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Product Description To Kill, To Live, To Love, To Die... The destiny of the Witchblade continues... Based on the popular comic book by Top Cow Productions. Masane Amaha is a woman on the fringe of society, but her strange destiny was written ages past. She has been chosen from the anonymous depths of history, a fresh host for the coveted artifact known as the Witchblade. The raw power of conquering armies courses through her veins, the taste of death sweet on her lips. Naked aggression with brutal birth in the fires of eternal lust for battle. Struggling to build a life her daughter, with no memory of the past and no clue as to her future, Masane Amaha will be forever scarred by her salvation... And many will step forward to see it. DVD Covers Featuring Top Cow Productions Artists Volume 1 DVD Art by Mike Choi DVD Extras: -A Tour of Top Cow Studios with Marc Silvestri -Japanese Cast Interview - Voice of Masane Amaha (Mamiko Noto) -Promotional Video -Textless Songs (Opening: XTC, Closing: Ashitano-te) -Easter Egg (can you find it?) Review Play Magazine By Dave Halverson Score: 9.5 out of 10 Plus: Surprisingly rich and well developed storyline; beautiful production, first-rate English-speaking cast, sexy as all hell Minus: I'll get back to you on that...or not. Review: Be witched Intrigued (to put it lightly) by GONZO's Witchblade character designs, the actual finished anime insn't at all what I expected. What I expected was a somewhat religious take on the US comic/TV property about a female cop who becomes the Witchblade (Yancy Butler flashbacks be damed!), but what I got was a thoroughly Japanese interpretation, or so it would seem. Masane Amaha is a mother on the run, found at the epicenter of a devastating earthquake that changed the face of Japan; she's worn out her welcome at the local homeless shelter and decided to go it on her own, which doesn't sit well with the totalitarian Child Welfare Agency, concerned for the safety of her young daughter, who also happens to wear the pants in the family. The strong-willed and wise beyond her years little girl soon finds herself in protective custody, and her mother behind bars. The only thing that can save them is the Witchblade, which chose her as its host on that fateful day in the eye of the storm. The struggle at the center of Witchblade is a very human one between mother and daughter, the adoptive family we come to know around them, and the mega-maniacal corporations that will stop at nothing to control the Witchblade's omnipotent power. It's anything but a corny comic book scenario. It has real heart, and real choices...and ok, mega fan service in between. When Masane becomes the Witchblade her ample breasts swell to epic proportion, she's prone to licking things constantly, and her nether region gives new meaning to the axiom crotch shot. A small price to pay for one of the most beautifully produced news anime series of the year, or perhaps the decade for that matter. These East-meets-West ventures seem to be the way forward for anime to truly blossom in the US. --Play Magazine