Series synopsis
BURN THE WITCH is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Hikari TV on October 2, 2020. It ended on October 2, 2020. It stars Asami Tano, Yuina Yamada, Shimba Tsuchiya and Hiroaki Hirata.
Historically 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons. Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden “reverse” side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a selected few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to make direct contact with them. The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. Th ...
Premise
Historically 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons. Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden “reverse” side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a selected few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to make direct contact with them. The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind (WB), an organization for dragon conservation and management. Their mission is to protect and manage the dragons within London on behalf of the people.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Asami Tano as Ninny Spangcole (voice)
- Yuina Yamada as Noel Niihashi (voice)
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Balgo Ywain Parks (voice)
- Hiroaki Hirata as Chief (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Macy Baljure (voice)
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Bruno Bangnyfe (voice)
- Rie Hikisaka as Osushi-chan (voice)
Guest cast
- Miou Tanaka as Roy B. Dipper (voice)
- Megumi Okada as Middle-aged woman (voice)
- Haruo Yamagishi as Middle-aged man (voice)
- Michitake Kikuchi as Paparazzi (voice)
- Hikaru Maruta as Paparazzi (voice)
- Kunihiro Kawamoto as Tim (voice)
- Volcano Ota as Paparazzi (voice)
- Yuuki Shin as Jimmy Hackaby (voice)
- Mutsuki Iwanaka as Paparazzi (voice)
- Hikari Yono as Narrator (voice)
- Kazuhiro Fusegawa as Inks member (voice)
- Mugihito as Wolfgang Slashhaut (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | October 2, 2020 | October 2, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Witches Blow a New Pipe Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi are two Pipers at Wing Bind who secretly help keep the peace in Front London while keeping dragons in check in Reverse London. |
October 2, 2020 |
| 2 |
Ghillie Suit / She Makes Me Special Ninny and Noel try to fight the Märchen that appeared before it destroys all of London. |
October 2, 2020 |
| 3 |
If a Lion Could Speak, We Couldn't Understand Bruno Bangnyfe from the Top of Horns wants to eliminate Balgo for being a dragonclad so he can collect the bounty that’s about to be on his head. Ninny’s old groupmate, Macy, appears before her again and is in possession of a dragon. |
October 2, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Hikari TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2020 |
| Last aired | October 2, 2020 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |