Warlords of Sigrdrifa
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 Bruford, a German pilot who gets transferred to Tateyama Air Base, where she befriends a trio of Japanese Valkyries, and learns the value of friendship. Media. Light novels. A light novel spin-off prequel series to the anime, titled , 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 , also written by Nagatsuki, was published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. Manga. A manga spin-off series by Kanari Abe, titled , began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's "Monthly Comic Alive" magazine on July 27, 2020. A second series by Takeshi Nogami, titled , began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's "Comic Hu" website on October 4, 2020. Anime. The anime television series was written by Tappei Nagatsuki and directed by  Hirotaka Tokuda, 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. Akari Nanawo performed the opening theme song "Higher's High," while Spira Spica performed the ending theme song . The series began with a 1-hour special and ran for 12 episodes. The series is licensed by Funimation via Aniplex. On November  6, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.