Yes, even though I have no clue what it's about.
But if Humikane wrote it, then it shouldn't be terrible.

>>6448
It's a 2 volume alternate universe story, where Junko is the one who recruits Yoshika as a witch instead of Mio.

>>6448
The witches familiars are physically present and at least some of them can speak.

I gotta say, this is probably the worst of SW manga up to date.
Even considering it's an early proto version, this is pretty shitty.

>>6450
>>6451
seems interesting.
and for ten bucks a pop, it's also reasonable.

>>6454
Keep in mind that this manga has alot of comedy and focuses on Yoshika's training to be a witch and has very little actual combat.It's tone is alot like a high school OVA's.

>>6455
i'd figure after looking through some of the scans.
doesn't bother me at all.
is there yuri?

It's a manga about Yoshika being useless and her familiar causing trouble.

This panel from the preview chapter is a pretty good way to describe the whole thing.

>>6456
Close girl friendships mostly, but at least several students obviously have a crush on Takei.

>>6458
good enough for me.

I'll be waiting until Rightstuf has a Seven Seas sale. They're putting out a lot of books I want: Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Senran Kagura, A Centaur's Life (Centaur no Nayami), Gakuen Police.

>>6458
As long as there's some Yoshika x Lynette interaction, it's worth it for me.

>>6461
501 doesn't appear until volume 2. Mio cameos before then though.

I saw we are getting 3 more SW manga brought over, this is getting awesome :D

Sorry I forgot the link....

http://moewars.blogspot.com/2013/11/seven-seas-brings-over-more-strike.html

>>6660
It was already mostly confirmed (they said they'd be releasing all the SW manga, in chronological order), but it's good to have a release date too.

And eventually we'll get the Eila and 504th (yay) manga.

Since Maidens in the Sky is such an old project and an AU to boot, I wonder if Junko's character is evenly remotely the same in the upcoming 504 manga.

>>6662
She wasn't drastically different in the 1st DS game from what she was in MitS.
Of course, there'll be author's interpretation and whatnot, but I don't think they'll have complete overhaul of the character or anything like it.

I just finished reading volume 2 of Maidens in the Sky which came in the mail today.

Thoughts:

- This is somewhat fun as a "wacky shounen comedy" version of Strike Witches, but I'm glad the main series isn't like that. They even have Fourth Wall-breaking humor, ha. The cave episode reminded me of S2E9, with the booby traps and moving statue guardian (I hated that episode, though...poor Perrine getting the shaft).
- The "School Arc" and "Magical Girl Arc" at the end was hilarious, though.
- It seems like the 504th are getting a lot of push to be the new popular unit, so it's funny seeing them mentioned here from way back in 2008 (the volume's JP publication date). Was it planned even back then?
- You can tell this is from early in the franchise's development since Eila and Sanya aren't 100% lezzing out 24/7.
- I wonder where Eila had those doll-sized EGL-like clothes? Is this the reveal of an embarrassing hobby?
- Suwa Goshiki is actually really cute. I want to stroke her ears.

Now I can't till next month when the 1.5 manga comes out. Yay, Helma-chan!