volume 1) – Separated… But Never Apart!
What happened?
Perrine Clostermann and Lynette Bishop are determined to return Gallia to its pre-war beauty. Their work has inspired many of the top brass back in Britannia. As such, they’ve sent the 501st to help. Hopefully, they will be able to get to work soon… once they’ve all caught up anyhow!
Charlotte Yeager and Francesca Lucchini were sent to Africa. They weren’t given any specifics and as such, they wonder the vast continent searching for the Neuroi and causes to aid. Soon, they bump into the 31st Joint Fighter Wing – Africa. Unfortunately, Lucchini gets a little overzealous with her boob grabbing and soon they are on the run!
Eila Juutilainen and Sanya Litvyak return to Suomus where they run into Nikka Katajainen and instantly hit it off. Sanya is searching for her parents and hopes that Nikka can help them, much to Eila’s disapproval.
The appearance of a ghost in the skies of Karlsland has interested the top brass and they are sending Minna Wilcke and her team to determine its true nature. It’s also a chance to whip Erica Hartmann into shape… as if that’s possible!
Mio Sakamoto is getting older and her powers are fading. As such, she seeks out Ayaka Kuroe to test herself and keep her fighting abilities sharp!
After working so hard to restore Gallia, Perrine and Lynette are welcomed to the Fuso hot springs for relaxation along with Mio Sakamoto and Yoshika Myafuji. There, they realise that they are never really that far apart.
What did you think?
It would appear that I am beginning my journey into the Strike Witches universe in a bit of a different manner. This volume is a stand-alone book that apparently bridges the events between seasons one and two of the anime. As such, there are a lot of things referenced that I have no knowledge of and I’m sure the characters are probably more fleshed out too. Regardless, it was a fun read and continued to showcase all the wonderful ridiculousness of the first book I read – One Winged Witches.
It reads more like a collection of short stories than one consistent volume. Some are longer than others. I think it speaks volumes that I could pick up this book and was able to jump into the world without much trouble. There’s not a great deal of action to speak of, unlike One Winged Witches so it wasn’t as exciting. However, if you enjoyed Strike Witches, I can’t see any reason you won’t like this one either. I guess I should probably watch the anime at some point, as I think that’ll give me some of that much-needed context that will make these books more meaningful.
Volume highlights
Other posts in the series
- One-Winged Witches
- The Sky That Connects Us
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