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Title (English) Moon Princess Tsukihime

Title (Japanese) Shingestutan Tsukihime

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Fantasy Novel

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Synopsis A vampire princess is on a quest to hunt down renegade monsters when she is brutally murdered and chopped into seventeen pieces. In episode two a schoolboy is confronted by an angry vampiress who accuses him of having killed her. However she relents -after all she has regenerated - and enlists him in her quest.

Review Initially I thought this was an undistinguished series but after watching the first six episodes I warmed to it. There are various mysteries still to be resolved, such as just how the hero's bossy sister and her household fits into in the story, and what the mysterious schoolmate, who isn't just a schoolgirl, is going to do. Aruceid's manner towards the hero is becoming increasingly flirtatious. (GC)
I wasn't expecting much from the much-hyped "Shingestutan Tsukihime", mainly because of the extent of the hype, and the trailer for the series that was actually sold on R2 DVD. What I was expecting was some sort of cross between a typical game-to-anime adaptation and the recent deadly dull OAV, "Hitsugi no Uta". But what I found instead was an intriguing psychological horror story with a lot of the feel of CLAMP's "X TV". This is a "wheels within wheels" plot that starts out well and holds up for the entire episode.
As with the early episodes of "X TV", there are lots of hints laden with foreboding in this story of a teenaged boy who has an unknown past and is living in a deadly, dream-like present. Reality and illusion are tightly intertwined and no one is who they seem at first. There is lots of room for exposition and it will be interesting to see how well it is handled.
Of course, as with any "thriller", there are always little areas to nit-pick. One prime example is the situation with the protagonist Tohna and his glasses. Supposedly the glasses prevent him from being bothered by the red lines (of fate?) that he saw as a child, but doesn't he ever take his glasses off? It will be interesting to see if this is explained, glossed over, or ignored. The key will be how well the rest of the show is put together - skillfully done atmosphere, characterization and plot denouement can go a long way to prop up one痴 suspension of disbelief. So I'm looking forward to watching the second episode of Tsukihime to see if it can continue the level of intrigue and mystery that appeared in the first episode. (And hopefully, to help clear up whether the body count is real or imagined.)
(Dave Baranyi)
I've seen up through episode 4 of "Tsukihime" so far and I've got a few questions for those folks who are familiar with the predecessor "stuff" - games, etc. -
First off, before getting to any spoiler stuff, is Tsukihime based upon a game in such a manner so that the folks who have played the game know what is going on, or is it "inspired by" a game and as such has an original story?
Okay, now to spoiler stuff:
S P O I L E R
S P A C E
Okay, first off, if Arcueid can return from being chopped into 17 pieces, why can't Nero? (BTW, am I the only one who is having trouble remembering her name - the only way I could remember is by going to the Rondo Robe Tsukihime website
http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/index.html -
otherwise I keep on wanting to call her "Brunhilda". Of course, "Brunestud" raises lots of other "opportunity associations" too...)
Second - I'm assuming that the only reason that Arcueid is letting Shiki live is to have him kill other vampires for her. If Arcueid has supposedly fallen in love with Shiki "at first stab", then my suspension of disbelief is going to be sorely tested.
Third, do the episodes seem to be really "up and down" so far to you? I've found 1 and 3 to be good while 2 and 4 are bordering on irritating. Maybe that's because I don't like the school chums.
Fourth, for the game players, assuming that the anime is related in some manner to the game, are the various "mysteries" explained in the game? (You don't have to explain the mysteries, just say if they are part of the game or not.)
- why Shiki was disinherited and sent away - why Shiki can see those lines and break them - why Shiki attacked Arcueid without warning
Of course, it might turn out that the whole story is some sort of variation on "Perfect Blue", but that will be a cheat IMO.
(Dave Baranyi)

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Episodes 12

Release

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 2003

Production

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Moon Princess Tsukihime
Title (Japanese)	Shingestutan Tsukihime
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes
Classification	-
Synopsis	A vampire princess is on a quest to hunt down renegade monsters when she is brutally murdered and chopped into seventeen pieces. In episode two a schoolboy is confronted by an angry vampiress who accuses him of having killed her. However she relents -after all she has regenerated - and enlists him in her quest.
Review	Initially I thought this was an undistinguished series but after watching the first six episodes I warmed to it. There are various mysteries still to be resolved, such as just how the hero's bossy sister and her household fits into in the story, and what the mysterious schoolmate, who isn't just a schoolgirl, is going to do. Aruceid's manner towards the hero is becoming increasingly flirtatious. (GC) I wasn't expecting much from the much-hyped "Shingestutan Tsukihime", mainly because of the extent of the hype, and the trailer for the series that was actually sold on R2 DVD. What I was expecting was some sort of cross between a typical game-to-anime adaptation and the recent deadly dull OAV, "Hitsugi no Uta". But what I found instead was an intriguing psychological horror story with a lot of the feel of CLAMP's "X TV". This is a "wheels within wheels" plot that starts out well and holds up for the entire episode. As with the early episodes of "X TV", there are lots of hints laden with foreboding in this story of a teenaged boy who has an unknown past and is living in a deadly, dream-like present. Reality and illusion are tightly intertwined and no one is who they seem at first. There is lots of room for exposition and it will be interesting to see how well it is handled. Of course, as with any "thriller", there are always little areas to nit-pick. One prime example is the situation with the protagonist Tohna and his glasses. Supposedly the glasses prevent him from being bothered by the red lines (of fate?) that he saw as a child, but doesn't he ever take his glasses off? It will be interesting to see if this is explained, glossed over, or ignored. The key will be how well the rest of the show is put together - skillfully done atmosphere, characterization and plot denouement can go a long way to prop up one痴 suspension of disbelief. So I'm looking forward to watching the second episode of Tsukihime to see if it can continue the level of intrigue and mystery that appeared in the first episode. (And hopefully, to help clear up whether the body count is real or imagined.) (Dave Baranyi) I've seen up through episode 4 of "Tsukihime" so far and I've got a few questions for those folks who are familiar with the predecessor "stuff" - games, etc. - First off, before getting to any spoiler stuff, is Tsukihime based upon a game in such a manner so that the folks who have played the game know what is going on, or is it "inspired by" a game and as such has an original story? Okay, now to spoiler stuff: S P O I L E R S P A C E Okay, first off, if Arcueid can return from being chopped into 17 pieces, why can't Nero? (BTW, am I the only one who is having trouble remembering her name - the only way I could remember is by going to the Rondo Robe Tsukihime website http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/index.html - otherwise I keep on wanting to call her "Brunhilda". Of course, "Brunestud" raises lots of other "opportunity associations" too...) Second - I'm assuming that the only reason that Arcueid is letting Shiki live is to have him kill other vampires for her. If Arcueid has supposedly fallen in love with Shiki "at first stab", then my suspension of disbelief is going to be sorely tested. Third, do the episodes seem to be really "up and down" so far to you? I've found 1 and 3 to be good while 2 and 4 are bordering on irritating. Maybe that's because I don't like the school chums. Fourth, for the game players, assuming that the anime is related in some manner to the game, are the various "mysteries" explained in the game? (You don't have to explain the mysteries, just say if they are part of the game or not.) - why Shiki was disinherited and sent away - why Shiki can see those lines and break them - why Shiki attacked Arcueid without warning Of course, it might turn out that the whole story is some sort of variation on "Perfect Blue", but that will be a cheat IMO. (Dave Baranyi)
Credits
Episodes	12
Release
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	2003
Production
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.