Lunar Legend Tsukihime

[Fireaxe]

Hahaha, good thing it wasn't much of a spoiler anyway :P

Well, it's been a while since I've read the visual novel, so I don't remember the details. But basically,

once you've read the whole thing once (Arcueid's story), you get what they call the "true" ending, which is pretty much the exact same ending we get in the anime. Then, you can go back a few chapters earlier, and you'll eventually come across a new "path" you can take with the storyline, that will eventually lead you to the "good" ending.
From what I can remember, you also get that sunset scene in the classroom, except that it doesn't stop there. The good ending is a lot longer than the normal one because Arcueid does come back the day after, or something like that. I'll stop there though, since the rest is a bit vague in my memory anyway, you should read it!

I'll definitely be reading the whole thing again by the end of the summer, that thing is EPIC.

[nezumichan]

It was a bit too brutal for my taste, but I enjoyed it very much, even though vampires aren't really my cup of tea.
I liked the way the couple developped and the mystery surrounding each episode. It was hard to stop watching it. Altough it was short, the storyline was great and concentrated, so that it never bores you. The ending was just the way I like it: sad, but hopeful.

[TohnoShiki]

the 'brown haired chick' is Yumizuka Satsuki, and I think we are led to believe in that exchange she told Shiki about her feelings for him, but he rejected her. In the Visual Novel (not a H-game, just has some scenes in it) Yumizuka Satsuki disappears quite near the beginning, and so is not there at the end of the story at all.

Also in the Visual novel, it depends what ending you complete as to where Ciel ends up, but generally, after the death of Roa, she 'atones' and has a good ending.


just a side note the anime doesn't really folow the Visual Novel story at all, (what are you talking about Lucky?), but I think it is a fun way to explore the Tsukihime universe a bit more. The best part for me was hen they take the day trip to the amusement park, doesn't happen in the VN but it was fun to see all of the light side of the moon characters interacting with each other.


anyway if you like the Anime then then you will love the VN, especially the endings not touched upon like Hisui's and Kohaku's.

[TohnoShiki]

oh and also all 3 'games', Tsukihime, Kagetsu Toya (the sequel) and Melty Blood, were ALL made by Type Moon. Melty Blood was a co-operative effort between them and another Dojin group called 'French-Bread'

[klmnumbers]

This is an old post, but I'll throw my thought in:

1. I was under the impression that he just developed the ability having been so close to death. His history, etc had nothing to do with it. Rather, he just was so close to death, he became aware of the lines which holds the fragility of life together or something. It's highly possible I interpreted that totally wrong.

2. I thought she had a name and was slightly more important in the game, but she serves the same role of giving Shiki his glasses so he can live a normal life and set him down the road of preserving rather than destroying life.

3. Putting this under a spoiler tag since I essentially discuss the ending:

I am under the impression that yes she does die and that although it was severely bittersweet, it was a hopeful and kind of beautiful message about the transcendence of love. IIRC, she repeats the request from earlier in the episode about going on a date and just doing something normal later when she appears to him (or he does. It's been like a year since I've seen this)... basically insinuating that she will wait for him on the other side and when they are reunited in the afterlife, their existence together will begin with no more talk of defeating Roa or any of the corruption that had been plaguing Arcueid. Now they can have their normal life together.. go to the movies, etc.

That's also why I think it's hopeful that she finally gets to die. Her existence since corruption had basically been slumbering and waking to destroy Roa while trying to fight off her temptation to feed. Shiki frees her of that in numerous ways, and now she awaits him on the other side to begin their life together.

or maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic.

[Fireaxe]

It's been a while since I've watched the anime and read the VN but, IIRC:
1.

The Nanaya family were some sort of demon hunters, and that's where his ability comes from; his true bloodline. So he had it from the very beginning, but that near death experience probably "awakened" this power or something like that.

3.

Well you might be right, but again, IIRC, we couldn't say for sure that she WOULDN'T re-appear to Shiki the day after, just like she does in her "good ending". Very unlikely to happen, but it's still a possibility. That's what you call an open ending I guess :P

[samshadow999]

2 more eps to go before i finish this anime :) So far i've been pleasantly surprised at how much i've enjoyed this, hopefully the last 2 eps are enjoyable :)