Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Kyuuketsuki Miyu TV Japanese: 吸血姫美夕 (TV)
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 7, 1997 to Mar 31, 1998
Duration:
25 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisEvil Shinma -- shape-shifting monsters and vampires -- roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu Royal Princess from the dark is the Chosen One -- The one being who must banish the Evil Shinma from the Earth. She has the power to offer Humans the gift of eternal happiness, yet is herself, trapped between two worlds; destined for perpetual solitude and internal conflict.
Miyu`s only companion is Larva, once an evil Shimna; now her devoted guardian. Together they share a dark journey through the weakness of the human heart and the tragic loss of innocence. Cut off from humanity by the knowledge of what she is, Miyu lives an endless quest as both the hunter and the hunted, on the edge of darkness.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: New Vampire Princess Miyu
Alternative version: Vampire Princess Miyu
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Stormy_77
27 of 38 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
6 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
6 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
5 |
This is the longer 26 episode TV series chronicling the adventures of Vampire Princess Miyu, the Guardian whose destiny it is to banish stray shinma (demons, shapeshifters, vampires etc.) back to the darkness from whence they originated. She is accompanied by Larva (a European shinma) and a rabbit whose right eye can actually "see" supernatural things, in Dungeons and Dragon they called this "true seeing".
The series because it's longer has different strengths and weaknesses compared to the OVA.
The first 10+ (too many) episodes follow the formula of
1. Miyu + classmates and how their relationships begin/grow
2. Some shinma appears
3. bad things happen
4. Miyu and Larva defeat the shinma and
5. There are consequences
After a while it got really boring. The only excitement was trying to guess what form the shinma would take. There was reuse of a lot of the frames and the plot got repetitive and predictable, which made this less exciting than the OVA.
On the plus side, interweaved into the plot was the continuing story of Reiha, another shinma who has an antagonistic relationship with Miyu. In fact the character background episodes for Larva, Reiha and Miyu are easily the best episodes in the series. Notice how good I am at not really giving out any spoilers ! <(^.^)>
Tension builds up until the last 2 episodes (the climax) which are easily worth a 9 in plot/story. The ending was much better than the entire series. However, to be fair, having had to sit through 18ish repetition/boredom to watch 8-9 good episodes made me unable to rate this series any better than a 6 overall.
I really did like the haunting flute theme tho!
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5 of 12 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
While the title character's eternal task of hunting stray demons lends itself to a "monster of the week" structure at first, Vampire Hunter Miyu reveals itself to be a fascinating character study. The teasing glimpses into Miyu's heart and past are fully satisfying in the final few episodes, making the anime far more rewarding than the mundane (though equally pretty) OVA. While I would have appreciated less of the episodic approach, it does give a feel for the "daily grind" of hunting creatures of the night that prey upon the weaknesses found in humankind. The high school sequences are lighthearted, but retain some shade, through Miyu's bemused detachment. Miyu seems destined to view her human "friends" from a distance, and a careful viewing brings out her constant melancholy. She is morally colourful, or rather, exists outside moral ethics.
The action scenes are interesting, but are clearly meant to complement the character moments, not the other way around. With tinges of nihilism and a taste of inevitable suffering, I found this series had a fairly moody tone. I recommend this one for the patient. ^_^ read more
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Not only are the basic plot elements of these two series similar (in that they both feature a young girl with supernatural powers obeying an all-ruling call of fate), as VMP and JG also both convey a feeling of impending darkness that touches virtually everyone involved. Episodic in nature for the most part, VMP and JG focus heavily on the darkest aspects of the human psyche while exploring limitless situations. I highly recommend VMP to JG fans and vice versa.
Vampire Princess Miyu and Jigoku Shoujo is similar in plot. The way someone needs help form them, and then they will help them, then everything's back to normal. That's how their story goes... It kinda gets boring, but it's still nice... ^_^
Each episode of Vampire Princess Miyu has the potential to turn into an episode of Jigoku Shoujo because both shows feature characters with plenty of motive for accessing the Hotline to Hell. Also episodic in nature, with some elements of gloom and a pessimistic outlook of human nature and fate.
If you liked Vampire Princess Miyu, then you should take in Jigoku Shouju which not only has similar plots, but is also way better.
In both series, the lead female protagonists are supernatural beings who have being assigned similar jobs. In Vampire Princess, Miyu who appears to be a middle-schooled girl, has the unique task of sending Shinma (god-demons) back to "The Darkness" either before or after they have harmed humans or caused mischief.
In Jigoku Shoujo, Enma Ai also has the form of a child (middle school aged) and it is her duty to ferry souls to hell at the request of other individuals who seek her out in order to obtain revenge.
Both leads spend a great deal of time in a school uniform, changing only for the moment when duty calls. They both have assistants who help them with their tasks, and these assistants are also supernatural beings. A majority of both series deal with a case-by-case issue per episode, while hinting to the true emotions of the girls and how they view their destiny and their jobs.
both horrific dealing with a young female just doing their 'job'
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it has the same old drawing stile and there bolth about fable animals
Both of these anime are composed of independent horror stories involving the supernatural, and are both aimed at female audience. But what makes them really similar is the meaning behind the concept. They both portray the dark side of a human heart, and the idea that more often people lead themselves toward their own demise. The dark and gloomy atmosphere, and the overall feeling, is also present in both.
Vampire Princess Miyu TV and Pet Shop of Horrors are similar in that they both use supernatural aspects to tell stories of insanity and despair. In both cases people fall prey to their own frailties and it is from there that tragedy ensues. In both cases there is a quasi-human arbiter that stands aloof; Miyu's role is more straight forward than the ambiguous nature of Count D, when deciding the outcome of each scenario. These are dark series that deal essentially with the negative side of the human heart, using ancient myths as a framing device.
The both have great "old fashioned" style artwork and have a great mysterious and dramatic ambiance about them
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Opening Theme#1: "Dance of Shinma" by Kenji Kawai
#2: "Shinma No Kodoh" by Kagura
Ending Theme#1: "Miyu Yachiyo" by Saeko Suzuki
#2" "Manmaru Temari Uta" by Miki Nagasawa
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