witchblade anime

from an American comic to a tv-series (sample), to a manga and a 24-episode Japanimation, the Witchblade is a prime example of a (what-i-call) "concept property" that has traveled the media (with the exception of being turned into a broadway musical, innit?), a cross-cultural "product", indeed, IMO :)

i was reminded of it's existence with the "debut" of the anime in the US on CBR [screengrabs via], and of coz my subsequent youtube-exploration, which yielded these interesting clips, which were an intriguing mix of japanese-cutesy and borderline hentai = *gawd i wanna watch the series now LOL*


*videos and screengrabs after the jump*

"In 22nd-Century Japan, Police Officer Masane Amou becomes the latest in an ancient line of women-only warriors to wield the mysterious sentient weapon known only throughout history as "the Witchblade" in a fight against the forces of evil." [via]

- Anime Opening Credits
- Japanese trailer:

Witchblade DVD Ep 1 (no subs)
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three