Witchblade (Ja) Season 1
01. 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 is arrested.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
02. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
03. Defiance
Takayama offers Masane a job, but the only thing on Masane's mind is finding her daughter.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
04. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
05. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
06. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
07. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
08. Reciprocity
Masane is forced to use the Witchblade in front of Tozawa, when they are attacked by an ex-con.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
09. Sadness
Masane and Tozawa learn more about the ex-con's past.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
Toshiki Inoue
Script
10. Interaction
Masane is forced to accompany Takayama to a party, where she must confront Wado, one of Takayama's rivals.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
11. 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 a Cloneblade.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
12. 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?
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
13. 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 interrupts.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
14. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
15. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
16. Relaxation
Masane gets a break from fighting and enjoy a day at a beach resort with Rihoko and their neighbours.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
17. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
18. Turn
Investigations to new murders and an anonymous video footage brings trouble to Douji Industries, especially to Takayama.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
19. 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.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
20. 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 have to join in after all. This incident makes Masane wield the Witchblade in front of her daughter.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
21. Vow
Takayama goes to Douji to find data to help Masane’s condition. Meanwhile, Masane tries to remove the witchblade.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
22. 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 3 IU-Weapons to capture the Witchblade.
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
23. 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?
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
24. 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? Will Masane be able to protect her daughter? Will the Witchblade get what it wants? And that is all the final battle
Akemi Kanda
Rihoko Amaha
Mamiko Noto
Masane Amaha
Masaya Matsukaze
Yusuke Tozawa
Mie Sonozaki
Reina Soho
Nana Mizuki
Maria
Rikiya Koyama
Reiji Takayama
Shinji Ogawa
Tatsuoki Furumizu
Shizuka Itō
Shiori Tsuzuki
Akeno Watanabe
Asagi
Kenichi Suzumura
Hiroki Segawa
Kazuhiro Nakata
Masaya Wado
Sakiko Tamagawa
Rie Nishida
Saori Yumiba
Nora
Aki Sasamori
Sakurai
Daisuke Kirii
Michael
Daisuke Ono
Osada
Kenta Miyake
Nakata
Maiko Itou
Mariko Natsuki
Mika Itō
Naomi
Ryouko Ono
Aoi
Shōto Kashii
Chou san
Akiko Asaki
Key Animation