Tsukiyomi: Moon Phase, or just Moon Phase, is another anime dealing with vampires and their interactions with humans. Preceding the title Rosario + Vampire, this title has been out for quite some time.
Kouhei Morioka is a freelance photographer, who lives for taking photos of the paranormal phenomena, in order to help his friend make an occult magazine. In Germany, he is participating in such a job when he happens to meet Hazuki, a teenager who is a descendant of royal vampire lineage. You would expect by being bitten, one would submit to the vampire's will. Well, strangely, this isn't some anime reenactment of Dracula, as Kouhei, despite being bit by her, refuses to obey as her servant, even more so since she tends to ask for the unreasonable. Eventually, with the help of his cousin, Kouhei manages to escape a magical battle and flee to Tokyo with Hazuki in tow. Even with the fighting amongst each other, they must stand together against vampire servants determined to take her back, whatever the means. This is one task Kouhei has to man up for!
The TV anime ran for 25 episodes, in addition to an omake OVA. Created in the studio Shaft, Funimation has licensed this product for the US. I first knew of it as part of the Select On Demand titles under Anime (a service found under Comcast/Xfinity) and it has been shown on the channels AZN Television and Funimation Channel. Since it's creation, it's been available through a number of services, including Hulu and the PlayStation 3 Video Store (by means of PlayStation 3.) Obviously it deals with the supernatural, but it's also a romantic comedy, since its focus seems to be the relationship of Kouhei and Hazuki. Kouhei is voiced by Jason Liebercht, and Monica Rail voices Hazuki in the dub.
Tsukiyomi: Moon Phase gets a 7.1 of 10, and though it's been a good while since I watched it, it's one of those vampire anime titles I don't mind having around.
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