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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- The Orbo side effect was because their spirits said eff of. A satisfying ending. Leaving if they survived or not up to our own imaginations. |
| Going to leave the ending to my imagination. Meh series though as I didn't enjoy it that much. 5/10 |
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| After the credits, didn't a girl that had similar attributes to Robin appear in front of their building?? After they mentioned that they had a new hunter, and then at the end of the credits that girl appear, it is safe to assume it is Robin. And of course they survived. How could they not? It was just better to be off the trail for sometime I guess. Well good anime fo sure. didn't stop watching until I finished it. one hell of a marathon. ;) |
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| Uh, what? why did they go back to hunting as normal? Where are the witches going? How are they hunting them? Why are they hunting them after the show made that seem so immoral? Doesn't anyone else think this show is just way too plot sloppy? |
| Man, either I've been watching way too anime that doesn't have a clear ending, or anime usually doesn't have a clear ending when it comes to plot focused ones...I think it's the latter though. Not that I really mind it that much, but in this case, I kind of really wanted to know what happens to Robin and Amon, especially how she is the Eve of Witches and all. Still, this was a fun ride, I do like the way how they reversed the thinking of how witches are bad, into witches are actually fallen gods that are superior than humans. It also touched upon some good themes, and Solomon's way of getting rid of seeds before they become witches is something to think about. Should they be getting rid of seeds even when they aren't bad yet? Like getting rid of the danger before it has a chance to become a danger. And I also liked what Miho said back in episode 4, how witches kill others because the others contaminate their world. Yet, it's no different from what hunters are doing. Some though-provoking ideas running around in this anime, but I do agree that it could've been executed better. Instead of its episodic nature for almost half of the series, they also could have expanded a little on the characters. In the end, we only really got to know Robin, a little about Amon, and a little about Michael. It's sad because I really liked all the characters on the team. |
| Really enjoyed it. But the ending did leave me confused: Similar attributes as Robin with that scene at the end, but I doubt it was her (I don't really see any reason), maybe her child? As that video-scene seems to imply that Robin is meant to pass on the "God/Witch Gene thing" or set stuff up so that regular humans progressively shift into Witches. The NTS-J staying with hunting makes sense, they are just a sort of sub-group to HQ/Solomon, right? And it's said that Solomon's purpose is to prevent Witches from converting humanity, stop the succession and such. And only Amon, Robin and...I forget the other persons name, found that out. I guess they're no longer using Orbo, and maybe keeping "good" witches around, instead of just offing them. (As Solomon seemed to intend that, with the Inquisitor testing that one guy). Now I'm confused to Solomon's ultimate goal, did the ideology just change? Are they trying to kill all the witches, or just the bad ones? What's the end-game here? I wish they had fleshed this out at the end, \: but I can see Robin & Amon settling down somewhere to start this witch-re-population thingy or whatever. I also really liked the opening music. It makes me very sad for some reason... |
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| This whole series was rather mediocre, and this last episode was the pinnacle of that mediocrity. |
كنت تهدر وقتك عن طريق ترجمة هذه. mattbenz99 said: Christians and Satanists are technically the same thing |
| I think the team was left to arrest the "bad witches" (someone has still to do it). I believe that last girl was really Robin (without the ties in the hair). However I liked how they left the end opened. |
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| Hrmm, well the series was . . . Well I'm giving it a 5/10. The first half was dreadful, actually painful to watch, however towards the middle they did pick up a little bit however after that the plot was too large for the amount of set-up so it kind of left the latter episodes somewhat with a random feeling. |
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| They should change the name to Witch Hunter Boring. 4/10 |
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| I would be curious to here other peoples thoughts on who they thought appeared out of the car in the after credits scene? Also, did you like the way they ended it with Robin being heralded as the Eve of Witches? I really wasn't a big fan of Amon's character, he seemed to be all over the board for how he felt about Robin and his ultimate agenda. I get that it was supposed to be mysterious and suspenseful but it felt forced at several different points. I also really wish that they had started the show off with more plot and periodically added in stand alone episodes, like most animes (I think it would have kept peoples attention better, but the second half was incredibly enjoyable) |
TropeskillerJun 12, 2014 1:01 PM
| https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsWX3yAgjTPjL3MT7d4wbqg/feed WHY IS THE RUM GONE?! BECAUSE I DRANK IT TO GET MY RAVE ON AT THE CON DAMNIT!!! |
| I don't believe Robin or Amon died since Doujima smiled when she was asked. I don't know exactly what happened at the end since I got a bit confused, but one thing for sure they aren't dead. |
| I still like the show but it wasn't as good as I remember. The show was a slow burn but it was way too slow. They should have kicked the main plot in sooner and allowed it to expand more. Too much time wasted on monster of the week...hell half the show. Still give it 7/10. |
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| finally this one was painful to watch. way way too slow for me. 5-6/10 |
 「 To other people, I might not have changed at all, but I feel like I was able to change... 」 |
| I wish this story would be redone, so that someone could make it less fucking confusing. I liked it, though. I really like Robin. |
| Just finished the show 9/10. Definitely one of my favourites. I understand how some people might find it slow, but that was precisely what contributed so much for the atmosphere for me. I also think the episodic "monster of the week" first half of the show was necessary. You have to get a feeling for the STN-J's routine to fully appreciate the main plot and the twist it brings to the characters' lives. I also loved the little details, like for example how all the display panels in the factory were in Greek. Some things bug still bug me though: - What were Doujima's and Sakaki's powers? They must at least have some latent abilities to be able to/allowed to use orbo from the onset. - The MAL character bio's state that Amon didn't have any powers and was 'just' a seed. However, haven't we seen him jump-flying/appearing out of nowhere several times? - How did Karasuma and Robin & Amon get seperated at the factory? - Did Robin just fry those witches at the factory, to release them from their agony? - If Gods/Witches lost the ability to genetically transfer their powers to their offspring, then what's the deal with the whole 'seed' thing? - How could a mutation in the genome of one God/Witch cause the entire species to lose this ability? - What the hell is (in) Robin's pendant? - Why did Robin find orbo disgusting, even before she knew how it was made? - Why does Zaizen hate witches so much? - Who is the hunter introduced at the end? Concerning the last (two) question(s), I actually have an idea: is it Touko? Because judging by her hair, she could be. She's also the only character who's story hasn't really been rounded up, and her mother being a witch (she herself thus being a seed), might perhaps explain why Zaizen for some reason has come to hate witches. |
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| this anime had a lot of potential and it was during very well in some episodes and in others it was...not. i still enjoyed it to some extent but there are WAY too many plot holes and questions left to be answered. Laionidas said: Some things bug still bug me though: - What were Doujima's and Sakaki's powers? They must at least have some latent abilities to be able to/allowed to use orbo from the onset. - The MAL character bio's state that Amon didn't have any powers and was 'just' a seed. However, haven't we seen him jump-flying/appearing out of nowhere several times? - How did Karasuma and Robin & Amon get seperated at the factory? - Did Robin just fry those witches at the factory, to release them from their agony? - If Gods/Witches lost the ability to genetically transfer their powers to their offspring, then what's the deal with the whole 'seed' thing? - How could a mutation in the genome of one God/Witch cause the entire species to lose this ability? - What the hell is (in) Robin's pendant? - Why did Robin find orbo disgusting, even before she knew how it was made? - Why does Zaizen hate witches so much? - Who is the hunter introduced at the end? yeah these (and more) are the questions i have and it's really frustrating me. i think what made me continue watching this show to the end was Robin, she was a very interesting character |
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owlpoop said: I think what made me continue watching this show to the end was Robin, she was a very interesting character Robin was a unique blend of your typical shy anime girl combined with a determination rarely seen. They also gave her something akward in social interactions, and she seemed to suffer from depression, yet it was never mentioned or made a theme of the series. Often in anime when elements like these are included, they're in your face, and not something on the side for the viewer to discern. |
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metrikfire said: 2. Amon is also part unicorn. 5. I think what the 'gods' lost was the ability to 100% pass on their powers. As in, the genetic mutation caused their powers to go dormant. So in a sense, they were giving birth to regular humans and this changed the human perception of what gods were. 6. This didn't make sense to me either. One genetic anomaly does not ruin an entire super-species. Or maybe it does. The polar bear proved the black bear wrong when it took over the arctic region because of a genetic mutation. BUT BUT BUT, 3000 years is not NEARLY long enough for this to occur. They've skipped over some grave holes to make this assumption. I feel like they were being prudent when they chose "3000 years" so as to not wander too far from real world Japan or take too much of a leap of faith but instead ended up making it MORE unbelievable because um, yeah, let's get real. 8. Robin is their Mother-Witch. She has the extra-special ability to empathize with both humans and witches (lol). Additionally, she's been gifted the pain and suffering of witches through the ages. So it makes sense that she can sense the ill-will behind the nastiness of ORBO. There are some good answers in there, in particular point 5. I also really like and will accept your answer to my 2nd question, though I am somewhat less inclined to also accept it as 'good' (>.<) Regarding point 6, you're right, but doesn't that only hold up when the mutation results in evolutionary superior traits? Finally, point 8 remains problematic: she said that at the beginning of the show, before she knew anything about ORBO or the SNJ, and well before she had awakened. |
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| It ended,finally. Amon and Robin disappeared, but I'm sure that they are alive. |
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| In general, I somewhat liked WHR anime, fight scenes and all kinds of special powers were nice, story was pretty average type, characters (other than robin) were quite generic, but I liked animation style. 7/10, many things dropped scores but still I actually enjoyed. |
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Meados said: I think the team was left to arrest the "bad witches" (someone has still to do it). This, finally someone understood it. 7/10, great atmosphere, I call this series "reverse Hellsing". I really liked the Nagira guy btw, looks like a yakuza lawyer or something lol. |
| Decided to rewatch the series, returning to it some 7 years after I first saw it. Unfortunately I don't think the series holds up and I certainly didn't like it as much this time around. I guess having seen literally hundreds of more Anime in the meantime means I have a larger perspective and yeah Witch Hunter Robin overall is just abit dull. I think for me the series is far too slow. At first I didn't mind it, the early episodes are decent episodic stories and the STN-J is an interesting group and location too. But once the story starts to expand and all the Solomon stuff enters the story I found myself becoming less engaged. The loss of the episodic people stories is replaced by a plot that simply is just rather dull and it's not helped by how the show tells the story either. This series is so incredibly mellow in its second half. Every twist and turn happens at a snails pace and is often pretty predictable. The build up to the climax is lacking in any excitement. Some might say atmospheric and if it had better execution I would agree but for me it wasn't atmospheric but simply dull. Then the actual plot is just not that interesting, Robin's a genetic Super Witch that shouldn't exist because Witches are bad but actually no Robin is the saviour to all Witches and will now become the starting point in the next stage of human evolution or something. There is more to it than that but I don't need to explain it as anyone bothering to read this has just watched it. Oh I have to nitpick about the ending though, I'm so fed up of this ending troupe in Anime. You know the one when the character(s) disappear at the end and all their friends and colleagues look up into the sky wandering where they are now and if they are alright and I'm sure there not dead and bla bla bla. Then just before the episode ends we get a tease or occasionally a full blown confirmation that yes the character is still alive out there or maybe is just about to return. Honestly I could list a bunch of shows that do this ending, it's more common than you might think, but I won't because I don't want to openly spoil other series. But if you've seen a sizable amount of Anime then there is no doubt in my mind you've encountered this ending. Anyway in the end I've ended up docking my original score of 8/10 down to just 6/10. Which makes me sad, I've wanted to return to this series for a number of years. I LOVE the opening and remember it well, also Robin's design is a favourite of mine and overall the animation in this show is quite nice for the time period (though definitely not flawless that's for sure, there are some derpy looking moments). But yeah as I've explained unfortunately my return to this series wasn't a great one. |
BlaizeVSep 9, 2019 9:06 AM
| Decent cast and a potentially interesting setting wasted on a bland story. With hints of the occult should come mystery, but the most mysterious aspect of this show for me was the organizational structure of the STN-J. I was expecting some esoteric shit and got nothing. Perhaps, have more scenes like the one with the Methuselah where our 'real world' conception of witches or witchcraft intersects with the fictional ones of the story, I dunno. Also, feels like there's so much they could have done with Robin's experience using her Craft, especially at the point where she can see the other Hunter's exhalations. They did a good job with making the Witchcraft feel so organic but it was also like so much of that was left unexplored, or simply left to be explained away at the very end. At least the mostly sci-fi aesthetic made a lot of sense here, even if it did sterilize the experience so to speak. The case of the week was stuff pretty fun, though at times silly, but the second half was legit boring. With so much that they could have focused on or fleshed out not sure why they went with 'seedy lawyer talking to dudes in alleyways' for so many episodes. The atmosphere wasn't strong enough to sustain that for so long, and the payoff definitely wasn't worth it. Will probably forget about this one pretty quickly, especially since there wasn't even one kinda cool sci-fi idea or bit of lore to play around with. I can't say I hated the show at any particularly moment, but now that it's over its easy to find things to complain about. |
syncrogazerMay 6, 2020 8:12 PM
| My 103rd completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it an 8/10 rating. |
| So Robin just killed herself, Amon and all the Witches (and potentially other people) in the the factory by activating the self-destruction mechanism? I think it was clearly shown that the system went "red" after she used her fires on the containers. Well maybe she and Amon survived due to their mutual determination in the final scene with Zaizen but still. Why does Zaizen hate witches so much? Because he's just a racist, basically. The whole "witches make the pure humanity dirty by their existence" is way too in-your-face on that matter. Witches being the next evoutionary stage of humanity reminded of of Gundam's newtypes a bit. I imagine that in the end STN-J became something like police dealing with superpowered criminals. They presumably stopped hunting people just for having some unusual powers. And I guess they just started killing them again instead of sending them to the Factory? Back to Solomon's old ways and all that. The person at the end had a different hair color from Robin, and being her daughter doesn't make sense either (all other characters are the same age) |
St0rmbladeJun 28, 2021 2:16 PM
| Well, that was an ending. I guess. Honestly, I genuinely could not care less. The series started off fine and I was fine with the episodic nature of the first half but I was hoping for a good story in the second half but instead we get more episodic stories with a few crumbs of story in between. The characters were likable but needed more development. |
| Well, that was an ending, I guess? Everything went back to normal and Robin and Amon may or may not be dead. The series started out promising, but as we progressed it seemed like it was flying by the seat of its pants. I think they could've done more to reveal information at a better pace, and tie events into one another to make things seem more impactful. As it stands, I don't feel like anything that happened mattered. And, at the end of the day, nothing is changed. STN-J is still hunting down witches. So it's not like the world is even a more tolerant place or anything. |
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| So witches are X-Men and Robin is an Omega level Mutant my guess |
| <ell the ending could've been better, I'm used to it now, anything is better than a cliffhanger, the girl in the end looks like either a new character related to Robin or Robin herself, too bad there's no season 2 to know, The show could've been better in so many ways, LOL we don't even know what's the story of Robin's necklace, there were many things left unexplained, So the Bad guy tried to run but instead killed himself accidentally, now I remember that homeless witch who can manipulate minds and thought he'll make a comeback LOL, the show really had a lot of potential, too bad :(, I'm generous in my rating so I'll give it a 7/10. |
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| I'm going to go out on a limb and assume Robin and Amon survived. A new STN-J hunter who just happened to look almost exactly like Robin would be too much of a coincidence otherwise. Pretty good anime. The main plot that kicks in towards the second half seemed confusing initially, but it does clear things up towards the end. The STN-J branch and their associates had an immersive dynamic that made them feel very real. The episodic format in the first half did an excellent job of setting up the various differing motives and mentalities witches can have in such a universe. Sometimes it appeared as if the narrative was going in circles and retreading the same ground without meaningful progression though, mainly when Robin was "on the run" as a fugitive after the raid on the STN-J building. Besides that, it's fairly enjoyable. |
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| This show was really disappointing. I appreciate the concept. I appreciate the character designs. The music was pretty good actually. I especially liked the opening song. However the show was boring. I really like the early 2000s vibes in the show, but it was so dull. It couldn't capture my attention, and I had high hopes for this show. It has been sitting in my list for years so I was looking forward to it. |
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