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Tsukihime

Tsukihime

HorrorFantasy
Published
2000
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

Tsukihime is TYPE-MOON’s original long-form visual novel, written by Kinoko Nasu. It follows Shiki Tohno, a high-school student whose unusual ability lets him perceive the “lines of death” in everything around him.

After Shiki returns to the Tohno family home, an encounter with the vampire Arcueid draws him into a supernatural mystery shaped by violence, hidden histories, and branching story routes. The original work was released for Windows in Japan in 2000.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkMysteriousAtmosphericTense

Genres

Horror Fantasy Vampire Paranormal

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Characters

Shiki TohnoProtagonist

A high-school student who can perceive the “lines of death.”

Arcueid BrunestudSupporting

A vampire whose meeting with Shiki begins the central conflict.

Ciel (Tsukihime)Supporting

One of the story’s central heroines.

Akiha TohnoSupporting

Shiki’s younger sister and a key figure in the Tohno household.

Hisui (Tsukihime)Supporting

A maid in the Tohno household and one of the central heroines.

All characters in Tsukihime