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Feb 26, 2011 11:45 PM
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Such a beautiful opening.

An excellent introductory episode.
Enough mystery and action packed in to make me want to watch more.

The characters all seem interesting as well.
Robin and Michele stick out particularly well.

Loved the animation styles.
Jun 6, 2011 8:49 AM
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Not your typical kind of witches.
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Not bad I guess.

I liked the themes of the show so far involving the hunting but didn't get too much out of the story.
Aug 15, 2013 5:36 PM
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Loving that OP :) I didn't know Robin was 15 years old...she looks at least 18 to me but I guess some people mature pretty fast. I remember watching a few episodes of this on Adult Swim a long time ago and thought this was interesting. A pretty good first episode. Doesn't look like Amon will get along with Robin though.
Dec 23, 2013 8:45 PM
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Well, not sure how this will turn out after just one episode, didn't really get a good feel for the series however . . . The character designs bother me . . . Why does robin have to have that retarded hairstyle?
Feb 15, 2014 2:21 PM
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The animation style is kinda different than the ones I'm used to watching but it looks good! ^^

I think the story's pretty interesting! ;D The characters' personalities seem diverse and that's pretty cool!!! ;333
May 26, 2014 6:15 AM
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Modern witch hunters hmm seems pretty interesting.
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Jan 19, 2015 7:11 PM
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Sabinlerose said:
Such a beautiful opening.

An excellent introductory episode.
Enough mystery and action packed in to make me want to watch more.

The characters all seem interesting as well.
Robin and Michele stick out particularly well.

Loved the animation styles.


Pretty much agree with everything you said, promising cast that don't need 5 episodes to show personality. lol a few episodes later and they've all just turned into wallpaper.

I think Robin's hair is fantastic, not retarded. She has a gothy style that looks right out of ye olde days.
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May 12, 2015 2:44 PM
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wow it's not often that I can't even force myself to watch half of the first episode
Aug 31, 2015 11:47 PM

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Man I haven't watched this in years. I wonder if it's as good as I remember.
Dec 16, 2015 4:10 AM

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Finally getting around this. I had in my plan to watch for ages.

tingy said:
Loving that OP :) I didn't know Robin was 15 years old...she looks at least 18 to me but I guess some people mature pretty fast. I remember watching a few episodes of this on Adult Swim a long time ago and thought this was interesting. A pretty good first episode. Doesn't look like Amon will get along with Robin though.


He will get along just fine. His tsundere.

I agree about Robin even if they said she's 23 or something it will still fit with her design so too bad that they went with the cliche teenage age. She seems quite adult like too lets see how mature she is in the following episodes.
Aug 25, 2016 11:23 AM

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It seems interesting for starters, let's see what happens next, the concept is cool.
I was a bit afraid that they killed that guy.
Mar 13, 2018 10:44 AM

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The curiosity to discover a new way of telling the world of witches fascinated me and I wanted to start this anime series. After this little prologue to explain to everyone my motivations, I pass to the comment of the episode. The beginning seems to me quite canonical, the atmospheres the colors and the narrative rhythm all contribute to give a serious feeling to the souls. It reminds me a little of the "Ergo Proxy" series, perhaps because the director is the same, however, the fact that the protagonist is not a deus ex machina makes the vision of this series a pleasure. The quality of the drawings is very good and the prop design is interesting. The soundtrack seems to me suitable for the context.
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Hard to believe this came before GITS SAC series and both gave me the same mood and had me same level of fun. But yikes the first episode in and the animation is already almost pp level lol! XD still whatever loving the mood so far.
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Not a bad first episode because it revealed enough for me to be drawn in. I think I’m gonna like Robin not only because of her cool powers but the fact that seems like a decent person.

Amon MIGHT be a problem for me. I usually don’t like characters that have his sort of attitude but we’ll see if that changes as the series progresses. The other characters haven’t given me enough to form a real opinion of them...although poor Hattori might not last if he keeps making mistakes LOL

I look forward to more of the show and seeing what cool witch powers will be revealed!
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Great intro, very atmospheric, not many series with such a gothic-inspired style! Reminded me a bit of Malice@Doll and Petite Cossette, with some Ergo Proxy mood (same director, sure). Also made me think of Psychopass since we're introduced to people who might be doing questionable things ("witch hunting" doesn't exactly have good connotations in history)

Apparently Robin left quite a big tip at the cafe.
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lmao was this an Ergo Proxy prototype
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May 23, 2022 6:06 AM

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This was a pretty good opening episode. I'm not usually very interested in this noire, secret ops stuff, but the episode was interesting enough to keep me engaged the whole time. Seems like the cast works pretty well together, so that should definitely make it a pretty fun watch.

Also, I'm not sure in what world Robin looks 15 years old, but alright I guess.

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Jul 17, 2022 11:10 AM
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Love this show since I was a teen. It's funny cause I find other shows with this type of atmosphere boring but WHR always got me hooked. Music is great too :D.
Nov 13, 2022 9:43 PM

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Seems interesting so far. The female lead seems clueless, hope she grows in the series.
Feb 28, 2023 7:12 PM
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I'm liking the dark and gritty atmosphere of the show, it has a really good opening song too. I feel like it's too quiet they should have added more OST on some scenes
Feb 28, 2023 7:13 PM
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Pirating_Ninja said:
Well, not sure how this will turn out after just one episode, didn't really get a good feel for the series however . . . The character designs bother me . . . Why does robin have to have that retarded hairstyle?
Pirating_Ninja said:
Well, not sure how this will turn out after just one episode, didn't really get a good feel for the series however . . . The character designs bother me . . . Why does robin have to have that retarded hairstyle?
i like her hair why you don't like it
Oct 3, 2023 9:25 AM

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Robin looks like she's in her twenties, at least. Surprising to hear she's supposed to be 15.

Alright first episode with some rudimentary worldbuilding, but all of the conversations were lifeless and irrelevant. Hoping the next epiosdes start to perform to a better rhythm.


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Yes, that early 2000 nostalgic style. I love it. I hope the show isn't boring. It'd be a shame.
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