- Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English, Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Oct 12 2004
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- ASIN: B0002IQHFM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #48,592 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark and mysterious..., Oct 9 2004
By M. Randall "Deadpool" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tsukihime Lunar Legend: V1 Life Threads + box (DVD)
This is probably the best "horror" anime released in America this year. If you were a fan of Witch Hunter Robin, you will definitley enjoy this title as it reminded me of WHR more than once.The story is about a boy named Shiki, he isn't normal though. He has the ability to see "life threads", lines that when cut the object/person is destined to fall apart. He ends up meeting (and killing) a vampire princess who becomes his ally. Together they are attacked by a powerful vampire named Nero. They use their skills together to defeat him.
The story here moves slow, with alot of drama thrown in. There is no comedy, but I prefer it that way with this kind of story. If you like dark and spooky anime, this one is for you.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful show, so far..., Jun 21 2005
By Clarissa "MoonGoddess" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lunar Legend Tsukihime: V.1 Life Threads (ep.1-4) (DVD)
Shiki, a High School student, is born with Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, enabling him to destroy just about anything he wants. However, when he is but a young boy he is given special glasses that make the red lines he has always seen disappear, and with those he is finally able to live a normal life. That is all taken away from him, though, when Shiki gets a sudden, uncontrollable urge to kill a woman passing him by with a knife he can't seem to leave home without. Frightening, unexplainable things like this keep happening to him, but then he passes out and somehow awakens in his bed. He's thus surprised to discover that the woman he severed is still alive and is actually a fanged creature of the night! And to make matters worse, she's a princess of the true ancestors and wants him to protect her from the evil's of the world that wish to destroy her..."Tsukihime, Lunar Legend" seems to have revived my interest in Japanese animation. Its been awhile since an anime has sucked me in so deeply, I'm fascinated by what is going to happen next, and this early on in the show. I haven't watched the entire series yet but I'm completely intrigued with the evolving storyline seen in 'Vol. 1 - Life Threads', which is why I feel the need to briefly share my thoughts on the four episodes included here.
There's just so much crap being praised right now simply because it is full of gore and bloody action! "Lunar Legend" has those things, yes, but there's a subtle build to the suspense and violence that is tastefully done, and with mysterious character introductions as well as developments that unfold at an even pace, and with beautiful animation.
It's mainly the connection and reference to the moon and vampires that first caught my attention but I can already tell that this is going to be a favorite amongst fans of atmospheric horror and dark fantasy-like anime.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the greatest anime I've seen, July 25 2005
By Morgan Kelly - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lunar Legend Tsukihime: V.1 Life Threads (ep.1-4) (DVD)
This has become one of my favorite shows, hands down. It was absolutely wonderful, from start to finish. This is one of the better DVDs for it. It contains the first four episodes of the series, with each following DVD containing an additional four episodes. This is also a very short series, coming in at just twelve episodes. While it may not be apparent for the first nine episodes, this show could have used at least another 13 episodes.To start off, the characters in this show are absolutely wonderful. They all seem entirely beleivable, even those who have supernatural origins. Which is possibly this series biggest benefit. You won't find any super human fighters. All the main characters, except for two, are your normal everyday people. And where ever the supernatural does appear, it's introduced in a way that makes sense.
The next greatest strength is the music. You will want to purchase the soundtrack as well. It's dominated by strings and gentle piano, along with a smattering of other instruments in the occasional jazzy/poppish tune. To tell just how good this is, you will watch the textless opening and closings just to here the songs. They add an amazing amount of atmosphere to the series as a whole.
To wrap things up, if you want the next DBZ or Hellsing, look elsewhere. You won't find amazing action sequences here, nor an enormous amount of gore, which is somewhat unusual for an anime about vampires. One things I think all fans should do is to wait for the game to be translated. The whole series follows just one of 30+ storylines. Fortunately for the Japanese illiterate, like myself, a company called Mirror Moon is translating it into English. Definetly buy this.
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