Vampire Princess Miyu - Illusion (TV Vol. 3)
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Actor: *DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tokyo Pop
Movie Reviews of Vampire Princess Miyu - Illusion (TV Vol. 3)
Movie Review: Great Miyu Episodes
Summary: 4 Stars
Vampire 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 bishoujen (pretty boy) face is featured on many of the series' DVD covers as a romantic Tuxedo Mask character.
"Illusion" has four episodes:
Episode 8: Red Shoes - A very touching, rather than scary, episode. Anyone who has wanted to be a star but does not feel pretty enough or is too shy will relate to this episode. The viewer will debate whether or not the Shinma in The Red Shoes was evil or not.
Episode 9: Your House - A black cat wreaks havoc. Elements of horror.
Episode 10: Swamp of Promises - Touching AND scary. Snakes! Snakes! Lovely elements of Shintoism.
Each DVD has an insert of great illustrated notes by the animator. Some of his Shinma are pretty out there - one is a combination of a horse and a piano. Again, reminds me so much of the Youma in Sailor Moon. But Kenji Teraoka stresses in the notes he has wanted to remain true to and emphasize Japanese culture, which he does beautifully sometimes.
Summary of Vampire Princess Miyu - Illusion (TV Vol. 3)
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 episodesRed 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!
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
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