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Tsukihime is a Japanese visual novel created by TYPE-MOON. It was originally released in December 2000.

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Tsukihime (月姫, Tsukihime, Moon Princess) is a Japanese visual novel created by TYPE-MOON which was originally released in December 2000.

The story follows Shiki Tohno who suffered a life-threatening injury as a child. As a result, Shiki can see "death lines" which by tracing with an object (knife, ruler, etc.) can destroy the object or person the lines belong to. Shiki is able to block out these line by using a special pair of glasses given to him by a sorceress who he calls "Teacher" (Aoko Aozaki).

The game's plot begins years after the injury, when, after being banished from the Tohno Household, is called back by his sister Akiha who is now the head of the Tohno Family following the recent death of their father.

The game is split into five routes with the romantic interest of each route focusing on one of the five heroines of the story, Arcueid Brunestud, Ciel, Akiha Tohno, Hisui and Kohaku. A sixth route that had been planned to focus on Satsuki Yumizuka however was not included and is often used as a butt of jokes in spin-offs.

Tsukihime has seen a number of adaptations and spin-offs including an anime titled Lunar Legend, Tsukihime (真月譚 月姫, Shingetsutan Tsukihime) which adapts the Arcueid Route and its Normal End and a manga which also adapts the Arcueid Route but expands on the story with elements from other routes and other canonical material.

A Side Story called Alliance of Illusionary Eyes (幻視同盟, Genshi Doumei) was released with the first four chapters of which focused on Akira Seo, an underclassman of Akiha Tohno. Alliance of Illusionary Eyes saw Tohno Shiki's first visual appearance. Characters of the series cross with characters from the Fate/ Series in Carnival Phantasm

A true sequel was released in the form of Kagetsu Tohya (歌月十夜, Kagetsu Tohya) which once again follows Tohno Shiki but also further develops the character Len, a Familiar who makes a brief mention by Arcueid in Tsukihime. TYPE-MOON announced in June 2008 a remake to Tsukihime which would include enhanced artwork and sound, changes to the storyline, and the originally discarded route for Satsuki Yumizuka.

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Who is Saber extending her hand to in the ED of Carnival Phantasm?

In the ED, we see each character (that appears in the show) is connected by (the proximity of) a hand. Right as the ED of Carnival Phantasm ends, we see Saber extending her hand to someone, but we never see who that person is. Was the identity of…
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Why is it said that the Tsukihime anime "does not exist"?

I've been hearing people talk about how the 2003 Tsukihime anime "does not exist", for example, here and here. I wonder why that is, when the anime had great art and music for its time. On the other hand, I don't hear people saying Studio Deen's…
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Whom is Shiki talking to in the dream where he meets a serial killer (in the Kohaku route)?

In Tsukihime's Kohaku route, Shiki falls asleep and has a "dream" after the welcoming party. In it, he (or SHIKI) encounters another serial killer. They drink coffee bought from a vending machine together and have a conversation. Afterwards, the…
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Can Shiki kill servants?

My question is related to the Nasuverse in general. I was wondering if Shiki is able to kill Servants using his Chokushi no Magan.
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Which Melty Blood games are relevant, plotwise?

Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a pretty expansive work - a main visual novel, the Kagetsu Tohya supplement, and the Melty Blood games. The last bit, Melty Blood, is especially jarring to a Type-Moon fan who is late to the party - there are many versions,…
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Does the name Shiki have some sort of relevance to Death?

In Kara no Kyoukai and the Tsukihime games, the characters who can see death have the first name Shiki: Ryougi Shiki: Kara no Kyoukai - Obtained from being overly exposed to Akasha while in a Comma dying Tohno Shiki: Tsukihime - Obtained from…
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What territory would the Aozaki Clan have?

The Tohsaka have Fuyuki, and it was because of that they were apart of the Heaven's Feel ritual at first (because Fuyuki was a spritual land that the Makiri (Matou) and the Einzbern needed). The Aozoki, while not as great of a Magi Clan as the…
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Who are these Tsukihime characters?

In the third volume of the Tsukihime manga, an illustration (possibly NSFW) of a number of female characters at a hot spring appears. I can recognize most of the characters here. (Akiha stands outside of the bath with the twins Hisui and Kohaku;…
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Why is Roa's appearance in the Hisui route different from that in "Near Side of the Moon"?

In the Arcueid and Ciel routes, Roa appears with long black hair in "Western" clothes. However, I'm currently playing the Hisui route, and I've seen that the original Shiki Tohno appears in Japanese clothing with short white hair at the very end.…
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Can Ryougi Shiki see "Death" in inanimate objects?

In Tsukihime, Tohno Shiki is able to see "death" with his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception in not just living things but in objects as well. Aoko explains to him that all objects, both living and inanimate, inherently have "death" when they are…
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What was the betrayal done by Micheal Roa?

I am just done reading Tsukihime and was looking over some particular things that seem to be unclear and also referred to Wiki for more information around. I read about how Micheal Roa started his incarnations after leaving the Burial Agency but I…
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Was it Ciel or Elesia?

In Tsukihime, Ciel is immortal because she was Michael Roa Valdamjong's previous incarnation called Elesia (on the left). [Slightly NSFW] I am wondering which is her birth name, Ciel or Elesia? Who was it that decided on the name change? why did…
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What are Arcueid's origin similarities with Caster?

In the Rani route in Fate Extra I recently beat Arcueid Brunestud while playing as Caster. At the end if you look in Berserker's matrix under details than under True Ancestor, at the very bottom it says "And on a totally unrelated note, the…
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Why is Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg both a Dead Apostle Ancestor and Wizard Marshall of the Mage's Association?

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Why does Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse?

In chapter 36 of the Tsukihime manga, Akiha doubles over in pain while Shiki is collapsing at the site of the incident eight years ago. The pacing and a remark from Akiha indicating worry for Shiki imply that this is related to Shiki's…
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