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series by
Narumi Kakinouchiwas born on March 21, 1962 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a mangaka, animator, director, character designer, and an animation director. Some of her work has appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People....
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Toshiki Hirano, formerly , born on October 3, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) is an anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and mangaka Narumi Kakinouchi...
, as well as an
animeis animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917.Anime, like manga , has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world...
adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA (Original Video Animation) licenced by
AnimEigoAnimEigo is an American licensor and distributor of anime. It was founded in 1988 in Ithaca, New York by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams, III. It is now based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and run by Natsumi Ueki, Robert's wife...
in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by
TokyopopTokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Original English-language manga in English, German, and Japanese. Tokyopop is incorporated in Tokyo, Japan, with headquarters in Los Angeles, California and branches in...
and released in 1997. The
furiganais a Japanese reading aid, consisting of smaller kana printed next to a kanji or other character to indicate its pronunciation. In horizontal text, yokogaki, they are placed above the line of text, while in vertical text, tategaki, they are placed to the right of the line of text, as illustrated...
for the title indicate the pronunciation as
Vampire Miyu or
Miyu the Vampire.
is a
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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horrorHorror fiction is a genre of fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle and horrify the audience. Historically, the cause of the "horror" experience has often been the intrusion of a disturbing supernatural element into everyday human experience...
mangaManga consist of comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century...
series by
Narumi Kakinouchiwas born on March 21, 1962 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a mangaka, animator, director, character designer, and an animation director. Some of her work has appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People....
and
Toshiki Hirano, formerly , born on October 3, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) is an anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and mangaka Narumi Kakinouchi...
, as well as an
animeis animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917.Anime, like manga , has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world...
adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA (Original Video Animation) licenced by
AnimEigoAnimEigo is an American licensor and distributor of anime. It was founded in 1988 in Ithaca, New York by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams, III. It is now based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and run by Natsumi Ueki, Robert's wife...
in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by
TokyopopTokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Original English-language manga in English, German, and Japanese. Tokyopop is incorporated in Tokyo, Japan, with headquarters in Los Angeles, California and branches in...
and released in 1997. The
furiganais a Japanese reading aid, consisting of smaller kana printed next to a kanji or other character to indicate its pronunciation. In horizontal text, yokogaki, they are placed above the line of text, while in vertical text, tategaki, they are placed to the right of the line of text, as illustrated...
for the title indicate the pronunciation as
Vampire Miyu or
Miyu the Vampire. The
kanjiare the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet . The Japanese term kanji literally means "Han characters".- History :Chinese characters first came to Japan on...
are a play on the Japanese word for , replacing the last character of with the character for . This also leads to the title sometimes being called
Kyūketsuki Miyu.
Plot
Its central characters are a
vampireVampires are legendary creatures said to subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, generally by drinking their blood. Although typically described as undead, some minor traditions believed in vampires that were living people....
girl named Miyu and her demonic companion Larva. Miyu is the daughter of both a human and a shinma (demon) and as such she was awakened as the guardian whose destiny is to hunt down all stray shinma and send them back to the darkness.
Most locations in the series are evocative of traditional Japan.
Characters
- Miyu (美夕 Miyu) - A beautiful girl who appears to be around 13 (in the OVA) or 15 (in later volumes of the manga
Manga consist of comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century...
) years old but in fact is much older, being a vampireVampires are legendary creatures said to subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, generally by drinking their blood. Although typically described as undead, some minor traditions believed in vampires that were living people....
. In Japanese, "Miyu" means "beauty of the evening", "beautiful evening" or "evening beauty". She can teleport and use fire attacks (which also come in handy when sending a Shinma to "The Darkness"). In the OVA, she is the child of a human father and a vampire mother in post-World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. In the TV series, on the other hand, her mother is human and her father is a shinma guardian in pre-World War II Empire of JapanThe Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the...
. In both cases, Miyu becomes the Guardian (also referred to as the "Watcher") after losing her parents.
In the OVA, Miyu is depicted as childlike, manipulative and playful, and very flamboyant in talking, especially when having a conversation with Himiko, while the series' Miyu is more reserved, straightforward and composed.
Even though she is a vampire, Miyu is not harmed by sunlight, holy water or crucifixes, and her reflection can be seen. (Similar to that of a
Daywalker) Although she needs to drink blood to survive, she chooses her 'victims' carefully, since she apparently cannot take blood from others unless they actually give it to her willingly. So, Miyu picks people whom she believes to be "lovely" (either in looks or personality) who have usually suffered a tragic loss, and offers them their greatest wish – to be with their lost loved ones, at least in their dreams – in exchange for their blood. These people live an endless dream state, which she calls "being in happiness" in the OVA.
In the TV series, when posing as a human, she goes by the name
Miyu Yamano (山野美夕
Yamano Miyu). In the OVA, she is seen to wear different clothes in every episode she appears in. For example, in the first OVA, she wears her typical short kimono that is familiarized by all fans, and in the second, she wears a uniform during her stay at school, and wears a bright red yukata when speaking to Himiko and confronting Ranka. In the third OVA, she wears a winter kimono, which seems to cover her body more than the other two garments. Finally, in the fourth OVA, she wears a very heavy black kimono and also wears a mask. However, in the TV series, she only wears two types of clothing, the typical uniform and the kimono known by all fans and that is shown on box covers.
- Larva (ラヴァ Rava) - A Shinma from the western world. In the OVA, Larva
A larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
comes to prevent Miyu's vampire blood from awakening, but it does anyway, for she drinks his blood when he drops his guard. As a result of this failure, Larva's face and voice are sealed behind a mask for all eternity. In the TV series, Larva faces Miyu after she has become the Guardian. After he has struck her down, she drinks his blood. In both cases, Larva starts out as an unwilling ally, but later pledges to be by Miyu's side.
Larva can use his nails to slash things and (in the TV series) he can also wield a
scytheA scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia.- Structure:...
. In both series, Larva chooses to stay with Miyu because of her sorrow, something he was able to glimpse at during both blood-bond scenes. He is very powerful, as he is seen to win against every shinma without getting mortally wounded. Unlike in the OVA, in the TV series and Manga, Larva can speak and will occasionally remove his mask.
The name "Larva" is taken from Roman mythology, which like "Lemures" refers to a restless spirit of the dead. Many of the Western Shinma appearing in the second manga series also follow a naming convention drawn from various European demons and spirits. Larva's name and signature mask may also have been inspired from the white, ghostly Venetian Carnival mask "Larva," also called "Volto."
- Shinma
The Shinmas are the name of demonic creatures in the Vampire Princess Miyu anime series.-History:Shinmas are god-demons that wreak havoc on the human world. They tend to haunt weak-hearted people by luring them to illusions that are supposed to achieve the dreams or desires of those people only to...
Shinmas are god-demons that take advantage of human souls for their own gain. Escaping from a dark world, they hide in the human world, and Miyu seeks to return them to it.
OVA
- Himiko Se (瀬一三子 Se Himiko) - She is a beautiful spiritualist who encounters Miyu during a job. Their paths cross throughout the series as Himiko searches for her, convinced at first that she is just a monster without any redeeming qualities, but later coming to know more about her and Larva. At the end of the OVA, Himiko is shocked as she remembers meeting Miyu when she was a child. Equally shocking is the implication that Himiko herself may have vampiric characteristics from that same encounter with Miyu, which have yet to manifest; apparently, Himiko is the first human who exchanged blood with Miyu, right after she became the Guardian.
- Miyahito (都人) - Appearing in vol. 1, Unearthly Kyoto. He is a handsome Kyoto youth whose girlfriend, Ryouko, was murdered by a "vampire" in front of him. Miyahito, upon being unable to protect Ryouko, heavily blames himself and tells Himiko that he wants to kill the "vampire", not knowing that it is a Shinma. He is ultimately so crushed under his grief that he later accepts Miyu's offer to exchange their bloods, and Himiko is a witness of this. During the end of the episode Miyahito is seen in a catatonic state, his mind in a sort of dream-world; Miyu, disguised as a schoolgirl, tells a group of girls to not worry for him, since he's "living in happiness".
- Ranka (爛火) - Appearing in Vol. 2, A Banquet of Marionettes, she is a shinma who places the essences of her victims into life-size dolls. She fell in love with a very handsome school boy named Kei, who Miyu was also interested in. Kei wishes to be with Ranka even after she used him, since he gave himself to Ranka voluntarily and she came to fall in love with him as well, and Miyu is forced to banish them both after Ranka transforms Kei into a creature like herself at his own request.
- Ranka is portrayed as an ally of Miyu in the Manga, however. She is one of the shinma of the second tier, and is quite powerful, as seen in the fifth volume where she tears the quarls apart with her light strings that she uses to control her dolls.
- Lemures (レムレス Remuresu) - See: Shinma
The Shinmas are the name of demonic creatures in the Vampire Princess Miyu anime series.-History:Shinmas are god-demons that wreak havoc on the human world. They tend to haunt weak-hearted people by luring them to illusions that are supposed to achieve the dreams or desires of those people only to...
TV
- Shiina (死無) - A Shinma who looks like a cute pink bunny. Her name means "undead", being a shinto character, the guardian of the dead. Her right ear covers a bulging, bloodshot yellow eye which enables her to see great distances and dispel illusions.
- Reiha (冷羽) - A child-like Yuki-Onna (female spirit of snow), her name means "cold feather". She carries on her forehead the first kanji of her name, meaning "cold". Her powers including floating, teleportation, and manipulating wind and snow.
- Reiha's father was the head of a group of shinma protectors whose task was to ensure that a guardian (in this case, Miyu) would emerge during the Taishō period
The , or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the Diet...
. When Reiha's father was struck down by the Bird Shinma, Black Kite, he called out Miyu's name instead of Reiha's before he died. Reiha has never forgiven Miyu for this. After the death of her father, she discovered her ice powers upon encountering a feasting Shinma. From that day, she's been Miyu's rival who seeks to destroy shinma, believing Miyu is not fit to do the job. She is less sympathetic than Miyu, and is known to kill innocents who get in her way of destroying shinma.
- At some point, Reiha ended up freezing the city which led to a final confrontation with Miyu. After Matsukaze's sacrifice, Reiha unleashed a blizzard that was overwhelming Miyu before Larva broke free and beheaded Reiha. Her body picked up her head and left to go look for herself and vowing to return to defeat Miyu someday.
- Matsukaze (松風) - Reiha's talking doll companion. His name means "wind of the pines", which in Japan represents an unshakable force, fidelity, conjugal love. He doesn't hide his contempt for Miyu. He is in a sense Reiha's surrogate father into which she has projected all her hostility and anger towards Miyu. In the final confrontation, Matsukaze used his ice abilities to trap Larva in an ice barrier so Reiha could fight Miyu; he later sacrificed himself to protect Reiha from Miyu's flame attack.
- Chisato Inoue (井上千里 Inoue Chisato) - One of three schoolgirls who befriend Miyu during her trials. Her name means "close friend", indicating her strong relationship with Miyu. Early on in Episode 2, she buys two keychain charms as tokens of friendship for Miyu and herself. Near the end of the series, it is revealed that Chisato is in fact the strongest Shinma, whose purpose is to destroy Miyu. The charms were actually talismans to prevent Miyu from sensing the truth.
- Chisato herself did not know she was a Shinma until the "egg" inside of her hatched, otherwise known as her Awakening. This was done by the Bird Shinma Shidon. As soon as she was Awakened, Chisato killed both Hisae and Yukari with a blade that was a keepsake from her recently murdered brother, Tokiya, who truly was a Bird Shinma known as Hiyoku. She attempted to kill Miyu the same way, but Miyu didn't die and eventually returned to confront Chisato. Soon, Larva came and beheaded Chisato; Miyu took Chisato's head and brought it back to the Darkness, letting Chisato's soul and the souls of Yukari and Hisae dream of a lazy childhood summer forever.
- Yukari Kashima (鹿島由加里 Kashima Yukari) Miyu and Chisato's slightly tomboyish classmate.
- Hisae Aoki (青木久恵 Aoki Hisae) Miyu and Chisato's bookworm classmate. Both of them are killed by Chisato after she awakens as a Shinma. Miyu and Larva rescue their souls and take them to the Darkness along with Chisato's, so they can enjoy a common dreamworld.
Manga
- Yuma Koizumi - Introduced as a main plotline character in Manga volume 4, she was a human who fell in love with a shinma, whom Miyu not long after returned to the darkness. She later teamed up with other shinma, friends of her "love" and tried many times to kill Miyu in revenge.
- Maiko Yanagihara - From the first episode, "The Fang Knows". She was a teacher who kept a very strict class. However, one rainy day she wanted a chocolate bar but didn't have enough money to purchase it, so she shoplifted one. As bad luck were to have it, three of her students, who shoplifted for fun, caught her but did not turn her in; as a reminder of her moment of weakness, though, they sent her small "gifts" that they shoplifted instead. Her despair caught the attention of a Shinma called Ga-Ryu, which hunted the girls by draining them of their blood in the same manner a vampire hunts. After Ga-Ryu was defeated by Miyu, Maiko gave Miyu her blood.
- Miho Arisawa - From episode 8, "The Red Shoes". Miho was a shy girl from Miyu's school, with a gorgeous singing voice and crippling insecurity issues. She became a teen idol after her manager gave her a pair of red shoes that supposedly were a good-luck charm; in reality, the man was a Shinma who wanted to control Miho through the magical red shoes, which drained her of her life energy. In the end, Miho gave Miyu her blood so Miho would live and stay in her own dream world; she was last seen in a hospital.
- Yui-Li - A Chinese warrior-priestess, featured in episode 16, "Warrior Priest". Her family, her lover Yang, and her master Chang were killed by the Shinma Koh-Waku and now she is seeking that Shinma out, hoping for revenge. Her weapon of choice are two sai
Sai is the Ryukyu name for a traditional Okinawan weapon. The basic form of the weapon is that of a pointed, dagger-shaped truncheon, with two curved prongs projecting from the handle. The ball of the handle is called the knuckle. Contrary to popular belief, the shaft of a traditional sai is not...
. She ran afoul of Miyu whom she mistakened for Koh-Waku. After denying Miyu's help, Yui-Li finds a note behind a portrait left by her master stating that Koh-Waku will depart from Japan on the night of the New Moon. When Yui-Li encountered Koh-Waku, the Shinma used his shadow clones of Yui-Li's loved ones to mess with her until Miyu and Larva arrived. After Koh-Waku was vanquished, Miyu left Yui-Li to live out the rest of her life as she regains her locket.
Voices (OVA)
- Miyu: Naoko Watanabe
Naoko Watanabe is a Japanese voice actress, born in November 21, 1959. She is represented by Aoni Production. She is not to be confused with another Japanese actress, also named Naoko Watanabe, born in 1984, who appeared in the film "Silk."...
(Japanese), Pamela Wiedner (English)
- Himiko Se: Mami Koyama
Mami Koyama is a veteran seiyū who was born in Nishio, Aichi. She was once married to fellow seiyū Tōru Furuya, her co-star in Mobile Suit Gundam, Urusei Yatsura, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, and Casshern Sins...
(Japanese), Stephanie Griffin (English)
- Larva (Ep. 3): Kaneto Shiozawa
(Real name: was a seiyū from Tokyo affiliated with Aoni Production. He had a distinctive cold, calm voice which usually typecast him in roles as villains or anti-heroes.His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō.-History:...
(Japanese), Zach Hamner (English)
- Ranka (Ep. 2): Mayumi Shou (Japanese), Belinda Bizic (English)
Voices (TV series)
- Miyu Yamano: Miki Nagasawa
is a female seiyū born on July 11, 1970 in Hokkaidō and raised in Fukushima. Formerly affiliated for Haikyo, she is now affiliated with Atomic Monkey.-Notable voice roles:* After War Gundam X as Perla Ciss...
(Japanese), Kimberly J. BrownKimberly Jean Brown is an American actress of stage, television, and screen.-Career:She is best known for starring in the first three Halloweentown movies and the movie Quints on the Disney Channel, and Tumbleweeds...
(1–6), Dorothy Melendrez/Dorothy Elias-FahnDorothy Ann Elias-Fahn is an American voice actress who is the wife of Tom Fahn . She is also known as Dorothy Melendrez and Annie Pastrano...
(7–26, English)
- Larva: Shinichiro Miki
is a popular seiyū who was born on March 18, 1968 in the city of Tokyo. He is a member of 81 Produce; his bloodtype is AB.Miki is most known for the roles of Kojiro , Takumi Fujiwara , Kisuke Urahara , Inferno in the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, Akira Yuki and Lockon Stratos is a popular seiyū...
(Japanese), Ryan AlosioRyan Alosio, born 1979, is an American actor who holds dual citizenship in both Ireland and the U.S. The son of an Irish mother and an Italian father,Alosio spent 11 years in various boarding schools, including 3 years in military academy....
(English)
- Shiina: Mika Kanai
is a Japanese seiyū and singer from Tokyo. She is currently attached to Ken Production. Her pet name is . She is best known for her roles in Idol Tenshi Yōkoso Yōko , Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka , Goldfish Warning! , Soreike! Anpanman , Yadamon , After War Gundam X , Tokyo Pig is a Japanese seiyū and...
(Japanese), Franesca Catalano (English)
- Reiha: Megumi Ogata
is a female seiyū and singer from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tōkai University, but left due to lack of interest.-Personal history:...
(Japanese), Wendee LeeWendee Lee is an American voice actress. While she has done voice work for many video games, as well as several episodes in the Power Rangers franchise, she is particularly prolific in the dubbing of anime, where she has more credits than any other English voice-over actor with 223 credits, as of...
(English)
- Matsukaze: Megumi Ogata
is a female seiyū and singer from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tōkai University, but left due to lack of interest.-Personal history:...
(Japanese), Mona MarshallMona Marshall is an American voice actress. She is often cast in the role of a young boy. Her roles have included parts in not only Japanese anime, but also in American cartoons as well. Mona Marshall has recently lent her voice to the talking bear Koby the Study Buddy...
(English)
- Chisato Inoue: Mayuko Shirakura (Japanese), Anjuli Cain (English)
- Hisae Aoki: Kokoro Shindou (Japanese), Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian actress who has appeared on both television and the big screen. Her roles on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Dalia Hakbarah, Unscripted as herself, along with two appearances on The O.C. as Jodie, have increased her...
(English)
- Yukari Kashima: Chiharu Tezuka
is a seiyū who works for Arts Vision.-Anime:*Karen Jordan in AD Police*Johnny in Beyblade*Marimo Marino in Crush Gear Turbo*Lasagna in Groove Adventure Rave*Yoshiharu Amachi in Let's Dance With Papa*Yumi/Mrs...
(Japanese), Stephanie GriffinStephenie Griffin is a voice actress who specialized in dubbing Japanese anime.-Anime Roles:* Oh My Goddess - Sora Hasagawa, announcer* Vampire Princess Miyu OVA - Himiko Se* Vampire Princess Miyu TV - Yukari Kashima...
(English)
- Narrator: Kyoko Kishida
was a Japanese actress, voice actress and writer of children's books.Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome . Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds...
(Japanese), Julia FletcherJulia Fletcher , sometimes credited as Julia DeMita, is a voice actress whose throaty, articulate vocals have graced many popular animated works and video games...
(English)
Guest voices
- Maiko Yanagihara: Julia Fletcher
Julia Fletcher , sometimes credited as Julia DeMita, is a voice actress whose throaty, articulate vocals have graced many popular animated works and video games...
(English)
- Miho Arisawa: Hiroko Kasahara
Hiroko Kasahara is a popular seiyū and J-pop singer.She sang the ending theme song of the Playstation 2 RPG, Shadow Hearts, titled Ending Theme ~ Shadow Hearts.- Notable voice roles :...
(Japanese), Lara Jill MillerLara Jill Miller is an American television, stage and voice actress.-Biography:Miller was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Allentown's William Allen High School in 1985...
(English)
- Yui-Li: Akemi Okamura
is a seiyū and narrator from Tokyo who works for Mausu Promotion. She has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. Okamura made her debut as Fio Piccolo in the 1992 film Porco Rosso.Leading roles in Bold.-Television animation:...
(Japanese), Zilah Hill Mendoza (English)
Episodes (OVA)
- Unearthly Kyoto
- A Banquet of Marionettes
- Fragile Armor
- Frozen Time
Trivia
- AnimEigo originally released the OVA series on two VHS tapes, each containing a sheet of liner notes related to the series. The liner notes were eventually redone for the DVD release and included in Volume 1. The Volume 2 DVD contains a card with a humorously worded message stating that the complete liner notes are available in the first volume, and that if some form of insert weren't included in the second, consumers would undoubtedly start complaining.
- The first DVD volume of Tokyopop's release of the television series is notable for cutting the ending credit sequence from the first episode, the beginning and ending credits from episode two, and the opening credits from episode three. This practice, which was fairly common in the VHS era of anime releases, apparently received a significant amount of criticism as the remaining five DVDs were released with all episodes featuring the opening and ending credit sequences.
- Also in Volume 1 of the TV series, Larva was called Lava in the English dub and subtitles. The following volumes referred to him as Larva.
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