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Created by
Sunrise, the same people who created
Cowboy Bebop, this is a mysterious series in which nothing can be
taken for granted.
It follows STNJ, a Japanese branch of a secretive global organization
that fights the harmful use of witchcraft. Being a witch is a genetic
trait, and STNJ maintains a database of everyone with the trait and moving
in to eliminate/arrest them should their powers awaken.
Recently STNJ lost one of its members. Headquarters sends 16-year-old
Sena Robin. A witch who was born in Japan but raised in an Italian
convent. Robin's ability is
Pyrokinesis.
Initially, the series appears to take a monster of the week
approach. Around episode the characters, and their relationships are
established. At that time, the real story gets underway.
As the series goes on, Robin grows increasingly uncomfortable with her
role in hunting witches. Some of the witches do not deserve the punishment
that they receive from the mysterious Factory, and eventually
Robin begins to worry that she will become a target, and grows to suspect
that her partner Amon will welcome the opportunity to hunt her.
This series is like a cross between
Vampire Princess Miyu and The
X-Files.
Witch Hunter Robin debuted on
Adult Swim on Monday, February 16, 2004.
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