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television series. The episodes are directed by Katsushi Sakurabi, animated by J.C.Staff, and produced by the ''Tsukihime'' Production Committee, which included

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, and J.C.Staff. The English adaptation of the episodes has been licensed by Geneon Entertainment. The episodes are based on the

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'' Tsukihime'' by

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and adapt the source material with twelve episodes. The series follows a high school boy and a female vampire on a quest to kill a male vampire. The episodes aired in Japan from October 10 to December 26, 2003, on BS-i. The episodes received their international premiere on the anime television network

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, who have also later aired the series across its respective networks worldwide in

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, and its other networks in

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, South America and other regions under the title ''Lunar Legend Tsukihime''. Two pieces of

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are used for the episodes; one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "The Sacred Moon" by Toshiyuki Omori, and the ending theme is by

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. Six DVD compilations, each containing two episodes, have been released by

in Japan. The first was released on December 10, 2003, and the sixth on May 13, 2004. Geneon Entertainment has released three DVD compilations, each containing four episodes, in North America, with the third released on February 22, 2005.

Episode list

References

External links

Official J.C. Staff website
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Tsukihime, Lunar Legend

Episode list

See also

References

External links