Last week I ended up wishing for a better vampire. Well, no matter what else I can say about Lunar Legend Tsukihime, I will get at least that – not difficult given the bar that was set. Was my search vindicated, or did I wish on a horrifying monkey paw with predictable results? Let’s find out.
Before really digging in, I feel the need to mention that I have not actually read/played the Tsukihime visual novel. I say this because, despite not being a player, I’m all too aware that fans of the VN absolutely despise this adaptation. Unlike Muv Luv Alternative where I could talk intelligently about what was or wasn’t done in taking the original medium and bringing it to the screen, I’m approaching this as an anime-only viewer, someone who went in knowing only the vaguest of snippets from the broader Nasuverse.
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