Audience reviews
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BlueFalcon22
Where did this come from and how do I get more? Absolutely phenomenal from start to finish. I found it to be unpredictable, surprising, the art style complemented the story, the characters were interesting and had flaws and strengths.
The characters, the world, the story, given so few episodes I didn't think it could come together. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the animation and all of it.
No notes. Give me more.
It is associated with the bleach universe, however, I am not that familiar with bleach, just a few Easter eggs. Not anything related to the main plot.
I think that people that give this a chance will really enjoy it.
Good vibes.
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I am going to start with the positives first. The animation is amazing, to the point that I feel bad the it going to be associated with this show's everything else. Also, it had some interesting worldbuilding ideas but it didn't explore that nearly enough.
Ok that's the positives, now the negatives. The story feels both rushed and stalled at all times, I'm not even sure how that's possible. Things will just happen as if it was an already established, meaning there is little no explanation why things happen, but then there will be a 10 minutes of talking about nothing with characters we never met.
This entire show feels as if you started a long-running Shonen on episode 50, which just so happened to be halfway into the arc where they introduce the over-arcing villain of the story. It jus…
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(This is the first time I write a review)
The anime has a low rating on MAL mainly because the reviewers aren’t aware that it’s an ongoing series. The creator has confirmed a second season.
The plot is concise and to the point. There weren’t unnecessary dialogues between characters meaning that the forward button isn’t tempting. The characters’ designs fit their personalities. The pacing was great, it wasn’t too slow nor too fast. The art style and animation are terrific. The soundtracks are God-tier.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first season and I’m eager for the second.
I'd recommend it.
- igottheonepiece
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I gotta say,Kubo sensei really did a solid job with this one.
Being a Bleach fanboy,anything from Tite Kubo goes into my watchlist without me giving it a second thought. "Burn the Witch" was no exception in this case. When the one-shot came out,I didn’t really feel the urge to get into it. But after the serialization,I got the drive force to give the manga and the adaptation a try and it sure as hell didn’t disappoint me.
In simple terms,I would say,"Burn the Witch" felt like an anime version of J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts(Hey,Harry Potter fans! Did I catch your attention with that?). But,firstly,let me clear up the confusion you’re in right now of whether this is a sequel to Bleach or is it a seperate story. It doesn’t directly involve the characters from Bleach but it does occur in…
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Never have I seen an anime from a manga adapted from the author of Bleach that had turned out so good. Burn the Witch is without a doubt one of the best animated films/anime (regardless of the three-episode count) I have ever seen in 2020-2021.
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Rating: 9
The story was set up very well with the concept on the setting of Reverse London which plays a huge part in the anime and its lore. The plot turned out to become interesting for the most part as the story advances throughout the story, though at some points may make viewers feel like the story has nothing special. However, besides the speed bumps that had underwent in the plot, I do think there are some parts in Burn the Witch that may be special in particular. The set up of Burn the Witch even reminded me of the Little Witc…
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Burn the Witch is a joke. A sad, overhyped joke.
I personally have not seen Bleach, so I would not understand the connections between this miniseries and Bleach, but I feel like I don't have to to be critical of this pure waste of time. While Burn the Witch is incredibly well-animated, it's so devoid of substance that I couldn't feel any emotion towards this whatsoever. All I could think was that I was glad it only lasts an hour so I wouldn't waste any more of my time on it.
There are so many pieces introduced that don't end up playing any role in the show's outcome, and the pieces that do play a role are really stupid. For example, Balgo is one of the worst characters I have ever seen in an anime. His only purpose in the story is to be protected for reasons that are far beyond me, there…
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Burn The Witch is a average movie. The 3 episode format led to a unnecessary ending for two episodes when it should have just been put all together for fluidity.
Story was nothing special but nothing trash. Plot twists were cool but generic.
Characters were extremely average to me but Noel and Ninny got thighs so thats a plus. The interactions between the two main females are funny, sometimes.
Animation once again is average and non-memorable.
In conclusion, if you have a rough 1 hour of time to do anything, watch Burn The Witch if you just wanna pass time, but do not expect anything amazing.
Read at the sourcejunglin7
I'm not the type of person who gets into every single detail and I'm also not really good at writing reviews so please don't come at me (pls).
Story: It just has your usual find a problem, fix it, then there's another problem and at least one character has the desire to fix it all on their own but is backed up by the main crew later on. Also has your typical higher-up people who are like, "We're gonna take care of it, stay out of our way!" and one of the main characters (or just one, but we have a duo) is like, "Nope, can't do!" and goes all out to be a hero in the end. I think we've all seen these scenarios and the anime directors seem to can't get enough of it, so they don't wanna try to be original. If you're gonna use this scenario, I always hope it's at least interesting and unique f…
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After watching burn the witch, it was like watching bleach again, but in the different universe, the vibe of bleach is really connected to burn the witch, and as for the bleach fan, it was amazing to watch it, it has great potential and I hope we are going to see a new season soon enough, because I have a feeling it is only just starting, and we will get more in the future, so let's hope for it
Now let's talk about burn the witch
It is the same as bleach, soul reaper/witch against hollow/dragon, and it is same mission for both of them, but burn the witch is way different than bleach when it comes to the mission, the selling, the handling and the connection, because burn the witch is in the future after bleach, the story is the most important and interesting part of burn the witch, and I…
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For those of you - like me - who have never watched Bleach, I wouldn't pay too much attention to the fans who are saying "non-fans might not enjoy it." Perhaps Burn The Witch makes some references that went completely over my head as a non-fan, but there wasn't a single moment that I felt like I was out of the loop.
Sure, the story suffers from being so short - time constraints mean having to dump the viewer right in the middle of the action. I agree with the criticisms that say this feels like a 12 episode show and we're starting on episode 4, but I think overall they did a good job of establishing relationships, each character's personality & motivations, and a pretty significant amount of worldbuilding in just 1 hour. Everything left me wanting more, and I PRAY that one day this gets…
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(This is my first review, so go easy on me...)
I see a lot of people giving Burn The Witch mediocre reviews, and I think that's in-part due to the of the way the film is organized.
Burn The Witch is split up into three twenty minute long "episodes", which ends up making it feel more like a mini-series rather than a film. As a result, it barely manages to offer up an hour of content, and viewers are left only wishing that there was more. Is that really a bad thing, though? For what content is provided, I feel as though the writers did an excellent job of answering most of the big questions, and left enough unanswered to make me wish it was a full series. In that way, this feels more like one really long pilot episode... which just happens to be split up into three episodes. Confusing, righ…
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Burn the Witch was a pleasant surprise to me. It appeared really bland and mediocre on paper. Moreover, I have never read even a single chapter of Bleach, forget about being a fan of it. But still, the movie did a pretty decent job at entertaining me within its span of an hour. I'll explain why.
Burn the Witch takes place in the city of London. It mainly revolves around two witches, Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole, who are a part of an organization named Wing Bind. Their job is to protect and cope with dragons that are invisible to most people and cause the majority of the deaths in London.
Needless to say, the premise of Burn the Witch isn't very unique. However, as I have always said, the story doesn't need to be completely unique in order to be compelling. If executed properly, even…
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What you need to know about this movie is that this is only season 1, which most people seem to not be aware of. There will be a season 2 for the manga which will more than likely be animated as well.
On the production side, there is nothing to complain about. The animation is totally smooth and nowhere does it ever drop in quality. The ED theme is beautiful. The sound designer didn't do that annoying thing where they just added a ton of bass to every explosion/hit and crunched it. The comedy was on point, the character designs are all unique, the voices fit every character to a tee. Good job Studio Colorido.
The plot for this first arc was very clear and concise. Every character had a unique personality nor did they seem cookie cutter. Season 1 did an excellent job of providing a founda…
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I will keep this short and pretty spoiler free, I'm not the best at reviews but I hope this helps :)
Overall 8/10
I would say overall, give it a go, the story was lacking in some parts and the ending was a bit of a let down, but it was still fun to watch. I think the art was amazing and really suited the story, I would've liked it better if it was a longer (and more 'fleshed' out) anime but we can enjoy what we have got, so I say give it a go, its not bad at all, although there is room for improvement.
Story 8/10
To be honest, the story was a lot different than what I was expecting, but it was enjoyable except for the few plot holes and things that just didn't make sense. I feel like the story was a bit underdeveloped, but in the end it was pretty good. I will say though, the ending was…
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Man, people out here judging this anime for being a lackluster "1 hour montage" judging it as if it was a one shot movie. This is not the end of the story, the manga is getting a continuation and I'm totally into this story and hoping for way, way more.
The fantasy dragon bleach-esque setting is really cool, the characters are all very enjoyable to watch and they have so much depth to the character design. The author has obviously put a lot of thought into this world and I'm looking forward to see much more of it. Studio Colorido did a great job with the animation, the art style is fantastic as well. Really hope they make more of this!
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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 the plot started escalating (which is how stories usually work).
On a positive note, I thought the sounds were amazing. The greatest selling point of this anime would probably be the background music which fit the sc…
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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 felt a bit jagged and stiff, great work! I will also praise the character designs which fit perfectly into the setting.
Now onto the story and let me say this again, it's nothing special. Ju…
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Holy mother of kino. I completely expected a soulless cashgrabbing garbage to fund Bleach 2021, but I was absolutely surprised. Burn the Witch is the only anime I didn't drop at episode 1 in 2020, and not because other shows this year were absolutely horrible, they were, but Burn the Witch is so god damn good.
Let's get this out of the way. I am a fan of Bleach, been one for some 12 years now. But these 3 episodes, or should I say, 1 movie, took me in way faster than anything Bleach EVER did.
Interesting characters? Check.
Amazing power system? Check.
Amazing animation? Check.
Bleach references? Check.
Kubo once again showed why he is a master of character design, if not story telling at least. But BTW GENUINELY has a great premise. The series fully deserves to be completely adapted, an…
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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…
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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.
When I finished watching, it got that feeling of something unfinished. It can even be a very rich anime visually, but it does not explore any of this, the anime universe is very artificial, it seems…
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