History Anime / LuminousWitches

''League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches'', or simply known as ''Luminous Witches'', is a 12-episode SliceOfLife anime TV series set in Fumikane Shimada's ''Manga/WorldWitches'' universe. It is directed by Creator/ShojiSaeki (''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'') and produced by Creator/StudioSHAFT.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Gracie initially tries convincing the League of Nations Air Force to form a musical unit to improve morale on the front lines. Her superiors are initially unconvinced.

* ForWantOfANail: If Gracie hadn't heard Ginny singing "Amazing Grace", she wouldn't have found her resolve to form the Luminous Witches.

** The titular squad's members are all non-combatants and are instead [[GlamorousWartimeSinger idol singers to boost morale]]. What's more, with the exception of Aira[[note]]''Partially'' in Aira's case as she is based on two real world figures unlike the rest. The first is the male ace pilot Aarre Päiviö Linnamaa and the second is the female Finnish singer Laura "Laila" Annikki Kinnunen[[/note]] and Gracie[[note]]Whose real world counterpart is Creator/JimmyStewart[[/note]], the real-life people each member is based on are all women instead of men. And again, with the partial exception Aira once more, their real-life counterparts were all singers and/or celebrities instead of military men as per series tradition.

** The titular squad's members are all non-combatants and are instead [[GlamorousWartimeSinger idol singers to boost morale]]. What's more, with the exception of Aira and Gracie, the real-life people each member is based on are all women instead of men. And again, with Aira being the sole exception once more, their real-life counterparts were all singers and/or celebrities instead of military men as per series tradition.

* ToBeContinued: Each episode ends with the words "To Be Continued...", except for the final episode.

** It's the only series in the franchise to utilize Familiars in the story so far.

** It's the only animated ''World Witches'' series so far to feature the main cast as the [[DoItYourselfThemeTune singers]] of the Opening and Ending credits instead of Yoko Ishida.[[note]] Though Ishida would still make an appearance in the show as Captain Ishida. [[/note]]

** The Dunkirk evacuation was briefly touched upon in the ''Strike Witches'' episode "I Will Never Forget You". The first episode's DistantPrologue expands upon this event.
** Like in ''Anime/StrikeWitches'', each episode barring the final episode ends with a "ToBeContinued" card.

** The titular squad's members are all non-combatants and are instead [[GlamorousWartimeSinger idol singers to boost morale]]. What's more, with the exception of Aira and Gracie, the real life people each member is based on are all women instead of men. And again, with Aira being the sole exception once more, their real life counterparts were all singers and/or celebrities instead of military men as per series tradition.
** It's the only animated ''World Witches'' series so far to feature the main cast as the [[DoItYourselfThemeTune singers]] of the Opening and Ending credits instead of Yoko Ishida [[note]] though Ishida would still make an appearance in the show as Captain Ishida [[/note]].
* ChekovSGun: Moffy, an ugly, fat and lazy Night Witch familiar that doesn't work properly. Midway through the series, it's discovered that Moffy makes an excellent ''relay'', connecting multiple transmitters to boost the overall signal, and, in the final episode, using every Night Witch possible, she relays the concert '''''[[BeyondTheImpossible across the entire planet]].'''''

** Both the first season of ''Strike Witches'' and the first half of ''Luminous Witches'' primarily take place in Britannia.

* NoAntagonist: While the Neuroi are still causing havoc in certain parts of the world in the background, they don't have much of a presence here in this series due to the focus on the day to day lives of the titular Witches, who aren't combatants. One Neuroi serves as an antagonist in one episode, but while it did cause some trouble in the episode it was featured in, the group doesn't directly engage it as it's quickly taken care of by the Typhoon Witches instead after Ginny lends them her help.

* TamerAndChaster: This installment of the ''World Witches'' franchise features the least amount of fanservice and skinship in the series so far, and even its resident BeachEpisode was pretty tame by ''World Witches'' standards. The Luminous Witches' outfits, from their special performance uniforms right down to their default military getups, are all pretty modest and not too revealing. Only Mana's default outfit shows the most skin in the series, and even then, not by much. The lack of a LovableSexManiac and the sparse and almost non-existent use of [[PantyShot panty shots]] are also big contributors.
* ToBeContinued: Each episode ends with the words "To Be Continued...", with the exception of the final episode.

* ChekovsGun: Moffy, an ugly, fat and lazy Night Witch familiar that doesn't work properly. Midway through the series, it's discovered that Moffy makes an excellent ''relay'', connecting multiple transmitters to boost the overall signal, and, in the final episode, using every Night Witch possible, she relays the concert '''''[[BeyondTheImpossible across the entire planet]].'''''

* AnachronicOrder: The first nine episodes chronologically take place during the events of the first ''Manga/StrikeWitches'' season.

* TeamTitle: The nine-member League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band eventually adopt the shorter title "Luminous Witches" at the end of the fourth episode.