[MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA "Aoko Aozaki vs. Shiki Tohno" Gameplay Video ➀]

[@LeoKingdom101]

The unique quotes with Shiki are great lmao.

[@ocelot09]

"Oh my god Shiki! Say something!" "Owwwwww X_X"

[@Mari_chats]

Is this game dead I wanted this a few months ago

[@garak55]

@@Mari_chats It literally came out like 2 months ago lmao games don't die that fast

[@zero123alpha6]

The most unrealistic part of all this, is that the shiki is staying there and blocking

[@noheiro9877]

And neither of them are doing empty shields or moon drive on wakeup The most realistic thing I saw in this video was Shiki's frametraps being shielded

[@MorphRed]

@@noheiro9877 The shiki kept doing 5C 5A(w) IAD j.C despite never working lmao

[@Beans-do6wc]

S H I E L D

[@HolyCrepe]

these unique interactions are so wholesomeee ;w; heres hoping that aoko says her _YAARAAREETAAA_ when she loses

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

Or an ending where she actually gets a date with Shiki on that grassy field. *Plan Boy H was a success!!!*

[@deadfr0g]

“Cute friends bein’ cute together” aesthetic

[@brownjonny2230]

Shiki you will become a fantastic boy one day huff huff

[@alejandro9043]

Even after all of those years, she still cares about her self-proclaimed student, i will really love to see more interactions between these 2 other than their final meeting at the end of Tsukihime.

[@muitoreal66]

"I met a familiar person on the fields at night. She kicked me, of course"

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

3:46 "Sensei was the secret 6th heroine after all. I just hope she doesn't appear in any fan discs or fighting games in the future"

[@DoomfaceVagabond]

right in the nads...oops, i mean in the jaw.

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

*Yes.* *Also alternate version of this stage is sick! *AND LOVE THE SPECIAL INTERACTION WITH SHIKI!*

[@Archetype784]

Fax from neco arc itself

[@MadaoAU]

Facts

[@fusiongaming1930]

would like to see this with every character

[@magatsuvale]

The stage and BGM is mesmerizing

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

Fax yo they SNAPPED!!!

[@Archetype784]

I love Raito and whoever made the stage

[@dajuanmoten4566]

Ive been hear listening to the stage music not even payibg attention to the character

[@maskoftiers77788]

I'm going to have yo try this game out one day does it have rollback?

[@dajuanmoten4566]

@@maskoftiers77788 yes

[@charlesangeles1287]

I love the battle stage Aoko and Shiki are in. The meteor shower looks amazing.

[@myspacebarbrokenevermindif9892]

I think it’s timelapse of the stars and not a meteor shower

[@vogel2499]

That's aoko invoking her 5th.

[@BananaHace]

It's a long exposure camera shot

[@maosama3695]

It's the hospital grounds they first met.

[@maxvitor7023]

@@maosama3695 Also the fields where they say goodbye to each other in the secret ending

[@Kyubi888Naruto]

Thanks for adding Aoko, this is definitely what the streets needed.

[@PranadonNakaseths]

1:22 I love this unique interaction, Poor shiki

[@KaguraHibachi]

She should've aimed for the face, just like their first meeting

[@Archetype784]

She kicked me, of course.

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

3:46 "Sensei must be the secret 6th heroine after all... I just hope she doesn't show up in any more fan discs or fighting games"

[@wesleyharris1723]

@@abrahammesrajecorrea2349 Carnival Phantasm🎉

[@axelnetzahualcoyotl5223]

Those interactions when Aoko wins are really wholesome.

[@DouglasStewart99]

Aoki: "Oh. I'm sorry! Did my kick actually hit you?" Shiki: "Yeah...right in the jaw too... *Multiple times..."* Still can't believe Raito's releasing his two new singles for *FREE.* The absolute madlad I love him!

[@000wolf]

That stage. That music. Those moves. This year is off to a great start.

[@WitcherSoda]

Seeing the little details put into this I think the developers must love Aoko as much as the fans.

[@ES21007]

Well, with Maho Tsukai no Yoru getting a movie this year I guess they had to go hard for her.

[@maosama3695]

It's really great and I so hope for dlc we get knk touko and ryougi.

[@henriquerodrigues7795]

@@ES21007 sorry about the random request in a comment. I just wanted to know, as someoe who has no knowledge of this series at all, how and where to i start if I wanted to know more?

[@Notscub]

@@henriquerodrigues7795 tsukihime is most likely where you want to start. You can read the original or the remake, it really doesn’t matter

[@joushua4428]

@@henriquerodrigues7795 This game belongs to a different side of the nasuverse under Tsukihime. What most people are familiar with would be the Fate series side stuff. Mahou Tsukai no Yoru is on the side of Tsukihime but the source material (visual novel) of Mahou has not been translated into English yet (if you know other languages there may be translations available). An adaptation of Mahou has been announced and you can watch that when it comes out as it will definitely be translated, but it’ll be in 2 years. If you want to get into the nasuverse in general, Tsukihime visual novel which features most of the characters in Melty Blood is quite old and has been fully translated, but it’s age shows as there are some unpolished writing. I would still recommend checking it out (there are guides on how to install it online). There’s also a Tsukihime remake out but that hasn’t been translated yet. I would still recommend Tsukihime visual novel, but just be prepared for unpolished art and writing. If you want to get into Fate, I recommend the watch order that can be found on the r/fatestaynight subreddit, though keep in mind that reading the visual novel will always be the best as some characters aren’t adapted properly in anime.

[@meetingmyomens]

Oh my, the music. It's once again absolutely gorgeous, and it fits perfectly with the wonderful looking stage. I think I found my other most favorite song, alongside Red-Sprouted Memories/Mysterious Dusk. So excited to play my main Aoko again. She animates so, so well and looks so fun like she was before.

[@operatorvainqush7539]

Thank you for making a really nice game. And that was even released for the xbox. I'm looking forward to more cool characters. Thank you Typ-moon and the developers for your effort.

[@neglekt.8037]

Now put a wifi indicator in ur game

[@megabumbusta2746]

If only we had crossplay, love this game though.

[@hypnos3000]

The alternate version of the stage looks so beautiful. Can't wait to try her, love this game ❤

[@crossedbells]

The interactions are awesome, great to see Aoko and Shiki's relationship being more explored

[@dekaidoku]

Aoko's New Theme has elements of Aoko's Theme from Mahoyo in it

[@Amadeus_]

God I'm so happy that Aoko is finally getting the love and recognition that she deserves.

[@iwanthugs2003]

We meet again, must be fate.

[@El-ng7mb]

Miss blue for lyfe

[@t-universegamer7609]

@@iwanthugs2003 hehe, fate

[@RWBYMoemarzurg]

A stage with full shooting stars... is feel like.... Dreaming

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

Just like Shiki's first encounter with her in that grassy field in the middle of nowhere. No matter the time, whenever those 2 see each other, it's always magical.

[@fugax_vulpes1797]

0:24 perhaps if she had positioned herself behind the orb she would've punished Shiki for that, either the orb would've done it or she herself would do it in the recovery. 0:26 good mash to catch the jump. 0:41 what a combo, side switch and all, but since she has a triple jump, wouldn't her be able to super jump after the AT and get better oki? Perhaps she wanted to stay away and zone with orbs and beams 0:49 charge jC bounces on their head like Chun Li 0:52 Slow orb as a safe ender and catches a lot of options, and she gets a lot of hitting to combo with 0:58 using the EX beam she gets to setup an orb and that air dash was to catch someone's fuzzy block. Like, they're trying to fuzzy a high-low, then you air dash close to the ground so the overhead comes out nearly at the same time of the low after you land, so yeah, she gets pretty good mix out of that EX. 1:01 she also gets a good setup out if a throw 1:13 oh that's *hella* great, just look how much space that covers. The possibilities out of that are great, like you can approach with a disjointed hitbox covering you and if it is hit or blocked, she gets a combo or starts pressure, or you can just give yourself more space to zone. 1:14 good midrange zoning, covering that range with hitboxes from orb and beam. 1:22 this stage is extremely pretty, same thing goes for her theme, and the interaction is pretty nice too. 1:33 with moon meter she gets to setup two orbs, so even more space coverage. 1:34 Shiki couldn't challenge her because of the orbs, so he put himself in a bad position where he couldn't, or at least would be pretty difficult to, react fast enough to get out of the way, so he had to hold fully charged beam, which is just free offense for Aoko. Perhaps a well timed shield would've done the deal. If he shielded and she hadn't committed to the beam, the she had to get out of the way so A and C follow up from shield wouldn't hit her and she could anti-air in reaction to the B follow up, if Shiki hadn't done anything, the she could try to run away and keep zoning. I love imagining scenarios like this, is like labing without playing 1:37 safe ender, returns to neutral but gets caught. 1:40 just covering a lot of options like back dash with 236B the starting free offense with drive, uses the unlockable, but she gets away. 1:44 ran straight to that disjointed hitbox that is the orb but Aoko wasn't fast enough to start pressure. Perhaps because it took so long for her to land that by the time she did landed, Shiki would've gotten out of blockstun, delaying even more the orb so you do it right when you're about to land would've fix that with the trade off of being more likely to be hit before orb is out, since it would've taken longer to do it. Or if she hadn't ran up and just used a long range move and reverse beated would've been good to, so there would be the threat of air dash or the same long range move, for high-low or catch back dash or jump. 1:46 catches him trying to go underneath an orb I guess and trying to hit her as she landed from that. Doing that seems like a good mixup from Aoko. 1:48 her rekka! 1:52 sets up the orb and waits for his option so she can try to punish, like a shield or jump, he really couldn't have mashed there as orb would've hit and she would combo. But he goes underneath with 4BC and catches Aoko not expecting for that. That's just a matchup thing it seems. 2:04 they don't go away after she blocks something, but it looks like Shiki hits them away? 2:07 that seems good to stop air approaches and she's plus after that. 2:16 orb here perhaps? 2:18 one hell of a flashy blockstring and the mixup potential during that is insane 2:43 the beams to challenge, seems good because they're disjoints from being projectiles and all. Also that ender creates some really good space between the two for Aoko. 2:46 the orb threatened Shiki so he didn't challenged anything because of it, which leads to Aoko starting pressure, even though the orb didn't hit. It's just the fear factor. After that it's a pretty decent blockstring with a reverse beat and IAD. 2:50 I really thought she was going to combo out of that orb, it would have been so cool. 2:53 OH, she didn't comboed from that orb because its a knockdown setup! I assume she's going to have a lot like this, even some ones from random situations so I also assume that she needs some pretty good situation awareness of where the orbs are for that. 2:55 pretty neat overhead, it vacuums them closer as well. Don't know if she gets a free combo from that or she needed that orb. 3:00 again, sets it up and waits for their response. 3:03 could've she fuzzied a 3C aiming for the opposite direction? Like, if they went for the A or C follow up, she would've just blocked, but if it was B, she would've antiaired? Or perhaps just a reaction. But she seems to be pretty good at baiting an opponent to shield with all those orbs, you also need to have great punishes for those too. 3:04 she gets a good setup midscreen as well 3:09 pretty good pressure from Shiki. 3:14 very good read and punish on the jump by Aoko. 3:18 it seems that you're able to jump cancel that on reaction and punish that with a shield (they won't be able to counter shield because it's a moon skill). You just need to be fast on the trigger. Which Aoko wasn't 3:22 good jump out on that gap. 3:26 lord that looks sick. And the way she moves her hair after that is fenomenal too. 3:33 that's an overhead right? He high shielded it. 3:40 she's still plus after running that much? Wow. 3:42 "She kicked me, of course" 3:44 AGAIN, the ost is sooooo good, so is this variation on her stage, and her interaction with Shiki is awesome too. Kind of adorable how worried she is.

[@ZeroStrife1396]

j.[C] just gives her some upwards momentum regardless of if it hits And where did you see her having a triple jump? I saw a double airdash but not a triple jump

[@fugax_vulpes1797]

@@ZeroStrife1396 saw it on her reveal trailer. She did BC (jc) BC (jc) BC AT at one point

[@ZeroStrife1396]

@@fugax_vulpes1797 You're right. I totally didn't notice. Assuming she could've... looks like she should be able to jc ad to set up safejumps, but they probably just want to show off her orbs and stuff rather than just doing universal-ish stuff

[@fugax_vulpes1797]

@@ZeroStrife1396 that does make a lot of sense naw that you've mentioned it. Seems a better idea to show everyone what's special with this new character rather than the stuff we're used to. But yeah, looks like she gets a lot of good safe jump setups because of her enhanced air options.

[@Yuberz]

Shiki responding during Aoko's win quotes makes me so unreasonably happy

[@BeeLy1011]

I am so in love with how these two have special round win quotes together

[@IsaacDavidLopez]

You´ll notice that everytime she gets hit, she´s always smiling. I´m exited for this character.

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

She's powerful too

[@AceKite00]

I don't fully know Tsukihime's story, but these interactions are the most wholesome thing I've seen in any Fighter.

[@r.k845]

If you've seen fate/stay night, she's basically kiritsugu for shiki.

[@alcatrazclad]

I'm hoping she still has her "YAAAARAAAAREEETAAAAAAAA" when she gets KOd

[@LukeLibra]

Aoko: “Oh. I’m sorry! Did my kick actually hit you?” Shiki: “Yeah… Right in the jaw… too…” Best interaction in the game I have ever seen

[@napstab100k]

3:47 oh Aoko, you couldve been a bit more subtle.

[@seven5419]

"She kicked me." - child Shiki

[@diegomendez1956]

I liked the setting with that shower of stars and fireflies, it's good to see that Aoko is as charismatic and a fighting machine as ever.

[@fluffedstar]

Loving the stage! lol aoko saying sorry and tryna buy shiki dinner

[@kdawg3484]

We totally know where she's buying him dinner at the end: the BBQ place where she holds the eating record.

[@Archetype784]

Along with Touko

[@Archetype784]

The sky is reminding me of the chant.. Stars. Cosmos. Gods. Animus..

[@adrian7741]

Looks like Plan "Boy H" was a success

[@funturtle23]

Wow this stage song is too good.. my favorite yet, and that’s really saying something.

[@MCtinRad]

The comments Shiki makes after a defeat T_T!!!!!! THANK YOU THEY ARE SO CUTE! The hair flip Aoko does is also so cool and cute!!!!

[@conrspowrt6691]

This the stage from now on unless it’s laggy, it’s too good to not be used

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

Fax I'm gonna now use this all the time instead of Moonlit Altar!

[@ClockworkBees]

I know very little about Melty Blood, I certainly don't know much about the lore, and I'm not even good at fighting games, but this Aoko girl has a certain charisma about her, and I'm all for it.

[@r.k845]

She's getting her visual novel adapted into movies by ufotable so go watch them when they're out.

[@ClockworkBees]

@@r.k845 I should also mention that I watched a single video that touched on how the game has source material, but I retained very little of it. What's the visual novel the game is based on called, where do I start, and where do I go from there?

[@sumanaiii4552]

@@ClockworkBees This game specifically is based on the visual novel Tsukihime: A Piece of Glass Blue Moon (a remake of the original game Tsukihime, but with only 2/5 routes). After the original came a sequel called Kagetsu no Tohya (Ten Nights of the Verses and Moon) featuring the same characters. Aoko’s upcoming VN and Movie is called Mahoutsukai no Yoru (MahoYo for short). Finally there’s a third series called Kara no Kyoukai (Garden of Sinners/KnK). Although MahoYo is a prequel to KnK and Tsukihime the three are independent titles and you can start from either one of them. Aoko mainly appears in MahoYo while in Tsukihime she a minor character who only appears in the beginning.

[@ClockworkBees]

@@sumanaiii4552 Thanks. I'll have to do some research, and this will make that much easier.

[@tntxgoodin]

Man, I love this so much. I hope I can get my laptop working by the time D.Noel and Aoko come out.

[@Deathmones-c8f]

I love this stage theme

[@HollowMoonFan]

1:22 3:47 AHAHAHAHAHAH TOO GOOD

[@demigodz6944]

God I love these unique interactions. Also, the BGM. I'm continuing to praise Raito.

[@NUDELMOB]

Her stage at night ist beautiful, well done!

[@spiderninja8779]

1:55 wait! why did Shiki use the quote he only uses on evil characters? Bruh she saved your life bro.

[@junya4212]

Top 10 betrayal

[@Zeronigel332]

The nanaya side of Shiki really want to kill Aoko remember

[@Za_Phantom]

Her moves look so fluid

[@haengeltheknight1212]

1:21 that is an interesting concept in MBTL... 3:48 here too.

[@24hr-Gaming]

Yeah I hope they add more of those. Character interaction during the win quotes is pretty cool.

[@CrimzonWolf777]

Raito went the fuck off with this song! And the special interaction is just....WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT PLAYING THIS GAME MORE!!

[@masterhand177]

no thank you, i prefer for the franchise to stay niche as ever

[@janematthews9087]

Because this is on the other side of anime where people don't want to be associated with THIS side. Also shielding breaks newbies minds because they can't unga bunga masv buttons. Also Aoko will break the rules and enforce setplay on her opponents, which people on the receiving end won't like. And lastly, because it's too expensive. Call me if this is 5 bucks on steam

[@RekiWylls]

I like this game, but some of the system mechanics (autocombos getting in the way, shield RPS, moon drive too frequent) really turn me off it so I go through phases of playing and not playing.

[@skunthundler]

@@masterhand177 If you'd said this to me before the game's release, I would've called you an idiot. But I understand now, gatekeeping isn't always bad.

[@blueeyeswhitekarin3267]

@@janematthews9087 There’s already set play so no rules will be broken

[@HighfireX]

That custom ending hehe

[@Archetype784]

1:22 that’s a nice touch

[@furiiii1]

loving the interactions

[@sdmffuentebella9002]

THEY GOT A NIGHT TIME STAGE AS WELL!! THAT'S IT, WHEN IS THE 17TH GONNA COME AROUND ALREADY?! (I'm a Switch User in NA)

[@rahndarissheppard4652]

Same I wonder why the delay tho

[@Clover0825]

Same here

[@ReCharredSigh]

2:51 her "gowanaii" shout on her launcher is still there

[@skyslashnova4308]

the character inreractions are cool af

[@chibipine]

She's definitely a new main for me

[@HolyHadou]

I'm legit cheesing over the post battle interactions and now I kinda want them to be standard in as many 2D fighting games as possible. At least for specific matchups between plot centric characters.

[@goldenmilktea4992]

Awww! Did she ask if Shiki wanted some yakiniku at the end? Aoko's so sweet!

[@smashybox]

“For her neutral special, she wields a gun.”

[@KuraiiVT]

This is the best stage in the game. The BGM is incredible as well is the stage itself, I can't wait for the 13th. ^^

[@JusteDessertsPersonal]

1:22 "She kicked me, of course."

[@michaelcampbell1170]

There better be a reference to her reverse Hikaru Genji project somewhere in her story mode.

[@MokoES]

unlikely. Most likely they might go for recreating the super touching epilogue of tsukihime.

[@goosechaser13]

@@MokoES nasu said the epilogue was always a cope out, so i doubt they're gonna add it in. Especially since tsukihime 2 might just happen for real lol

[@Wokinpoland]

Currently in basic training and I’m so mad I won’t get to play her until later..

[@bluevain2255]

I found my default training mode stage

[@gustavonunez5959]

Whoa. Aoko's attacks are pure kicking and projectiles. She looks pretty by the way.

[@heroicgangster9981]

Akiha, Hisui and Kohaku's mom is so cool!

[@minuano2ndtrueancestor865]

Remember back when Shiki said Aoko shouldn't be in a Fighting Game back in Carnival Phantasm? Now it happend...twice.

[@kamuireina9868]

Just recently bought this game, it’s really worth it.

[@Yusei255]

what system, as im debating wherever to get it for PS4 or my oled model switch.

[@gggnkg9093]

@@Yusei255 Switch version is dead, my man. If you want to play online, then it's either PS4 or PC.

[@Yusei255]

@@gggnkg9093 pc probably better with cos steam communities so can find matches easier. cos we know sony ditched the whole communities thing.

[@zehern22]

1:36 SHE SAID IT! SHE SAID THE LINE!

[@dreaomine1008]

I'm not going to lie to yall, this is my new favorite stage in fighting games, this is gorgeous

[@djantouahmed7319]

Those shooting star remind me of the first ending of unlimited blade work.

[@bluemoon9683]

@@djantouahmed7319 it reminds me of kara no kyoukai's movie 6 right at the start:) ubw uses it as a reference

[@maxvitor7023]

He actually answered her victory quote

[@JadensFGC]

The spirit guns! Oh my goodness! Absolutely insane, I cannot wait to play her again! I look forwarrd to the mirror matches hahaha the interactions are hilarious, I think these are the only ones so far that do that?

[@orangesinger8628]

This stage looks AMAZING! and I love the music for it two!!

[@manchester250]

As a devote Shiki Fan that has known the definition of Insanity I know aoko is gonna win this

[@MetaGamingDojo]

One reason/word: *PROJECTILE*

[@m_splinter8191]

Everything looks amazing, the 13th can’t come fast enough

[@an_riin]

Omg the stage at night looks incredible.

[@tomasparant8901]

Stage looking mad crispy, thou! Grand finals material right there.

[@shirbarakan]

0:41 "where have i seen these move before" Inner conscious HOTENJIN

[@tforde2143]

So these interactions make me wonder will there be some characters Aoko interacts with where she says she won't be holding back?

[@tforde2143]

@MGS-Fan here Saber vs Aoko huh. Ik Aoko would wipe the floor with Saber but that's something I'd love to see

[@ApexGale]

orbs still completely stop her aerial momentum! big news, that was a huge part of her gameplay! ALSO 1:16 BEAMU 1:36 GOANNAI THEY KNOW

[@GuntanksInSpace]

Only missing that SUGOI SUGOI and YARARETA. But damn man yeah they KNOW!

[@SlothofBangkok]

A nuetral projectile. An ariel combo and a highlow mixup... that is brutal

[@xaferal]

"I met a familiar person in the fields, she kicked me of course"

[@snoopingpaellla]

the bgm holy shit

[@Prophet6000]

I can't wait for Aoko.

[@trainerwsm]

as excited for a reiteration of the original melty blood theme the day version has makes me, i don’t think there’s anything capable of beating this, raito knocked it out of the park

[@geno3849]

The interactions after winning against Shiki are the best part I think l hahaha I love them

[@ernestwong7860]

Definitely having her probably as a second main or secondary

[@dominiciancabatit6012]

Can't wait to see her Noble Phantas... I mean, Last Arc. :D

[@Clover0825]

Lmao

[@gilgagimmickkingofheroes6416]

Yeah, I'm excited for her Noble Phantasm as well. Just hope that the pity systems won't be needed to get her

[@kodakazu8]

*Summons the MvC2 character select screen*

[@Archetype784]

It has the same name as Goetia’s plan btw. Retrogression Canal Genesis Lightyear

[@dominiciancabatit6012]

@@Archetype784 i knew it. She's a Beast class enemy. Haha

[@Archetype784]

2:53 right into the orb

[@k-ai-ne]

My favorite groom to be and bride spending quality time with each other under the starlight 🥰

[@hacooray525]

great presentation, amazing stage and the unique lines between them chef kiss!

[@SwitchPlayed]

oh shoot nice! Can't wait to try her out. I started uploading Melty Blood content to my channel so Im' gonna have to include her in some gameplay.

[@orange6259]

Melty fans absolutely going nuts over aoko

[@AmeNGO758]

she a fan favorite. it makes sense why they goin nuts

[@notbadrule9883]

It's not just Melty but Mahoyo fans too.

[@orange6259]

Oh yeah ig I should mention. I’m one of those fans that’s going nuts lol.

[@henicklow1086]

@@notbadrule9883 Shhh

[@Sceppyo]

Bruh the mix with those kicks are gonna go hard

[@laingley]

Finally a fun character.

[@xenmaster2203]

This stage and bgm is godlike, I’m on my knees!

[@manchester250]

Knowing Shiki his munching down that Yakiniku with a smile in his face after so long

[@LunaMinuna]

The characters interacting is so cute!!!

[@guutenks2498]

bro the fucking music is good

[@TheMightOfGeburah]

The Bgm and the Stage are pretty awesome.

[@mzilla911]

This is so awesome the dialogue between them is hilarious