Tsukihime | |
Cover of Tsukihime
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月姫 | |
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Genre | Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Dark fantasy, horror |
Game | |
Developer | Type-Moon |
Publisher | Type-Moon |
Genre | Dojin, Eroge, Visual novel |
Platform | Windows – NScripter engine |
Released | December 2000 |
Game | |
Tsukihime Plus-Disc | |
Developer | Type-Moon |
Publisher | Type-Moon |
Genre | Dojin, Eroge, Visual novel |
Platform | Windows - NScripter / KiriKiri engine |
Released | January 2001 |
Anime television series | |
Shingetsutan Tsukihime | |
Directed by | Katsushi Sakurabi |
Produced by | Yuichi Sekido, Takeshi Jinguji, Yuji Matsukura |
Written by | Hiroko Tokita |
Music by | Toshiyuki Omori |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Animax, TBS, BS-i |
English network | |
Original run | 9 October 2003 – 25 December 2003 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
Shingetsutan Tsukihime | |
Written by | Sasaki Shōnen |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
Original run | October 2003 – September 2010 |
Volumes | 10 |
Tsukihime (Japanese: 月姫?, lit. "Lunar Princess") is a Japanese adult dōjin visual novel created by Type-Moon, who first released it at the Winter Comiket in December 2000. It was adapted in 2003 into an anime series, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, produced by J.C.Staff and Geneon, and a manga series, which was serialized between October 2003 and September 2010 in MediaWorks' seinen magazine Dengeki Daioh, with 10 volumes released.
Its fame and renown is often attributed to its comprehensive and expansive storyline and its writer Kinoko Nasu's unique style of storytelling. As well as its anime and manga adaptations, it has also spawned numerous merchandising and memorabilia franchises. A remake to the visual novel is also currently being planned.
Tsukihime's gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the game's duration is spent on reading the text that appears, representing either dialogue between the characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. The player is presented with choices, some affect the story in large ways, others do not affect the story at all or affect it in small ways. Changes that affect Shiki's opinion on the characters and heroines usually change the direction of the story drastically. There are two scenarios: the Near-Side Route (as in "near-moon") which includes Arcueid and Ciel as selectable heroines, and the Far Side Route (as in far-moon) which includes Akiha, Hisui, and Kohaku as selectable heroines. Every heroine except Kohaku has two possible endings. When the player has achieved all possible endings, a new section is unlocked, entitled Eclipse. Eclipse is an ending to all routes, and an epilogue of sorts.