Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- (月姫 -A piece of blue glass moon-?) is a visual novel by TYPE-MOON. It is the first title in the Tsukihime Remake series, acting as a remake of the two Near-Side Routes of Tsukihime featuring Arcueid Brunestud and Ciel. It was released in Japan on August 26, 2021 and released internationally on June 27, 2024[1], for PlayStation 4WP and Nintendo SwitchWP.
Story[]
Setting[]
Plot[]
- Common chapters:
- Moon Princess (月姫, Tsukihime?) (Arcueid route) chapters:
- Day 5: Fire and Blood II (5/火炎血河II?)
- Day 6: Scars of Azure (6/蒼い咎跡?)
- Day 7: Mystic Eyes of Death Perception I (7/直死の眼I?)
- Day 8: Mystic Eyes of Death Perception II (8/直死の眼II?)
- Day 9: death. (9/死。?)
- Day 10: Waning Moon (10/眩病月?) (Bad End)
- Day 10: Blood Red Moon I (10/朱の紅月I?)
- Day 11: Blood Red Moon II (11/朱の紅月II?)
- Day 12: The Witching Hour (12/凶つ夜?)
- Day 13: The Face of the Moon (13/月世界?)
- Day 14: Moon Princess (14/月姫?)
- Midnight Rainbow (夜の虹, Yoru no Niji?) (Ciel route) chapters:
- Day 5: Fire and Blood II (5/火炎血河II?)[2]
- Day 5: Icebound Ocean (5/絶海凍土?)
- Day 6: Crimson Vestiges I (6/朱い残滓I?)
- Day 7: Metamorphosis I (7/孵化逆I?)
- Day 8: Metamorphosis II (8/孵化逆Ⅱ?)
- Day 9: Arc-en-Ciel I (9/空の弓I?)
- Day 10: Arc-en-Ciel II (10/空の弓II?)
- Day 11: epilogue. (11/後日談。?)
- Day 12: Crimson Vestiges II (12/朱い残滓Ⅱ?)
- Day 13: Mirage (13/蜃気楼?)
- Day 14: Stone Unyielding (14/果てずの石?)
- Day 15: Midnight Rainbow (15/夜の虹?) (Normal Ending)
- Day 15: Cloudless Blue (15/白日の碧?) (True Ending)
Characters[]
- Main article: List of Tsukihime Remake characters
Gameplay[]
Unlike the original, there are only two routes to choose from, Moon Princess (月姫, Tsukihime?) with Arcueid as its heroine and Midnight Rainbow (夜の虹, Yoru no Niji?) with Ciel as its heroine.
The erotic elements found in the original game are notably absent.
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- "Seimeisen" by ReoNa.
- Vocal: ReoNa
- Lyrics: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Music: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Arrangement: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Strings Arrangement: Hideyuki Fukasawa (SACRA MUSIC)
- Production Cooperation: Sony Music Labels Inc., Keiichi Tonomura, Takanobu Hazeyama
- "Juvenile" by ReoNa.
- Vocals: ReoNa
- Composer: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Arranger: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Lyricist: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Ending Theme
- "Lost" by ReoNa.
- Vocal: ReoNa
- Lyrics: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- English Translation: Seiji Motoyama
- Music: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Arrangement: kegani (LIVE LAB.), SACRA MUSIC
- Production Cooperation; Sony Music Labels Inc., Keiichi Tonomura, Takanobu Hazeyama
- "Believer" by ReoNa.
- Vocals: ReoNa
- Composer: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Arranger: kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Lyricist: kegani (LIVE LAB.)[3]
Staff[]
- Main Staff
- Scenario, Director: Kinoko Nasu
- Main Character Design/Original Drawings: Takashi Takeuchi
- Art Work Director: Hirokazu Koyama
- Graphic Design: Takao Aotsuki, Shimokoshi and Shimaudon
- Director/Main Scripting: BLACK
- Scripting: Urushinohara
- 3D Modeling: Sunadorineko
- Scripting Support: Sunadorineko
- Programming: Kiyobee
- Sound Producer/Composer: Keita Haga
- Graphic Design
- Graphic Management: Takao Aotsuki
- Storyboard/Layout: Takashi Takeuchi, BLACK, Hirokazu Koyama, Shounen Sasaki
- Color Coordination: Hirokazu Koyama
- Character Design Cooperation: Hirokazu Koyama, Higashiguchi Chuuou, Shimokoshi
- Weapon Design: Hirokazu Koyama
- Background Art Work: IURO, Kazuki Higashiji, Shimokoshi, Masataka Nakajima, Shinichi Kojima, Taira Katou, minori
- Background Art Work Finishing: Shimokoshi, Hirokazu Koyama
- Mob Character Original Drawings:;Takashi Maruyama
- Title Logo/UI Design: WINFANWORKS
- Graphic Design Cooperation: TAa, WINFANWORKS
- Sound
- Music: Hideyuki Fukasawa, Keita Haga, kegani (LIVE LAB.)
- Strings: Hitoshi Konno STRINGS
- Vocal: Hanae Tomaru (Ensemble Planeta)
- Recording Engineer: Takashi Koiwa (SIGN SOUND)
- Mixing Engineer: Takashi Koiwa (SIGN SOUND)
- Recording Studio: Sound City STUDIO
- Mixing Studio: SIGN SOUND STUDIO
- Orchestration: Takako Jennings
- Sound Effects: Masaaki Kaneko (Basiscape), Keita Haga
- Voice Cast
- Shiki Tohno: Ryōsuke Kanemoto
- Arcueid Brunestud: Ikumi Hasegawa
- Ciel: Kaede Hondo
- Akiha Tohno: Shino Shimoji
- Hisui: Kana Ichinose
- Kohaku: Yūki Kuwahara
- Aoko Aozaki: Haruka Tomatsu
- Noel: Ai Kayano
- Satsuki Yumizuka: Minami Tanaka
- Mario Gallo Bestino: Ayane Sakura
- Dr. Arach: Mamiko Noto
- Mio: Rina Hidaka
- Michael Roa Valdamjong: Yohei Azakami
- Vlov Arkhangel: Kenjiro Tsuda
- Arihiko Inui: Makoto Furukawa
- Goto Saiki: Chikahiro Kobayashi
- Ando: Ryota Asari
- Karius: Shuuta Morishima
- Shiki (Boyhood): Natsumi Fujiwara
- Others: Haruki Ishiya, Masamu Ono, Chiaki Kobayashi, Satoi Shibuya, Shinya Takahashi, Kaito Takeda, Takuya Makimura, Shinobu Matsumoto, Aki Sairenji, Madoka Hiraide, Sayaka Matsushima
- Voice Recording Staff
- Sound Director: Satoru Enomoto
- Recording Engineer: Hidekazu Fujishiro
- Sound Editors: Ryouhei Ichinohe, Kensuke Kawano, Kenji Yamanaka, Jinnosuke Kizawa, Kouichi Kabu, Ryosuke Terauchi
- Acoustic Production Assistant: Yuri Kudo
- Acoustic Supervision: Hiroomi Takamiya
- Russian Superviser: Dmitry Kumlev
- Sound Production: Brave Hearts Co., Ltd.
- Video Game Console Porting Staff
- DELiGHTWORKS Inc.
- Executive Producer: Akihito Shoji
- Producer: Nobuhisa Hiroshige
- Director: Shinobu Sugiyama
- Assistant Director: Taihei Fuchimoto
- Quality Assurance: Takafumi Matsui, Hiroto Nakagawa, Mai Nagao
- Video Game Console Porting Staff: HUNEX CO., LTD.
- Development Manager: Tomomi Osawa, Masao Yanagi
- Development Director: Masao Yanagi
- Programming: Shugo Yamaguchi, Takashi Katayama, Masakatsu Endo
- Graphics: Riho Nogami, Mao Fukaya
- Supervisor: Fumihiko Ariizumi
- Test Players: DIGITAL HEARTS Co., Ltd., Pole To Win Co.,LTD.
- Business & Sales Management
- Aniplex Inc.: Atsuhiro Iwakami, Wataru Onogi, Shizuka Kurosaki, Mayumi Aoyama, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Kentaro Motomura, Haruka Ishigami, Keiko Nobuoka, Hiroyuki Miwa, Kazuhiro Hojo
- Effort
- KIRI-KIRI 2/Z provided by: W.Dee, Takenori Imoto (credited as Jin)
- Technical Support: Wamsoft Ltd. Partnership, Go Watanabe, Kyoh Mikami
- Emendation: Ouraidou
- Fonts provided by: Fontworks Inc., DynaComware Corporation
- Test Players: TYPE-MOON Staff, Shounen Sasaki, Keikenchi, Hikaru Sakurai, KINSHA Co., Ltd.
- Production Assistance: Okashige, Norio Sasaya, Nokiwa Todaka, Azanashi, Kotori Kirihara
- Production Cooperation: DELiGHTWORKS Inc. - Haruyoshi Sawatari, Motona Yamashita, Rei Shimura, Hiroyuki Taguchi, Takanobu Tsujihata, Shinichiro Shimano, Maiko Nozawa, Keisuke Kumada, Akemi Nakahashi, Mai Takahashi
- Production Cooperation: SHINRA-AGENCY Co.,Ltd - Shuya Nagatake
- Production Cooperation: Crowd Gate Co.,Ltd. - Haruna Ohhira, Syuuhei Suzuki, Sho Tanikawa, Mikihiro Taguchi, Junpei Sasagawa, Mamo
- Production Cooperation: MUGENUP Inc.- Tatsuya Yokokura, Masami Sato, Haruna Imawaka, Yui Ishikawa, Namiko Kanaeda, Asuka Nakano, Mai Tanaka, Yoko Maruyama, Maho Nakajima, Miki Yanase, Mizuho Nakajima
- Special Thanks: Atsuhiro Iwakami (Aniplex Inc.), Shizuka Kurosaki (Aniplex Inc.), Sei Sato (Office Without), Hiroshi Yamada (Sound City), Shihoko Matsumoto (Basiscape)
- Publicity / Promotion
- Package/publicity/WEB Design: WINFANWORKS
- Publicity/Promotion: Norio Sasaya
- Package Promotion: Aniplex Inc., Toshiyuki Kanazawa, Kyoko Kato
- Website Production: Aniplex Inc., Koji Uetsuji, Kirksville co.,ltd.
- Other
- Producer: Tomotaka Takeuchi
- General Director: Kinoko Nasu
- Produced by TYPE-MOON
- Arcueid Route Opening Animation Staff
- Director/Storyboard: Masaru Takenaka
- Animation Director: Tomonori Sudo
- Key Animations: Yuta Kiso, Masaharu Koyama, Junichi Minamino, Shinpei Kobayashi, Miho Kato, Yaeko Watanabe, Ryōsuke Kimiya, Yoshiyuki Okubo, Mihoko Adachihara, Aki Deguchi, Kumiko Nakashiki, Shintarou Nomura, Atsushi Tanaka, Yuka Shiojima, Syun Yamaoka
- Art Director:Yuri Kabasawa
- Assistant Art Director: Yumie Kato
- Art Supervision: Kouji Eto
- Background: Masaru Yanaka, Hiroko Kitoh, Kazuki Manabe, Gaolin Li, Kun Chen, Sakiko Miura, Satomi Gunji, Mai Ito, Haruna Sato, Mio Miyamoto, Rio Ohya, Fengyan Jin, Kouji Eto, Yumie Kato, Yuri Kabasawa
- Animation Checker:;Mugiho Abe
- Inbetweeners: ufotable - Moe Tsuzuki, Yosuke Takeda, Sumika Sakaue, Hitomi Murakami, Kazuto Tatsumi, Madoka Kumagai, Kazuki Soga, Misaki Nakamura, Shuma Hoshino, Masato Saito, Neo Sato, Kotoko Fukayama, Ruka Amada, Erika Ishihara, Ayano Oishi, Gou Kitabayashi, Misato Kumagai, Memu Shinkai, Yuu Tanaka, Chika Hayashida, Kenta Nishikado, Mugiho Abe
- Inbetweeners: Others - Tsumugi Drawing Lab., Tetsujin Douga, Reboot
- Color Coordinate/Color Keys: Mika Matsuoka
- Digital Paint: ufotable - Yūko Ōmae, Yurie Ushio, Shizuka Matsuyama, Sayo Okada, Lili Lin, Yukari Endo, Mika Matsuoka
- Digital Paint: Others Tsumugi Drawing Lab., Tetsujin Douga, Reboot
- Camera Director: Yūichi Terao
- Photo Graphy: ufotable - Sae Yoshikawa, Haruka Yoshida, Naoki Sato, Daiki Teppouduka, Yusyo Igawa, Souichirou Iwata, Hanaka Adachi, Yuka Adachi, Takumu Ishida, Rima Nishinaka, Shigeji Matsuda, Kazuki Nishiwaki
- 3D Director: Naoki Sato
- 3DCG: ufotable- Daiki Teppouduka, Kazuki Nishiwaki, Haruka Yoshida, Takumu Ishida, Yuka Adachi, Souichirou Iwata, Hanaka Adachi, Rima Nishinaka
- Production Coordinators: Ryō Kondō, Yu Kaneda
- Set Production Coordinator: Marika Ooshima
- Animation Produced by ufotable[4]
Development[]
Promotional poster for the Tsukihime remake.
A remake of the original Tsukihime was announced in the June 2008 issue of Tech Gian. It is set to feature enhanced artwork and sound, changes to the storyline, and the originally discarded route for Satsuki Yumizuka. For a time, it was undecided as to whether the new version will be voiced or if the erotic elements of the original game will remain in the new version. Eventually, it was decided that it would have voice actors, and the erotic elements would be cut.
After the release of Mahou Tsukai no Yoru, Nasu stated in an interview that the production of the remake is proceeding along with several other projects.[5] During TYPE-MOON Fes., several pieces of artwork showing Arcueid, Ciel, and Akiha with redesigned appearances were featured.
Following a long period of no news, the opening movie was shown at the end-of-year Fate/Grand Order broadcast on December 31, 2020, just a few days after the 20th anniversary of Tsukihime. With it came the announcement that the remake was officially titled Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-, along with a completely new voice cast and a firm release window for Summer 2021.
At the end of the FGO 6th Anniversary x TYPE-MOON Projects panel of Anime Expo 2023, an announcement was made off-stream for an official English translation, scheduled to be released internationally on 2024. This was later confirmed on the official Aniplex of America Twitter account a day later.[6]
BUNBUN, Yamanaka Kotetsu, PFALZ and Mineji Sakamoto also did character designs for minor characters. Higashiguchi Chuuou, Simosi and Hirokazu Koyama cooperated in the characters designs. Hirokazu Koyama and I-IV worked on weapon designs. Taiki designed the Millennium Castle Brunestud. [7]
Gallery[]
Trailers[]
Sales[]
Following its release on August 26, 2021, Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- sold 77,237 units on the Nintendo Switch and 66,171 units on the PlayStation 4 (a total of 143,408 units sold at retail stores in its first week). This makes it one of the highest debuting visual novels to be released on a console since 2002.[8] The game's Nintendo Switch version reportedly sold out after its first week, leading to TYPE-MOON encouraging customers to purchase the digital version instead, while they restocked the game's physical copies.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Tsukihime - English Release Date Announcement
- ↑ There are Midnight Rainbow-exclusive scenes during Day 5 that count under "Fire and Blood II" before the title changes to "Icebound Ocean".
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/product/9777
- ↑ https://www.mobygames.com/game/170577/tsukihime-a-piece-of-blue-glass-moon/credits/switch/
- ↑ Mahou Tsukai no Yoru Sequels In Development At Type-Moon
- ↑ Tsukihime - English Translation Announcement
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E5%A7%AB_(%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0)
- ↑ Ishaan Sahdev. Tsukihime Remake Sales Prove That Type-Moon is Still in a Class of its Own. “13 years after its announcement in a 2008 issue of Tech Gian magazine, Type-Moon's Tsukihime remake saw its Japanese release last week. The game sold 77,237 units on the Nintendo Switch and another 66,171 units on the PlayStation 4, bringing it to a total of 143,408 copies sold at retail. That makes the Tsukihime remake one of the highest-debuting visual novels released on a console in nearly 20 years.”
- ↑ Ishaan Sahdev. Tsukihime Remake Sales Prove That Type-Moon is Still in a Class of its Own. “While Japan isn't a country known for strong digital sales of console games, there are exceptions to this rule. In particular, if a game is difficult to find at retail, ardent fans will opt to buy digital instead. And in the case of Tsukihime, the game's Nintendo Switch version is reportedly sold out at several major retailers, leading to Type-Moon pushing the digital version instead, as they attempt a restock of physical units.”
External Links[]
| Main works |
| Tsukihime • Tsukihime anime • Tsukihime PLUS-DISC • Kagetsu Tohya • Melty Blood • Melty Blood Re-ACT • Melty Blood Act Cadenza • Melty Blood Actress Again • Hana no Miyako |
| Remake Works |
| Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- • Melty Blood: Type Lumina • Tsukihime -The other side of red garden- |
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