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This show started off well with random witch hunts but then moved into a plot driven storyline for the second half. This wouldn’t have been a bad thing if I could just care enough about any of the players in the show. But I didn’t. Apart from the bartender I could care less about any of the others. As for Robin, the main character, she was hard to like because her dialogue consisted of too many “hmms” and head nods. I did like her hair style though.

I have seen the term “monster of the week” being thrown around as if ... it were a bad thing. As previously mentioned this was the portion of the series I enjoyed most. In defense of “monster of the week” shows I would like to point out a few successful shows that followed this from different genres. For starters, Mushishi, my favorite anime, is basically a monster of the week show. As is Law and Order in the cop drama genre and for the most part the X-Files. If Witch Hunter Robin wouldn’t have strayed from this I could have liked it better even though I couldn’t latch onto the characters because then the show would have been more about the villains. And, if for some reason I didn’t like an episode, I could at least look forward to a different approach to a plot in the next episode.

What a fun little show. 4 episodes of about 22 minutes each. It didn't really feel like an anime but it was still good. It could best be described as a mix of Needful Things and Tales From the Crypt. Not really eerie or creepy but more of a show of human nature and people getting their just desserts when they follow their desires with little regard for the rules.