
The Witch and the Beast
Taste attributes: animationsci-fi & fantasyaction & adventuredramaactionfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: an original animated series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.8 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2024 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1The Witch and the City of Blazing Red12 Jan 2024
Two strangers start asking around town for a witch, but the locals don't take kindly to their insinuations. Do they speak from baseless prejudice, or is there more to the city's hero than she lets on?
2The Witch's Pastime: Opening Act19 Jan 2024
Guideau's frustration mounts as witch-related cases prove hard to come by, but a string of horrific serial murders may prove the answer to her prayers. Meanwhile, the city police force's only mage has her own ideas about the case.
3The Witch's Pastime: Final Act26 Jan 2024
With all the signs pointing to a witch being behind the murders, Ashaf and Guideau must track down the perp. Unfortunately for them, however, this serial killer is powerful and always seems to be one step ahead.
4Beauty and Death: Opening Act2 Feb 2024
An outbreak of rogue undead baffles local police. Ashaf can't crack the case, but he knows who can: the Order's leading necromancer and her hapless assistant.
5Beauty and Death: Final Act9 Feb 2024
The renegade necromancer has his pursuers right where he wants them—or so it seems. But Phanora remains cool under pressure. Does she have another trick up her sleeve?
6The Witch and the Demon Sword: Opening Act15 Feb 2024
Ashaf and Guideau's new mission sees them travel to the Third Continent in pursuit of a witch on a killing spree.
7The Witch and the Demon Sword: Act II1 Mar 2024
Helga and Guideau go head-to-head with the Paladin Corps's Matt Cugat, an ice mage with power to rival a witch. While they struggle to escape with the Demon Sword, Ashaf suspects a plot.
8The Witch and the Demon Sword: Act III8 Mar 2024
Wounded and worn out, Ashaf, Guideau, and Cugat are all that stand between an Executioner with a fortress full of Paladins at his command and the Demon Sword.
9The Witch and the Demon Sword: Final Act15 Mar 2024
Ashgan has lost control, and Ashaf finally unleashes Guideau to stop it. But even with the curse undone, can the beast stand up to the Demon Sword's apocalyptic power?
10Origin Witch22 Mar 2024
Ashaf heads off with Helga to find somewhere safer for her to stay, but while they are gone, Guideau overhears a bunch of kids talking about a witch and goes to investigate. But is the rumor all that it seems?
11Eloquence and Silence: Opening Act29 Mar 2024
Ashaf reminisces about his first meeting with Guideau. Three years ago, a sleepy farming town blamed a young witch for a string of gruesome incidents. But what kind of "witch" can't use magic?
12Eloquence and Silence: Final Act5 Apr 2024
Executioners corner the helpless Falvell. With Ashaf out of comission, only Guideau can save the young witch. But what could persuade the gruff and violent Guideau to lend a helping hand?
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Guideau is a young woman who was cursed by a witch, forced to carry a dark secret. Ashaf is a tall, soft-spoken man with a coffin strapped to his back and secrets yet untold. Together they venture across the land on their quest for vengeance. Appearances can be deceiving, and each step could be their last. In a dark fantasy filled with adventure, will unlikely heroes find the vengeance they seek?
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2024
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- TBS
- Taste scores
- How we score
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