Miyu is a girl who’s mother was a vampire and guardian of the human world and the Shinma world. The Shinma are creatures who are gods and demons. Himiko is a spiritualist who goes to an old capitol of Japan to exorcise a demon from a child stuck in a deep slumber. She can’t remove the demon right off the bat so she stays at the house with the girl. One night, a mysterious figure appears at the door of the girl’s room. This person turns out to be the Vampire Princess Miyu. Miyu has come to remove the demon from the girl, witch is actually a Shinma. The whole time, Himiko is watching with complete awe and wonder to what is happening. After Miyu is done removing the Shinma, she vanishes. Himiko encounters Miyu again and this time she wants answers. This creates a connection between them for the remaining episodes. Episodes Volume One: Episode One; “Unearthly Kyoto”, introduces Himiko, and Miyu. You don’t really get much about who they are exactly, except for their occupation. This episode is just to build the relationship of the two main characters. Oh, and of corse, they explain who and what they are fighting: the Shinma. This is where Himiko comes to town for an exorcist job. Episode Two; “A Banquet of Marionettes”, is the next time Miyu and Himiko meet. Himiko is investigating the disappearance of a high school girl, who happens to go to Miyu’s school. Miyu realizes right off the bat that the girl who disappeared is a Shinma. Miyu follows the girl to an abandoned church, but Himiko gets there first. They discover that the Shinma has taken control of a human boy, defending her control by stating that she loved him, and he loved her. Miyu tries to save the boy, but she is to late. The boy had been turned into a doll and is forever bound to the Shinma. Around this time you learn more of Miyu’s constant companion, Larva, a Shinma bound to Miyu. Himiko watches the battle, and decides to find out more about Miyu, but she disappears before any question are asked. Volume Two: Episode Three; “Fragile Armor”, Himiko goes to an abandoned building, looking for Miyu. Miyu appears and asks Himiko for help. Himiko is taken to a place in the forrest where a possessed armor is. It claims it’s a Shinma and want’s Miyu to hunt it (to test it’s ability). Miyu says she cannot and leaves Himiko to deal with the enemy. She is able make the Shinma retreat with a spell. She meets back up with Miyu, who explains her relationship with Larva, who is in a state of unconsciousness at the moment. Himiko goes out and searched for the armor again, the next day, and discovers the story behind it. That night she finds it, and, SURPRISE! Miyu appears. The armor was being controlled by a Shinma, who was close to Larva, and wants to free him from Miyu. She destroys the Shinma and at the same time, convinces the armor that it’s not a Shinma. Larva is awakened and the possessed armor is defeated. Episode Four; “Frozen Time”, is the last episode. Himiko goes to yet another home. She finds Miyu there. Miyu shows her a room frozen in glass. Himiko guesses that it’s Miyu parents (she guesses right). Miyu explains her situations, and hints that Himiko has “the same blood”. That’s where it ends. Each episode is fast pace and contains several random moments. I felt like they were rushing things, and giving answers to questions that have not been asked. You do get a real feel of traditional Japanese myths and culture. Also, the animation is quite traditional and beautiful, it really captures environment of the story. I like the concept of a demon and a god, but as I mentioned, there is no time to think about that. The emphasis is on the characters themselves. The biggest draw back was that the OVA just ends, it was the only time that your questions don’t get answered. There is one good thing about the speed of the episodes, they are complete stories and don’t spend five or even ten episodes to explain the simplest thing. You can come into any episode and not feel like you’ve missed anything, because they don’t depend on each other, which is because it’s the OVA series, and it’s only four episodes. The Artistry is beautiful and reflects the true Japanese Aesthetic. ComicsOnline gives Vampire