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Witchblade — Rebirth Vol.4: Skeletons, Issue #166

26 pages, from Official, released Mar 24, 2026.

Witchblade

Description

This story introduces Takeru who is an average Japanese highschool girl raised in a Buddhist convent by nuns. She has been experiencing reoccurring nightmares about the Witchblade calling out to her. This is due to the secret that the temple houses within, the Witchblade sealed inside a box. Furthermore, her lineage keeps an unknown connection with the mystic artifact and the folklore of the Oni, hence explaining Takeru's strong attraction to the gauntlet which is locally called Oni no te (鬼の手, "Hand of Oni"). Ultimately, Takeru's life suffers a drastic change when she becomes the next bearer of the Witchblade due to some circumstances that force her to randomly encounter it.

Witchblade Takeru started serial run since March 2006 in Champion Red magazine under publisher Akita Shoten. Story by Kobayashi Yasuko with art made by Sumita Kazasa, whose art and illustrations carry over an erotic style.

*Note: Based on Marc Silvestri's and David Wohl's American Comic book series.*

Chapters (225)

  1. Oneshot
  2. Borne Again, Vol.3 Cover Gallery
  3. Borne Again, Vol.3: Series Finale - Chapter 2, Issue #185
  4. Borne Again, Vol.3: Series Finale - Chapter 1, Issue #185
  5. Borne Again, Vol.3: Power Broker Part 3, Issue #184
  6. Borne Again, Vol.3: Power Broker Part 2, Issue #183
  7. Borne Again, Vol.3: Power Broker Part 1, Issue #182
  8. Borne Again, Vol.3: Darkness Falls Part 2, Issue #181
  9. Borne Again, Vol.3: Darkness Falls Part 1, Issue #180
  10. Borne Again, Vol.2 Cover Gallery
  11. Borne Again, Vol.2: Pale Moonlight, Issue #179
  12. Borne Again, Vol.2: Darkness on the Edge of Time Part 2, Issue #178
  13. Borne Again, Vol.2: Darkness on the Edge of Time Part 1, Issue #177
  14. Borne Again, Vol.2: Fun Time!, Issue #176
  15. Borne Again, Vol.2: Into the Fire, Issue #175
  16. Borne Again, Vol.1 Cover Gallery
  17. Borne Again, Vol.1: Borne Again Part 5, Issue #174
  18. Borne Again, Vol.1: Borne Again Part 4, Issue #173
  19. Borne Again, Vol.1: Borne Again Part 3, Issue #172
  20. Borne Again, Vol.1: Borne Again Part 2, Issue #171
  21. Borne Again, Vol.1: Borne Again Part 1, Issue #170
  22. Rebirth Vol.4 Cover Gallery
  23. Rebirth Vol.4: Trinity: Bood on the Sans
  24. Rebirth Vol.4: The Day of Outlaw
  25. Rebirth Vol.4: Character Bios
  26. Rebirth Vol.4: Absolute Corruption - Conclusion, Issue #169
  27. Rebirth Vol.4: Absolute Corruption Part 1, Issue #168
  28. Rebirth Vol.4: Absolute Corruption Part 1, Issue #167
  29. Rebirth Vol.4: Skeletons, Issue #166
  30. Rebirth, Vol.3 Cover Gallery
  31. Rebirth Vol.3: Due Process
  32. Rebirth, Vol.3: Walkabout, Issue #165
  33. Rebirth, Vol.3: Progeny, Issue #164
  34. Rebirth, Vol.3: Black Market, Black Magic, Issue #163
  35. Rebirth, Vol.3: Black Cat, Issue #162
  36. Rebirth, Vol.3: Apparitions, Issue #161
  37. Rebirth, Vol.2: Saviors Part 2, Issue #160
  38. Rebirth, Vol.2: Saviors Part 1, Issue #159
  39. Rebirth, Vol.2: Portals Part 2, Issue #158
  40. Rebirth, Vol.2: Portals Part 1, Issue #157
  41. Rebirth, Vol.2: The Space Between Us, Issue #156
  42. Rebirth, Vol.1 Cover Gallery
  43. Rebirth, Vol.1: Vnbalanced Pieces Part 5, Issue #155
  44. Rebirth, Vol.1: Vnbalanced Pieces Part 4, Issue #154
  45. Rebirth, Vol.1: Vnbalanced Pieces Part 3, Issue #153
  46. Rebirth, Vol.1: Vnbalanced Pieces Part 2, Issue #152
  47. Rebirth, Vol.1: Vnbalanced Pieces Part 1, Issue #151
  48. Redemption, Vol.4 Cover Gallery
  49. Redemption, Vol.4: Resigned, Issue #150
  50. Redemption, Vol.4: Tiamat Part 4, Issue #149
  51. Redemption, Vol.4: Tiamat Part 3 Issue #148
  52. Redemption, Vol.4: Tiamat Part 2, Issue #147
  53. Redemption, Vol.4: Tiamat Part 1, Issue #146
  54. Redemption, Vol.3 Cover Gallery
  55. Redemption, Vol.3 Witchblade Annual
  56. Redemption, Vol.3: Secret Origin
  57. Redemption, Vol.3: Perspectives, Issue #145
  58. Redemption, Vol.3: Origin Secret, Issue #144
  59. Redemption, Vol.3: Upstate Part 2, Issue #143
  60. Redemption, Vol.3: Upstate Part 1, Issue #142
  61. Redemption, Vol.2 Cover Gallery
  62. Redemption, Vol.2: Paper Monsters Part 2, Issue #141
  63. Redemption, Vol.2: Paper Monsters Part 1, Issue #140
  64. Redemption, Vol.2: Remembrance, Issue #139
  65. Redemption, Vol.2: Faerie Tale, Issue #138
  66. Redemption, Vol.2: The Demon Within, Issue #137
  67. Redemption, Vol.1 Cover Gallery
  68. Redemption, Vol.1: Almost Human Part 3, Issue #136
  69. Redemption, Vol.1: Almost Human Part 2, Issue #135
  70. Redemption, Vol.1: Almost Human Part 1, Issue #134
  71. Redemption, Vol.1: Witchblade: Redemption, Vol.1: The Bridge Part 2, Issue #133
  72. Redemption, Vol.1: The Bridge Part 1, Issue #132
  73. Redemption, Vol.1: Just Like Starting Over, Issue #131
  74. , Vol.8 Cover Gallery
  75. , Vol.8: War of the Witchblades Part 6, Issue #130
  76. , Vol.8: War of the Witchblades Part 5, Issue #129
  77. , Vol.8: War of the Witchblades Part 4, Issue #128
  78. , Vol.8: War of the Witchblades Part 3, Issue #127
  79. , Vol.8: War of the Witchblades Part 2, Issue #126
  80. , Vol.8: War of the Witchblades Part 1, Issue #125
  81. , Vol.7 Cover Gallery
  82. , Vol.7: Annual #1, If Looks Could Kill
  83. , Vol.7: Augury
  84. , Vol.7: Crown Heights - Epilogue, Issue #124
  85. , Vol.7: Crown Heights Part 3, Issue #123
  86. , Vol.7: Crown Heights Part 2, Issue #122
  87. , Vol.7: Crown Heights Part 1, Issue #121
  88. , Vol.7: Broken Trinity - Prelude
  89. , Vol.6 Cover Gallery
  90. , Vol.6: Girls Night Out, Issue #120
  91. , Vol.6: Aphrodite, Issue #119
  92. , Vol.6: Advent Part 3, Issue #118
  93. , Vol.6: Advent Part 2, Issue #117
  94. , Vol.6: Advent Part 1, Issue #116
  95. , Vol.5 Cover Gallery
  96. , Vol.5: Divided, Issue #115
  97. , Vol.5: The Residents, Issue #114
  98. , Vol.5: Life in Boxes, Issue #113
  99. , Vol.5: Shadows and Light, Issue #112
  100. , Vol.5: First Born Part 3

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