Product Details

• Actors: Annemarie Lawless, Naoko Watanabe, Maria Louise Thompson, Spacey Jefferson, Ian Mackinnon
• Directors: Toshihiro Hirano
• Writers: Shô Aikawa
• Producers: Hisatoshi Maruyama, Kazufumi Nomura, Naotaka Yoshida, Stuart J. Levy, Toru Miura
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Animeigo
• VHS Release Date: July 2, 1996
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304128177
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #540,742 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vampire Princess Miyu (Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Indeed as the previous reviewer pointed out this is NOT fast-paced. Quite the opposite. But it indeed it has a good story. Very good actually. It's a very haunting and poetic tale centered around a Vampire girl named Miyu who's duty it is to protect the earth from Demongods who escaped the abyss. However there's more behind this than you would expect... For instance Miyu is not a vampire in the traditional sense of the word, so don't expect a Dracula type character. But I don't want to give too many spoilers.

Well developed characters, subtle but extremely effective animation, a deep emotional and sad story and great cultural referances.

If you like beautiful, sad stories buy this one. It's one of the best ever made. If you only like lots of violence and fast action then don't get this one cause that's not what this one is about.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, July 23, 2001

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Larva's girl (If you find Larva, you'll find me.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Princess Miyu (Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Yes. I do have to agree with most of the reviews, the story of Vampire Princess Miyu is a gothic story. A very good one in fact. I'm not going to tell the story of the tapes but I do suggest buying them. They are worth it. I really like ep. 2 and 3. ^_^ And Larva is really cool too! I can't wait for the TV series to come out.

Also, ignore the 1 star reviews. VPM is truly one of the best gothic vampire movies there are. And the artwork is beautiful too. Hope this review helps.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ***!!!I Loved It!!!***, October 13, 1999

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"michikillua" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Princess Miyu (Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I really liked this series! It is really good but I wouldn't have understood it that well if I didn't know what it was about before hand. I have to admit, every good thing has a falt.... I got a bit annoyed with how Miyu's voice sounded really young and girlish... but after a while I didn't mind. Also I am sad in a way that the series is so short! It really ends with leaving you hanging. But in a way, that is a good thing, for or else I would go broke buying every video! ^_^ The plot is kinda sad and serious... but I totally recomend this video for anyone! If you have any questions about the movie you can E-mail me with Questions.