Vampire-Princess Miyu is a series of 4 animated episodes originally
released directly to video in Japan. In North America it has been
released both subtitled and dubbed by
AnimEigo. It is available at many
video rental stores with a decent selection of Anime. The
Vampire Miyu web page contains much more information.
Major Characters:
- Himiko, a spiritualist:
- She is basically a paranormal
investigator who has encounters Miyu. She is the point-of-view
charactor for the video series.
- Shinma, Literally "God-Demons":
- A class of supernatural beings. The
proper place for these beings is the Dark. It is the job of the
guardian to return stray Shinma back to the Dark.
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Miyu, a Vampire-Princess:
- Like most vampires she needs blood to live,
but she has none of the other limitations, like sunlight and
garlic. Normally Vampire-Princesses age and die, but Miyu's time has
temporally been stopped, leaving her with a 13 year old body for the
last several decades. Her mission, as the guardian, is to banish
Shinma back to the Dark. Miyu is an elite Shinma.
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Larva, a Shinma:
- Miyu's only friend and slave. He always wears a mask
and never speaks.