Burn the Witch

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)

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Outside of Asia the film was released using a different format than that of it's Japanese theatrical release. It was split into an episodic format which Crunchyroll exclusively started streaming on its platform on October 1, 2020.

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Niihashi, Noel

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Yamada, Yuina
Japanese

Spangcole, Ninny

Main

Tano, Asami
Japanese

Bangnyfe, Bruno

Supporting

Kobayashi, Chikahiro
Japanese

Osushi-chan

Supporting

Hikisaka, Rie
Japanese

Parks, Balgo Ywain

Supporting

Tsuchiya, Shinba
Japanese

Banx Jr., Billy

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Hirata, Hiroaki
Japanese

Baljure, Macy

Supporting

Hayami, Saori
Japanese

Squire, Sullivan

Supporting

Shimizu, Haruka
Japanese

Slashhaut, Wolfgang

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Mugihito
Japanese

B. Dipper, Roy

Supporting

Tanaka, Miou
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Kawano, Tatsurou

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Miyoshi, Keiichirou

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Suzumura, Chika

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Kubo, Tite

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"Blowing" by NiL

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Oct 1, 2020

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

NBreviews (All reviews)

292 people found this review helpful

This anime has a disastrous montage.

Burn The Witch is anything but a movie. The biggest problem that prevents any internal logic is the way it was distributed by Crunchyroll. The movie was perforated like a seasonal anime, and the transition between the 3 episodes is disastrous, the narrative tone of each episode gives the feeling that the story is going to be much bigger than it really is.

In the little show time we have, the anime tries to develop an internal problem that doesn't work or just doesn't matter, and tries to assimilate that with a drama of some characters that does not move.

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Oct 1, 2020

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

anime-prime (All reviews)

142 people found this review helpful

Well, this movie was nice to watch. It really brought back that Bleach nostalgia.

While I can't even to begin to express how glad I am that I could experience Burn The Witch immediately as it released, it wasn't a flawless masterpiece. It tried to tell way too much story that could naturally fit in a one hour movie. The world building wasn’t as strong as it could have been. If only this movie had an extra 20-30 minutes to its runtime, like a normal length animated feature, it would have flowed a lot smoother and could have fleshed out the characters and world a bit more. Some things weren't explained fully and the characters didn't have enough time to become fully developed. This is especially true for Balgo, who is easily the flattest and least interesting character in the movie.

There is a moment at the end of the movie where two characters hug (sort of), and it feels so random and comes so out of nowhere, that you would think that there actually was a prequel movie to this, since nothing in the movie made it seem like they were on hugging terms.

Another flaw I would give this movie would go to the animation team at studio Colorido. While the fight scenes were well animated for the most part, a lot of the still frames felt stiff. While that may seem like an obvious thing to say, it felt stiffer than most still frames feel. Some of the CG was off-putting as well, but most of the CGI was integrated well.

Now for the positives, as I said before, the action scenes were well animated for the most part. They were very slickly and stylishly animated and the CGI was integrated well most of the time. The Marchen (legendary dragon) was animated nicely as well. The entire backstory scene with Macy and Elly was presented wonderfully. The ED song was nice and the soundtrack fit. The voice cast was all solid as well.

Most of the cast had great designs. The character designs were very Bleach-like and they looked great in this setting. Also, it is just nice to see the Bleach references and to just be back in the world of Bleach. The main characters, Noel and Ninny, are really likable (even if not fully developed), and they really had a natural and believable chemistry between them.

This movie was enjoyable, although I went in to the movie already loving it, so I have a bias. That being said, I think that non-Bleach fans will have a harder time enjoying it than Bleach fans.

There will probably be more animated Burn The Witch content down the road, so it will be interesting to see where the series goes from here.

All in all, an 8 out of 10.

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Oct 1, 2020

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

nightshadekait (All reviews)

129 people found this review helpful

Burn the witch made me feel like I was watching the 6th episode (and only the 6th episode) in a 12 episode series.

The first part of the anime jumps straight into action with minimal information. We get about 2 minutes of the anime establishing the setting, another 2 minutes of vague implications about who and what people are, and then all of a sudden we’re fighting dragons in the middle of the street. The lack in background isn’t so bad that you can’t follow what’s going on, but the anime would have been a million times better if everything had been laid out properly before read more

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Oct 1, 2020

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

swivel (All reviews)

76 people found this review helpful

Oh my, the time has finally come for Burn the Witch, a much-anticipated movie constantly advertised by your favorite streaming site: Crunchyroll.

I can best describe this movie as average and enjoyable. In fact, I can't even call this a movie, maybe an OVA would better describe it.

Let me start off with the first thing that greets you when you watch an anime, the animation. I must say Studio Colorido has done a great job at animating this movie, the fight scenes are visually pleasing and the movements are fluid, there's no sign of shoddy work done by a bunch of underpaid chumps. Although some frames read more

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