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Witchblade (TV)

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©2006 Top Cow Productions, Inc.•GONZO/CBC•GDH•SPWT


Related anime:
    Witchblade Takeru (manga) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
Клинок ведьм (Russian)
ウィッチブレイド (Japanese)
魔女之刃 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Plot Summary: In 22nd-Century Japan, Masane Amaha, one of the surviving catastrophe that destroyed Tokyo becomes the latest in an ancient line of women-only warriors to wield the mysterious sentient weapon known only throughout history as "the Witchblade". Protecting her little girl, she will face her worst fear ....
Video:
User Ratings: 741 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 46 votes (sub:27, dub:18, ?:1)
 Excellent: 149 votes (sub:94, dub:50, Spa.sub:2, Spa.dub:1, Ger.dub:1, Rus.sub:1)
 Very good: 215 votes (sub:147, dub:63, raw:1, Spa.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Ger.sub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Good: 161 votes (sub:98, dub:53, raw:3, Fre.sub:2, ?:1, Ger.dub:1, Ita.sub:1, Tag.dub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Decent: 73 votes (sub:48, dub:20, Ger.dub:2, Spa.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, raw:1)
 So-so: 43 votes (sub:29, dub:13, Ger.sub:1)
 Not really good: 18 votes (sub:14, dub:2, raw:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Weak: 21 votes (sub:19, dub:2)
 Bad: 10 votes (sub:8, dub:2)
 Awful: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1574 users, rank: #390
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.368 (Good+.36), std. dev.: 1.7658, rank: #1150
Weighted mean: 7.233 (Good+.23), rank: #1208 (seen all: 7.55 / seen some: 6.59 / won't finish: 4.38)
Bayesian estimate: 7.237 (Good+.23), rank: #982
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage:
2006-04-16
2008-01-04 to 2008-06-13 (USA - Independent Film Channel)
2009-04-13 (TV5 Animega)
2009-04-13 to 2009-05-14 (Philippines, Animega on TV5)
Opening Theme:
"XTC" by Psychic Lover
#2: "Dear Bob" by KOOLOGI (eps 14-23)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Ashita no Te (あしたの手)" by Mamiko Noto (eps 01-13)
#2: "Kutsu Himo" by Asami Yamamoto (eps 13-23)
#3: "kodou ~get closer~ (鼓動~get closer~)" by PSYCHIC LOVER (ep 24)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 3
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 5
Comment:
Based on the American comic book published by Top Cow.
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Reviews:
    Witchblade DVD 6
    Witchblade DVD 5
    Witchblade DVD 4
    Witchblade DVDs 2 and 3
    Witchblade DVD 1

Blu-Ray
    Witchblade - Complete Collection (Blu-Ray) 2009-11-03 (from $40.49)
DVD
    Witchblade (DVD 1) 2007-09-25 (from $6.00)
    Witchblade (DVD 2) 2007-11-06 (from $6.00)
    Witchblade (DVD 3) 2007-12-04 (from $6.00)
    Witchblade (DVD 4) 2008-01-29 (from $6.00)
    Witchblade (DVD 5) 2008-03-11 (from $6.00)
    Witchblade (DVD 6) 2008-04-29 (from $6.00)
    Witchblade (R4 DVD 1) 2007-12-05
    Witchblade - Box Set (DVD 1-6) 2008-10-28 (from $50.73)
    Witchblade + Artbox (DVD 1) 2007-09-25 (from $25.99)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi
Character Design: Makoto Uno
Art Director: Junichi Higashi
Animation Director: Shou Kojima (eps 10, 17, 23)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Executive producer: Koji Kajita
Producer:
Osamu Nagai (GDH)
Shin Hieda (SkyPerfect Wellthink)
Tsuyoshi Okazaki (CBC)

Color design: Yuuko Satou
Conceptual Design: Shinya Ogura
Planning:
Arthur Smith (GDH)
Kenji Shimizu (SkyPerfect Well Think)
Naotsugu Kato (CBC)
Taito Okiura (Gonzo)
Setting Reseach: Shinya Ogura
Sound Effects:
Katsuhiro Nakano (Soundbox)
Naoto Yamatani (Soundbox)
Theme Song Performance:
Mamiko Noto (ED)
Psychic Lover (OP)
 
Akemi Kanda as Rihoko "Rico" Amaha
Mamiko Noto as Masane Amaha

Masaya Matsukaze as Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki as Reina "Lady" Soho
Nana Mizuki as Maria
Rikiya Koyama as Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa as Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itou as Shiori Tsuzuki

Aki Sasamori as Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii as Michael
Daisuke Ono as Osada
Kazuhiro Nakata as Masaya Wado
Kazunari Tanaka as Excon (ep 1)
Kenichi Suzumura as Hiroki Segawa
Kenta Miyake as Nakata
Maiko Itou as Mariko Natsuki
Masashi Hirose as eX-con (ep 8)
Mika Itou as Naomi
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Excon (eps 3-4)
Ryoko Ono as Aoi
Sakiko Tamagawa as Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba as Nora
Shouto Kashii as Chou san
Tetsu Inada as Sakuma
Japanese companies 
Animation Production: Gonzo
Broadcaster:
CBC
TBS
Original Concept: Top Cow Productions, Inc.
English staff 
English cast 
ADR Director: Christopher Bevins
Script:
Christopher Bevins
Eric Vale
Monica Rial (as Lisa Blanchard)
Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga
ADR Engineer: Scott Sager
Asst. ADR Script: Chris Cason
DVD Authoring: Dylan Rogers
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Nathan Madsen
DVD Menu Design: Kris Pierce
DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
DVD Production Assistant:
Alese Johnson
Chiye Green
Executive animation Director: Makoto Uno 
Head Writer: Eric Vale
Line Producer: Christopher Bevins
Mix Engineer: Adrian Cook
Talent Coordination: Tara Williams
 
Carrie Savage as Rihoko Amaha
Jamie Marchi as Masane Amaha

Cherami Leigh as Naomi
Christopher Bevins as Hiroki Segawa
Colleen Clinkenbeard as Reina Soho
Gwendolyn Lau as Rie Nishida
Jerry Russell as Mr. Cho
Kent Williams as Masaya Wado
Laurie Steele as Mariko Natsuki
Mark Stoddard as Reiji Takayama
Monica Rial as Maria
R Bruce Elliott as Tatsuoki "Father" Furumizu
Robert McCollum as Yusuke Tozawa

Alison Viktorin as Yuuki (ep 16)
Allison Tolman as Lab Tech (ep 14)
Andrew Haskett as Sailor (ep 23)
Anthony Bowling as Oda (eps 6-7)
Barry Yandell as Ex-Con (eps 3-4)
Bob Carter as Oda (ep 21)
Brad Hutson as Engineer (ep 23)
Brandon Potter as Sakuma (ep 8)
Brett Weaver as Akira Nakata
Brina Palencia as Nanako (ep 16)
Bruce Lewis as Staffer A
Chris Cason as Doctor (ep 15)
Chuck Huber as
Doctor (ep 11)
Scientist A (ep 21)
Clarine Harp as Asagi (eps 22-24)
Cynthia Cranz as
Kei
Kyoko (ep 24)
Ian Sinclair as Doctor (ep 21)
J. Michael Tatum as Michael
John Gremillion as Muraki
Josh Martin as Policeman (ep 23)
Kate Oxley as Secretary (ep 24)
Kenny Green as Writer (ep 17)
Laura Bailey as Miki (ep 16)
Leah Clark as Satomi (ep 16)
Luci Christian as Reporter (ep 24)
Mary Morgan as Lab Tech (ep 15)
Pam Dougherty as Sakurai
Scott Hinze as Ota (eps 5-7, 11, 21)
Sean Hennigan as Captain (eps 1, 3)
T.J. Colligan as Osada (eps 6-7, 11, 21)
Trina Nishimura as Shiori Tsuzuki

English companies 
ADR Production: FUNimation Studios
Digital Download: Direct2Drive
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)
MVM (UK)
Translation: JN Productions

Spanish staff 
(none)
Spanish companies 
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel
Spanish cast 
(none)
German staff 
German cast 
Dubbing Director: Richard Westerhaus (eps 1-24)

Dialogbuch: Fritz Rott
Disposition: Martina Eckert
Mixing And Postproduction Engineer: Willi Grossmann
 
Cordula Leisse as Masane
Kirstin Hesse as Rihoko
Kordula Leiße as Masane

René Dawn-Claude as Yusuke Tozawa
Rieke Werner as Maria

Edda Fischer as Aktionärsgattin (ep 5)
Gregor Höppner as Reiji Takayama
Jürg Löw as Tatsuoki Furumizu
Luise Charlotte Brings as Sakurai Satoko
Olaf Reitz as Wadou
Petra Glunz-Grosch as Mariko Natsuki
Rolf Berg as Satoshi Nakata
Silke Haupt as Shiori Tsuzuki
Silke Linderhaus as Reina Soho
Simon T. Roden as Hikori Segawa
Susanne Dobrusskin as Rie Nishida
Volker Wolf as Captain
German companies 
Distributor: Panini Video

Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch cast 
Henk Hulleman as Takayama
Dutch companies 
Dubbing: FansFour
Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 
Grace Cornel as Rihoko "Rico" Amaha
Marvi Medina as Masane Amaha

Bon Reyes as Yusuke Tozawa
Grace Cornel as
Maria
Shiori Tsuzuki
Rose Barin as Reina "Lady" Soho
Vincent Gutierrez as
Reiji Takayama
Tatsuoki Furumizu

Bon Reyes as Masaya Wado
Grace Cornel as
Naomi
Nora
Robert Brillantes as
Akira Nakata
Cho-san
Hiroki Segawa
Rose Barin as
Asagi
Mariko Natsuki
Rie Nishida
Satoko Sakurai
Tagalog companies 
Broadcaster: TV5

Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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