BURN THE WITCH

ONA

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
3
RELEASE
October 2, 2020
LENGTH
21 min

DESCRIPTION

Historically, 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons.

Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden "reverse" side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a selected few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to make direct contact with them.

The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind (WB), an organization for dragon conservation and management. Their mission is to protect and manage the dragons within London on behalf of the people.

(Source: Official Site)

Note: The show was screened in theaters and released online on the same date; the theatrical release combines all three episodes into one.

CAST

Noel Niihashi
Yuina Yamada
Ninny Spangcole
Asami Tano
Balgo Ywain Parks
Shinba Tsuchiya
Bruno Bangnyfe
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Osushi
Rie Hikisaka
Billy Banx Jr.
Hiroaki Hirata
Macy Baljure
Saori Hayami
Sullivan Squire
Haruka Shimizu
Roy B. Dipper
Miou Tanaka
Wolfgang Slashhaut
Mugihito
Elly
Narrator
Hikari Yono
Harry Shayk
Cquntnire Milieve
Tronbone Takkinen
Saka Rynn

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

Drakmalar
75/100
A well animated adaptation that breathes Tite Kubo style, but one that seems to show a lack of evolution in his writing
I have been waiting for this to drop since it was announced, i have watched most of the bleach episodes from the anime and i read the entire manga not so long ago actually. So i have a pretty fair understanding of this mans narrative and artistic style and im pretty familiar with what kind of treatment his work has received in the past. This adaptation for Burn the Witch is stylish, colorful, fluid, fun, well animated and with a soundtrack that does a great job at conveying that Kubo style and in adding depth to what we are being shown. Its supposedly a movie but as it is divided in three parts im kinda confused as to what i should call it, so if im to reffer to it once again ill just call it a series.

In an era where there seems to be a serious case of repetition in animes artistic styles, im glad to say that this series feels pretty unique and fresh. Not just for the setting (which is pretty exceptional on its own right as it is a magical interpretation of London but not entirely fantastical, its still is the london that we know in real life) and captivating character designs that Kubo is known for, but also for the style of animation. The lines on these characters are so damn clean looking, and each movement is so clear, natural and agile that its just a visual delight. Theres also plenty of scenes that i can recall with striking color palettes, which is always a plus and something that i personally appreciate.

From a soundtrack perspective, i loved how well it accompanied all of the episodes and it really helped to build the excitement in the most intense scenes.

This is a pretty exciting and fast paced series, there is some quiet time and time to breathe in between scenes. But just as a scene can start to feel even a bit boring or still BOOM, something happens and the characters jump to the action. Which is something that i deeply appreciate being that its only 3 episodes, it would be awful to see that they wasted the little time they had to tell a story in boring dialogues, but they didnt! quite the opposite! And that allows for an entertaining anime that will keep you going until the very end...

...An end that isnt exactly satisfactory or with much of a sense of closure, but its there and it works. Its not that its bad, its just that more could have been done. As i have stated before, this is the Kubo style. And everyone who has experienced Bleach from beginning to end knows how he ended that manga in a pretty unfulfilling way, so this is just him showing that he has yet to become better at giving closure to his stories. But, you should take this criticism with a pinch of salt. As this is an adaptation of a one shot and im not exactly sure about how fair it is to say this about a one shot. Now, the criticism that i can make is that while i enjoyed both female protagonists, liked their chemistry and saw a bit of development in their relationship... i feel like more could have been done when it comes to character development, cuz there were some nice things that were setted up in episode 2 but didnt really pay off in any interesting way for the ending. Which is kind of a shame, since there was even a character with a kind of imposter syndrom case which i found super interesting and that could end up leading to something interesting but in the end it amounted to nothing. Again, this also happened in bleach and it makes me worried that Kubo might still be the same kind of writer that he was when he worked on that series.

There is supposedly going to be a sequel of burn the witch after the release of this series, i seriously hope we see an evolved Kubo with an improved writing style that shows us more of what he did back in the Souls Society arc and less of what he did in, for example, the Fullbringer arc.
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Scumpus
90/100
Burn the Witch is a good show with fantastic directing and animation and even better sex appeal.
Oh shit bros Kubokino is back on the menu and we eatin good toniiiiiight.
Burn The Witch is a short anime that's basically a direct one to one adaptation of the one shot of the same name by Bleach author and artist Kubo sensei, AKA literally the David lynch of manga. Not only is the animation great, the character designs are better. Bruno is a mega hunk and anyone who disagrees can, and is obligated to forfeit their human rights to me a small fee. I want to be Bruno, I literally want to be Bruno irl and have ordered a custom printed jacket to get closer to that goal. Aside from that there are the girls, who are the two Kubo female archetypes, Brat and Mommy. I don't care much for Mommy, she is a boring character and her tits are big. The Brat is epic and has personality, and much better legs and voice. In some shots you can see her legs, this is what we in the industry refer to as "sex appeal," it's an appeal to the sexual drive of humans , the drive to reproduce, to breed. It's a primordial lizard brain thought that we as a species simply can not escape from. In that sense, Brat is a sex character, but in another sense she is the obvious ship with Bruno. Bruno X Brat is the otp of Burn the Witch, mommy can have her cuck beta male I don't give a shit. I want to be Bruno, and I want my gf to be the Brat with a funny magic gun. In real life witches do not have guns and I believe this to be a huge missed opportunity for some added sex appeal in the world of the occult. In fact, occultism as a whole has been sorely lacking in sex and drugs and rock and roll as of late. I support only the "sex" portion of that list but it's very important nontheless.

Here's the plot of Burn the Witch. Introduction scene. Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex. Cool dragon scene. Sex SeX Sex. Cool old guy, then the show's over. Kubo works on the rules of cools in the same way as Micheal Bay, who directed Transformers. The full title being Transformation Automotors, based on the hit japanese series Transformers Kiss Players, the world's first robot kissing porn. Burn the Witch follows this trend of sex appeal and kissing and sex and appeal (separate form sex appeal) but it misses the mark majorly because none of the female characters show their bare feet even once. I wanna sniff sniff Brat, I wanna hug Brat, and I wanna steal $20 from Brat's wallet so she'll track me down and step on me. Burn the Witch is not only good, it's double good. Fantastic directing contributes to a feeling of grandeur and wonderous fantasy, but most importantly to the very real sexual tension between Bruno (me) and Brat. Only wish it was longer so that the full 2 hour sex scene I know is happening offscreen could happen onscreen.
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aquelesousa
83/100
Infelizmente, nenhuma surpresa.
This review is writed by and in Brazilian, so if you don't understand a single shit writen down here and want a translation, just come to me and i'll provide you - or try, at least. My english is just like my life: terrible. But anyway, long review short: Good Adaptation of a Terrible story with some minor mistakes.
__Mata na.__
Desde que as produções animadas em torno de alguma obra de Tite Kubo foram encerradas como resposta ao que veio se tornar como um cancelamento disfarçado de final justo e bem pensado, os fãs e não fãs - traduz-se também como "haters", porque na Internet só existe o "eu to certo" e o "você é um pau no cu" - sequer se questionavam sobre uma possibilidade de Tite Kubo voltar a produzir alguma obra, ou pouco menos que iriamos ter uma animação relacionada a qualquer coisa relacionada a seus trabalhos anteriores ou possíveis milagres atuais.

Well, Guess What?

Julho de 2018 nos presentearia com um One Shot publicada dentro da trigésima terceira edição especial da revista semanal do Jovem Pulo, onde parabenizaria também os autores que estiveram ao lado da revista durante tanto tempo, constando uma homenagem a Kubo que retornaria dentro dessa homenagem. Porém, pouco nós sabíamos - pouco a própria Shonen Jump sabia - que Kubo daria seu pulo do gato e pregaria uma peça em nós e na revista. Burn the Witch se tratava de um Spin-Off em One Shot de Bleach, apresentando um mundo dentro da realidade criada na obra anterior e que, meses depois, seriamos surpreendidos com um evento comemorando o aniversário de Bleach onde traria a notícia de que Burn the Witch na verdade ganharia uma serialização porém em moldes diferente do que nós estamos acostumados, entregando um pequeno arco de três capítulos lançados simultaneamente.

A Qualidade da história era o que nós tínhamos recebido anteriormente: construção de um mundo onde apenas o Kubo conhecia e esquece que ele está escrevendo uma história para desconhecidos, exposição pela proposta do dicionário, contextualização do irreconhecível e ilógico, desconsideração pela compreensão de leitura do leitor, personagens que não são personagens mas apenas estereótipos pela proposta de representarem apenas uma ideia de estereótipos, e o topo da cereja no bolo era o desejo forte do Kubo de vender duas protagonistas: uma insuportavelmente e outra da qual ele está realmente convencido de nos vender como a mulher mais gostosa do mundo que mostra a calcinha ao findar do One-Shot.

Za Warudo é pequeno, né? Porque coincidências costumam ocorrer de forma demasiada com o Kubo. Por que estou falando isso? Sabe o evento comemorando o aniversário de Bleach? Ele também trazia novidades sobre animações de obras do Kubo.

O Plural é proposital.

Nós teríamos uma adaptação episódica do último arco de Bleach, tal qual uma animação episódica de Burn the Witch, que traria os três exatos capítulos que viriam em formato fechado. Eis que chegamos em Outubro de 2020. Recebemos a adaptação e cá estamos nela, após assistir (ou fingir que assistiu e saiu lendo reviews alheias... ou na verdade só lendo o título, porque a internet é rápida demais para ler um conteúdo por inteiro) e absorver o que quer que tenham nos aprontado. E devo dizer...
__É uma ótima adaptação.__ _Não que isso signifique alguma coisa._
A Animação foi feita pelo estúdio que vocês viram aí (porra, antes de clicar aqui tem uma página no canto esquerdo, lê ai e vê quem animou) e eu devo dizer que dado o orçamento do qual eles foram dados, eu posso dizer de forma segura que cada página e cada execução visual do mangá está transposta exatamente da forma como Kubo visionou. Traços à parte, devo dizer que gostei bastante da direção entregue pela animação, pois ela corresponde exatamente bem a experiência visual que é ler Burn the Witch. Os enquadramentos se mostram extremamente respeitosos a obra original e, aumentando ainda mais os valores da produção, uma salva de palmas para as escolhas das vozes e as interpretações entregues, pois eles vendem exatamente os personagens que ouvimos (imaginamos ouvir) durante a leitura. Os combates ganharam ainda mais personalidade do que no mangá - se bem que infelizmente mangá hoje em dia, no que diz respeito a lutas, eles vivem a serviço de anime - e é interessante ver isso transposto em uma ótima utilização de cores. Os aspectos vitorianos em tomadas coloridas e chores as vezes um pouco mais saturadas, outras mais brilhantes, e essas brincadeiras realizadas com a ambientação geral é bem interessante de se ver na parte técnica.
Porém, é aquele negócio... e a História, né? Continua __bem ruim__.
Kubo tinha uma história em sua mente e queria reproduzi-la, assim como todo roteirista. Uma história parece ter acontecido na sua cabeça, e na hora de transpor essa narrativa ele esquece que nós não conhecemos essa história e os personagens, o mundo, seus relacionamentos e conhecimento de causa não são de nosso - wait for it - conhecimento! E isso continua até o final da história. As protagonistas servem seus estereótipos e são a mesma nota do começo ao final, nenhum arco de aprendizado é realizado, os diálogos não são naturais e se prestam apenas ao serviço da exposição, não existe comunicação sobre causa e consequência, não existe comunicação sobre conhecimento, entendimento, características visuais ou auditivas que nos façam compreender sobre quem são esses personagens, suas funções narrativas além de servirem à um estereótipo... é tudo vazio. Beira o desrespeitoso, eu diria.
_Tal qual o Kubo sempre fez_.
Resumo da Opera: Ótima adaptação...

... infelizmente.
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