7.0/1055 votes#1 - The Beginning
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2006
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.
Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
6.9/1045 votes#2 - Bewilderment
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1036 votes#3 - Defiance
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2006
Takayama offers Masane a job, but the only thing on Masane's mind is finding her daughter.
Director: Hiroatsu Agata
Writer: N/A
6.9/1034 votes#4 - Movement
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1029 votes#5 - Search
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2006
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.
Director: Tomoya Kunisaki
Writer: N/A
7.0/1029 votes#6 - Change
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/1029 votes#7 - Past
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2006
Masane discovers more about Takayama's past. Meanwhile, Shiori goes berserk from over-using the Cloneblade, and decides to attack Masame one more time.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1028 votes#8 - Reciprocity
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2006
Masane is forced to use the Witchblade in front of Tozawa, when they are attacked by an ex-con.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1026 votes#9 - Sadness
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2006
Masane and Tozawa learn more about the ex-con's past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1026 votes#10 - Interaction
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2006
Masane is forced to accompany Takayama to a party, where she must confront Wado, one of Takayama's rivals.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1023 votes#11 - Danger
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1025 votes#12 - Prisoner
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2006
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1025 votes#13 - Separation
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1025 votes#14 - Family
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1024 votes#15 - Bonds
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1024 votes#16 - Relaxation
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2006
Masane gets a break from fighting and enjoy a day at a beach resort with Rihoko and their neighbours.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1024 votes#17 - Confusion
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1025 votes#18 - Turn
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2006
Investigations to new murders and an anonymous video footage brings trouble to Douji Industries, especially to Takayama.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/1025 votes#19 - Feelings
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/9/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1025 votes#20 - Request
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1025 votes#21 - Vow
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/30/2006
Takayama goes to Douji to find data to help Masane’s condition. Meanwhile, Masane tries to remove the witchblade.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/1024 votes#22 - Telling
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/6/2006
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1024 votes#23 - Chaos
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/13/2006
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1028 votes#24 - Light
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/20/2006
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
Director: Naotaka Hayashi
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
The Best Episodes of Witchblade Season 1
Every episode of Witchblade Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Witchblade Season 1!
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....
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Beginning" is the best rated episode of "Witchblade" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 55 votes. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuchiya and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 4/5/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bewilderment".