Burn the Witch

I honestly think this was a pretty cool 3 episodes and I would GLADLY watch an entire anime based on this that continued this story. Also, I think that one thing people get wrong about this one-shot is that it's meant to be like a base of sorts, one guy explained it well saying it's like a pilot episode for a series. A pretty good story that would make a great anime and the story introduced could be grown upon greatly! The art was pretty great, though I can't say much cause of spoilers Sound also great, fit the scenes pretty well IMO Characters were for the most part interesting, though one thing that people keep bringing up is how flat they are and no development, but seriously guys, it's 3 episodes. What do you expect? Overall I enjoyed Burn the Witch a lot, and hope it turns into a full series!

So I came to this a bit later than most which led to me not realizing this anime/movie is part of the Bleach universe. No where on Crunchyroll's app did it inform me of this nor did it state as much in the beginning. The issue with this is that I have never watched Bleach and have no interest in doing so thus I have no context for the things happening or mentioned in Burn The Witch making it a very confusing a sometimes frustrating watch. Story: This is very difficult for me to rate. As someone who has not watched Bleach I would rate this as a 1 because it felt like I was entering an anime part way through since they barely explained anything important. I'm not sure what a fan of Bleach would rate this but I'm assuming it would be significantly higher. We're introduced to concepts and characters as if we should have some additional information outside what the movie gives us - it's frustrating to watch at times. Burn The Witch feels like the beginning of a longer anime, while at the same time feeling like an arc taking place part way through a longer anime. I can see them possibly making a season 2 after this but they failed with their first season in my opinion. The first season of an anime is supposed to be used to build the characters and world, and this movie did none of that. It gave us "mysteries" that we are supposed to care about for some reason, and they rush through an entire arc in an hour. It doesn't feel like a movie at all, and should have been longer so they could explain things better. Also a side annoyance: There's some really bad tonal whiplash when Macy and Balgo are involved in a scene. Art: The art is fine. Nothing special. Sound: Nothing amazing but I didn't hate any of the music or voice acting so it's whatever. Characters: I don't care about any of the characters in this anime. I feel no connection to them and they barely show any personality traits outside a single one. Noel is boring and generic. She's the typical serious half of a duo and has no interesting personality traits. Ninny is the opposite of Noel. Shocker. She's like... famous I guess? She's part of a band I think but it doesn't really delve into that at all even though one of the main antagonists is linked to a former member of her band who also becomes a semi-important character toward the end. Speaking of, Macy is both sad and annoying. Her backstory and personality really shine through during the little screen time she has but holy crap is she the cause of some tonal whiplash. One moment she's pouring her heart out to Ninny, the next second it goes full comedy with her throwing shit at Noel. It's terribly paced and feels very out of place. Tonal whiplash from Macy is nothing compared to Balgo though. Balgo has no good qualities at all. He's stupid, ignorant, weak, pathetic, perverted, and happy-go-lucky. He never takes anything seriously in a "I have no idea what's going on even though I'm going to die" kind of way that is not at all appealing. I don't mind flippant characters if they apathetic or cocky, but Balgo is neither of those. He's just really really stupid and situationally tone deaf. He has no redeeming qualities and the way Ninny treats him is the main reason Ninny is the best character in the anime. There's a handful of other characters but most are not important, and the few that are aren't very interesting or relevant. Besides Bruno probably. He's like the big bad for 5 minutes and then he joins forces with Ninny and Noel to take down Cinderella (who just so happened to be named Elly by Macy even though she had no idea she was actually Cinderella so... that was dumb). He's brash, egotistical, and cocky. He's fine I guess? Not a highlight though. Enjoyment: As a not fan of Bleach I didn't find this enjoyable at all. Some of the art design was neat, and the magic system seems interesting if strange (and not explained at all). Some interesting concepts that don't get any real screen time or explanations. It was only an hour so it wasn't worst, and I wouldn't call it boring so it was fine. Overall I'm not sure if I would recommend this anime or not. It has some interesting concepts but is sometimes confusing and annoying. Not great. 5/10

Up until this point, Bleach had always had bad luck at adapting anything outside of its main TV series, the movies, the specials, everything just had to suck one way or the other, so when I heard of Burn The Witch, Kubo Tite's new One-Shot getting an animation short series, I had my doubts, and so, I help on the hype, I gave it time, and only decide to watch it recently, maybe, anything I was fearing would not come to pass. And man, did Kubo ever slapped me this hard since the early days of Bleach. Story (7.5/10): I'm only going for what I saw on these three episodes, because had it been a tad longer and more things were explore, this would have been an easy 8 if not more. These three episodes felt like the Romance Dawn arc of One Piece, it's super short, it has the spirit, but does not tell everything, no, no way near half of everything. You feel like setting the stone into a grand world build on top of Bleach's, but which entirely new and more expressive lore that followed everything thing. This felt like if Ghibli Studio were to animate a series instead of a movie more than not. Art (9.2/10): Close to perfection. The art style is there, the color palette, also there, the animation is dynamic and fluid, and the cinematography and camera angles were not of an average Anime screening. This was the best any of Kubo Tite's animate characters looked, and I hope it's a ten that will follow with the 1000 years blood arc of Bleach, Inshallah. The characters felt really, really fresh and new, but also very familiar and nostalgic, I guess Kubo is one of the few Mangaka that persists his signature art even as he improves it. Also, more of a reminder that Kubo really did miss a promising future as a fashion designer because the clothing and customs here are a moo of their own. Sound (8.3/10): I did not notice anything out of place, audibly speaking, the voice acting was sharp and great, the emotions were delivered, the passive-aggressive commentary was there and hit the comedic effect they aimed at, such a shame that no opening song came with this, but the ending was a great pleasurable treat. The OSTs were good and felt organic and part of the scenes, however, not quite on Bleach's level, to say the least. Characters (8/10): Obviously, we saw no character development “that mattered” in these three episodes, but it's fine as the start of the story is yet to unfold. The cast however is very varying and alive, with different characters with different interactions and charisma, never a dull moment of a boring conversation. The main duo, Noelle and Nina was just the right nail to seal this story, both great in opposing ways, which keeps it interesting and fresh, with countless of Shounen that features males as the primary main characters, it's about time we saw things differently from a protagonistic female ^point of view. Enjoyment (10/10): Three episodes were never going to be enough for this great showing. I certainly I not feel like I was gonna enjoy this this much, but I'm glad I did. Overall (8.6/10): That I better than was anticipating. Kudos to Kubo sensei for this new work, and looking forward to featuring sequels. An for you non-Bleach fans, this might still pull you in, even if you're not fans of Kubo's earlier works.

Teaser for the potential to come... So Burn the Witch's "movie" is another of Tite Kubo's manga adaptations brought into anime and for what these 3 episodes has shown us as a "sneak peak" as it were LA is VERY intrigued and a bit invested into this IP. Burn the Witch's premise has most of the hallmarks of Tite Kubo's writing but heightened in some ways but still lacking in details due to the screentime of this "teaser movie". Burn the Witch's premise is also interesting in which there are "Reverse" Worlds and in London, dragon roam, Pipers eliminate them all the while humans who come into contact with them get executed, though there are humans form the "Real World" can go into the Reverse World and harbor dragons being "Dragonclad" and they are used to "bait" other dragons. The characters are also interesting, from the aggressively tsun Ninny Sprangcole voiced by Asami Tano a former singer turned Piper along with her partner the stoic teasing Noel Niihashi voiced by Yuina Yamada and the bumbling aloof idiot Balgo Parks voiced by Shinba Tsuchiya who's a dragonclad and has a MASSIVE crush towards Noel. The first three episodes mainly centres on Balgo for the first episode, while the last two centres on Ninny due to the other character of Macy Baljure voiced by Saori Hayami who used to be in same idol band Ninny was in and she somehow ended up in Reverse London. Though on this front, Noel seemed to be the most reactionary in the cast let laone we not knowing much about her besides her being Ninny's partner. Though to counteract this, Burn the Witch's world building was MASSIVELY interesting from how the structure of the Reverse London handles it's dragon problem to the higher ups, something Tite Kubo is adept at in writing. The world building all within the three episodes though giving us exposition but needed nonetheless, fleshed out Reverse London and it's workings all the same and made LA invested into it much more easily at that too. The animation done by Studio Colorido was done extremely well, with Tite's style pretty much shown through it's character designs off the bat to the good to great battles shown. Really not much else to say besides that the animation OOZES Tite's style and flair and Studio Colorido captured that brilliantly. The voice cast was also pretty good with some relatively new seiyuu's like Yuina Yamada to Shinba Tsuchiya to some veteran and somewhat rookie seiyuu's like Saori Hayami and Asami Tano in the voice cast, nonetheless the voice cast was REALLY good from Saori Hayami's quick changing cadence to Yuina's more stoic-ness reminding LA of Saori Oonishi. If LA had to pin LA's favoruite seiyuu in this cast..........Asami Tano, with Yuina Yamada as a close second. Nonetheless decent to almost great voice cast. LA sees massive potential in Burn the Witch and in this regard kinda makes LA want to return back into Bleach in this regard and yes Bleach and Burn the Witch does have connection which is shown near the end of the 3rd episode and to this regard, though Burn the Witch's characterization is lacking as well as the first episode's "incident" glossed over for plot and screentime reasons kinda rushing things, LA could see that being fleshed out from the teaser we got here. If anything if Burn The Witch manages to actually get a full series off this, LA will and would actually watch it as this teaser pretty much cemented that fact that it's something to dig into and having all the potential it can to be something HUGE if it can be, but we'll more or less see if Burn the Witch actually gets a full anime series in due time. The "teaser movie" has tons of potential, let's just hope for the best as this might be Tite Kubo's peak writing but for the teaser movie itself it shows promise and LA was decently invested in it and liked it more or less. Bleach but with Wtiches....and dragons.

Fair warning-This is my first review. I went into this not realizing it was a "movie," so I was definitely a bit bummed when I realized I wasn't getting any more episodes, haha. However, a season 2 has been announced for the manga, and I'm hoping that will get an anime adaptation eventually. Burn The Witch has an overflowing well of potential to tap into. It did a great job of setting up the world and characters and giving a reason to be invested in them. As a complete story on its own, it's definitely a bit lacking. I feel as though the time spent on the EDs would have been better spent wrapping everything up. Each episode feels like it isn't entirely resolved, at least not on-screen. Instead, it's wrapped up at the beginning of the next episode, which is fine, but it's not entirely satisfying. I wanted to see more of the resolution. It's a bit jarring to cut from a high-intensity scene at the end to the next day where everything is fine and low-stakes again. Perhaps a more traditional movie length and structure would have benefited this series. Still though, what we *do* have is very enjoyable and absolutely gorgeous. The character designs are simple and clean yet dynamic and striking; they convey a great deal of character while not being overly complex. The simple and clean artstyle compliments the animation greatly, which is fluid, dynamic, and very creative. This is most certainly a 'spectacle' anime. If nothing else, it is absolutely worth watching for the gorgeous animation and spectacular cinematography. I'm not really well-versed enough in cinematography to explain why it's so good, but everything just flows together really well, and it feels very exciting to watch. The characters also have great chemistry and bounce off each other very well. Sometimes, the characterization can feel a bit off and out of nowhere, but overall, it's very strong. The main two girls especially have very strong personalities that are a joy to watch, especially together. Overall, while this may not be a masterpiece, I found it throughly enjoyable and would highly recommend it to anyone who might be considering watching it. It's not a big timesink by any means, so there's not much to lose if you end up not enjoying it after all.

First of all, I loved and watched every episode of Bleach, except for 2 arcs (being the Thousand Year "flashback" arc which I never got back around to watching and the Fullbring arc). I can also understand that people are hyped for the momentous return of Tite Kubo and Bleach in general. However, I do not agree that this "Burn The Witch" release is anywhere near an 8/9/10 - out of 10, far from it. I can just about handle people rating this a 7/10, which usually means "above average" or "good". In my opinion, Burn The Witch seems like a rushed-to-release OVA, rather than an actual movie. If we can even call it a movie, what with it being 3 episodes of 20 minutes. An hour is simply not enough time for any meaningful character development or plot development. The "story" follows 2 main characters and one recurring side character, all of whom are one-dimensional, bland, uninteresting and have zero quirks or traits that make them memorable. Not forgetting that the characters back-stories are given about 10 seconds of screen-time, or about 2 sentences worth of dialogue on-screen: Ninny: Ex-idol (I think?) from normal London that fights dragons in reverse London and wishes to be part of the "blades". Aims for merit points. She is a copy-paste of Hiyori (Vizard), with her hot-headed attitude, but lacks everything else. Noel: Air-headed, sullen-looking girl who aims for monetary gains and... well, I can't even remember if anything about her past was revealed. Reminds me slightly of Yashiro (Vizard), but has about as much personality as a potato. Balgo(?): so memorable I don't even think I got the name right. Only purpose is to be a nuisance and express his love and adoration of Noel (that comes from nowhere). Also comes from normal London, but got powers from somewhere that causes dragons to be attracted to him. Balgo's pet: literally only says "show me your panties", in a Kon-like fashion, but does nothing else. So, there are the 3 main characters. Boring, bland, one-dimensional and have 0 appealing factors to them. If I'm being brutally honest (which I guess I have been already), the character with the most development and intrigue is the "Chief", who is on-screen for about 5 minutes total over the course of the hour. What about the plot then? Is that any good? Nope, not really. To avoid plot spoilers, I can say that I can resume the plot in about 3 sentences and it's incredibly cliché and doesn't really go anywhere or do anything. There's some very slight explanation on how reverse London functions and that's the most interesting part of this movie, which could be mashed together in a 10-minute video. Wow, I've been harsh but that's what happens when stuff gets hyped and then underperforms. I'm less critical of "trash" anime, because it's expected to be trash. Are there any redeeming factors to Burn The Witch though? Yes! The art-style, art quality, music-score and animation quality are top notch! However, as beautiful as a game/movie/anime might look, if there's nothing besides that, it still falls flat. Story: 3/10 - Poor Art: 9/10 - Great Sound: 8/10 - Very Good Character: 2/10 - Dreadful Enjoyment: 3/10 - Poor Total: 25/50 Overall: 5/10 - Mediocre If this is a one-and-done deal for Burn The Witch, with no follow-up anime series, then this is a massive disappointment and waste of time. It also raises questions about the upcoming "end of Bleach" anime arc. Even if this "movie" is meant to be a teaser for such a follow-up series, then I really don't expect much from it at this point.

Spoiler free review: After seeing so many other negative reviews, i'm just gonna say this: THE STORY MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE IF YOU READ THE ONE-SHOT MANGA CHAPTER FIRST!!! It's just 60 pages or so, and it's totally worth it. While I wouldn't say it's required viewing/reading, the story WILL flow significantly better having read the chapter. After all, the "movie" adapts chapters 1 - 4 in the manga, and those all occur after the original one-shot. It helps to flesh out the characters with proper, longer introductions, including Balgo Parks, such as explaining how he obtained his "abilities" and Noel's relations with him. Now, finally, all of that aside, what do I actually think of the "movie"? It was great! Obviously it wasn't flawless, and it could've used maybe another "episode" to flesh out the greater details (maybe adapt a little of the one-shot chapter, though that may take more than an entire "episode"); however, in terms of adapting what they set out to adapt. they did a great job. The scenes in the manga were definitely enhanced with the music and beautiful animation. Many scenes were conveyed better to me in the animation than the manga, and the amazing dynamic "camera angles" really sold the fights. The voice acting is great, the story is quite decent (though the start may seem off-putting without having read the one-shot), and although it doesn't get quite enough time to flesh out the characters, they do have their own unique personalities (Osushi is the cutest thing ever, change my mind). Overall, I give Burn the Witch an 8/10. A solid experience, but please, for the love of anime, and for the thousandth time, READ THE ONE-SHOT FIRST!!!

So let me get this straight... This was a *movie*? Not the first three episodes of a season? As a movie this is probably one of the most terrible things I've seen. You don't split a movie in 3 parts with different ending songs inbetween, and should certainly end in a way that suggests that the anime is not going to go on for another 10-20 episodes. I'm giving it a 5/10 just because it should be a 6/10 average anime of the season, it's just that it completely fails to be a movie. Should honestly give it a 2-3/10 because it's simply not a movie. It'd be like saying a 5min Youtube video is a manga, and then you rate it. Like no, that's not a manga. 2 decent enough MCs, interesting setting, fair OST (I dig the ending though), but this should've been a 12 episode show. Not a 3 episode "movie". I'd watch it for the fun of it, but I'm kind of tilted they aren't showing any more lol.

Personally, I don't think I've ever watched a series this frustrating. Yes, it's an incomplete work, and yes, it's essentially a one-shot adaptation, but this isn't how a one-shot should be handled. If you're making something so short, the storytelling needs to be structured around that limitation. Instead, it felt like I had watched only the first few episodes of a much longer anime. That was incredibly irritating because the characters came across as shallow, arrogant, and no different from random teenagers you'd meet on the street. I found myself constantly checking the time and wondering, "When is this going to end?" I suppose the mangaka was simply too accustomed to writing long-running series like *Bleach*, with hundreds of chapters, and approached this project in the same way. Unfortunately, I don't think that approach worked here. It's a shame, because the animation and overall visual style deserved a much stronger story. ////// Şahsi düşüncem hiç bu kadar gıcık bir seri izlememiştim. Evet, yarım bir seri, evet, oneshoot tarzında ama oneshoot işleme tarzı bu olmamalı. Eğer kısa bir şey yapacaksan buna uygun işlemelisin. Tam bir animenin sade birkaç bölümünü izlemiş gibiyim. Ve bu oldukca sinir bozucu. Çünkü karakterler yüzeysel, egolu, sokaktan geçen herhangi bir ergen gibi hiss etdirdi. Bu yüzden izlerken "ne zaman bitecek bu?" diye dakika sayarak izledim. Galiba mangaka 500+ bölümlük Bleach tarzına alıştığı için böyle yapmış. Ama doğru yapmamış. Animasyonuna ve çizim tarzına yazık olmuş.

Burn the Witch obviously at this stage some obvious flaws as a result of getting pushed into such a small time frame but despite that I still think it was a fun watch. I feel like Kubo really wanted to go in a younger more colorful direction in contrast with the edgy and angsty style of Bleach and he has done that very well. This being set in the Bleach universe also brings up a lot of questions regarding what dragons are. Since they are basically a version of hollow, what would dragons be? Hollows come from the souls of humans while dragons seem to breed and hatch from eggs. How does the power system work? Could the Chief beat Goku? I came out of this with more questions than answers. I anticipate the direction that this series is heading and if another part of this gets released I will surely watch more.

Burn the Witch comes across as a promotional trailer for a bigger series rather than a standalone experience. It has well-designed characters and an intriguing setting. However, it feels superficial. And with the short runtime the plot feels rushed and underdeveloped, with little room for character growth. Despite the promising premise and visually stunning art, it is difficult to recommend in its current form, as it lacks substantial content and ultimately feels incomplete. Burn the Witch holds much potential, and it remains to be seen whether it will ever be fully developed into a more fleshed-out series, making it an interesting prospect for the future.

Burn The Witch is frustrating and I can't stop thinking about it. It's a broken and incomplete narrative over its surprisingly short run time. It somehow has too many exposition and lore dumps, while also leaving the viewer confused as to what is happening at any given time. Each subsequent scene is a disparate mashup of half baked ideas at best, and incomprehensible nonsense at worst. Many characters are introduced and suddenly whisked away, never to be seen again. And the handful of characters that do stick around are bland and grating. However despite this, something about it all continues to stick in my mind. The animation during fight scenes is stunning, and the visual effects for the magic system are some of the best in the industry. The character designs of the two protagonists are top-notch, and even a few background characters are visually striking. The show hints at a greater and more interesting world (and it wasn't until the ending that I realized this was a Bleach spin-off). While the show doesn't give time to care about the characters, they're still quite enjoyable. Truly the protagonists stand out as being the most interesting characters worth paying any attention to. For this series, every great decision is preceded by two mediocre decisions and a bad one. With all this, I can't quite pinpoint what it is about the show that keeps me coming back. Throughout the day I find myself trying to piece it all together despite knowing it's an incomplete and defective puzzle. It's truly a mess of a show, but there's some potential there under all the rubble. If a sequel is ever released, I will definitely watch it, either for closure and clarity, or to see it all crumble. I truly hope it's the former.

I hate long reviews. Firs episode felt promising and actually kind of unique as I am not usually into mahou shoujo (magical girl) and I liked magus bride with which first episode resonated had similarities. But that's basically it. The three episodes are so unmemorable that after binging them in a row, can't tell what happened in which one. Art is bright colored and minimalist. Characters and story were appalling. Main guy is a wuss somewhere in the background. Romantic attachment between wuss and Noel took away from already limited screen time. Spells, weapons felt nice, fight in flight looked good. Story about reverse London, didn't interest me. No stakes, no attachment to heroes and audience is plunged head first into this new world. tl;dr nothing good, nothing bad. Right in the middle. Average 3 episodes anime with single arc.

To be frank, I didn't hate the series. I was just irritated... Although the premise of the story was good, the fatal flaw that the series had is the way it literally bombarded us with information. It gave the series a sense of messiness and the delivery of the information was JUST. SO. RANDOM. The exposition is terrible. That's all I have to say about it. Everything that happened in the series happened so fast, and it's hard to watch it and enjoy it because of the fact that we're trying to keep up. The characters were BARELY developed too. Overall, it had its flaws but I'm surprisingly excited for Season 2. The show has potential so I hope Tite Kubo doesn't throw the potential in the trash as he did with Bleach, which I dreaded watching.

I’ve been meaning to check out Burn The Witch since it was released on Crunchyroll last October. Despite its slick animation and memorable designs, as we’ve come to expect from Bleach creator Kubo Tite, this fiery fantasy unfortunately underwhelms. This could be symptomatic of the adaptation dropping so early into the manga’s run, but there was just too little character development and world-building for a setting that could have otherwise been great. Between ‘Dragonclads’, ‘Watchers’, and ‘Märchen’, there’s simply too much lore and not enough time to flesh anything out. I don’t always mind comedic subversions of dramatic moments, but this happens every single time something impactive arises, making it difficult to connect with the text. The characters, as cool as they look, are the tropiest tropes to ever trope. The clearest motivation and arc can be found in the black and blue-haired support who appears in part two, while the mains are just archetypal tsundere and kuudere, respectively. Burn the Witch felt more like a pilot episode than a feature, so if they come out with more, I’ll check it out, as I do think the overall story has potential. In the meantime, if you’re after a fantasy anime featuring dragons, I’d recommend Ancient Magus Bride instead.

The main thing that drew me in was the overall concept, which I really like. And watching this just got me excited for the return of Bleach! I really enjoyed the soundtrack, and Kubo's art and character designs are as great as ever. As for the story, there doesn't really seem like there's much to it yet. The movie itself doesn't really explain much, so I consider this more of a teaser for what Kubo has planned for this series. It only gives you enough info to get the gist of things, and it leaves you wanting more! I was also hoping they'd animate the one-shot chapter, but they didn't so I'd recommend reading the manga if you want a little more background info. I was left with many questions about certain things, but I hope they get answered in the new season that Kubo has planned!

This anime is the best kind of ok. An ok that has fun and sometimes rises above mediocrity to deliver a fun, but forgettable experience. The story is by far the worst thing. It feels like walking into a movie at the end of act 1 and leaving said movie before the ending. The world meanwhile is really imaginative. Reverse London is an improvement in almost every way when compared to the Soul Society, from its rules to its looks. The characters are in some gray area of quality between the confusing story and the great world. The standouts are Ninny and Bruno. Their loud personality and great really made them pop out. But then you have Balgo and Macy, both underdeveloped and in the case of the former wasted as the horny comic relieve Writing-wise, this is decent, but far from the hights Bleach once reached. What this has that Bleach doesn't is budget. Kubo already designed some of the most appealing and expressive character designs, so seeing these designs moving fluidly is a treat for the eyes. The score is also really good. My favorite piece was the ending Nill, its melody and singing make you think that this will be an emotional and action packed modern fantasy and I hope it becomes that. When you watch Burn the Witch, remember that this isn't really a movie is more a pilot for a new IP. And as far as pilots go, this is not that bad. Might even watch the anime that will be released if this generates enough hype.

The only thing I can say about this 'movie' ,is that its at most a meh. In reality I don't even think the anime deserves a 6, the only reason I gave that score is the animation and the sound design. Its way to short even for an actual movie, without the ending credits I don't even think the whole run time would reach the hour mark. Now don't get me wrong, if this was a full fledged 12-ep anime, it would be way way higher but as a 3ep 'movie' it just doesn't work. I think its an amazing anime with just a very short story (the manga is this short too).

I really enjoyed it! I thought it was short and sweet with some likeable characters and an interesting world they set the anime in. Its a beautiful looking show, the characters all look interesting and unique, the setting of London and reverse London are both well imagined and really set a cool place for dragon chases and fights. Since there is so little of it I don't think there is much for me to dislike in it really, the one nitpick I would say is Balgo's subs voice is a little too whiny for my liking. They set up quite a few plot points for future episodes so I hope they make more in the future.

Most of us are here for one reason, we heard that Burn The Witch was written by the author of Bleach, it peaked our interest and so we gave it a chance. But what a disappoint it was. Burn The Witch is a "movie" in a 3 episode format, except they're not even full-length episodes. Each episode is only about 18 minutes long after you take out the screen time used for the ending. This means that Burn The Witch is a "movie" that isn't even an hour long. Movies are already hard pressed for time when it comes to building an exposition, building up for a climax, and then an ending that wraps up everything nicely. Burn The Witch did none of this nicely. Art: 6 Nothing is really wrong with the art and animation. I actually fairly enjoy the art style and have no issues with it. The reason I'm giving it a 6 however is because this is supposed to be a "MOVIE". However the art and animation just feels like a standard anime. There are many anime that look much better than it. Sound: 5 Not much to say here. None of the songs really stuck out to me or really caught my attention. There was no song that made me go "I want to listen to this again in my free time." Story: 6 The format for the three episodes are as follows: Episode 1 - Introduction to Characters & World Episode 2 - Minor Backstory and Buildup to Climax Episode 3 - Climax and Conclusion. I will admit the first episode I think was very well done. It introduced the characters we would be seeing the most of us, it gave us a nice introduction to the setting and how the rules are in Reverse London when it comes to dragons. It even gave us a nice and entertaining fight with a dragon to show off what our main characters Noel and Nina can do. Episode 2 felt really rushed. I didn't really care much for Mary or the way she was introduced. It all felt sort of half ass done. This is where the 18 minute screen time really comes into play (I think. I haven't read the manga so I'm not sure how religious it is the source material). It really hurt because not much time was allowed for proper build up. While I did enjoy episode 3 I also have some big complaints. They go on to fight this "legendary" dragon and they even go into some dialouge where they name all the legendary dragons BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS BECAUSE AFTER THEY BEAT THIS ONE DRAGON THE SERIES JUST ENDS. The last few minutes also didn't really feel like much of a proper ending as well, it more so just felt like a normal ending for a normal episode that would be continued later on. It literally just feels like I watched the first 3 episodes of a 12 or 25 episode anime. Why waste time naming all these legendary dragons when none of that will be explored, why give me an ending that doesn't feel like a movie ending and more so just feels like there should be an episode 4? This adaptation is literally based off of only the first 4 chapters of the Burn The Witch Manga. There is no chapter 5... yet. At the end of chapter 4 it says "Season 2 Coming Soon." I wish they would've just not adapted this until they had enough content for a full series. These 3 episodes just feel like an introduction to the setting and the legendary dragons, it does not feel like a movie because the story isn't complete. A movie has a complete ending, Burn The Witch just makes me feel like I haven't watched the other 9 episodes of a 1-cour anime.