S01E01 The Beginning
Masane 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...
Witchblade
S01E12: Prisoner
Tozawa 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?
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Bewilderment
After 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.
S01E03 Defiance
Takayama offers Masane a job, but the only thing on Masane's mind is finding her daughter.
S01E04 Movement
The 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.
S01E05 Search
Tozawa 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.
S01E06 Change
Masane 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.
S01E07 Past
Masane discovers more about Takayama's past. Meanwhile, Shiori goes berserk from over-using the Cloneblade, and decides to attack Masame one more time.
S01E08 Reciprocity
Masane is forced to use the Witchblade in front of Tozawa, when they are attacked by an ex-con.
S01E10 Interaction
Masane is forced to accompany Takayama to a party, where she must confront Wado, one of Takayama's rivals.
S01E11 Danger
Maria, 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...
S01E12 Prisoner
Tozawa 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?
S01E13 Separation
NSWF’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...
S01E14 Family
Reina 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.
S01E15 Bonds
Maria, 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.
S01E16 Relaxation
Masane gets a break from fighting and enjoy a day at a beach resort with Rihoko and their neighbours.
S01E17 Confusion
Masane’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.
S01E18 Turn
Investigations to new murders and an anonymous video footage brings trouble to Douji Industries, especially to Takayama.
S01E19 Feelings
Masane 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.
S01E20 Request
Maria 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...
S01E21 Vow
Takayama goes to Douji to find data to help Masane’s condition. Meanwhile, Masane tries to remove the witchblade.
S01E22 Telling
Masane 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...
S01E23 Chaos
Masane 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?
S01E24 Light
It’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?...
Cast
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha (voice)
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha (voice)
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa (voice)
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
Shiori Tsuzuki (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Maria (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama (voice)
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu (voice)
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa (voice)
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida (voice)
