Witchblade: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Long sought by the greed of men, but bestowed only on the women whose fate it forever scars, the Witchblade, righteous sword of God or hand of the Devil himself. A new bearer finds out, seeking balance between ecstacy and ruin."-prolog that began the show. In this new approach to the Witchblade universe, the lead character (and blade wielder) is Masane Amaha, a kind-hearted woman who, despite her good intentions, is fairly clumsy and not good around the house. She lost her memory during an earthquake that ravaged Tokyo and, curiously, Masane was found unscathed in the phenomenon's ground zero, holding a baby in her arms. Six years later, she returns to Tokyo with the child, now called Rihoko, and for whom she cares as a daughter, where she discovers that the mysterious jewel attached to her right wrist is actually the legendary artifact known as the Witchblade.

Series details

• Title: Witchblade
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2006-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-09-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 12671
• IMDb ID: tt0813971
• TVDB ID: 79473

Cast and credited roles

• Mamiko Noto — Masane Amaha | Witchblade
• Akemi Kanda — Rihoko Amaha
• Sakiko Tamagawa — Rie Nishida
• Nana Mizuki — Maria
• Kenta Miyake — Akira Nakata
• Shizuka Itou — Shiori Tsuzuki
• Rikiya Koyama — Reiji Takayama
• Mie Sonozaki — Reina Sohou
• Masaya Matsukaze — Yuusuke Tozawa
• Akeno Watanabe — Asagi
• Kazunari Tanaka — Masaya Wadou
• Kenichi Suzumura — Hiroki Segawa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-04-05; final listed air date 2006-09-20; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Witchblade on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.