Anime Maki Reviews the Witchblade DVD

As an anime series Witchblade is a success. It’s a sexy show with loads of action, solid production details, and a workable story. Some fanservice diversions don’t necessarily fit in with the motif and other distractions skew it from what fans of the comic book may be used to, but overall it’s an awesome show. The upcoming Viridian release should be considered highly recommended, however, this review is for the older more expensive boxed set with all the bonus features. Who knows what, if any, supplemental content will be ported over to the new release. If you have the option definitely pick this one up!

Read the full review here.
Source: animemaki.net

Video Animer Reviews Witchblade the Anime Series

To start off my anime reviews I have decided to go with one of my favorite newer animes from the past couple of years.

Witchblade was based off of an American Comic Book unlike most animes which base themselves off of a manga series. There was also a television series in the U.S. by the same name. However the anime series is not based off of the original characters in the comic, but is placed in the future with a new blade wielder.

But this is not just a battle anime. It is filled with deep emotional connections, since the reason she fights is for her daughter. This anime is filled with emotions and has a bunch of laughter as well. You can really feel a deep connections with all the characters and had me in tears at the end.

The style of this anime is just beautiful as well. However some of the drawings are a bit racy. The dvd is unedited, but some parts had to be covered up when it was aired. However there is no obscene images, just a lot of skin.

Read the full review here.

Source: Video Animer

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WITCHBLADE ANIME ON ITUNES

Funimation and Top Cow Productions, Inc. are excited to announce “Witchblade – The Anime Series” is now available on iTunes. Fans can download the first episode for free from now until October 26th.
From the renowned anime studio GONZO, Witchblade is the saga of a woman who must bear the burden of a terrible force of destruction known as the Witchblade. Based on the comic book series from Top Cow Productions, the anime series goes into the future to tell the tale of a new bearer of the Witchblade and the conspiracy that surrounds her burden. Witchblade is the first U.S. comic book property to be made into an anime.
Masane Amaha is a woman on the fringe of society, bouncing rootless from town to town with no memory of the past and no clue as to what the future holds. But upon her arrival back in Tokyo, chance and circumstance conspire to unleash the fury of the Witchblade. The ancient weapon stirs. Conscripted into the service of the Doji Group and hunted down by the emissaries of the NSWF, Masane will find herself an unwilling ground zero for the swelling chaos fast approaching.
A new bearer of the Witchblade has been chosen. As she stands on the brink of destiny, she is forced to seek the balance between ecstasy and ruin.
Download the Episode.

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FAN FAVORITES RETURN TO THE VOICE OF COMICS!

amar Nicholas and Tom Beland are two cartoonists making great comics on their own terms. Both writer/artists are frequent guests of the comic book radio talk show and will be returning to Fanboy Radio for a live interview tomorrow. Jamar Nicholas (aka ‘The Grand Poobah of Indy Comics’) is responsible for the webcomic ‘Detective Boogaloo: Hip-Hop Cop,’ is a frequent contributor to DRAW! Magazine and will be chatting about one or two future projects coming out soon. Tom Beland creates the Eisner-nominated ‘True Story, Swear to God’ series out by Image Comics and works on side-projects for Marvel Comics when they’re lucky enough to have him.

Callers to the live show with a question for the guests will receive an exclusive Witchblade Anime DVD thanks to FUNimation Entertainment! Be a part of the action by dialing (817) 257-7631 this Wednesday, September 12^th, at 2:00 Eastern / 1:00 Central.

Last Sunday’s live conversation with Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, as well as hundreds of hours of past episodes are up now at the official Fanboy Radio website - http://www.fanboyradio.com and the show streams episodes from http://www.myspace.com/fanboyradio

Fanboy Radio is a live comedy radio show about the world of comic books and pop culture hosted by Scott Hinze and Oliver Tull. The hour of interviews, humor and information airs from the KTCU studios in Fort Worth, Texas on KTCU 88.7 FM - The Choice, online via internet - KTCU streaming audio and is syndicated in Canada. Fanboy Radio is made possible by FUNimation Entertainment and their DVD releases of Witchblade, DragonBall Z: Season 3 & Full Metal Alchemist and Fort Worth comic book retailer, Y2Komics.

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Check out the Witchblade Anime site

For those of you who don't know about it yet, we highly recommend checking out the new site for Witchblade Anime. The first DVD volume will be in stores on September 25th and it's awesome!
CLICK HERE to check out the site and sign up for email updates.

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Anime Insider Highlights Witchblade Anime!

The East Art experts at Anime Insider have a great 4 page feature in this month's issue including an interview with the lead writer of the Witchblade Anime and the artist from the Witchblade Manga!

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Play Magazine reviews Witchblade Anime!

Click here to read the review!

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FUNimation announces first Witchblade Anime release date!

FUNimation Entertainment will release the first DVD volume of the Witchblade anime series in both Regular (MSRP $29.98) and Starter Set ($44.98) editions on September 25th. Woo-hoo! I've seen the first few episodes and FUNimation has done a phenomenal job translating the original series to English for an American audience. Click HERE for more info!

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