Anime is not just a Japanese style anymore. I’ve said this before, that Japanese animation has influence beyond that country. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, based on an adventure TV series, is an American production in partnership with South Korea’s Studio Mir. I have the feeling we will be hearing a lot from Studio Mir over the next few years.

Vesemir reminisces about his childhood as a servant and the road which lead him to become a Witcher, a biologically enhanced human who fights and kills monsters for glory, fun, and profit. Fate momentarily teams him with a witch named Tetra, who is out to destroy the Witchers. The climax confrontation occurs when Vesemir discovers the awful truth about the Witchers’ dark secret.

The animation is first class, but the characterizations could use a bit of work. Eventually, Vesemir does break free of the one dimensional personification he is tagged with. Add a few twists and turns, and you have an exciting adventure drama – with quite a bit of gore and profanity. This one is not for the little ones. But everyone else should enjoy The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.