Tsukihime, Lunar Legend

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ja_name = 真月譚 月姫
ja_name_trans = Shingetsutan Tsukihime
genre = Horror, Mystery, RomanceInfobox animanga/Anime
director = Katsushi Sakurabi
studio = J.C.Staff
licensor = flagicon|USA flagicon|Canada Geneon
flagicon|UK MVM Films
flagicon|Australia flagicon|New Zealand Madman Entertainment
network = flagicon|Japan Animax, TBS, BS-i
network_other = flagicon|Singapore flagicon|India flagicon|Thailand flagicon|Argentina flagicon|Brazil flagicon|Venezuela flagicon|Philippines flagicon|Hong Kong Animax
first = 9 October 2003
last = 25 December 2003
episodes = 12Infobox animanga/Manga
author = Sasaki Shōnen
publisher = flagicon|Japan MediaWorks
publisher_en = flagicon|Canada flagicon|United States DrMaster
publisher_other = flagicon|South Korea Haksan Publishing
flagicon|Thailand Negibose
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = flagicon|Japan Dengeki Daioh
first = October 2003
last = ongoing
volumes = 6nihongo|"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 Ōmori and has been released in two soundtracks.

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 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 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.

Cast

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

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 - Karen Strassman
*Makihisa Tohno - Michael McConnohie

Episodes

Theme songs

*Opening theme: The Sacred Moon
*Ending theme: nihongo|Rinne no Hate Ni|輪廻の果てに… (performance: Fumiko Orikasa)

Manga

The manga adaptation has been 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).

External links

* [http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/tsukihime/index.html "Shingetsutan Tsukihime" Official Site] ja icon
* [http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/tsuki-shokai/tsuki-index.htm JC Staff Tsukihime Website]
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