Description: "Sought by the greed of Men since the dawn of Humankind, but only bestowed upon the woman whose fate it forever scars - The Witchblade. Is it the Righteous Sword of God, or the Hand of the Devil Himself? Now a new bearer has been chosen and she must discover the answers for herself. As she stands on the brink of destiny, she is forced to seek the balance between ecstasy and ruin..." -Witchblade, accessed 1/28/09 This is an anime series loosely based on the popular American comic series. Masane Amaha, 'mother' of six-year-old Rihoko Amaha, is on the run from the Child Welfare Division with her daughter in search of a static life of simplicity and peace. She is placed into a torpefying experience when she finds a strange, immovable bracelet about her wrist: the Witchblade, mysterious artifact bestowed only unto the women it has chosen. Masane must fight for a powerful corporation, which seeks to control the power of the Witchblade for itself, in order to try and secure a stable future for her daughter.