SHINGETSUTAN TSUKIHIME (Tales of the True Moon)
“Currently, this is one of the anime that is now in my Top 10.”
“I’ll make you take responsibility for killing me.” –Arcrueid Brunestud
I
was able to watch this when Rex (a friend of mine) lended me 13 CDs
which contains the anime Little Snow Fairy, Macross and this.
(Shingetsutan Tsukihime) At the start, the cool opening song and
animation drawn me closer to watch this. The first episode was
interesting, woman getting killed by a vampire in a parking lot. Then
there’s Shiki Tohno (who looks like Keitaro from Love Hina) with a cool
hair and red eyes!
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.
Sounds
cool right? For a plot that is. The anime’s story get deeper and deeper
as it progresses. Other important characters will appear, introducing:
Ciel (the woman with the coolest fashion of all!) - An upperclassman 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
- 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 & Kohaku - 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.
Aoko Aozaki
- 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.
Arihiko Inui
- Shiki's classmate and best friend. His parents died when he was
young, and he lives with his sister, Ichiko (who never appears in the
anime.)
Makihisa Tohno - Makihisa) The patriarch of the Tohno family. Dies just prior to the events of Tsukihime.
Satsuki Yamikuza – Shiki’s classmate. | 
