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Tsukihime, Lunar Legend (Japanese: 真月譚月姫 Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Tales of the True Moon, Moon Princess) was a 12-episode Japanese anime that was broadcast from October 9 to December 25, 2003. The show is licensed for American distribution by Geneon. Tsukihime, Lunar Legend was based on Tsukihime, a very popular H doujin video game in Japan created by TYPE-MOON. However, like many other H game to anime conversions, the anime contains no adult material itself. Many fans of the original game have criticized this anime, as several characters and much of the story were cut due to length.

Tsukihime, Lunar Legend is the story of Shiki Tohno. As a young boy, Shiki suffered a very life-threatening injury. As a result of the injury, he is now able to see "life lines" on objects and people which, when cut, will destroy them. Still a young boy, he is given a special pair of glasses by a mysterious woman that allows him not to see the lines.

Fast forward to Shiki's high school days. After years away from the Tohno household (where he was sent 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 responsibility of being the new head.

One day, Shiki is walking home from school when he meets a beautiful woman, Arcueid Brunestud. Shiki feels drawn to kill the woman, but he later thinks that her murder was all just a nightmare, until she reappears in front of him. Arcueid is a vampire princess. As a result of this, Arcueid recruits Shiki to help fight Roa, the antagonist vampire who has been on a killing spree of late.

It should be noted that the plot line between the anime, the video game and various fan-comics varies greatly from author to author. This is due to the fact that the original game has many endings, depending on your actions throughout the game. Fan-comic artists use artistic license and will often create their own subset story based on the characters and events from the game or the anime, or both. This massive variability of this series attracts many people, amateur and professional alike, to create their own versions of the story, or entire offshoots all together.

Main characters

Shiki Tohno (遠野志貴 Tōno Shiki) - The somewhat nerdy protagonist of the series. He is able to see "life lines" on objects and people, which show the easiest way to destroy them. He carries a pocketknife name Nanatsuya and is actually quite skilled with it. At the beginning of the series, he moves back home with his sister, Akiha. Seeks to fight Roa with Arcueid.

Arcueid Brunestud - A beautiful blonde with ruby red eyes, Arcueid (or just "Arc" sometimes) is a mysterious vampire princess. She seems to be quite knowledgeable about many things, but is very naive when it comes to modern ideas. She is cut to pieces by Shiki in the first episode, but she doesn't actually die (because she's a vampire) and, in turn, recruits Shiki to help her fight Roa.

Ciel - A Senior of Shiki's, or so it seems. She is the only member of the Japanese tea ceremony club. She is actually a vampire hunter for the Catholic Church 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.

Akiha Tohno (遠野秋葉 Tōno Akiha) - Shiki's younger sister and the new head of the Tohno household. 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.

Hisui (翡翠) and Kohaku (琥珀) - The only two maids in the Tohno mansion. They are twin sisters but act very differently. Hisui seems to be very cold and emotionless while Kohaku is always smiling and cheerful. They even wear different dress; Hisui wears a western maid uniform while Kohaku wears a Japanese kimono.

Nrvnqsr Chaos - Pronounced as "Nero", 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 deers and wolves to mythological creatures like unicorns. Nrvnqsr is a word play: If you add each letter in the Hebrew numbering system, it becomes 666. Shiki fights him along with Arcueid by the first third part of the story.

Roa - Not much is known about Roa at the start of the series, only that he is a vampire on a killing spree.

Minor characters

Aoko Aozaki (蒼崎青子 Aozaki Aoko) - 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, the Mystic Eyes Killer, that block out the life lines and allow him to live a normal life.

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