>>8815

It's a Fuso witch, at the very least.

Kind of a bummer that all those 501st seiyuus are there to announce their replacement.

Probably Gundula..

>>8816
Well, Sadako has rabbit ears & tail while our mystery witch doesn't.

>>8819

Possibly a new character. Would probably make adapting the new JFW easier.

I know everyone assumed the mysterious stranger was Sadako, but...

>>8820
I'd like to see 503rd to make an appearance alongside 502nd. (with Sumipe & Jenya)

>>8820
Didn't the early things say that what was shown after the end of OVA3 in theaters was a 'new mysterious witch silhouette' meaning it would be a new one attending 502nd since the rest of 502nd was visible?
At least that's what I seem to remember from the /a/ threads in May. I don't remember that many assuming it was Sadako, just saying she would be the protagonist if something.

>>8820
Does anyone forget about the Demon Lord from Libau (Liepaja)..?

Naoe calls her "anego"

It's Sanya.
The hair style matches and the familiar's ears appear to be that of a cat.
The fur atop the ears could just be an added design.

>>8824

Why is Sanya holding a Type 99? What's the deal with the weird shoulder area of her uniform?

I don't think it's Sanya. It's probably our new MC, and the MC is always going to be a Fuso witch.

A slightly stylized Nishizawa? Transferred to reform the break witches?

>>8827
If she gets transferred I don't think she'll be the one doing the reforming.

Why is the love so dead on 4chan? Where have all the witchfriends gone?

;_;

>>8829

Whoever has generally been making the threads always makes them at really inconvenient times for me, i try to make sure and bump them as much as possible when i'm awake and around (that's a hint if you ever want to make a thread). Wish others would as well. That one guy who made a billion threads a week never actually bumped his own.

Don't worry anon. I'll make sure we at least get a Christmas/Lucchini thread as is customary.

>>8826
I'm not certain you can say she's holding a type99. Unless I'm missing something.

>>8831

The outline to me looks like the handguard and drum magazine (bottom right of the silhouette) on the Type 99 cannon Fuso witches use.

I should have specified cannon, given that there are quite a few type 99s.

>>8829
Here? Or at least I hope so..
Many probably just gave up on caring till the new season starts since there's nothing left to do or discuss about we haven't been doing for years already on a fast board like /a/.

>>8831
>>8832
I'm still sort of confused by this part. Also the circular part around the shoulder is.. really high? For the iron sight, unless it isn't one.

Here it is blown up. Looks like she's got some kind of a backpack on with a horizontal cylinder thing on the top.

>>8835

Thing up top is probably a scarf fluttering in the wind.

Nishizawa is looking like a pretty decent guess.

The ears don't seem to really match up with Nishizawa's.
Silhouette has really thin ears and small independent fluff parts in the tips unlike Nishi's.

>>8835
To me it seems like this is a character that is on the ground, the background some sort of stylized forest and gusting snow. Usually when there's an action-shot with the witch holding they're weapon, they are usually in their respective element, be it land or air.

Could it be that she's a tank witch?

>>8847
I made a separate reply for what I'm about to say because I don't really have any justification for believing this, but since this is 502 and part of that unit's "lore" is that they are aided by Aurora's troupe, I sort of think that the mystery witch could be Häyhä.

I'm probably wrong, but regardless who she is, I still think the perspective of the background could suggest that she's a tank witch.

>>8848
Is it finally Häyhä's time to shine?

Well the event in question is today (or tommorow, if you live in the western hemisphere)

Will keep tabs if something major is announced.

>>9263
Wasn't it 7th? I doubt they're holding it in the Saturday-Sunday midnight if so.

Who here excited for the possible PV tomorrow?

Looks like Nipa and Erica's VAs got sick, so they won't be there for the event.

>>8829
Sorry. For the past few years, I was one of the most active anons keeping the /a/ love threads alive through inconvenient times (for US/EU TZ posters, ie. the majority), but got tired of the namefags some months ago. Now they're here. I'm so sorry. ;_;

So were there any big updates from today? The other thread died right when thr event was finishing.

>>9272
I'll shamelessly paste here what anon said in the thread for all to see.

- It's a 502nd focus
- Primary Setting is St. Petersburg
- The mysterious unknown witch is a Fuso Witch Hikari Karibuchi, sister of 508th squad's Takami Karibuchi. She wears dark blue fuso navy clothes. She is apparently a witch full of guts, self-confidence, and physical fitness.
- More Military Focus compared to the previous series
- Set in between S1 and S2.
And people are saying the PV looked cool.

Also warning not to take all said yet for granted.

Artist's rendition of the new characters from memory.

Another Witch from Fuso? WHAT THE HELL?

Why only Fuso? Why not a witch from Orussia? the story is in Orussia and we still ONLY GOT TWO orussians witches.

>>9275

A Fuso MC is probably perceived as necessary for the Japanese audience, and making an entirely new character allows them to continue the formula (The singular MC's adventures supported by the rest of the cast) from S1 and S2 instead of having to barrel down on focusing on the already established complex 502nd relationships without any main focal point.

Basically the "newcomer" angle is a lot easier to write for. They probably wanted a younger looking character than Sadako and a less aggressive one than Nao as well.

>>9274
So Yoshika 2.0 with a hairclip.

>>9276
they should've just kept sadako as the new one since she's a fuso and already has a story detailing how new she is

Another artist's rendition

>>9277

This, and of course, the rest of 502 just will be a bunch of idiots

>>9281
And Georgette will have less screentime.. :(

No arsepull please..

>>9283
I'd like to see Mizushima-sensei as the director.

>>9275
>we still ONLY GOT TWO orussians witches.
And another two from 503rd.

>>9273
I was hoping that Sadako would be the focal character. This just means another character to take up screen time. There are plenty of unexplored witches already.

Humikane should supervised this..

>>9288

Such is life in an ensemble cast. Take Star Trek, for instance. The Next Generation had nine regular performers but the only one we really got to know well was Picard. Through all of the series the captain of each is the only character to appear in every episode even if the show is follows someone else. Star Trek ultimately is The Captain's Story, plus these other people sometimes. Firefly, on the other hand, did a better job of balancing the writing.

And so it was with the 501st. Nine characters, and we spend some time with each but the show centers on Yoshika. The new show will also probably focus on just one in the same pattern. It's frustrating if the main character doesn't especially interest you, but it's a reliable writing structure and they're likely to keep using it. If there's one thing Japanese entertainment loves it's recycling the same tropes over and over again. The new show might break out of that pattern and surprise us, but I wouldn't bet on it.

>>9295
There are 11 501
12 with Shizuka

>>9298

You're right. I just counted heads quickly in the pic I attached and didn't look to see if anyone was missing.

>>9301

Is it just that particular frame, or is it really that bad of an upscale?

>>9304
That's what you should expect an 853x480 show to look like when you blow it up to 1920x1080

Don't download 1080p anime, comrades

>>9304

I think it's just limited to the OP. The Sanya thread is loaded with screenshots and most of them look great.

Here's the first shot of that long dolly out. Not much better looking. A slight blur and maybe they're trying to make the air seem a little humid with the slight fog. The next shot is sharper and clearer but still isn't quite in focus. After that the slight blur returns and stays. Maybe the team that put the OP together, or just that dolly shot, rushed it or just sucked at their jobs?

> #1, Yoshika, slight blur.

> #2, better but still flawed

> #3, most of Lynne's bewbs are AWOL and they've taken her nose with them.

>>9310

>Perrine's thousand-yard stare xD

>>9295

The problem here is that the MC will be a Witch that is NOT member of 502st. So, Sadako, the REAL MC of 502 just will be a secondary character

Season 3 happening by 2020?

>>9379
At the rate season 3 was announced, PV probably in 2018.

>>9390

So, the history afther the final of movie will be after 2018.....

sooooooooo far

https://twitter.com/dilemmanichijyo/status/701672910025412608
''Blog update! : That of a "Brave Witches" PV the first series will be published on the official site from March 1''

http://blog.livedoor.jp/dilemmanichijyo/archives/47890004.html
http://w-witch.jp/news/20160208_2

So apparently the PV will be out by 1st March on the official site.

The question is, will Break Witches get flanderized..?
Please don't..

Anyone else slightly scared of the possible shitstorm brewing tomorrow with the PV release?
Why must PV's exist, friend said the JoJo part 4 PV spoils huge ton of stuff, but averting eyes is gonna be impossible if one wants to discuss this.
At least it's anime original in the end however.

>>9522
Another hope from here.

>>9523
I am a huge Jojo fan, and I can tell you that the Part IV PV doesn't spoil anything unless you understand the context.

>>9524
You are underestimating the speculah power of a layman. It introduces the setting, the main cast, the stand and power of the main character, his imminent family and the ~mysterious~ things going on. Silhouette roll only is only an issue if you pay too much attention on it. But I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who has had not read the manga.

And even if you find these points controversial, you can't deny that the splash screen after the PV is ridiculous with That character being on it.

If this is true we all look positively silly.

  THE PV IS HERE!!!

>>9536
new witches are cuuuuuuuute

>>9536
Well that was a whole bunch of nothing but the world witches article pictures presented with the cast. Though the emblems got shown for the first time now I think. Krupi's looks friggin awesome and the music track is ballin.

Ugh, Hikari Karibuchi and her older sister Takami really look and give now sort of Miyafuji and Mio vibes.
Takami is genki, short brown haired teen in a blue sailor uniform and her onee-san squad leader looks like a mix of dependable Minna and Mio, wearing the same white officer jacket.

>>9536
Looks like the offical site (http://w-witch.jp/) will be updating itself for the 502nd around the beginning of April.

I hyped myself up for some images. The waiting game continues.

>>9538
We need this & 501st emblems for Infinity ASAP..!

Speaking of Karibuchi sisters, are they Humi's own creation or the result of executive meddling..?

>>9536

Erica's in the PV, confirmed for MC.

>>9545
Probably Usch..(she's in 507th)

>>9546

It's Erica in Roßmann's WW article illustration.

>>9544
I suspech the second

>>9536
>>9536
>>9536

Exciting!

>>9561
Excluding Takami since her name is appeared for a long time.

I'd like to see animated version of Naoe Punch..(Star Platinum anyone..?)

>>9796
What do the runes say of our new MC?
Other than 14 years old, damn it they're gonna mature her up just like with Miyafuji aren't they?

BTW, does Takami's real world counterpart also had a sibling..?

>>9796

>Outline
>The sudden apperance of humanity's enemy, the Neuroi, has caused all the nations of the world to unite in opposition. However, only girls with a special type of magic power can defeat them.
>Thanks to the efforts of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing's "Stirke Witches", Gallia was liberated, but the global threat of the Neuroi is still present. This time the battle takes place near Orussia's Petersburg Base. The 502nd Joint Fight Wing's "Brave Witches" will be busy rushing around in Eastern Europe's cold weather.

>Karibuchi Hikari
>The show's protagonist. Has an unshakably strong sense of justice. She's a hard worker with twice the strength and guts of anyone else. 14 years old. Familiar is a Fuso (Japanese) squirrel.

>Karibuchi Takami
>Hikari's sister. No matter what problems she faces she will try to keep up hope in her surroundings with her smile that will not die. 17 years old. Familair is a red-crowned crane.

>>9805

So, Yoshika 2.0 will be the main character?, geez...prepare for the worst.

>>9805
I hope she isn't naive like a certain someone..

at least now i realized this Hikari girl has bigger boobs compared to Yoshika

>>9816
Siriusly..?

>>9805
They could have just said "we reskinned Yoshika". Incredibly disappointing.

>>9824
We would be more disappointed if Suzuki-sensei couldn't persuaded Humi to give Sasha P-39.

And SL using the same storyline as S2.

>>9824

Why a noob must be the protagonist and no one a LEGITIME 502st´s member?

>>9826
>Check Sasha's used striker units
>MiG-60, MiG-3, P-39, La-5, MiG i-225
Gee, what an arsenal and her most used ones are the MiG-60 instead of the P-39? Oh well.

>>9830
Check her WW article, she has MiG-3 (i-225).

>>9828
At least she's from Navy academy. So she should be better than Yoshika.

Brave Witches website is now online!
http://w-witch.jp/

>>9940
>The Original New Witch Donuts Teel is front and center of the website rather than any of the 502nd girls.

I have to say, this kind of dampens my hype for the series.

>>9940

Yoshika 2.0 will be the center of universe in this new season.

What a deception.

Gallia was liberated on September 1944.

BW will be started on July 1944.

Ringing any bells..?

>>9953
Well, she is gonna be the protagonist.

>>9963

Unfortunatly

>>9962
Narva Offensive?

Oh great, they upgraded Yoshika with a hairclip.

Kill me now.

I'll be damnned if 502nd suddenly have "no talking to witches" policy for the ground crews..

>>9989
Don't think that'll happen, considering how different things are (or at least should be) for 501st and 502nd. But on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if they go that far in imitating the previous series' narrative structure.

If they're willing to pull a Yoshika 2.0 out of their asses, nothing will surprise me anymore.

>>9992
I hope you right.

Because that policy has bugging me since watching the first two seasons (even Sky Girls had an interactions between the girls & the crew).

BTW, does anyone know Takashi Oshibuchi..?(Takami's archetype)

>>9973
>Estonia in anime.
Well that'd be a first even if setting wise only.

>>10010
Huh, wasn't this post here previously already?
Either way wikipedia doesn't even know him and google doesn't have much either.
There's this book part though, https://goo.gl/DgbeSx