Strike Witches: Tenkuu no Otome-tachi

Strike Witches' Maidens in the sky actually makes a great addition to Strike Witches franchise. It gives a lot more background on how Yoshika Miyafuji joined the Strike Witches and the events that lead up to it.

I basically just gave you the main plot s summary of the manga above, but I have a bit more. The manga also explains how Yoshika obtained a familiar compact with a Shibu Inu dog. The manga itself doesn't tell you the breed, but I know from reading it on the strikewitcheswiki. It's pretty much a story of personal of personal growth and Yoshika making friends along the way. I'm forgiving the fact that the transition from volume one to two is kind of disjointed since I like the background information so much.

The characters are very good too. You're introduced to some really likable characters with great personalities and it also introduces you to the well loved 501st joint fighter wing members. It also introduced to Junko Takei if you haven't already read about her in other Strike Witches manga; I believe she only appears here first if you go by release order, but not chronologically. I feel like the two friends Yoshika made while at the training school don't really serve a major purpose though and I don't think they drive the plot as much as other characters. Overall, the characters are kind of a love or hate aspect. They're not super developed or anything, but there's more than information to make you like a lot of them.

The art is pretty much the same as it is in other Strike Witches manga. I still loved it and it suited the story well.

I enjoyed reading this a lot. I enjoyed reading the Fuso Incident and The Sky that connects us manga more, but this one was pretty much just as enjoyable still. I really like reading about new witches who aren't featured in an anime yet. I recommend giving this a read if you're a somewhat big fan of Yoshika. If you're not, there is not really worth your time reading about her backstory.

This is my first time reading anything in the Strike Witches series, so I apologize if I'm missing any important information.

To sum up my thoughts, I'd say this series is average. I like the idea of the witches, but some parts move really slow and there's a lot of fanservice which doesn't bother me, honestly. I knew what I was getting into with this one. The characters are cute, and I even got a nendoroid of Miyafuji because she was a good price. Also, seeing the girls flying around with guns makes this series worth it, in my opinion. Pick this one up if you want a quick read with supernatural elements, but don't expect a masterpiece.