Witchblade
I recently watched the first few episodes of the anime version of Witchblade. I didn’t know what to expect. I’m kind of familiar with the comic it’s based on, but it wasn’t something I bought regularly. I think that helped since I heard some Witchblade fans weren’t happy. Lucky for me I wasn’t coming into it with many expectations.
Story
The Witchblade is a legendary weapon of enormous strength. In battle it grants it bearer superhuman abilities. Masane Amaha bears the Witchblade now.
Masane has no memory of what happened six years ago. That’s when she was found at ground zero of a catastrophe that sank part of Tokyo. With her they found a baby they believed to be hers. Now she’s caught between a government agency and a shady corporation when all she wants is a normal life with her daughter.
My opinion
I like it. It has a decent story. I like what they’ve done with the power struggle between a questionable branch of government and a corporation trying to control the Witchblade. Some of the characters are pretty interesting too. Masane and her daughter, Rihoko, are likable. Even after only a few episodes I already like Yusuke Tozawa, a freelance reporter that gets caught up with Masana and Rihoko.
The action is pretty good, but seemed kind of short. Maybe she just hasn’t gone up against anything very strong yet. I hope that’s why the action was lacking. As short as it was, I liked what I saw.
When the Witchblade takes over there’s a little fanservice, but that’s a given. The fan service is just part of Witchblade. Just look at the comics. While it has it’s share of T&A, the anime barely(><) comes close to some of the comics in the area of exposure.
I’m definitely putting this on my list of anime to rent. If it gets any better I’m gonna have to buy it. I’ll let you know what I think after I’ve seen more of it.
Anime, Opinion, Fanservice, Fan Service, Witchblade, Comic, Top Cow, Image Comics, Masane Amaha, Rihoko Amaha
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