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.
Cast: Mamiko Noto, Akemi Kanda, Masaya Matsukaze
Season 1
24 episodes
1. The BeginningMasane Amaha returns to Tokyo with her daughter, Rihoko, in order to start a new life. Unfortunatelly, a fight between her and some NSWF organisation members who want to separate her from her daughter, Masane is arrested.TV-MACC23minApr 5, 2006
2. BewildermentAfter managing to awake the powers of the Witchblade, Masane is captured again and used as a test subject. Meanwhile, Rihoko starts searching for her mother.TV-MACC23minApr 12, 2006
3. DefianceTakayama offers Masane a job, but the only thing on Masane's mind is finding her daughter.TV-MACC23minApr 19, 2006
4. MovementThe appearance of the Witchblade draws the attention of Furumizu, the leader of the NSWF organisation. Meanwhile, Masane and her daughter start looking for a place to live.TV-MACC23minApr 26, 2006
5. SearchTozawa tries to investigate Masane, in order to find out the truth about the Witchblade. Masane refuses to talk, and is challanged to a fight by Shiori, one of the Cloneblades.TV-MACC23minMay 3, 2006
6. ChangeMasane is badly injured after her fight with Shiori and is rescued and taken care of by some of Dohji's men. Tozawa has witnessed the fight and decides to find out everything about the Witchblade.TV-MACC23minMay 10, 2006
7. PastMasane discovers more about Takayama's past. Meanwhile, Shiori goes berserk from over-using the Cloneblade, and decides to attack Masame one more time.TV-MACC23minMay 17, 2006
8. ReciprocityMasane is forced to use the Witchblade in front of Tozawa, when they are attacked by an ex-con.TV-MACC23minMay 24, 2006
9. SadnessMasane and Tozawa learn more about the ex-con's past.TV-MACC23minMay 31, 2006
10. InteractionMasane is forced to accompany Takayama to a party, where she must confront Wado, one of Takayama's rivals.TV-MACC23minJun 7, 2006
11. DangerMaria, a new generation of neo genes, is introduced. Takayama spends a lot of time with Masane due to his hangover, but Masane goes into a panic over her daughter’s illness and the threat of a Cloneblade.TV-MACC23minJun 14, 2006
12. PrisonerTozawa and Takayama try their best to rescue Masane, while NSWF gathers a lot of data. How boldly will Takayama move to get Masane and the Witchblade back?TV-MACC23minJun 21, 2006
13. SeparationNSWF’s Child Welfare Division wants to take Rihoko away from Masane to live with her biological mother. Masane and Riko decide to run away, but Nishida sends Nora there to capture the daughter, then Reina interrupts.TV-MACC23minJun 28, 2006
14. FamilyReina and Rihoko get adjusted to their life as mother and daughter, while a depressed Masane learns something about her past. And Maria receives her cloneblades.TV-MACC25minJul 5, 2006
15. BondsMaria, now armed with her dual cloneblades, seeks out Reina, whom she believes is her mother. However, she doesn’t like what she finds in Reina’s apartment.TV-MACC23minJul 12, 2006
16. RelaxationMasane gets a break from fighting and enjoy a day at a beach resort with Rihoko and their neighbours.TV-MACC23minJul 19, 2006
17. ConfusionMasane’s bothered a great deal about Rihoko being the next successor of the Witchblade, and Father Furumizu shows he’s got some problems, as Tozawa gets information of his personal history.TV-MACC23minJul 26, 2006
18. TurnInvestigations to new murders and an anonymous video footage brings trouble to Douji Industries, especially to Takayama.TV-MACC23minAug 2, 2006
19. FeelingsMasane forces herself to work with Wado for Riko’s sake, but Riko wants Masane to see Takayama. Meanwhile, Wado still sees Takayama as a threat and sends Ultimateblade Yagi to kill him.TV-MACC23minAug 9, 2006
20. RequestMaria takes over the NSWF, meanwhile Masane sets up Takayama and Rihoko to go on a play date, but Takayama is a bundle of nerves and Riko can’t enjoy herself. It looks like Masane will have to join in after all. This incident makes Masane wield the Witchblade in front of her daughter.TV-MACC23minAug 16, 2006
21. VowTakayama goes to Douji to find data to help Masane’s condition. Meanwhile, Masane tries to remove the witchblade.TV-MACC23minAug 30, 2006
22. TellingMasane thinks about the future for her daughter and tries to tell her about her impending death at a park. Meanwhile, Maria makes plans to grab the power of the Witchblade and Nishida/Wado send out 3 IU-Weapons to capture the Witchblade.TV-MACC23minSep 6, 2006
23. ChaosMasane spends quality time with Riko, Maria and Asagi head to take the Witchblade, and thousands of malfunctioning I-Weapons converge on Tokyo. Will this be the end of Tokyo?TV-MACC23minSep 13, 2006
24. LightIt’s the finale to Witchblade, with Witchblade Masane vs. Dohji and Maria. Rihoko, watching the mother's battle through TV live news, cannot help but rush out to where Masane is.Will Maria get what she wants? Will Masane be able to protect her daughter? Will the Witchblade get what it wants? And that is all the final battleTV-MACC23minSep 20, 2006
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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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Yoshimitsu Ohashi
- Created by
- Matt Hawkins, Susumu Hieda, Marc Silvestri, Koji Kajita
- Cast
- Mamiko Noto,
