The anime series "The Witch and the Beast," scheduled to air from January 2024, is a dark fantasy currently being serialized in Monthly Young Magazine. While the title is reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast, the main character, Guido, is a beast who has been transformed into a beautiful girl by a witch's curse. In order to get revenge on the witch who cast the curse, he and his partner, the magician Ashaf, search for the witch while solving incidents that occur all over the place. There are many powerful and memorable scenes in the series, and here we've ranked some of them!
Famous Scene Ranking #10: The Third Method
There are only two ways to break a witch's curse: a kiss of love from a prince on a white horse (a kiss from a reciprocal lover) or the whim of a hateful witch (the witch who cast the curse herself breaks it). However, there is actually a third way: a kiss from the witch. Guido confronts Leone, a witch revered as a hero, to prevent her from exacting revenge, but the witch, known as the pinnacle of sorcery, has overwhelming power, and it seems there is no way to stop her. However, by kissing Leone herself, Guido is able to temporarily break the curse. This is Guido's beautiful yet powerful kissing scene. The normally beautiful Guido transforms into a beast after kissing the witch.
Famous Scene Ranking #9: One-Punch Man
Taking advantage of a momentary gap, Guido kisses the witch Leone, revealing his true form that had been sealed away. Gido transforms back into a muscular, beast-like warrior, knocking out the powerful witch who had engulfed an entire city in flames with a single punch. Gido is the single greatest enemy of the most beautiful and terrifying witch in the world. While Beauty and the Beast is about the Beast's return to his original form, The Witch and the Beast is about a beautiful woman's journey to return to her beast form.
Famous Scene Ranking #8: The Necromancer
One day, Gido and Ashaf are asked by the police to solve a case involving undead creatures. However, Ashaf, being an outsider, hands the case over to Fanora, a necromancer from the same Magical Sound Cult. After an investigation, Fanora and Johan track down the necromancer responsible. Fanora, the "Mysterious Witch," and her accompanying undead knights put an end to the perpetrator of the taboo. Normally, when one becomes a undead, they fall out of the cycle of reincarnation and fall into nothingness, where they suffer eternal hell, but Fanora's undead knights are loyal knights who continue to follow her as undead, even knowing this. This is the scene where the undead knights make their appearance. It's both terrifying and cool.
Famous Scene Ranking #7: Matt Kuga, the Ice Man
The witch Helga Velvet, accused of murdering six civilians, is targeted by Matt Kuga, the ice man and commander of the Sixth Battalion of the Holy Knights. Though a human, he is a spirit magician who has made a contract with the Great Spirit of Ice, and his power rivals that of a witch, the pinnacle of sorcery. His spirit magic is so powerful that it can cover an entire city. This, along with him, is a character in this series that is extremely overstated from the very beginning. However, it should also be noted that he is a sincere, conscientious person with a passionate heart, willing to sacrifice himself. While he is not originally hostile to Ashaf and the Magical Sound Cult, and is somewhat of a business rival, they form an alliance due to the mysterious nature of the incident.
Famous Scene Ranking #6: Demon Sword vs. Beast
Helga Velvet, a descendant of a stalwart witch family, was a member of the clan that protected the seal of the demon sword Ashgan. However, the seal on the magic sword is broken by the Executioner, who coveted its power, and Matt Kuga's lieutenant, Roel, who had teamed up with the Executioner. The Executioner plotted to make the magic sword's power his own, but in reality it was not something that could be controlled by anyone, and if the seal were broken it would simply unleash violence that could destroy the world. But even such a magic sword is sunk with a single punch from Guido, whose seal had been broken.
Famous Scene Ranking #5: No Mercy for Crossing the Line
Matt Kuga, the ice man, may appear cold-hearted, but he is actually a very gentle man. His sense of justice never allows the death of a good person, and he never allows the death of a bad person with the possibility that they may actually be good. This is why he believes in keeping every person alive to the very last moment. It could be said that this gentleness led to his subordinate's betrayal, but if someone crosses the line, he shows no mercy. Kuga personally punishes the mastermind behind the incident, the Executioner, and his subordinate, Lowell.
Famous Scene Ranking #4: The Magic of Halbel, a Mysterious Witch Lineage
The incident that led to Guido and Ashaf's meeting involved a certain witch. Halbel Harmington, a witch of the mysterious witch lineage, was mute and unable to use magic. She lived quietly with her younger brother in a remote village. However, when a mysterious death occurred in the village, she was suspected of being the culprit. The mastermind behind the incident was an executioner, and Halbel's powers were being targeted. However, by chance, Guido happened to be there and kissed her, breaking Halbel's seal. The magic was so powerful that when he called out to stop moving, everyone would stop moving; when he commanded the fire to disappear, they would disappear; and when he spoke the command to perish, they would instantly vanish.
Famous Scene Ranking #3: I'll Never Drink a Man's Blood Again
The vampire Dunward, an ally of the Demonic Cult, was a proud, arrogant, and selfish former king of vampires. Even in the presence of his sworn enemy, Dornays Gewers, who had taken his position and his family and killed them, he was unable to unleash his true power. To regain his true power, Dunward must drink the blood of his partner, Oscar. Due to his pride, Dunward refuses to drink Oscar's blood, but in fact, Oscar is a boy. Despite his apparent girlish appearance, Oscar is a boy. He didn't want to drink a man's blood, but in the end, he swallowed his pride and drank Oscar's blood, awakening him and overpowering his nemesis, Dorneis.
Famous Scene Ranking #2: The Lineage of the "Great Witch"
In the battle between the vampire queen Dorneis and the vampire Dunward, Dunward emerges victorious. However, the "Bloodline" vampires, who had been eyeing the Queen's defeat, tried to take advantage of the situation and attacked Gido, Ashaf, and Oscar Dunward. Just when it seemed all was lost, the magician Oscar Olensia was the heir to the lineage of the "Great Witch." Oscar repelled the Bloodline vampires by summoning the sun, a natural enemy of vampires. It seems that Oscar inherited not only the skills and knowledge of the "Origin Witch," but also her hobbies and tastes, and it seems that his penchant for cross-dressing was influenced by this. The witch's powers are staged in a flashy manner and the effects are amazing! It's a mysterious and divine scene in which the vampires are incinerated in an instant.
Famous Scene Ranking #1: Ashaf Comes to the Rescue
Gido, captured by Dorneis Ghiwas, the vampire queen favored by the witches, escapes on his own and launches an attack. In fact, Gido was captured solely to help Ashaf escape, and Ashaf had planned to rescue Gido after escaping. However, Dorneis is an immortal vampire, and Gido was helpless. Ashaf, clad in crow feathers, arrives to rescue Gido from this predicament. Not only is it visually stunning, but this scene also reveals the two characters' relationship, not just a give-and-take relationship, but one that feels more like a well-coordinated pair. This is the most memorable scene in a film filled with beautiful and powerful scenes!
[The Witch and the Beast] Ranking of Famous Scenes
Here, we've compiled a list of the best scenes from "The Witch and the Beast," which will be adapted into an anime in January 2024! The battle scenes are spectacular and beautiful! The overwhelming magic of Guido and the witches creates many mysterious and memorable scenes! Even a single image from the original manga is so impactful, so we're looking forward to seeing the powerful scenes in the anime!
