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Witchblade S1E1 — The Beginning

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Witchblade•Season 1•Episode 1

The Beginning

7.7/10 · 77 votesApr 5, 200623 min

Ranked #24 of 24 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

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.

Directed byHiroyuki Tsuchiya

Written byYasuko Kobayashi

Next episodeE2 · Bewilderment

Seasons1

Cast18

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Masane Amaha (voice)

Akemi Kanda

Akemi Kanda

Rihoko Amaha (voice)

Masaya Matsukaze

Masaya Matsukaze

Yusuke Tozawa (voice)

Mie Sonozaki

Mie Sonozaki

Reina Soho (voice)

Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Shiori Tsuzuki (voice)

Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki

Maria (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Reiji Takayama (voice)

Shinji Ogawa

Shinji Ogawa

Tatsuoki Furumizu (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

Asagi (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Hiroki Segawa (voice)

Kazuhiro Nakata

Kazuhiro Nakata

Masaya Wado (voice)

Sakiko Tamagawa

Sakiko Tamagawa

Rie Nishida (voice)

Crew12

Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Storyboard Artist

H

Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Director

T

Tsurugi Kato

Key Animation

T

Tetsuya Matsukawa

Key Animation

F

Fumiaki Kouta

Key Animation

H

Hiromi Okazaki

Key Animation

N

Naoaki Hojo

Key Animation

M

Michio Sato

Key Animation

Y

Yoko Kadogami

Key Animation

Hiraku Kaneko

Hiraku Kaneko

Key Animation

G

Gou Suzuki

Key Animation

T

Tomoaki Sakiyama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Beginning" is episode 1 of Witchblade season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 77 votes, ranking #24 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuchiya and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on April 5, 2006.

Next: E2 · Bewilderment Best of Season 1