Strike Witches

Warning, this anime, as is the case with a lot of Japanese based anime, has multiple instances throughout, of provocative and lewd imagery. It's unfortunate in most instances because these provocative scenes are most often completely unnecessary to the storyline or character development. Unfortunate is an apt term because a lot of the stories, this one in particular, with these brief but perverse scenes, are wonderfully written, entertaining and some are even inspirational and moving. With the inclusion of these unnecessary scenes, the animation studio loses what could otherwise be a much larger international fanbase. The positive takeaways from this entire series of series, Strike Witches, Brave witches and War witches, is the ability to establish, embrace and nurture friendships with a multitude of individuals from widely varied cultural backgrounds, the establishment of trust, to and from others, to rally with others in pursuit of a noble cause, the development of courage and selflessness in the defense of others (Noblesse oblige), and the determination and dedication to overcome any obstacles that stand in our way no matter how daunting or difficult, and the preservation of the principles that make these goals attainable.