A giant day for visible novel aficionados is simply across the nook. Tsukihime is lastly getting an official Western launch with its remake, Tsukihime -A bit of blue glass moon-, and right now writer Aniplex shared the opening animation to set the tone.

Set to the music “Seimeisen” by ReoNA, the animation units a reasonably acquainted tone in case you’ve watched, learn, or performed some Kind-Moon work. There’s a primary protagonist and a few finest buddies, varied characters getting ready for an evening of battle forward, after which some flashy, climactic showdowns involving each magic and metal.

It does, admittedly, really feel a bit like an anime opening greater than a recreation opening. However contemplating that is setting the vibe for a visible novel, it is sensible to concentrate on animating a few of the huge conflicts and action-heavy moments, with (presumably) a number of sly nods in the direction of the extra dramatic and memorable scenes within the VN.

A brand new moon

When you don’t know Tsukihime by identify alone, it’s a reasonably notable entry within the lineup of visible novels, particularly for individuals who dig the works of Kinoku Nasu. The writer wrote Tsukihime and launched it in 2000, 4 years forward of his subsequent work Destiny/keep evening, which might go on to spawn the Destiny universe and sequence, with dozens of spin-offs in its wake.

Whereas the Destiny sequence, and even broader Nasu-verse tales that incorporate Tsukihime characters like Melty Blood, have seen U.S. releases, that is the primary official port of Tsukihime. This particular entry, -A bit of blue glass moon-, is about to adapt the “Close to Aspect” storyline. A second entry, Tsukihime -The opposite facet of crimson garden-, will deal with the Far Aspect storyline someplace down the road.

Tsukihime follows Shiki Tohno, who begins seeing “traces of loss of life” after a childhood accident. This superpower alone looks like sufficient to hold a story, however quickly, he begins unraveling even darker mysteries lurking in his hometown. I’ve not learn it but and stayed pretty spoiler-free, however my understanding is that magic and presumably vampires get entangled.

So it’s a fairly large piece of visible novel historical past, lastly getting an official launch within the west. Those that wish to expertise the origin level of the Nasu-verse will in all probability be excited to dig into Tsukihime, in addition to the Destiny/keep evening remaster additionally scheduled for launch someday this 12 months. Actually, it’s only a good time to be studying some visible novels.

Tsukihime -A bit of blue glass moon- arrives on June 27 for Change and PlayStation 4.