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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: 698 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 42 votes (sub:25, dub:16, ?:1)
 Excellent: 141 votes (sub:91, dub:45, Spa.sub:2, Spa.dub:1, Ger.dub:1, Rus.sub:1)
 Very good: 199 votes (sub:140, dub:54, raw:1, Spa.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Ger.sub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Good: 152 votes (sub:96, dub:47, raw:3, Tag.dub:1, Spa.dub:1, ?:1, Ger.dub:1, Ita.sub:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Decent: 68 votes (sub:43, dub:20, Ger.dub:2, Spa.sub:1, raw:1, Spa.dub:1)
 So-so: 43 votes (sub:29, dub:13, Ger.sub:1)
 Not really good: 17 votes (sub:14, dub:1, 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 1488 users, rank: #407
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.339 (Good+.33), std. dev.: 1.7884, rank: #1116
Weighted mean: 7.206 (Good+.20), rank: #1182 (seen all: 7.53 / seen some: 6.55 / won't finish: 4.37)
Bayesian estimate: 7.210 (Good+.21), rank: #995
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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Related reviews:
    Witchblade DVD 6
    Witchblade DVD 5
    Witchblade DVD 4
    Witchblade DVDs 2 and 3
    Witchblade DVD 1

Related releases:
    Witchblade - Complete Collection (Blu-Ray) 2009-11-03 (from $43.99)
    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 $46.99)
    Witchblade + Artbox (DVD 1) 2007-09-25 (from $25.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi

Script: Yasuko Kobayashi

Music: Masanori Takumi

Original creator:
Marc Silvestri
Michael Turner

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)

Colour Design: Yuuko Satou

Conceptual Design: Shinya Ogura

Design Work: Kazuyuki Matsubara

Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose

Key Animation:
Eun Young Choi
Hideaki Onishi
Shingo Fujii
Yoko Sonoda

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

Akeno Watanabe as Asagi

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 

2nd Key Animation:
G&G Entertainment
GK Entertainment
M.S.J Musashino Production
Mook Animation
White Line

Animation Production: Gonzo

Broadcaster:
CBC
TBS

Key Animation:
Anime R
arp Japan
Echo
GK Entertainment
Studio Gimlet
Uni Animation
White Line

Original Concept: Top Cow Productions, Inc.

Production:
Gonzo
SKY Perfect Well Think Co., Ltd.

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Director: Christopher Bevins

Script:
Christopher Bevins
Eric Vale
Monica Rial (as Lisa Blanchard)

Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga

Producer:
Carly Hunter
Justin Cook

ADR Engineer: Scott Sager

Asst. ADR Script: Chris Cason

DVD Authoring: Dylan Rogers

DVD Editor: Jeremy Jimenez

DVD Menu Audio: Nathan Madsen

DVD Menu Design: Kris Pierce

DVD Producer: Clarine Harp

DVD Production Assistant:
Alese Johnson
Chiye Green

DVD Quality Control:
Anthony Benavides
DJ Fonner
Rob Schindlbeck

Executive animation director: Makoto Uno 

Head Writer: Eric Vale

Line Producer: Christopher Bevins

Mix Engineer: Adrian Cook

Rotoscoping:
Jeffrey Miller
Josh Tyler

Talent Coordinator: Tara Williams

Video Editor:
Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez
Jessie Mancilla

 

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

Caitlin Glass as Aoi

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)

Kevin M. Connolly as Yagi

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)

Stephanie Young as Nora

T.J. Colligan as Osada (eps 6-7, 11, 21)

Trina Nishimura as Shiori Tsuzuki

Andy Mullins

Brigette Goudeau

Charles Baker

Charlet DuPar

Chris Cason

Cole Brown

Dana Schultes

David Trosko

Elise Baughman

Jaime Rivera

Jeff Johnson

Jeremy Inman

John Swasey

Jonathan C. Osborne

Maeghan Albach

Majken Bullard

Mark Lancaster

Melinda Wood Allen

Robert Colin

Sean Michael Teague

Will Helms

English companies 

ADR Production: FUNimation Studios

Broadcaster: Independent Film Channel

Digital Download: Direct2Drive

Distributor:
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)
MVM (UK)

Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment

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

Recording Engineers:
Laura Nover
Martin Kraus
Micky Grolms
René Hoppe
Thomas Gesell

 

Cordula Leisse as Masane

Kirstin Hesse as Rihoko

Kordula Leiße as Masane

René Dawn-Claude as Yusuke Tozawa

Rieke Werner as Maria

Dennis Saemann as Yagi

Edda Fischer as Aktionärsgattin (ep 5)

Gregor Höppner as Reiji Takayama

Hans-Gerd Kilbinger as Chou

Jülide Gülgec as Naomi

Jürg Löw as Tatsuoki Furumizu

Katja Liebing as Aoi

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

Ulrike Hötzel as Nora

Volker Wolf as Captain

German companies 

Distributor: Panini Video

Dubbing: G&G Tonstudios


Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch cast 

Gaëtan Verschaëge as Tozawa

Henk Hulleman as Takayama

Priscilla Stinissen as Masane

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

Marvi Medina as Aoi

Robert Brillantes as
Akira Nakata
Cho-san
Hiroki Segawa

Rose Barin as
Asagi
Mariko Natsuki
Rie Nishida
Satoko Sakurai

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: TV5

Dubbing:
Lapat-Tinig
Telesuccess Productions, Inc.


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

Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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