Witch Hunter Robin - Shell

This is the song Shell from the anime "Witch Hunter Robin". I'll post song info later.

[@ZZZGGGLLLAAAHHH]

It's 2022 and I just finished watching the series for the first time. Loved how dark and slow-paced it was, it had a creepy, dreamy atmosphere and the art style - especially Robin's design - was fantastic. I'm genuinely bummed that it's over now. Criminally underrated series.

[@robindscarlet9805]

What's the story about? I want to start too.

[@clxwncrxwn]

@@robindscarlet9805 hunting of people with paranormal powers called Witches, some can control objects, use animals as familiars, or even use bugs to steal the life of someone and give it to the witch to extend their own life, the powers a witch gains manifest soon after puberty and anyone found to be a witch has their entire genetic line researched to find any other witches, there are 2 organizations that monitor witch hunts, however one branch is going against the very foundations of the entire organization itself trying to harness them powers of the witches. robin is a witch herself with the power of fire.but was raised by the Roman Catholic Church, if I had to guess Italy. but most likely in a small isolated convent where her witch powers wouldn’t cause much of a stir.

[@thehermitdruid]

I’m gonna take this as a sign to rewatch.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

im surprised that there was no spinoffs, or sequels. recently fairy gone another anime tried copying this. but failed horrendously

[@DarknessFlameMedia]

@@robindscarlet9805 witch hunting

[@kumi.n97btsrise6]

It’s 2020 dudes I want to go back in time just to watch this anime for the first time again

[@davidchan1407]

And relive my high school days. I miss this type of music and tempo. R.I.P.

[@DistortionManiacPR]

Totally! Simpler days of having fun and having time to.actually think.

[@elzumo]

Yes please ..

[@2710cruiser]

Many years on the OP is still as awesome as I first heard it back in my high school days

[@anhlenhat5135]

Same

[@grhtheblahaj4248]

2024 folks. Im rewatching this series for the month of April. Reliving best anime memories again

[@karinafiaux4251]

I'm by your side fellow - April 2024😆

[@BernhardRutzen]

You're not alone my friend!

[@user-TonoSyuu]

瞳を伏せると すぐ消えてしまいそうで 自分が見知らぬ 他人になった気がする 悲しいほどちっぽけな 救われたいから 溜息をつくのじゃなく 吐き出してしまった 孤独の気配の数を ただ数えていた 乾いた時間の中で 溺れてるもがいてる心 眩暈がするくらいの嘘を 受け止めて引き裂いた そして私が迷い込むのは 薄闇の世界 信じるべきものの為にと 選んだ場所は 自由を鍵にした 檻の中でしょう 決してもう抜け出せない 渇いた喉の奥で 始まった儚さの理由(ワケ)は 近づく明日が怖いから うずくまり崩れても 私を探してささやきかけるかける 薄闇の声 渇いた時間の中で 溺れてるもがいてる心 目眩がするくらいの嘘を 受け止めて引き裂いた そして私が迷い込むのは 薄闇の世界

[@marinaramirez724]

ありがとう

[@wildfire44601]

My wife had me going through our DVDs copying them to a hard drive I had hooked up to the tv when one of my kids stumbled across my small collection which included the 6disc set of Witch Hunter Robin and Visions of Escaflowne. We've been watching them together here and there and it's been awesome introducing him to stuff I grew up with and seeing him really getting in to it. I actually like the pacing of WHR. I see a lot of people complaining about it, but it felt natural to me; more realistic. Even the character development, especially with Robin, seems so natural and organic, it just works. One of my all time favorites and one of my first forays into more grown up anime. Definitely recommend this to anyone that enjoys anime.

[@Ag-nu2jw]

2021: Still floors me every time I hear it.

[@MarcTRussell]

Half way through rewatching this series. It was my first anime and the story was very well constructed especially with all of the hidden details that are revealed at the end. Both songs have a special place in my heart ❤ I’m glad to see in the comments that this show is still so beloved.

[@GiantPetRat]

Easily among the top 5 greatest anime openings.

[@akiramenai4973]

Best anime opening is that of "Ergo Proxy." Hands down, that is absolutely the best opening song/video on the planet.

[@konsolebox]

Yeah I guess you can say that.

[@konsolebox]

Ohayou is easily one of it. Days as well. Dogfight, and then Yuragu Koto Nai Ai. Maybe I could pick Rewrite instead or some other song I currently don't recall, but the list always vary depending on the mood.

[@akiramenai4973]

@@konsolebox Post links please. I have an open mind. But this and Ergo Proxy are the best I know.

[@konsolebox]

@@akiramenai4973 My list is highly subjective and I don't even know the song from Ergo Proxy or Ergo Proxy itself. I'm on mobile and it's not easy to give links but I think you can easily look them up here in KZbin. Days is a song from Flow. Rewrite from ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. Ohayou from Hunter X, and the other from Get Backers. Dogfight was made by M.O.V.E. Make sure you watch full versions.

[@capadzcabrera]

This show was so freakin' undrrated!! It's a shame we didn't get more. Then again, it was a perfect ending. Oh, and hello from 2017.:P

[@nickelcadmium4087]

hi from 2020 :)

[@clxwncrxwn]

Greetings from the future of March 03, 2021, Texas of the United States has officially ended their Pandemic Lockdowns and the ridiculous Mask Mandates 😁

[@herhawk2093]

Oh the poor soul

[@herhawk2093]

@@clxwncrxwn this is why I hate the internet

[@holyflame2]

Nice to meet you from 2022 (^__^) / \

[@XtruhSpecialK]

when I was 11 and had little access or awareness of any anime, I found a witch hunter robin dvd at my local library. I watched the few episodes on the disk and was amazed at the vibe, visuals, feeling, and opening song of the show. I was so desperate to see the rest of the show that I actually dreamed many times that I found the remaining episode DVDs somehow, but it never happened. years later I had seen more popular anime I remembered this but never watched the show. but idea of this anime and this song feel representative of that time and hits a soft spot

[@DarknessFlameMedia]

so you still never finished it? why

[@Highwindmk2]

Greetings from the future. It's on Crunchyroll, I'm watching it right now. Great stuff, even 20 years later.

[@ISKRxM]

same with experiment of lain, dont know why

[@fruttlicious]

This song takes me back, first time I watch this was in high school from 2004-2005. In Canada we had "Bionix" (simular to Toonami) on Friday nights. I would never get tired of this song, gives me a 90's underground music feel to it. I hear this song and I see myself as 14 and 15 years old on a friday at 10pm, im 31 now

[@Ayekay403]

You described exactly how my Friday nights went back in the day.

[@Laxx133]

Le même sentiment... Du haut de mes 31 ans je n'ai jamais pu oublier cette chanson et tout ce qu'elle a pu me procurer. J'étais aussi au lycée quand je découvrais WHR. ✨🖤

[@davidh.1836]

2004-2005 best years of my life. Senior yr in high school. Song brings me back. Fast forward and recently life is shit with health issues in my 30s. These songs make me forget.

[@S4murai_Screwed]

OMG! I also watched Bionix back then too!

[@applechann428]

omg are you me

[@mustanizmy3678]

This song has been replaying in my head recently. I remember buying the anime DVD with my highschool friends long time ago. Those were the good days, enjoying anime together on one TV instead of separately with own mobile devices.

[@gabrieldeguire]

Bruh that guitar solo at the beginning is so crunchy I love it.

[@World_Theory]

Your face is crunchy, and I love that too. (Also, yeah. The guitar is awesome.)

[@apoc_luther7]

So happy to see people love this show. Robin is one of the best main characters ever created. Say what you want about the story, pacing etc. but Robin herself makes this anime work on an epic scale :D.

[@dustygamer457]

Such an underrated anime. Wish there was more than one season...

[@Jakeylicious7891]

I watched this anime in 2004. I was in 10th grade and was so addicted to the noir art style and animation. This brings me so much nostalgia.

[@floramerano6293]

I listen to this every time it rains.

[@ollybobba8692]

Mood

[@nonamesinspace1291]

I love you

[@kuchikishou1o]

Gives me the feeling of 90's and some early 2000 music. I love it :)

[@shielaburks6269]

Sounds like early 2000s

[@greebothecat]

@@shielaburks6269 Call me nostalgic, but the Japanese emulation of britrock / post-grunge in anime music from that time was the shit. This, Ergo Proxy opening, the whole lot of FLCL and The Pillows (I mean, the basically covered Oasis), Steve Conte and Maaya Sakamoto with their work for Yoko Kanno (who herself is heavily influenced by western music from the time and area, basically plagiarisng Hooverphonics and Björk). I'm not counting SE Lain, because Boa is a British band, but they get an honorable mention for the best melancholy song on the list. Also, remember that Texnolyze had a Juno Reactor track in the opening? Good times.

[@mungkey]

It's 2024 and this brings back so many great memories from all the best animes I have experienced over the years.

[@baronhausenpheffer]

Three hundred and twenty years have passed since the coven sank in the dark. (At the time of this comment, nearly 20 years have passed since this anime aired.) Keep listening, you sons of witches!

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

I watched this series for the first time when I was deployed in Iraq in 2006. My wife had ordered it online for me and shipped it to me in a care package and I watched it when I was off-duty in my CHU on a cheep DVD player I bought from one of the local-nationals. It was a much needed escape from the conflict, and it became a much loved anime of mine because of that. I still own that same DVD collection and once a year I pull it down from my collection a watch it back-to-back with GitS 2nd GIG. I wish that Japan's anime industry could go back to this more detailed and visually attractive hand-drawn style from today's CGI heavy incarnations, and back to Robin's more thoughtful and deliberate form of story telling. Likewise, I wish America's interest in the medium could revert back to shows like this and less on the action-heavy fight fests of My Hero and Bleach or the fan service laden offerings of things like 100 Girlfriends or Chained Soldier.

[@grhtheblahaj4248]

One of the best opening themes of all time.

[@arielvane1828]

You know, I just recently discovered this whole wave of mid-2000 anime. Animes like Witch Hunter Robin, Mushishi, School Rumble, Chobits And the strange thing is that I feel nostalgic without having seen them in their time.

[@thelaughingman79]

check out black lagoon - gungrave - hellsing " the original" - blood plus summer wars "its a movie"

[@DavichiG]

Your comment make me feel old 😂 when the stuff aired I was in my teen years, it was a great time growing up

[@Moosemoose1]

You want nostalgia attack vibes? Outlaw Star, Wolf's Rain, Texnolyze, Inuyasha, Serial Experiments Lain

[@DerpDoesBF3]

don't forget fullmetal alchemist

[@emranismail4875]

I went back to this game it still holds up IMO. I love this anime a lot back during the adult swim days. Robin,Amon,Haruto, and everyone else in STN-J(main characters) are cool I like and over the anime each one gets some character development.

[@akiramenai4973]

+Emran Funny thing is few people ever comment on the similarities between this anime and the original La Femme Nikita series from USA Network. There are many. Neither is really better than the other, but it's a sure thing that Witch Hunter Robin would never have existed in its present form without that show. You can easily see the similarities, and I'm sure more people than me can name the similarities between characters, starting with Robin as Nikita. Anyone care to chime in?

[@Ann-fx8fe]

Oh my, it's sooo good to hear this op again after 10 years...

[@salvadoreangatita6354]

who's still jamming to this classic in 2021

[@VoidQueenSat]

28 years old here and I remember being somewhat interested into WHR when I was a young teenager. It would play rather late and I only managed to catch a few episodes here and there, I won't deny that it might have been a bit too slow paced for me at the time haha!. It was only recently that I was able to watch it completely for the first time and I can say that it has gained my love now.

[@WhiteMageOfTheWind]

Watch it as a kid and re-watch today in my elderly days. Its 2021 and I still love this show. Stay safe everyone. Have a witchy day!

[@mohamedzakariabaja8992]

Imagine seing this at 8 years old on a Sunday afternoon with rain falling

[@nonamesinspace1291]

I was a teenager, very shy and awkward, sitting in a hall full of anime nerds like me, eating KFC, at a university I would attend later as an adult, WHR came on the massive projector screen, there was no better time of life.

[@OverlordAbraxas]

Sounds like a precious moment.

[@6thsurvivor]

Mine was similar, I was a teen, run away from home to the other side of the country to meet my e-girlfriend for the first time, we went into a projection room and first three episodes came in. It didn't last long, but I leaerned a lot and it made me who I am today. And this OST still gives me chills.

[@noodledream6462]

it's 2019 and felt nostalgic, great song and great memories from my childhood anime days

[@mandine100]

@Silent Solitude yeah, and waiting every week for the new ep :) Nowadays we skip the intro/outros but back then when you had to wait a whole week, so you watched that shit to the very last second! Then go back to school on Monday and talk about the latest ep with my best friend. WHR along with gundam seed. God I feel old...

[@kashunderground]

I was 13 yo when I watched Witch Hunter Robin for the first time, as a teenager in Morocco. I learnt the electric guitar because the intro inspired me so much. Now I'm in Canada, and I find myself being nostalgic, living in Canada now

[@ilyanagalen9320]

I haven’t seen many anime for comparison, but this rapidly became one of my all-time favourite series after the first watch. Anyone hesitating to watch it should just dive in, especially if you’re a fan of the juxtaposition ‘urban occult’ genre. I’m a big Buffy fan and this ticked so many boxes, but also as a sci fi fan too. I also love the structure of the story, which any fan of X-Files or Fringe will definitely recognise. Overall this is well worth watching even 20 years on, it’s a gem.

[@Dermacrosis]

I was like you, though I came to the English translation after watching the best known in the west at the time Yu-Gi-Oh!. It was a friend giving me a copy of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, generally now called YGO 0 or 0.5 that meant I watched a lot more anime. After all I came to anime with the western prejudice about cartoons, otherwise known as anime, being only for children. After watching some recommended Anime series, this being the first, I gained an appreciation for it and the work those studios put in to produce work, though brilliant but at a better quality storywise compare to western live action soaps and dramas.

[@johnnygnoneeded]

Anime is Witch Hunter Robin, 2002, from Bandai/ Sunrise {the Power Rangers, InuYasha, Bleach production studio}. The OP is "Shell", by Bana, singer Chino Takayanagi. Great OP for a Classic Anime. For everyone who asked on this posting: this is the info I have from my copy of Witch Hunter Robin. Yes...it's that good...me 4th anime purchase ever, after Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and Last Exile.

[@Tsubaki189]

Never watched this anime, started watching animes a bit after 2002 with Darker Than Black, today i'm 31 and i'll surely watch this series just because the Opening is so freakin good!

[@Tsubaki189]

@Haku Yuki It was a fine anime, don't know if i would watch it again but it's a good one, can advice it!

[@shittypaintanimator3257]

20 years since it's realize date and song's mood is good as hell

[@user-go5rw2qn8n]

なるほど！ 村瀬氏のキャラデザや異能バトルテイストのミステリが海外受けするんだな！と納得してした作品 もちろん曲も良いけど

[@瀧沢-s4g]

日本人いてびっくりです

[@Figgy666]

Music like this makes me miss the 2000s

[@Shortsbrunoxgg]

2024 ❤ me rendeu várias recordações boas essa abertura

[@sunnydale1446]

うわぁ久しぶりに聞いたけどやっぱいい！

[@もっちりもち米]

未だに続編でないかなーと思ってる。

[@DirkvanEeden]

Oh, wow. Listening to this, years later - very cool Anime series and some great memories.

[@choux8372]

When I was a kid, I always wanted to watch WHR, but anime was hard to come by if you couldn't afford to buy the dvds or cable tv. Everything I knew about this show was from anime magazines like Newtype USA and Anime Insider. Now as an adult, I'm finally getting to enjoy it, and its so strange how nostalgic it makes me feel even though this is my first viewing. It defintiely captures the slow paced living of back then so eloquently.

[@maybelleriley8771]

I still have my dvd set from it, might watch it again, kinda a love story that never happened

[@たまごやき-p2w]

毎日聞いてる

[@ziggy3237]

10 years later, still hasn’t posted the information.😂

[@scottthomas9391]

what info?

[@shrimpyy420]

''later bois''

[@floramerano6293]

He's dead.

[@scottthomas9391]

@@floramerano6293 awe!

[@bubblegumgun3292]

@@floramerano6293 Corona Virus strikes again

[@gunseliguc7858]

I love this song

[@lyndsey4740]

Me too!

[@LucasRNSilva]

It's a great song...the intro is amazing

[@vicentebaldovinos1117]

Best anime ever

[@mariapiachantatorres7029]

hitomi o fuseru to sugu kiete shimaisou de jibun ga mishiranu tanin ni natta ki ga suru kanashii hodo chippoke na sukuwaretai kara tameiki o tsuku no ja naku hakidashite shimatta kodoku no kehai no kazu o tada kazoete ita kawaita jikan no naka de oboreteru mogaiteru kokoro memai ga suru kurai no uso o uketomete hikisaita soshite watashi ga mayoikomu no wa usuyami no sekai shinjiru beki mono no tame ni to eranda basho wa jiyuu o kagi ni shita ori no naka deshou keshite mou nukedasenai kawaita nodo no oku de hajimatta hakanasa no wake wa chikazuku ashita ga kowai kara uzukumari kuzurete mo watashi o sagashite sasayaki kakeru usuyami no koe kawaita jikan no naka de oboreteru mogaiteru kokoro memai ga suru kurai no uso o uketomete hikisaita soshite watashi ga mayoikomu no wa usuyami no sekai

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

2 decades since 😭😭

[@MarcTRussell]

20 years since the coven sank in the dark…

[@trancereuphoria7642]

I like these type of openings. I also like opening 1 from Blood +, they sound kimd of the same actually

[@akernogaming]

WHR was my first serious anime when I was 13, I remember I used to idolize Amon haha I’m now 30 and rewatching it for the first time T_T

[@marthe_willing]

2021?👀

[@latrade2159]

It's 2021 ladies and Gentlemen I humbly and proudly present you beat anime intro ever made! :) Take a bow.

[@Veo87]

That guitar riff is reeeeeaaaaaal cool.

[@georginocelestial1863]

Hi it's December of 2022 and still listening to this ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@the007bond2]

this song is so beautiful i used it to walk down to altar ❤️

[@kamuihellsing1429]

18 years past but great song

[@juglarlocogmail]

i LOVE U ROBIN.

[@andurilguitar]

2019 and still great!

[@maybelleriley8771]

Watched it again, thought I lost it when i moved, but kept looking and found it xD

[@Ridermeduza]

THIS IS DIVINE BOTH THE VOICE THE SONG AND THE MUSIC. INCREDIBLE GUITAR SKILLS

[@cobra1060]

I normally hate anime music and what not...but this is amazing. The guitar player is really good.

[@梁宸維-i7i]

2022, and still great👍

[@user-bk9bm5cd6g]

今まで聞いたなかで最高の曲だ。

[@ElectiverBFF]

さ貴方ら昌

[@marthe_willing]

Hello from 2024 planning on starting this anime tmrw!!! Discovered it in 2021 and excited to start😆

[@shapaller8756]

Still wondering what happened to Amon and Robin still my fave one💙

[@seikouchan]

One of the animes that I bought the DVDs during the times that animes are not easily sourced on the wired world. The music was one of the reason I decided to make the purchase.

[@jacobalan9109]

Hate to be one of those peeps but.....anyone stilll listening in 2019??

[@witchHunterRN]

Hail Satan, YES!

[@arthippie._.5683]

Listening to it right now

[@bhaveshbhagwan3748]

👍

[@akiramenai4973]

@Jackie When the song came out, I think that probably would have been a pretty big insult...lol

[@marchosiass]

I only see men of culture here

[@Pinhead_larry25]

i cant understand the words of this song, nor will i ever be able to, but i love the song regardless

[@Schuylock]

It's like I'll disappear as soon as I close my eyes I feel like I've turned into someone that even I don't recognize Sadly, I've become so small I want to be rescued, but instead of sighing I vomited up my loneliness, and just lay there, measuring it all up Amidst this drop of time gone dry My heart is drowning and writhing These lies that make me dizzy I took them and tore them up And with that, I became lost In a world of thin darkness For the sake of those whom I should trust I chose to come here, a cage into which I've locked myself, and now there's no escape. Deep inside my parched throat Lies the reason for this growing impermanence Scared of the approaching tomorrow I cower and collapse But it seeks me out and whispers to me This voice of thin darkness. Amidst this drop of time gone dry My heart is drowning and writhing These lies that make me dizzy I took them and tore them up And with that, I became lost In a world of thin darkness.

[@onestraight]

So good… miss this series

[@Gameboon]

Same. It's a pretty niche series with a still-dedicated/nostalgic fanbase, strangely enough. There aren't many series with quite this tone and atmosphere pat down.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

Witch hunter robin and ergo proxy are two peas in a pod

[@kumi.n97btsrise6]

Anyone have other recommendations? I keep coming back to this anime and song. Old anime hits different from today’s anime.

[@bunnyprincessmiryou4395]

Lain serial experiment opening, haibane renmei, heaven knows etc.

[@Bojoschannel]

Ergo Proxy, it was made by the same director and share that neo goth style

[@pauljansevanrensburg3061]

12 Kingdoms - Juuni Kokki

[@Genesis08-gt]

I watched this i think around year 2001-2002, i was 7-8 yrs old that time and now yr 2020 my age is 26 i still remember this anime..

[@desperadoshao9733]

Made in sunrise, always good.

[@b0nTa]

Always wished they followed up with a season 2

[@dantesapprentice4581]

One of the greatest anime OPs of all time, hands down.

[@otak-on]

2:34 - very emotion

[@nyx3046]

I NEED THE FLAC FOR THIS

[@Gio-kg4gb]

this is actually so good how come I've never heard it before

[@zeromasters2286]

2022 let's goooooo

[@nct-127____yo9]

Such a good song

[@shokkushock]

Other than Pokémon or DBZ, this is the first and one of the main reasons I’m an anime lover today

[@Pelita_Biru]

I want to rewatch this anime after 18 years ago 😂❤

[@dreadogastusf3548]

Started watching the anime last week. Been playing this everyday since then.

[@kanamonsta]

2024, and still a banger

[@vinkkinx]

w series fr!!

[@Goldschlager]

One of my all time favorite anime songs. Greetings from 2021!

[@anasguitarcovers2559]

i cried listening to this ... childhood ...

[@bizzhat]

this is a killer track - thanks yo

[@Shortsbrunoxgg]

Nostálgico mano 😃😃 bom demais (2021)

[@arahok7675]

a perfect example of an awesome manga but not well done by the animation studio... but they got the point on the opening and song choice, one of best of all time.

[@6423-x1m]

めっちゃ好きなアニメ

[@OMEGA2669]

It's such a shame they didn't keep this show going.

[@tqm1091]

still listening. classic

[@djefardeur7958]

This is my childhood.

[@vicentebaldovinos1117]

I love robin she so cute and beautiful

[@beautydr.bymazedermatologi2542]

WHR ... I like this song. 💕

[@PatrickDuke-i9t]

OOOOO God hearing the talk about sharing with your kids is so true I am 58yr grew up when you said Anime eyerone said hhhuuuuu??? star blazers Macross and others. I have 3 kids and 8 grandchildren. the all ask about anime and my dumb old war stories. GGGOOOODDDD do I feel old!!!

[@cherryscarlett]

_in a parallel world of Amestris.. people's lifespans are many times longer than on the surface.. and some have been drafted into a secretive cult that hunts down the 'Gifted Ones'.._ *who weild powerful magic*

[@scorpionteeth6160]

Always have and always will get such fuckin' good vibes from this song.