Tsukihime
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- This article is about the visual novel game. For its anime and manga adaptation, see Tsukihime, Lunar Legend.
| Tsukihime | |
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| 月姫 (Tsukihime) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Mystery, Drama, Suspense,Vampires |
| Game | |
| Developer | TYPE-MOON |
| Publisher | TYPE-MOON |
| Genre | Visual novel, eroge, dojin |
| Rating | Ages 18 and over |
| Platform | PC |
| Released | December, 2000 |
| TV anime : Tsukihime, Lunar Legend | |
| Directed by | Katsushi Sakurabi |
| Studio | J.C. Staff |
| Network |  Animax, TBS, BS-i       Animax |
| Original run | 9 October 2003 – 25 December 2003 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Authored by | Sasaki Shonen |
| Publisher | Media Works DrMaster |
| Serialized in | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
| No. of volumes | 5 |
Tsukihime (月姫 lit. Moon Princess?) is a Japanese dōjin visual novel game, created by TYPE-MOON, which was originally released in December 2000. It was adapted in 2003 into an anime series, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, produced by J.C. Staff and Geneon, and a manga series, which has been serialized since 2004 in Media Works' seinen magazine Dengeki Daioh, with 4 tankōbon volumes having been released so far.
Tsukihime's official subtitle states: "Blue Blue Glass Moon, Under The Crimson Air". Its fame and renown is often attributed to its comprehensive and expansive storyline and its writer Kinoko Nasu's unique style of storytelling. As well as its anime and manga adaptations, it has also spawned numerous merchandising and memorabilia franchises.
TYPE-MOON released Tsukihime PLUS-DISK in January 2001, a light-hearted addition to Tsukihime that featured three side-stories and assorted multimedia. In August 2001, TYPE-MOON produced and published a sequel to Tsukihime, Kagetsu Tohya (歌月十夜 lit. Ten Nights Of Verses And The Moon?). Finally, in April 2003, TYPE-MOON released Tsuki-Bako (月箱 lit. Lunar Box?), a specially packaged three-disc set that included Tsukihime, PLUS-Disk and Kagetsu Tohya; Tsuki-Bako included a remixed soundtrack for both Tsukihime and Kagetsu Tohya and other assorted multimedia.
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[edit] Story
Tsukihime chronicles the story and life of a teen-aged boy named Shiki Tohno. As a young boy, Shiki suffered a life-threatening injury. As a result of this injury, Shiki became able to see "life lines" on objects and people; if Shiki cuts these lines, the person or object that they belong to will be die or be destroyed. Soon after discovering this power, he is given a special pair of glasses by a mysterious woman. While wearing these glasses, Shiki cannot see the lines, and can thus live life as normal. Later, Shiki discovers that he can also see "points" on objects and people; these act as more immediate and powerful versions of the "lines." Eventually, it is revealed that Shiki is not merely killing a person or destroying an object when he cuts its lines or pokes out its points, but is instead removing the meaning of his victim's existence.
The game plot begins during Shiki's high school days. After years away from the Tohno household, which he was banished from after his injury, he moves back home following the death of the head of the Tohno family, Shiki's father. Shiki's sister, Akiha, assumes the responsibility of being the new head, and decides to let Shiki come back. As the story progresses, Shiki gradually discovers his mysterious past, and becomes implicated into strange adventures.
[edit] Characters
- Shiki Tohno (遠野 志貴 Tōno Shiki?)
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- Birthday: 15 October
- Blood type: AB
- Height: 169cm
- Weight: 60kg
- The protagonist of the series. He has "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," which allow him to see the death of things in the form of "lines" and "dots" on objects and people; cutting the lines destroys the portion cut, while piercing the dot destroys the existence of the object itself. He carries a pocketknife named Nanatsuya and is quite skilled in its use. He has been living with the Arima family, one of the branching families of Tohno, since an accident 8 years ago. At the beginning of the game, he moves back home with his sister, Akiha.
- Arcueid Brunestud (アルクェイド・ブリュ ンスタッド Arukueido Buryunsutaddo?)
- A beautiful blonde with ruby red eyes, Arcueid (or just "Arc" sometimes) is a mysterious vampire princess. But since she is a "true ancestor" she lacks some vampiric qualities, such as that of needing to consume blood to survive, and being nocturnal. She seems to be quite knowledgeable about many things, but is very naive when it comes to modern ideas. She is killed by Shiki in the first chapter, but she doesn't actually die (because she's a vampire) and, in turn, recruits Shiki to help her fight Roa. Arcueid was originally created as nothing more than a weapon to eliminate the True Ancestors that had fallen to their vampiric impulses. She was taught nothing except what was necessary to eliminate her target, and when she returned to the millenium castle even that knowledge would be erased before she was put to sleep. Originally did not have the vampiric impulses that all True Ancestors had, but this changed when Roa tricked her into drinking blood hidden within a rose, as she did not know she was not supposed to do that. After that she went berserk and wiped out most of the True Ancestors, while turning Roa into a Dark Apostle, and from then on she had to use a large portion of her power to suppress her vampiric impulses. By the time of Tsukihime she is only at 30% of her full power as she must use the remaining 70% to suppress her vampiric impulses. Is one of 2 True Ancestors capable of using the Marble Phantasm, which allows you to re-create the effect of anything that is possible in natural, and summon the Millenium Castle Brunestud, the home of the True Ancestors.
- Ciel (シエル?)
- An upperclassman of Shiki's, or so it seems. She is the only member of the Japanese tea ceremony club. She is actually an executor for the church organization, where she is part of "The Burial Agency" a group of skilled assassins feared even within the church itself, and finds Arcueid detestable (but is torn, because she likes Shiki). Her body was used in Roa's last incarnation, and until Roa dies, she cannot. Her outfit is not a uniform, but the result of one of her hobbies.
- Akiha Tohno (遠野 秋葉 Tōno Akiha?)
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- Birthday: 22 September
- Blood type: A
- Height: 160cm
- Weight: 45kg
- B73/W57/H79
- Character image song: Satetsu no tō (サテツの塔?), performed by Swinging Popsickle
- Shiki's younger sister and the current head of the Tohno family. She is very prim and proper and carries a grace and nobility about her. As the story progresses, the viewer discovers that she has had mysterious powers since childhood. When her Tohno blood awakens, her hair turns a crimson shade and she can literally suck the heat out of her surroundings, which creates a burning effect on the object.
- Hisui (翡翠?)
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- Birthday: 12 March
- Blood-type: B
- Height: 156cm
- Weight: 43kg
- B76/W58/H82
- Character image song: PARADE, performed by Soft Ballet
- The younger of the two twin maids in the Tohno mansion, Hisui is a childhood friend of Shiki. She wears a western maid uniform and attends to Shiki when he comes back to the Tohno mansion. She acts cold and unfeeling, but it is only an act to hide her kinder nature for the sake of her sister. Her name, Hisui, is the Japanese word for jade, referring to her eye color.
- Kohaku (琥珀?)
- The older of the two twin maids in the Tohno mansion, Kohaku, along with Hisui, is a childhood friend of Shiki. She wears a Japanese kimono and is always seen to be smiling and cheerful, being especially gifted with medicine. She hides her tragic past behind a cheerful face and Hisui's cold demeanor. Her name, Kohaku, is the Japanese word for amber, referring to her eye color.
- Michael Roa Valdamjong
- Nicknamed "The Serpent" for his reincarnation ability, Roa was a priest of the church that sought immortality and tricked Arcueid into drinking blood hidden within a rose, causing her to go berserk and wipe out almost all the True Ancestors, and also turning Roa into one of the most powerful Dark Apostles, to the point where he was strong enough to defeat Altrouge Brunestud when she tried to "teach him a lesson" as the rest of the Dark Apostles saw him as a upstart. His original body was finally defeated by a coalition comprised of Arcueid and the Burial Agency, and he has been re-incarnating ever since then. By the time of Tsukihime he has already re-incarnated 17 times and been destroyed by Arcueid each time as she seeks to gain her stolen power back, and perhaps to achieve some measure of revenge. Roa has 2 requirements for choosing the host of his next reincarnation, his family must have a high social standing so he would be born into luxury, and a body with a high potential. His last host was Ciel, who was chosen in haste and thus was born into a bakery's family but instead had a body with an extremely high physical and magical potential. Can be considered a friend or acquintance of Nrvnqsr.
- Nrvnqsr Chaos (ネロ・カオス Nero Kaosu?)
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- Birthday: 13 February
- Height: 188cm
- Weight: 84kg
- Pronounced "Nero Kaos", this vampire is known as the tenth of the twenty-seven Ancestors of Dead Apostles, the highest in rank of the vampires in Tsukihime. Has 666 beasts on his body, from deer and wolves to mythological creatures like unicorns. The only conventional way to kill him is to destroy all 666 beasts at once or he will constantly regenerate, however this is pratically impossible. Roa taught him a reality marble known as "The soil of genesis" which requires a destructive power that can destroy a continent to destroy. It functions as some kind of cage or restraining device. Can be considered a friend of Roa.
- Aoko Aozaki (蒼崎 青子 Aozaki Aoko?)
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- Birthday: 7 July
- Blood-type: A
- Height: 160cm
- Weight: 50kg
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- A mysterious red-haired woman who always carries a suitcase. She met with Shiki eight years prior to the start of the series, and to this day, is the only person he will call "Teacher". She gave Shiki a pair of glasses (stolen from her sister Touko), the Magangoroshi (Mystic Eye Killer), that blocks out the death lines and allow him to live a normal life. Current title holder of Beef-Eating contest in an unspecified steak restaurant in Japan.
- Arihiko Inui (乾 有彦 Inui Arihiko?)
- Shiki's classmate and best friend. His parents died when he was young, and he lives with his sister, Ichiko.
- Makihisa Tohno (遠野 槙久 Tōno Makihisa?)
- The patriarch of the Tohno family. Dies just prior to the events of Tsukihime.
- Satsuki Yumizuka (弓塚 さつき Yumizuka Satsuki?)
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- Birthday: 16 August
- Blood-type: A
- Height: 161cm
- Weight: 45kg
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- Character image song: T'EN VA PAS, performed by Tomoyo Harada
- Shiki's classmate, who has had a crush on him since middle school.
[edit] Translation
An English translation patch for Tsukihime was released by Mirror Moon, an English fansite for TYPE-MOON games, on November 5, 2006. The patch requires a copy of the original game to work, and translates the entirety of the original Japanese text to English.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Official sites
- TYPE-MOON's official Tsukihime website (Japanese)
[edit] Fansites
- The Moonlit World - A comprehensive TYPE-MOON fansite featuring a special section on Tsukihime
- mirror moon, the group responsible for translating Tsukihime into English
| TYPE-MOON |
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| Staff |
| Kinoko Nasu | Takashi Takeuchi |
| Visual novels (the "Nasuverse") |
| Tsukihime | Kagetsu Tohya | Fate/stay night | Fate/hollow ataraxia | Fate/Zero |
