At the Next Station (Vampire Princess Miyu)

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"At The Next Station" is an episode of Vampire Princess Miyu anime TV series. Number 2 of a series of 26 episodes.

[edit] Plot

A handsome young man lures women into his lair in an abandoned subway station where he freezes them into dainty mannequins, keeping them mummified alive. Miyu spots him as a Shinma and returns him to the Darkness. Miyu starts her friendship with the trio of schoolmates, specially with Chisato (who buys a keychain for her and Miyu to represent their friendship).

[edit] Recurring elements of the series introduced

The trio of Miyu's schoolmates, which will become vital to the plot: the cute red-haired Chisato, the boyish Yukari and the bookworm Hisae.
Miyu's weirdness, wearing a school uniform in every social occasion, dropping it for her kimono only during the Shinma fights.
The charms which Chisato buys for her and Miyu as token of friendship, which will have great importance to the plot later.
The ability of Miyu to sense the presence of a Shinma, even in human disguise.
The contempt for humans shown by the Shinma-hunter trio and the detached point of view of Larva and Shiina regarding Miyu's involvement with the human world.
The general knowledge by the Shinma that Larva used to be one of them, a theme which will be progressively revealed and expanded during the series.