Witchblade
Seen it?2006 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Masane Amaha and her daughter Rihoko are on the run from a government child welfare agency that wants to take Rihoko away from her mother. They are caught and Rihoko is taken away. Meanwhile, Masane is attacked by an advanced weapon that can disguise itself as a human being. When faced with the danger, a strange light emits from her wrist and she transforms into a powerful being. She becomes involved in a power struggle between powerful organizations, with her at the center of their attention because she holds the greatest power of them all, the legendary Witchblade.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Mamiko NotoMasane Amaha (voice)
- Akemi KandaRihoko Amaha (voice)
- Masaya MatsukazeYusuke Tozawa (voice)
- Mie SonozakiReina Soho (voice)
- Shizuka ItohShiori Tsuzuki (voice)
- Nana MizukiMaria (voice)
- Rikiya KoyamaReiji Takayama (voice)
- Shinji OgawaTatsuoki Furumizu (voice)
- Akeno WatanabeAsagi (voice)
- Kenichi SuzumuraHiroki Segawa (voice)