Vampire Hunter D
| Vampire Hunter D | |
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| Original Manga | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Director/Artist | Toyoo Ashida |
| Format | Anime (OVA) |
| Made By | Ashi Productions |
| Episode Length | 80 Minutes |
| # of Episodes | 1 |
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Sum it up in a Sentence
In a dark era only a dark hero can prevail.
Main Description
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Personal Opinions
TannhauserGate
Often recommended as a first anime experience, D was one of the first anime movies to get an American release. Vampire Hunter D is about- er, you know Blade? Same main character, essentially. He's a half-vampire who has to kill vampires with his sword. Only this half-vampire's right hand talks to him, and he lives in a post-apolacyptic world that looks lot like medieval Europe. D is dark, moody, and depressing- both the character and the film he's in. The whole adventure is a little forgettable, but it's a decent mix of genres from horror to sci-fi, and it's one of the easiest-to-find pieces of anime in the US. A staple of any collection.
Robert Denby
Seeing this in high school, long after it's initial popularity, it didn't really make much of an impression on me. After seeing a particularly weird scene from it someone had linked to me, I rented and watched it again. I have absolutely no idea why I didn't think much of it before.
Although I wouldn't really call this good per se, it's an experience equivalent to watching something like "Zardoz". It's hypnotically weird, and constantly topping itself in terms of it's design and strange visuals.
"Bloodlust", the theatrical sequel, is decent; a more conventionally-plotted but still visually imaginative piece of work.
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