Witchblade
English title: Witchblade
Japanese title: ウィッチブレイド
Type: TV
Source: Other
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2006 to Sep 21, 2006
Broadcast: Thursdays at 01:45 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Gonzo
Producers: GDH, SKY Perfect Well Think, Sotsu Music Publishing, Future Vision Music
Licensors: Funimation
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Themes: Adult Cast, Super Power

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. They are caught and Rihoko is taken away. Meanwhile, Masane is attacked by an advanced weapon that can disguise itself as a human being. When faced with the danger, a strange light emits from her wrist and she transforms into a powerful being. She destroys the weapon and consequently becomes involved in a power struggle between powerful organizations, with her at the center of their attention. Because she holds the greatest power of them all, the legendary Witchblade.

(Source: AniDB)

Witchblade is based on the American comic book series of the same name. Although it is set in the same universe, the story and characters are entirely new.