Masane Amaha
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Estimated watch time
9h 36m
⚡ 5 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Super Power92%Family Life80%Henshin79%Parenthood79%Amnesia79%Female Protagonist70%Primarily Adult Cast70%Nudity70%Natural Disaster60%Ojou-sama46%
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Synopsis & Story
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 destroys the weapon and consequently 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. (Source: AniDB)
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Witchblade: should you watch it?
At a glance
Witchblade has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 68/100 — 37% of 5,935 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #52 highest-rated anime of 2006, and #31 most popular anime of 2006, and #26 highest-rated anime of Spring 2006 on AniList.
Of the 11.7K AniList users who started it, 8.8% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 8.6K have finished it.
At about 9 h 36 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Sci-Fi — especially super power, family life, henshin, parenthood.
Episodes
24 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Director
- Yoshimitsu Oohashi
- Series composition
- Yasuko Kobayashi
- Character design
- Makoto Uno
- Music
- Masanori Takumi
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“XTC” · eps 1-13, 24
- OP2“Dear Bob” · eps 14-23
Endings
- ED1“Ashita no Te” by Mamiko Noto · eps 1-13
- ED2“Kutsu Himo” · eps 13-23
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Witchblade FAQ
- How many episodes does Witchblade have?
- Witchblade has 24 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 9 h 36 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Witchblade?
- About 9 h 36 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 12 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
- Is Witchblade finished?
- Yes. Witchblade has finished airing — the final episode aired September 21, 2006.
- Is there a season 2 of Witchblade?
- No sequel is listed for Witchblade as of October 2026.
- Is Witchblade based on a other source?
- Yes. Witchblade adapts the other source.
- Who animated Witchblade?
- Witchblade was animated by GONZO and directed by Yoshimitsu Oohashi.
- Who sings the opening of Witchblade?
- The opening, "XTC", is performed by an uncredited artist.
- Where can I watch Witchblade?
- Witchblade is listed on Crunchyroll. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.