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Vampire Princess Miyu (the 1988 OVA) is a masterpiece of gothic horror. It is the legendary "Dracula anime" that you have been waiting your whole life to see, without so much as knowing that it ever existed. If all you're looking for is a quick recommendation, then you have my blessing to go and watch it right now; I have already given this OVA my highest possible endorsement, so you can stop reading here and thank me later. Your time is sacred, and so too is beautiful artwork. If you are looking for a more thorough introduction, read on.
Vampire Princess Miyu (the franchise) is also one of my favorite IPs of all time. Without spending too much time discussing the specifics of the OVA, I'd like to explain a bit as to the matter of "why" that is, as well as express my strong feelings about…
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Kyuuketsuhime Miyu is an OVA series that features a compelling, unpredictable plot and interesting characters all shrouded in a cloak of mystery. The animation is of high quality, but the excessive panning and zooming techniques undermine the talent of the animators, resulting in missed opportunities for dynamic scenes. The main character is complex and well-written, contributing to the series’ appeal and making her a standout character. However, while the plot is engaging and builds up suspense, it remains unresolved, adding to the air of mystery but leaving the viewer feeling dissatisfied and yearning for a more conclusive ending. Ultimately, Kyuuketsuhime Miyu is a peculiar series that meets expectations in all aspects but fails to truly distinguish itself, ending up as a competent but…
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Vampire Princess Miyu is an interesting case, beyond just being a fun vampire anime. As each decade of anime has its strengths and weaknesses, this OVA stands as a quintessential representative of the 80s, with all its ups and downs. While bearing this identity of the time in which it was made, it manages to tell a rich, action-packed story that remains engaging to this day. Indeed, it remains superior to the full-length anime it would receive nearly a decade later, which would dilute the personality of Miyu and the general mystique of the OVA. This stands as a testament to the quality of the original, which I will review here. Right off the bat, the story is my favorite aspect of this show. It builds an intricate world without going into laborious detail, which nonetheless obeys certain r…
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Overall, the premise of this series is interesting, but the execution leaves something to be desired. The animation and character designs are decent; the music isn't that great but it does fit the mood; voices are OK, except I didn't feel like Miyu's voice fit her character very well. What brings this down is the low characterization and underdeveloped plot, which can't really be helped given that there are only 4 30-minute episodes to cover everything (and each episode starts with the same narrated intro, which eats up a lot of the time). Also the first episode in particular feels disjointed timeline-wise, and the setup is contrived. After every episode, numerous plot threads are left dangling, never to be revisited. As a series, this is mediocre, bordering on average.
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This has to be the most unique vampire story I've known so far in anime. The narrative is so rich it could branch out and nest other narratives within the main plot, but there isn't enough awareness and craftsmanship in the execution to reach those higher levels, but we are content.
What I love about this story, as I mentioned in my other comment on the TV edition, is the gentle and eloquent situating of sadness, both in the images and the stories within, and it's crucial to mention that the "visual poetry" is of higher caliber on the OVA, while in the TV edition the "narrative poetry" is far more prevalent. In this version, we are missing an ingredient most important, that is the Western shinma and their connection to Larva, only a brief and sketchy appearance of one in the third episode…
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Story time: Vampire Princess Miyu is not present on Crunchyroll, so I went to RetroCrush which only had the English dub.
Gave the first Ep a chance and the English voice actors were so distracting I could not focus.
Characterization always come first with me, if I don't like the characters then it kills the experience, I don't care how great everything else is.
Next stop was Waifu, no dice.
Then came GoGoAnime and eureka.
Its amazing what proper acting and dialog can do. Had I not found the original English subed, by the end of the first Ep I would have placed this in the Dropped so fast.
Seriously, listen to this
https://www.retrocrush.tv/.../vam.../003167v-unearthly-kyoto
Skip to 5:30
Now I know the context of what's going on in that scene.
Even so, I broke out laughing. At th…
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This is one widely considered a classic- back from the dark ages of the late 1980s- but watching it some 30 years later, you can see that parts of it just haven't really stood up to time all that well.
The animation and sound is where it really, really suffers. As good as the story and characters are, you just know you're watching something that's 31 years old now- and just like how movies from back then have that look about them, so the cracks are starting to show in Vampire Princess Miyu.
I love Miyu herself- a vigilante vampire princess is just something that sounds amazing, and she's obviously that shade of gray between the evil Shinma and humanity- but Himiko's black-and-white mentality just gets to be frustrating, sometimes. I understand that she's dealing with the human side of th…
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Vampire Princess Miyu follows a Japanese vampire girl named Miyu and her Shinma companion Larva who are tasked with banishing stray Shinma, a race of god-demons that manipulate and consume human souls. This OVA adaptation of the manga series explores some of Miyu’s cases in hunting down Shinma and her origins, while being observed by a Japanese spiritualist named Himiko Se.
Like many OVA titles of its era, this adaptation of Vampire Princess Miyu mainly exists to give fans a sampling of what its manga source material is like and have them buy the manga to see more of Miyu’s exploits beyond the anime. As an introduction to Miyu’s premise, this OVA does a solid job exploring our female lead’s exploits and origins within its 4-episode runtime. The first two episodes serve to explore Miyu’s e…
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In my opinion, the classic 90s and below anime are full of charm. They are unique and represent a time when anime genres had yet to become grounded. They don’t need to adhere to any one principle to keep ones interest. Vampire princess miyu is no exception.
Story:8
It’s a compelling narrative that deals with life and death. What does it mean to be alive? is a major question that the show brings up each episode. The story is slow paced and places emphasis on subtlety. The action on screen is a quiet adventure.
Sound:8
The music falls into the mysterious and lively category. It serves the purpose of highlighting the mood effectively.
Art: 7
The art in this case is not really all that important. Its main role is to show the story. There are no long sequences that catch the eye through qu…
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Vampire Princess Miyu is among one of the many underground and little known anime titles of the late 1980s. Most people would naturally write off shows like these popping up around this time as a sort of generic, simplistic garbage. I can see why though, one does not need to search far to reinforce the pure late 80's cheese we all know. Yet Vampire Princess Miyu does stand out among many shows and for good reason. While the ever growing theme of vampires have been done over and over again, this anime offers a unique approach to the gothic and vampire aesthetic. Instead of just shooting for a straight typical vampire story, it offers a lot of difference in terms of storyline and execution. It tells a short tale of a girl named Miyu, whose destiny is to banish demons called Shinma and return…
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Welcome back, my friends, to horror anime month. This week we'll be looking at an OVA about a vampire. After last week I needed something with a strong and well developed female character who isn't sexualised, so we're looking at Vampire Princess Miyu. Vampire Princess Miyu originated as a manga by a married couple: Hirano Toshiki and Kakinouchi Narumi. You may recognise him as the director of Magic Knight Rayearth, Devilman Lady and many others. Her works are quite a bit more obscure so if you've heard of her it's probably going to be because of this or Yakushiji Ryoko no Kaiki Jikenbo, which she did the illustrations for. Vampire Princess Miyu has two adaptations, an OVA from the late 80s and a TV series from nearly a decade later. I might get to the TV series at some point, but right no…
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this is a classic 1988 anime in the fact that it has a great story, great characters, but bad voice acting. Miyu is a fascinating character tipe and has been underrated. i found the VHS for all four episodes in a Little miscellaneous store that was about to shut down and i payed $6 for it. If i had know that i would like it so much then i probably would have payed the man more. If you like classic anime and also are a big vampire fan than this is the perfect anime for you. Vampire Princess Miyu is so well done you forget about the bad voice overs and focus completely on the plot.
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Miyu is a Guardian, a vampire whose destiny is to hunt down stray shinma (demons, shapeshifters, vampires) and send them back into the darkness from whence they originated. Unlike the TV Series, the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA has a secondary lead character in Spiritualist Himiko. Himiko is under the impression that Miyu has something to do with vampiric victims, and follows her around trying to find out what is going on and to get proof.
The OVA's strength is that the stories are much more interesting than most of the ones in the TV series. There are only 4 episodes and each is unique. The weakness is it tends to be like X-Files, here is the mystery of the week and the shinma/monster of the week. It gets predictably boring after a while, but luckily the short 4 episode length managed to ke…
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