Tsukuyomi - Moon Phase
| Tsukuyomi - Moon Phase | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 月 詠 -MOON PHASE- |
| genre | Comedy , drama , fantasy , romance |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Keitaro Arima |
| publishing company | Wani Books |
| magazine | Comic gum |
| First publication | September 1999 - January 2009 |
| expenditure | 16 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2004/2005 |
| Studio | Shaft |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 26th |
| Director | Akiyuki Shimbo |
| music | Daisaku Kume |
| First broadcast | October 5, 2004 - March 29, 2005 on TV Tokyo |
Tsukuyomi - Moon Phase ( jap. 月詠 moon PHASE) is a manga by Keitaro Arima , also known as anime - television series was implemented. The main character Hazuki is a young vampire girl with a penchant for the Lolita style.
action
Morioka Kōhei wants to become a photographer, but he is unlucky enough to see ghosts in his photos. One day he visits an old castle in Germany , more precisely in the Black Forest , on behalf of the “Magazine for Supernatural” . His job is to take photos of supernatural events. Although he cannot see them himself, you can see them in his photos afterwards. One night he sees a vampire girl there. When he photographs her, he then realizes that she does not appear in the photo, which is why he decides to see her again. So he goes back to the castle and tries to get into it. However, he is the only one who can get into the castle, because it is protected by an invisible magical barrier that does not let anyone in or out. He can penetrate them because he is insensitive to magical and spiritual things. In the castle he then meets the vampire girl again. She calls him onii-sama (venerated older brother) and introduces herself by the name Hazuki. She is originally from Japan, but she doesn't want to tell you what she is doing in Germany. He finds out that Hazuki is being held in this castle against her will. She tries to make Kōhei her servant by sucking his blood. He should then destroy the object that is holding them in the lock. Although Kohei is immune to the vampire curse, he helps her escape. Hazuki successfully escapes from the castle and leaves it in the direction of Japan to look for her mother there.
When she arrives in Japan , she goes to Kōhei's house, where he lives with his grandfather. This allows Hazuki to live with them. Because of his own childhood experiences, Kōhei Hazuki decides to help with her task.
However, other vampires, such as Elfriede and Count Kinkell, try to bring Hazuki back from Japan. They will stop at nothing.
Characters
Hazuki ( 葉 月 ) is a young vampire girl. She's pretty naive, but that's what makes her so lovable. It possesses the ability to perform mind control by looking into a person's eyes. So give the person an order, which they then carry out willlessly. She also has a second personality named Luna, which only appears when the moon is full. Luna is a serious and dark character who is in contrast to Hazuki's cheerful nature.
Kōhei Morioka ( 森丘 耕 平 ) is a photographer who photographs ghosts and souls for a magazine about the supernatural. He is quite insensitive to supernatural things, which makes him almost invulnerable to it. He is also immune to Hazuki's mind control. He lives with his grandfather.
Hiromi Anzai ( 安西 裕美 ) works for Kōhei at a magazine for supernatural things. She is quite young, attractive, and seemingly developing feelings for Seiji Midō.
Ryūhei Midō ( 御堂 竜 平 ) is the grandfather of Kōhei and a powerful spirit inquirer. He lives with Kōhei and Hazuki and runs an antique shop. He later developed a close relationship with Elfride.
Elfriede ( エ ル フ リ ー デ , Erufurīde ) is also a vampire like Hazuki. She was sent out to get Hazuki to go back to the castle from which she escaped. She is a servant to Count Kinkell.
Heidi ( ハ イ ジ , Haiji ) is the protective spirit of Hazuki. She is only about the size of a doll and can transform into a normal cat.
Kinkell ( キ ン ケ ル , Kinkeru ) is a vampire count who has the order to bring Hazuki back to the castle.
Hikaru Midō ( 御堂 光 ) is the cousin of Kōhei and engaged to Seiji. She constantly tries to help her sister Kaoru to get more attention from her fiancé Kōhei. So she doesn't get along well with Hazuki either. However, their relationship improves as the story progresses. Since she belongs to the Midō clan, she received a priestly training and corresponding magical skills.
Kaoru Midō ( 御堂 薫 ) is the twin sister of Hikaru and fiancee of Kōhei. She is sensitive and very quiet, which is why Kōhei hardly pays her any attention. However, with the help of her sister, she tries to get his attention again and again. Like her sister, she has magical abilities.
Seiji Midō ( 御堂 成 児 ) is also an employee of Kōhei and Hiromi. He has skills in dealing with supernatural and spiritual forces. He is also resistant to the charm of Hazuki, so she cannot control him with her mind control.
Art does not appear until later in the story. She is Hazuki's little half-sister. Her full name is Artemis. She hates Hazuki because she got her father's attention and made Art lonely.
Publications
Manga
The manga was published in Comic Gum magazine from September 1999 to January 2009 . From April 2000 to March 2009 it was summarized in 16 anthologies ( Tankōbon ).
The manga was published by Tokyopop in the USA.
Anime
In 2004, a 26-part anime television series was produced under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo. Masahiro Aizawa created the character design and Satoru Kuwabara took over the artistic direction. Tsukuyomi - Moon Phase was shown from October 5, 2004 to March 29, 2005 shortly after midnight (and thus on the previous television day ) on the program of the Japanese television station TV Tokyo . Shifted by 5 days, it was also shown on TV Osaka .
In 2007 the series was broadcast in English by Anime Selects and AZN Television. The anime was also released by Revelation Films and Madman Entertainment .
synchronization
| role | Japanese voice actor ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Hazuki | Khiva Saitō |
| Morioka Kōhei | Hiroshi Kamiya |
| Anzai Hiromi | Michiko Neya |
| Elfriede | Yumi Kakazu |
| Haiji | Masami Yamazaki |
| Kinkell | Takashi Matsuyama |
| Midō Seiji | Takahiro Sakurai |
music
The opening song of the series Neko Mimi Mode was composed by the Greek-French DJ and producer Dimitri From Paris and sung by "Chiwa Saito played Hazuki". Episodes 9 and 14 used Tsuku Yomi Mode by the same composer and the same singer, but here titled as Chiwa Saito played Luna . The last two episodes had no opening credits. Both were released on October 21, 2004 on a single that reached number 26 on the Oricon chart and stayed there for 6 weeks.
The closing title was mainly Kanashii Yokan ( 悲 し い 予 感 ), texted and composed by Yukari Hashimoto and sung by “ Marianne Amplifier feat. yuka “, used. Episodes 1–2, 9, 14 and 19 used press sentiment dreary , which is a French-language version of Kanashii Yokan . For episode 7 Nami no Toriko ni naru yō ni ( 波 の ト リ コ に な る よ う に ) was used. The last two episodes used Neko Mimi Mode in the credits. Episode 17 has no credits. On the DVD release, the piece Just for my love , composed by Katsutoshi Kitagawa and written by Eriko Itō, who both form the duo Round Table , was used for the 19th episode instead of pressentiment triste . It was sung by the " Miko Twins" d. H. Mai Kadowaki in her role as Hikaru Midō and Miyu Matsuki as Kaoru Midō. Kanashii Yokan was also released as a single on November 21, 2004 with Nami no Toriko ni naru yō ni as B-side, but only reached number 86 and stayed 3 weeks.
The complete soundtrack called Tsukiyomi - Moon Phase Best Collection: "Zembu, Kikitaku Natchatta ..." ( 「月 詠 -MOON PHASE-」 BEST COLLECTION 「全部 、 聴 き た く な っ ち ゃ っ た…。」 ) was released on January 21, 2005. There is also a limited edition of this, which contains a second CD, which contains a different version of Neko Mimi Mode as well as 21 tracks with speech snippets about four to five seconds long.
Web links
- Official site at JTV (Japanese)
- Official site at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
- Manga and Anime on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Neko Mimi Mode - Dimitri From Paris. (No longer available online.) In: オ リ コ ン ラ ン キ ン グ 情報 サ ー ビ ス 「you 大樹」 . Oricon , formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 1, 2010 (Japanese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 悲 し い 予 感 - marianne Amplifier feat.yuka / 小 川範 子 . (No longer available online.) In: オ リ コ ン ラ ン キ ン グ 情報 サ ー ビ ス 「you 大樹」 . Oricon , formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 1, 2010 (Japanese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
