Shingetsutan Tsukihime: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shiki Tohno has a secret. As the result of a childhood injury, he can see the lines of energy that bind all things together. and by severing those lines he can destroy almost anything! Only a special pair of glasses that mute his extraordinary perceptions have kept him sane, but his attempts at living a "normal" life come to a shocking end when he is approached by a strange and dangerous woman with her own terrifying secret. Now, Shiki is fighting both for his life and to unravel the secrets of his own past; for even with a mysterious female vampire as an ally, how can anyone defeat an enemy whose power is to always be reborn? Unstoppable forces collide in Tsukimime-Lunar Legend.

Series details

• Title: Shingetsutan Tsukihime
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Horror
• Premiere date: 2003-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12683
• IMDb ID: tt0791098
• TVDB ID: 74522

Cast and credited roles

• Hitomi Nabatame — Arcueid Brunestud
• Kenichi Suzumura — Shiki Toono
• Fumiko Orikasa — Ciel

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-10-09; final listed air date 2003-12-18; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shingetsutan Tsukihime on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.