Witchblade Takeru
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Witchblade Takeru

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Witch Blade
Japanese: ウィッチブレイド丈琉
English: Witchblade
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 12
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 18, 2006 to Jan 19, 2007
Genres: Action Action, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi, Ecchi Ecchi
Themes: School School, Super Power Super Power
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Champion RED
Authors: Kobayashi, Yasuko (Story), Sumita, Kazasa (Art)

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Score: 6.781 (scored by 12061,206 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #123722
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #6272
Members: 3,345
Favorites: 31

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Preliminary Spoiler
Apr 8, 2014
Surprisingly, I enjoyed Witchblade Takeru. Maybe it's because the half naked girl in the cover set my expectations right there and then. Or maybe its because, although highly unlikely, that I have bad taste in manga.

The titular Takeru is a girl raised in a Buddhist temple with her Grandma and fellow Buddhist sister Seishu. Her life gets turned upside down, inside & out after demons invade her home and injure her family. She needs to fight back so she grabs the Witchblade, fuses with it, and proceeds to instantly get at least 50 years worth of Kendo.

If you've seen the original Witchblade counterpart, then ...
Dec 16, 2019
Mixed Feelings
CONTAINS SPOILERS

I forgot most of the details as I was reading it as it wasn't very memorable, so here's a quick review of what I do remember.

Story: 5
The plot is fairly interesting and not very complicated, which is fitting for just 12 chapters, but I still had some problems following along. There are some things that don't get explained and some things that don't make sense. We aren't told where the demons came from or how a severed demon arm can be wielded by anyone. It was never explained what exactly the US military was trying to accomplish with its bizarre actions.
The ending felt unsatisfying, ...