🧭 Watch order guide

Strike Witches watch order

5 core entries, 4 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 17h 25m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

17h 25m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 17h 25m in total · longest: Strike Witches

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Item	Runtime
Strike Witches	4h 48m
2	4h 48m
Operation Victory Arrow	1h 24m
Movie	1h 37m
Dai 501 Sougou Sentou Kuukoudan Strike Witches Road to Berlin	4h 48m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Movie at 7.60 · from first to latest, the score rose 0.46

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Strike Witches	6.93
2	Strike Witches 2	7.41
3	Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow	7.32
4	Strike Witches Movie	7.60
5	Dai 501 Sougou Sentou Kuukoudan Strike Witches Road to Berlin	7.40

Recommended order

1
Main
Strike Witches
TV Series · 2008 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Brave Witches
TV Series · 2016 · 12 ep · 4h 36m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Spin-offoptional
Strike Witches: 501-butai Hasshin Shimasu!
TV Series · 2019 · 12 ep · 2h 42m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
4
Main
Strike Witches 2
TV Series · 2010 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
5
Main
Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow
OVA · 2014 · 3 ep · 1h 24m
Core story – watch in this order.
6
Main
Strike Witches Movie
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep · 1h 37m
Core story – watch in this order.
7
Main
Dai 501 Sougou Sentou Kuukoudan Strike Witches Road to Berlin
TV Series · 2020 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Release order

1Strike Witches OVA2007-01
2Strike Witches2008-07
3Strike Witches 22010-07
4Strike Witches Movie2012-03
5Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow2014-12
6Brave Witches2016-10
7Strike Witches: 501-butai Hasshin Shimasu!2019-04
8Dai 501 Sougou Sentou Kuukoudan Strike Witches Road to Berlin2020-10
9Renmei Kuugun Koukuu Mahou Ongakutai: Luminous Witches2022-07

Strike Witches watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Strike Witches in?

Follow the recommended order above: Strike Witches → Strike Witches 2 → Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow → Strike Witches Movie → Dai 501 Sougou Sentou Kuukoudan Strike Witches Road to Berlin. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Strike Witches?

The core story and movies run about 17h 25m. At two hours a day that is roughly 9 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Strike Witches OVA, Renmei Kuugun Koukuu Mahou Ongakutai: Luminous Witches retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.