LNAF Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches: A Fresh Breathe from Project World Witches League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches from now on Im gonna shorten it as Luminous Witches is a kind of spinoff to Strike Witches and Brave Witches since its coming from the same project called Projekt World Witches. For you who dont know about them World Witches series takes place in a world that is being invaded by some alienlike creature called Neuroi. The only way to put fight against them is to utilize some magical power that happens to appear only in young girls read: witches. Even so you can watch Luminous Witches without any prior knowledge about World Witches series. What The Show is about In the middle of an ongoing fierce war between humankind and Neuroi at the same time as Miyafuji Yoshika and her companions in the 501st Joint Fighter Wing Strike Witches fighting Neuroi in Gallia France Luminous Witches deliver music and dance as an idol group to bring cheerful songs dance and aerial performance world had never seen before to civilians whose their home was destroyed and affected by Neuroi invasions around the world perhaps their songs would lighten up the world and bring those smiles back even a bit. Some witches who are expected to put up a fight against Neuroi by utilizing their magical power failed to meet those expectations or had some injury forbidding them to stand up on the front lines and lost their purpose in the army gathered in Britannia UK formed a group of musical witches. 220https://miro.medium.com/max/828/0MFuOrRYPRCgHwVyr.jpg Hoping to find her familiar Mofy friends to return it back to them as she feels that Mofy was lonely Virginia Ginny Robertson stepped her feet in London from her hometown in Britannia rural countryside. Thats when fate decides to arrange a fateful meeting between her Lyudmila Milasha Andreyevna Ruslanova and Inori Shibuya other witches from Orussia Russia and Fuso Japan respectively who happened to be Ponkotsu Witches in their respective team. and eventually led them to be in the same group of Luminous Witches. What I Find Interesting Solid Writing and Characterization Having a musical theme with a light relaxing atmosphere Luminous Witches met all that I expect from this kind of show. Nice pacing wellplanned dialogue solid and diverse characterization and lovable chemistry between characters. You know that time when the characters said random meaningless lines in early episodes just to say it again with meaningful context behind it in late episodes yes Im a sucker for that kind of writing and Luminous Witches did those lines exceptionally well. Not to mention to have a classic pairing yuri bait. Visually Nicelooking Its already sold me visually in the first episodes with the marvelous architecture of London its normal I guess since its coming from me knowing nothing about World Witches as it happened that marvelous architectural background was a common thing in the previous Strike Witches and Brave Witches. Alongside its realistic architecture the lighting technique that SHAFT did in Luminous Witches is appreciable. It comes in a significant role in helping the storytelling with the mood. Noticeably in 04 in Luminous Witches live Sylvies explanation of trompe loeil in 05 and many more. 220https://miro.medium.com/max/828/1vd31EZOxLJvT4dqXGuzeuQ.png All that being said while I can comprehend the usage of 3DCGI in dances and choreography since it looks not so bad still I prefer it done in 2D. Its a big NO if you cant handle 3DCGI in idol dance but its not as bad as another summer idol show this year. After all for me this is just an insignificant thorn and doesnt affect my overall experience. Music Its not an idol show without proper idol music. Having a set in military theme Luminous Witches perfectly blends European folks 19s music and your regular Japanese idol anime kind of music. My favorite was Lets Sing a Song which appeared in 04 11 and 12. The thing with this song is its usage is always attached to some deep feelings and intentions. Also Amazing Grace has its own Japanese version of it sung solo by Ginny in 01 a bit of Inori in 02 and Grace in 12. and they sound amazing In World Witches Veteran Eyeglasses I said earlier that you can watch Luminous Witches without any prior knowledge of World Witches series. But what if youve experienced it? Well it depends. Jumping to idolthemed witches from frontline witches is like gonna have some jet lag. From not having an intense battle to having witches actually wear a skirt Luminous Witches also make the appearance of familiar animal spirits witches thats logicalexplanatory since witches always had kemonomimi and tails. Not shown in previous Strike Witches and Brave Witches anime a familiar concept that happened to be related to witches magical power wont be easily accepted. Why did I know about these when I started Luminous Witches without any prior World Witches experience you ask? Well Luminous Witches made me watch the entire World Witches series from Strike Witches Brave Witches to their chibi parodies before Luminous Witches finished airing. Afterword Thats all that I can say about Luminous Witches. Luminous Witches is one of numerous seasonal idol anime shows that you probably wont watch hence why I have to talk about this show and put my affections towards it into words. Its a fun ride every Sunday evening.