Warlords of Sigrdrifa
Warlords of Sigrdrifa is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures. It aired from October to December 2020. Two light novel series, titled Warlords of Sigrdrifa Rusalka and Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Sakura, were published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. Additionally, two manga series, titled Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Non-Scramble and Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Kurū no Eiyū, are serialized by Kadokawa Shoten.
Premise
When humanity is threatened by mysterious Pillars, the Norse god Odin offers humanity a way to fight back: young female pilots called "Valkyries", each piloting a special, magically enhanced plane capable of fighting this mysterious new foe. One of these Valkyries is Claudia Braford, a German pilot who gets transferred to Tateyama Air Base, where she befriends a trio of Japanese Valkyries, and learns the value of friendship.Characters
;Brunhild;Miyako Muguruma
;Azuzu Komagome
;Sonoka Watarai
;Rusalka Evereska
;Lizbeth Crown
;Leyli Haltija
;Misato Honjo
;Nono Kazuura
;Komachi Mikuri
;Ichiro Satomi
;Maintenance teamleader
;Ronge
;Kinpatsu
;Gurasan
;Odin
;Yayoi Amatsuka
;Kurumi Suzuhara
;Moe Isurugi
;Toshizo Okita
;Alma Conturo
;Lhasa Lurizar
;Nina Kolmakov
Media
Light novels
A light novel spin-off prequel series to the anime, titled Warlords of Sigrdrifa Rusalka, was published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. It is written by series writer Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Takuya Fujima. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.Another light novel spin-off prequel titled Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Sakura, also written by Nagatsuki, was published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint.
Volume list
''Warlords of Sigrdrifa Rusalka''
''Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Sakura''
Manga
A manga spin-off series by Kanari Abe, titled Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Non-Scramble, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on July 27, 2020.A second series by Takeshi Nogami, titled Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Kurū no Eiyū, began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Hu website on October 4, 2020.
Volume list
''Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Non-Scramble''
''Senyoku no Sigrdrifa Kurū no Eiyū''
Anime
The anime television series was written by Tappei Nagatsuki and directed by Hirotaka Tokuda, making his directorial debut, featuring character designs from Takuya Fujima. Shigeo Komori and Hajime Hyakkoku composed the series' music, while Takaaki Suzuki served as the co-writer and provided world-building and research for the series. The series was originally set to premiere in July 2020. However, it aired from October 3 to December 26, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Nanawo Akari performed the opening theme song "Higher's High," while Spira Spica performed the ending theme song "Sayonara Namida". The series began with a 1-hour special and ran for 12 episodes.
The series was licensed by Funimation via Aniplex. On November 6, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.