Tsukihime, Lunar Legend
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- This article is about the anime and manga series. For the game on which the anime was based, see Tsukihime.
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| 真月譚 月姫 (Shingetsutan Tsukihime) |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Game: Tsukihime | |
| Developer | TYPE-MOON |
| Publisher | TYPE-MOON |
| Genre | Visual novel, Eroge |
| Rating | Mature, 18+ |
| Platform | PC |
| Released | December, 2000 |
| TV anime | |
| 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 Shōnen |
| Publisher | MediaWorks DrMaster |
| Serialized in | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | October 2003 – 2004 |
| No. of volumes | 4 |
Tsukihime, Lunar Legend (真月譚 月姫 Shingetsutan Tsukihime?), also known simply as Lunar Legend Tsukihime (the English title of the manga, and distributed versions of the anime series across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australasia, and other regions) is a 12-episode Japanese anime television series, produced by J.C.STAFF, and adapted from TYPE-MOON's highly successful visual novel, Tsukihime.
Directed by Katsushi Sakurabi, it was originally broadcast from October 9 to December 25, 2003, and has been broadcast in Japan by TBS, BS-i, and the anime television network Animax, who have also later broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide, including its English-language networks (under the title Lunar Legend Tsukihime, the series' only English language broadcasts) in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and its other networks in East Asia, South America and other regions. The title Tsukihime, Lunar Legend is only used in Geneon's North American DVD releases.
The music for the series was composed by Toshiyuki Omori and has been released in two soundtracks.
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[edit] Plot
- For a detailed synopsis, see Tsukihime.
The series follows the life of Shiki Tohno, a prodigious 17-year old high school student, who is gifted with a mysterious ability to see "death-lines", which, when cut, will destroy the object they reside within. A product of a fatal, life-threatening injury suffered in his childhood, this unique yet traumatizing ability of Shiki's is shielded by a pair of special glasses, a childhood gift from a mysterious woman, Aoko Aozaki. These glasses aid him in not seeing the death-lines and to live a relatively peaceful and normal life.
Shiki is sent away from his household, the Tohno mansion, because of the fatal injury and the ill health that followed afterwards. He spends years living with relatives of the Tohno family, the Arimas. Finally, after eight years, following the death of his adoptive father, Makihisa, Shiki returns to the Tohno mansion to live with his sister, Akiha. Akiha had been given the responsibility of being the Tohno family's new matriarch.
As the story progresses, Shiki gradually discovers his past and numerous other mysteries surrounding him.
[edit] Cast
- See main article: Characters in Tsukihime
[edit] Japanese
- Shiki Tohno - Kenichi Suzumura
- Arcueid Brunestud - Hitomi Nabatame
- Ciel - Fumiko Orikasa
- Akiha Tohno - Shizuka Itō
- Hisui - Yumi Kakazu
- Kohaku - Kana Ueda
- Nrvnqsr Chaos - Kenta Miyake
- Michael Roa Valdamjong - Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Satsuki Yumizuka - Kaori Tanaka
- Arihiko Inui - Takahiro Sakurai
- Aoko Aozaki - Akiko Kimura
[edit] Geneon dub
As follows is the cast listing for Geneon's North American DVD releases:
- Shiki Tohno - Steve Staley
- Arcueid Brunestud - Michelle Ruff
- Ciel - Wendee Lee
- Akiha Tohno - Julie Ann Taylor
- Hisui - Kate Higgins
- Kohaku - Kari Wahlgren
- Nrvnqsr Chaos - Jamieson Price
- Michael Roa Valdamjong - Kirk Thornton
- Arihiko Inui - Dave Wittenberg
- Satsuki Yumizuka - Carrie Savage
- Aoko Aozaki - Sandy Fox
- Masahika Tohno - Michael McConnohie
[edit] Episodes
| Episode | English Title | Japanese Title |
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| 1 | Reversal Impulse | 反転衝動 |
| 2 | Black Beast | 黒い獣 |
| 3 | Mystic Eyes of Death Perception | 直死の魔眼 |
| 4 | Garden of a Cradle | 揺籠の庭 |
| 5 | A Bow of the Sky | 空の弓 |
| 6 | White Dream | 白い夢 |
| 7 | Blue Sin Mark | 蒼い咎跡 |
| 8 | Origami | 檻髪 |
| 9 | Death | 死 |
| 10 | Vermilion Crimson Moon | 朱の紅月 |
| 11 | Misfortunate Night | 凶つ夜 |
| 12 | Lunar World | 月世界 |
[edit] Theme songs
- Opening theme: The Sacred Moon
- Ending theme: Rinne no Hate Ni (輪廻の果てに…?) (performance: Fumiko Orikasa)
[edit] Manga
The manga adaptation was serialized in MediaWorks' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh since October 2003, during the same period the anime series premiered. The plot largely follows a mix of the anime plot and the game's Arcueid route. The focus is on Arcueid and Shiki, with the other characters playing larger roles, such as Ciel and Akiha. Unlike the anime, the manga adapts the original game much further (such as the battle with Nero Chaos, longer in the game as reflected by the manga).
[edit] External links
- Shingetsutan Tsukihime Official Site (Japanese)
| Tsukihime (TYPE-MOON) |
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| Characters |
| Shiki Tohno | Arcueid Brunestud | Ciel | Akiha Tohno | Hisui | Kohaku |
| Len | Sion Eltnam Atlasia | Dead Apostle | Roa |
| Related articles |
| Tsukihime | Shingetsutan Tsukihime | PLUS-DISC | Kagetsu Tohya | Melty Blood |
