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These are the major characters in the Vampire Princess Miyu TV
series. These profiles are spoiler-free.
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Miyu is an eternally
youthful vampire girl who can be recognized by her golden eyes and
unusual hairstyle: long brown hair, a bun on the left side of her head,
and a braid, entwined with a red ribbon, falling from it. As the
Guardian (or the Watcher), Miyu's duty is to return the Shinma (god demons)
to the dark. She can call forth a flame into her hand that burns the
Shinma and returns it to the dark. Sometimes Miyu announces her arrival
by playing on her flute. Miyu is not a typical vampire: she can walk
around during the day, she has a reflection, and she is immune to holy
water, garlic, and other traditional vampire wards. Also, Miyu's bite
does not kill her victims; instead, it allows them to live forever in
dream worlds where they are happy for all time. Miyu's closest companion
and ally is Larva; sometimes Shiina appears to accompany her. Miyu is
generally very quiet and composed, though she feels very strongly about
certain things, especially when her rival, Reiha, takes the opposite
position. It's not clear if Miyu either likes or dislikes humans since
she has contradicting opinions at different times. However, she has a
soft spot for children. She poses as Yamano Miyu, an ordinary school
girl at the local junior high school, and she "lives" in the graveyard
nearby. (When posing as a human, Miyu's eyes are brown.) At school,
Miyu is quickly befriended by Chisato and generally follows Chisato,
Hisae, and Yukari around. |
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Larva is originally a
Western Shinma (not a Japanese one) who is now Miyu's companion. He
wears a dark cloak and a mask that he can remove. Larva has strange
hands with very long red nails/claws that can tear through most anything.
He occassionally uses a scythe in battle. Larva always appears in
order to assist Miyu in defeating Shinma, and he also serves as Miyu's
emotional support, being the only one who can truly understand her. |
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Inoue Chisato is a very
cheerful and outgoing girl, willing to make friends with anyone. A
good-natured girl, she is innocent, passionate, and childish. Chisato is
quick to defend those who need defending, and though she is equally quick
to anger, her temper never lasts long. Chisato is Miyu's first and closest
friend at school. When Chisato sees a man selling charms on the street,
she buys two, one for herself and an identical one for Miyu. She says
that she and Miyu will be friends forever. |
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Aoki Hisae and Kashima
Yukari are Chisato's friends. Hisae is a short, quiet girl with brown
hair and glasses. She is the "smart" one of the group, and Chisae says
she's the one interested in books. Yukari is the tall girl with blue
hair. Chisato introduces her as the strongest girl in the group. Both
girls hang out with Chisato and Miyu. |
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Reiha is a snow demon
that resembles a child. She always carries with her a doll named
Matsukaze. Reiha has the ability to create strong blasts of ice from her
hands. This "Blizzard" attack instantly freezes and kills her victims.
Reiha is very cold, calm, and collected. She speaks formally to
everyone, even to her enemies. She intensely dislikes Miyu and appears
to have no sympathy for anyone. While Miyu would prefer to leave humans
alone, if any people get in Reiha's way, she simply blasts them the same
as if they were Shinma. Reiha's reasons for disliking Miyu and targeting
Shinma are unclear. |
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Matsukaze is Reiha's
doll. Unlike Reiha, Matsukaze is quickly angered. He is brash, rude,
and insulting, especially to Miyu, whom he hates. Matsukaze does not
appear to have any powers of his own besides the "ability" to talk and
have his own personality. Reiha considers Matsukaze as a different
person from herself but Miyu does not. |
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Shiina is a bunny like
Shinma. Because Shiina has such little power, Miyu lets her stay in this
world. Shiina is very fond of Miyu, and she appears randomly at Miyu's
side during the series. Shiina has her right ear flapped over her right
eye. When she lifts up her ear, a huge, bloodshot-like yellow eye is
revealed; with that eye, Shiina can see things that no one else can. She
uses that power to see through illusions or to look over extremely long
distances. Though Shiina is rather benevolent, she does not like humans
and thinks Miyu should just leave them alone. |
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