Vampire Princess Miyu, part I (City of Horror)
(subtitle script by Daisuke Suzuki.
editted by William Chow.)
Once gods and demons were of one existence.

They were sealed off into the depth of darkness, by humans who feared the darkness..

They're called Shinma. Now they have waken up from sleep and are gathering.

In the final night when the darkness, Shinma, and humans are brought together, a girl wonder in and the story begins.

Vampire Girl Miyu

What about tomorrow?

Sure.

Then...well...onse o'clock, at the ticket gate of Ichijoji Station. Don't be late.

Trust me. I'm sorry. Tomorrow for sure; I promise.

Come on. Ryoko, are you sure you don't want me to walk with you to the station?

It's just over there...

Be careful.

Yeah...well, see you tomorrow.

Episode One - City of Horror

Please excuse me for a moment. Feel free to look around.

Thank you!!!

This is the fifth case, Captain. Blood completely drained.

Very strange.

Reminds me of a vampire.

Now, cut that out! The coroner is doing an autopsy right now.

Don't ever say that sort of thing again.

Phew... so hot.

Damn...

I visited the old capital of Japan while it was jolted by the vampiric serial murders.

My services had been requested by the parents of a princess who had been pricked by a rose's thorn. I'm a medium.

There are many variations, but there are still very few professions open for someone with strong psychic abilities.

garlic...

You said she/Aiko has been asleep for sixty days. Has a doctor seen her?

He gave up after the first week.

We showed him to a famous monk, too, and...

All he could say was that she was possessed.

I see. Possession. This phenomenon is usually a psychological disorder.

It still remains a subject of horror for the Japanese mind, but it's very rare to see an actual possession. !! It seems she really is possessed.

I'll do what I can, but in my own way.

I'll have to adjust the normal exorcism process...

I'm sorry it didn't work. Don't worry about the fee.

Uh...I've heard rumors that there's a vampire in the city...

Oh, for heaven's sake...

I saw someone covered in white cloth, around the house. In the middle of this hot summer.

Oh, stop it.

No, please continue. I may still make some money after all.

My intuition improves when money's involved.

What's this all about?

I'm going to kill the vampire!

Then your girlfriend was the vampire's...

Uh...first victim.

I saw it!. The white thing entered that house. It's obvious it's the vampire.

The thing that passed me is the murderer!

If that thing stays on the loose, there will be more victims.

I can't let what happened to me happen to others.

But, Miyahito-kun...doing it by yourself is...

The only choice is to kill that thing!

Vampire murders...All the victims had been women...an elementary school student, a high school student, a college student, an office worker, a housewife...

A fog, glowing eyes, super strength, fangs, all faithful to vampire legends.

maybe a little too faithful.I think you shouldn't get involved any further.

What was that last night...it looked like a girl...

If the vampire that attacked those women is Aiko-chan, then what was the motive?

Could vampires really exist?

Va...vampire...

Why...why doesn't the sunlight kill her?

Vampire...aren't you?

Yes, I am. But I'm a little different from the monster you're thinking about.

But you preyed on Miyahito-kun.

But he wanted me to.

That's a lie!

If a human so desires, I can give him eternity; immortality.

But the thing you and I are chasing is different,

a butcher that gives nothing in return. A blood thirsty fake, not a real vampire.

Yes...it is a Shinma, a being that is both god and demon.

You shouldn't get involved any further, really.

I don't need to be lectured by you!! Vampire! Demon!

People always say that...with the unclear eye, with filthy lip...

though the truth is always within people.

Miyahito-kun, are you all right? We should get you to a hospital.

Why?

Why? Don't you remember what happened?

I feel fine, now.

You've been very upset by all this...

I'm not unhappy anymore.

What did you just say?

Aiko-chan and her parents drove their car off a cliff months ago.

Her parents were dying but Aiko-chan could be saved.

There were a lot of emergencies that day and we didn't have enough AB blood.

Her parents knew there was no hope, and they donated their own blood to their daughter.

I had no choice but to accept it.

By the time the operation was over, both of parents were dead.

And Aiko-chan knew about her parents' blood...

Yes, probably. At the orphanage, she claimed that she was a vampire.

Could she put herself to a corner, thinking she survived by taking her parents' blood?

...the truth is always within people..

How? Her parents are here, but they're supposed to be dead...ghosts? ...Damn.

The victims were an elementary school student, a high school student, a college student, an office worker, and a housewife. All women. Closed future that should exist.

What are you doing?!

You're preying on Aiko-chan as well?!

This is the thing that used the child's mind.

U...used?!

It gave the illusion of her parents , and in return, it drained her soul.

The Shinma, a being worthy of being called both god and demon.

One of them invaded her dreams. It's easy to invite Shinma into a sick mind.

Larva, state its proper name and return it to the darkness.

Ra...e...n...Raen.

To put it in a way it is Baku (a mythological animal that eats nightmares.)

A Shinma that lives in your dreams. Human dreams are its power source.

...The monster loses its power when its true name is revealed...Is that right?

All that is left to do is to seal it into darkness.

What about Aiko-chan?

She is dead. The Shinma drained her life force.

Isn't there any way to save her?

Yes, there was one, but you stopped me, remember? I could have made her a vampire.

Himiko-san...I don't know which she would have preferred to live,

knowing herself as a vampire who killed her parents, or to die.

As for Miyahito-kun, he wanted to escape from the sadness,

so I gave him a piece of a fantasy world, where he could be surrounded by more happiness than he could possibly get in this world.

Really, Himiko-san. Bye-bye.

No way...a world of fantasy?

Look, he's been like that the whole time.

He's pretty well known around here.

Weird kid.

I know about him.

What do you mean?

He is in happiness.

Hunh? what do you mean? Are you kidding?

Don't you think it's wonderful if you can be happy forever?

That's too weird.

So is she!

Come on, we'll be late for school.

I am a medium, yet I don't believe that supernatural beings exist.

I'll search for that vampire girl. That little demon...

I don't even know her name, but I'll find her...

My happiness isn't cheap enough to be found in a fantasy world.

Main Cast
Miyu:            Namiko Watanabe
Himiko Se:       Mami Koyama
Miyahito:        Katsumi Torikai
Ryoko:           Kiyoko Kobayashi
Doctor:          Teshou Genta
Aiko's parents:  Hideyoshi Nakamura, Youko Matsuoka
Narration:       Gorou Naya
Main Staff
Director:        Toshihiro Hirano
Script:          Noboru Aikawa
Character Design,
 Animation supervisior,
 Picture Board:  Narumi Kakinouchi
Monster Design &
 Stage Setting:  Kiyoyasu Moriki
Art Director:    Youji Nakaza
Sound Effect:    Etsuji Yamada
Music:           Kenji Kawai

translation:     DS
subtitle:        SCEBAI
presented by Arctic Animation