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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0645573012632 Format: Animated, Color, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Tokyopop Pictures Manufacturer: Tokyopop Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tokyopop Pictures Release Date: January 22, 2002 Running Time: 100 minutes Sales Rank: 85004 Studio: Tokyopop Pictures Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Evil Shinma-shape-shifting monsters and vampires-roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu was born the Vampire Princess and charged with the responsibility of banishing Shinma from the Earth. Stranded in the twilight between human and demon, she has the power to offer Humans the gift of eternal happiness with one bite, yet is herself, destined for perpetual solitude. Sharing a dark journey through the weaknesses of the human heart with her only companion, Larva, once an evil Shinma and now her devoted guardian, Miyu lives an endless quest as both the hunter and the hunted. Contains 4 episodes Red Shoes: Miyu's debut stage performance leaves her feeling out of character! Your House: The double suicide is an open and shut chase, leaving only one harmless loose end! Swamp of Promise: Chisato finds her way into a mysterious swamp and into a most unexpected circumstance! A Supple Face: When you are a ruthless mob boss, beware of unexpected gifts! Amazon.com: Miyu is called the Protector, charged with eliminating Shinma, evil spirits that attack humans, but she isn't particularly effective at the job. In 'Your House' she destroys a cat-Shinma only after it's caused four deaths. When another Shinma uses a thug as an assassin, Miyu calmly remarks, 'It's not really my concern how many people you have him kill.' The storytelling also remains problematic: two teenagers who try to steal the magical red shoes in episode 8 simply disappear; the viewer never learns what becomes of them. Is the little boy guarding the 'Swamp of Promise' a Shinma (as Reiha insists), a protective roadside deity, or something else entirely? Toshihiro Hirano (Magic Knight Rayearth) directed both the earlier OAVs and these less dramatic broadcast episodes, based on the manga created by his wife, Narumi Kakinouchi. Unrated; suitable for ages 16 and up: Violence, brief nudity, sexual situations, grotesque imagery. --Charles Solomon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Miyu EpisodesVampire Princess Miyu, vol. 3, "Illusion," contains episodes 8-11 of the long series. If you have never seen the OVA Vampire Princess Miyu, fine. If you have, you may or may not be disappointed. The OVA was pure horror at its finest. This series is mostly creepy and spooky, with a few moments of horror. It is a kind of Spooky Sailor Moon, except that Miyu and her supernatural friends are completely humorless. Larva, one of anime's most fascinating characters in the OVA, is still formidable, but his ... Read More Rating:  - "Where Time and My Feeling Pass By"Toshiki Hirano's pattern in this series is to create a situation that a shinma can take advantage of, bring Miyu into the story to oppose the shinma, and then allow the damage done by the shinma to progress to its logical conclusion. This is disquieting, since the humans involved are often destroyed by the underlying tragic conflict. Thus, the series is dark, and moody, the only peace is sometimes brought by the vampire's kiss. Take 'Red Shoes,' for example. In a deft retelling of the ... Read More Rating: - It Keeps Getting BetterIt seems Tokyopop has found the best way to master these DVDs. The episodes exist as seperate titles and the chapters are arranged nicely. Definitely an improvement over volumes 1 & 2.\ The episodes themselves are excellently written you definitely get a sense of sympathy for the human victims. The Shinma are a wide variety and offer different challenges to Miyu instead of her usual clash-clahs "Stray Shinme to the Dark!" and it's over routine. And yes, Reiha makes her presence ... Read More |
