List of Vampire Princess Miyu episodes
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This is a list of episodes for the Vampire Princess Miyu anime series.
[edit] Episode List (TV series)
# | Title | Original airdate | |
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01 | "The Fang Knows!" "Kiba wa Shitteiru" (牙は知っている) |
October 07, 1997 | |
A female student is found dead in the school premises, mysteriously having lost her blood. From the fang marks left on her neck, classmate Nobuo believes the killer to be a vampire, and suspects the girl who he witnessed fleeing the scene. To his surprise, the girl, Miyu, turns out to be the new transfer student and they become classmates. Soon after, another victim is murdered... | |||
02 | "The Forest Calls" "Mori ga Yobu" (森が呼ぶ) |
October 14, 1997 | |
After beginning her new school life at Tokiwa Gakuen, Miyu befriends Chisato, Yukari and Hisae. When another student Yuko tells them about her brother, who seems to be suffering from bizarre nightmares since an ancient African mask was brought home, Miyu visits Yuko's house and immediately recognizes the mask to be a Shinma. | |||
03 | "Reiha Has Come" "Reiha ga Kita" (冷羽が来た) |
October 21, 1997 | |
It's the beginning of the Showa era. Miyu spends the night at a lonely inn deep in the mountains, where she meets a man traveling with his daughter. The same night, Reiha arrives at the inn in disguise. She sees Miyu as her arch enemy. The next day, the father and daughter set foot into a mountain which is no one has returned from. Worried, Miyu goes after them with Reiha. | |||
04 | "Sepia Colored Portrait" "Sepia no Shouzou" (セピアの肖像) |
October 28, 1997 | |
Miyu, Chisato and a few others go to a screening held at Tokiwa University, where they meet an old assistant professor who also acts as advisor to the university's Cinema Club. They end up watching an old 8mm film he shot during his student years and learn that he is still in love with the leading lady who left the campus before the film's completion. Deeply moved, Chisato decides to find the woman in order to reunite the two. | |||
05 | "Ghost of Miyu" "Miyu no Bourei" (美夕の亡霊) |
November 04, 1997 | |
After returning from a graveyard, Miyu disappears from a cab just out of whim to scare the driver. But a rumor has spread that the driver was attacked by a killer who sucked his blood to death. Miyu begins to investigate, but is soon confronted by an unexpected enemy.Fate | |||
06 | "Fate" "Shukumei no Kyoudai" (宿命の兄弟) |
November 11, 1997 | |
Miyu encounters Kiyoshi and Kayo, a young brother and sister possessing super-natural powers. Not being able to live with others because of their gift, the two must stay on the road and live as vagabonds. Miyu sympathizes with them, but a tragedy ensues after they begin taking care of a stray dog. | |||
07 | "Red Shoes" "Akai Kutsu" (赤いくつ) |
November 25, 1997 | |
Miyu's classmate Miho is slated to make her debut as a singer, after being discovered by the famous producer Takashi Kashiwara at an audition. However, the shy Miho has no confidence in herself, so Kashiwara gives her a pair of red shoes as a good luck charm. Miho overcomes her nervousness thanks to the shoes and becomes increasingly enwrapped in her singing. But the shoes' effect didn't stop there. | |||
08 | "Your House" "Anata no Ie" (あなたの家) |
November 25, 1997 | |
A young DINKs couple decides to take in a cat belonging to a neighbor who recently died. The cat seemingly brings good luck to them, with the husband's business better than ever, and the couple are happier. Or so it seems. For the wife soon becomes fanatically attached to the cat, neglecting her job to take care of it | |||
09 | "Swamp of Promises" "Yakusoku no Numa" (約束の沼) |
December 02, 1997 | |
Miyu, Chisato and the others are staying at a rural hot spring inn. At the lake, Chisato befriends a boy who says he is waiting for someone. Meanwhile, Miyu notices the existence of a Shinma in the area. When she heads for the lake with Reiha to investigate, they are confronted with an unexpected sight. | |||
10 | "A Supple Face" "Yawarakai Kao" (柔らかい顔) |
December 09, 1997 | |
A yakuza hitman goes under a plastic surgery after a failed assassination attempt. Thanks to the mysterious female surgeon, he wakes to find his face completely transformed. Determined to live a different life, he shows up in front of his ex-girl friend with his new identity. Meanwhile, the city is haunted by a string of bizarre murders. | |||
11 | "Garden of Crying Reeds" "Ashi no Naku Niwa" (葦の啼く庭) |
December 16, 1997 | |
A young man looking for his missing cat comes across a mysterious and beautiful woman who lives in a western-style mansion. Meanwhile, the girls take in a kitten and ask him to take care of it, as they are not capable. The young man, in turn, decides to ask the woman. | |||
12 | "Light of the Sea (Part 1)" "Umino Hikari - Zenpen" (海の光 前編) |
December 23, 1997 | |
Soon after a ghost ship appears in the northern ocean, Larva begins to act strangely and disappears from Miyu's sight, leaving a mysterious message behind: "The light of the sea". Miyu is left alone to fight a Shinma who attempts to kill her, but the Shinma, Ryu, was carrying a secret | |||
13 | "Light of the Sea (Part 2)" "Umino Hikari - Kouhen" (海の光 後編) |
January 6, 1998 | |
The captain of the ghost ship is a Western Shinma named Garrinne, an old friend of Larva's, who came hoping to bring him to his senses. Meanwhile, Miyu and the others find themselves in a northern fisherman's village in search of Larva. Miyu heads for the ghost ship to bring Larva back. | |||
14 | "Dream of the Mermaid" "Ningyo no Yume" (人魚の夢) |
January 13, 1998 | |
A mermaid is in display at an aquarium and shares it's dreams with a boy who wants to return it to the sea. Unfortunately for him, the mermaid isn't as what it seems. | |||
15 | "Woman Priest" "Onna Doushi" (女道士) |
January 20, 1998 | |
A woman priestess named Yu-Li has arrived in Tokyo while pursuing the Shinma that killed her family. During this, she ends up running afoul with Miyu. | |||
16 | "The Moray Boat" "Utsubo Fune" (うつぼ舟) |
January 27, 1998 | |
Mayumi is a gas station worker who's living with Yaguchi. She turns out to be a Shinma that Miyu knows. When Mayumi accidentally kills Yaguchi's wife, she and Yaguchi flee with Miyu and Reiha on their tail. | |||
17 | "City of Illusion" "Mugen no Machi" (夢幻の街) |
February 03, 1998 | |
In different parts of the city, buildings are seen turning into sand and crumbling away. Meanwhile, middle-aged businessman Yasuhiko goes to his office as usual, only to find himself in a strange space where he is given a very different kind of work. | |||
18 | "Love of the Dolls" "Ningyoushi no Koi" (人形師の恋) |
February 10, 1998 | |
The doll artist Kasumi is famous for the beautiful boy figures she creates. A misanthrope who prefers to live only with her dolls, Kasumi treats her creations as if they were her lovers. But when she hires a young girl named Yuki as an assistant, her quiet and peaceful life begins to collapse. What is Yuki's intention? | |||
19 | "Butterfly Enchantment" "Rinshi no Kowaku" (鱗翅の蠱惑) |
February 17, 1998 | |
A butterfly leads Miyu to a girl named Ruri Sone, whose father Hiroshi confines himself to a large hot house during the night, after a fire incident in the premise. Ruri is worried about her father becoming increasingly introverted, but Miyu detects the scent of the Shinma in the hot house full of beautiful butterflies. | |||
20 | "Flag of Shinma" "Shinma no Hata" (神魔の旗) |
February 24, 1998 | |
Miyu wanders into a mysterious village being attacked by the three stray Shinma brothers, who kill the villagers and vandalize their homes. On top of this, they demand the village chief to hand over his daughter Sato, as their bride. Learning that the chief is the descendant of the Shinma protectors who once kept watch over the guardians, Miyu decides to help them. | |||
21 | "Once Upon a Time" "Miyu Mukashigatari" (美夕昔語り) |
March 03, 1998 | |
We're back in the Taisho era. Unaware of her true identity, Miyu is living as a normal girl with her mother. The annual show put on by the traveling theatre company is in the village, and all of the entertainers just adore Miyu. In the meantime, the stray Shinma tribe Tonbi is lurking in the shadows, plotting to kill Miyu off before she awakens as a guardian. | |||
22 | "Confrontation" "Taiketsu no Toki" (対決のとき) |
March 10, 1998 | |
In mid-summer Tokyo, people are dying mysteriously covered in ice. Miyu finds out that the victims are all in fact stray Shinamas, and instinctively attributes the killings to Reiha. But why has Reiha suddenly embarked on a Shinma hunt in this manner? | |||
23 | "The Boy Who Returned" "Kaettekuta Danshi" (帰って来た男子) |
March 17, 1998 | |
Not being able to adapt to high school life, the solitary Tokiya visits Hokkaido to heal his wounded heart. There, at a marsh, he encounters a golden bird who bestows him the power of Shinma. Tokiya returns to the streets of Tokiwadai as an assassin with the mission of killing Miyu. Miyu recognizes his true motive in no time, and the two confront each other. | |||
24 | "The Last Shinma" "Saigo no Shinma" (最後の神魔) |
March 24, 1998 | |
The birds are after Miyu's life. After they send in their best Shinma to Tokiwa Gakuen, Miyu disappears in order to protect her friends from becoming involved. However, the birds find an unexpected way to deprive Miyu of her powers and Miyu must now reveal her true identity to Chisato and the others. | |||
25 | "The Eternal Sleep" "Eien no Gosui" (永遠の午睡) |
March 31, 1998 | |
Miyu is struggling with her fight against the last Shinma. Larva tries to help her, but is trapped in an unknown space and confronted by the bird Shinma Shidon. | |||
S1 | "At the Next Station" "Tsugi no Eki de" (次の駅で) |
Special, this episode was never aired on TV | |
A girl is confronted by a man on the subway who offers to make her "beautiful". When the train later reaches a station, the girl is gone, but the passengers hear her cries from the tunnel. Miyu comes to another high school and finds some friends. They ride the subway and Miyu hears about how girls often disappeared from the last car in the subway. Miyu decides to take the train alone. |