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Vampire Hunter D ( 吸血鬼 バンパイア ハンターD?, Bampaia Hantā D) è una serie di romanzi illustrati giapponese, scritta da Hideyuki Kikuchi e arricchita dai disegni di Yoshitaka Amano. La serie è iniziata nel 1983 e conta oltre 35 volumi, pubblicati inizialmente da Asahi Sonorama e successivamente da Asahi Shinbun Publishing dal 2007.
Nº VolumeNº RomanzoTitoloData Di Uscita5138D - Ansatsusha no yōsai ...5 febbraio 2021 [25]5037D - Yami no majo uta ...7 luglio 2020 [24]4936D - Sangakuki (D-山嶽鬼?)7 ottobre 2019 [23]4835D - Kuroi raihōsha (D-黒い来訪者?)7 giugno 2019 [22]- Premise
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Vampire hunter D wanders through a far-future post-nuclear war Earth that combines elements of pulp genres: western, science fiction, horror and Lovecraftian horror, dark fantasy, folklore and occult science. The planet, once terrified by the elegant but cruel vampires known as Nobles(貴族, Kizoku), ancient demons, mutants and their technological cre...
Left Hand
D is the host for a sentient symbiote, Left Hand, a wisecracking homunculus with a human face residing in his left palm, who can suck in massive amounts of matter through a wind void or vacuum tunnel. Left Hand enjoys needling the poker-faced D, but only appears as needed, rarely witnessed or heard by anyone other than D, yet aware of many of D's thoughts and actions. At all other times, D's left hand appears normal. Besides providing a contrast to D's reserved demeanor, Left Hand is incredib...
Sacred Ancestor
The Sacred Ancestor's role in the novels is very mixed, appearing both as the bane and savior to isolated towns, and deified as a legendary god-king to the vampires, many of whom have never even met him in person. D quotes the Sacred Ancestor's precepts ("Transient guests are we"—implied to refer to the Nobility) in the first novel. The Sacred Ancestor appears both as a lawgiver honored for his intelligence, who showed some interest in preserving humans, and as a ruthless scientist (in the se...
In the postscript of the first Vampire Hunter D novel, Hideyuki Kikuchi cited Hammer Films' Horror of Dracula (1958) as his first inspiration in horror. He also praised horror manga artist Osamu Kishimoto for his distinct style, that he described as "a gothic mood in the Western tradition". Kikuchi is famous for writing his manuscripts by hand. Hav...
Beginning in January 1983, Kikuchi has written 41 Vampire Hunter D novels spanning 53 volumes as of April 2023. All of the publications in the series were published by Asahi Sonorama until the branch went out of business in September 2007. The release of D – Throng of Heretics in October 2007 under the Asahi Bunko – Sonorama Selection label marked ...
1985 animated film
Vampire Hunter D remains a cult classic among English-speaking audiences. Billed by the Japanese producers as a "dark future science-fiction romance" Vampire Hunter Dis set in the year 12,090 AD, in a post-nuclear holocaust world where vampires, mutants and demons "slither through a world of darkness" (in the words of the film's opening introduction).
1988–1990 audio dramas
Asashi Sonorama created audio dramaadaptations of three of the novels, in five parts: 1. Raiser of Gales "D"(January 1988) (the book it was based on was published May 1984) 2. D – Demon Deathchase(June 1988) 3. D – Mysterious Journey to the North Sea I: To the North Sea(March 1990) 4. D – Mysterious Journey to the North Sea II: Summer at Last(May 1990) 5. D – Mysterious Journey to the North Sea III: When Winter Comes Again(June 1990). Most of the voice cast for the original OVA reprised their...
1999 video game
A video game based on Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust was also made for the PlayStation game console, titled Vampire Hunter D. It is a survival horror game, but also similar to a standard adventure title. The player can see D from different pre-rendered angles throughout the game, and allow D to attack enemies with his sword. D can also use magic, Left Hand's abilities, and items. The story of the game is similar to that of Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, although it takes place entirely within the ca...
By 2008, the Vampire Hunter D novels had sold over 17 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling book series in history. Theron Martin of Anime News Network called the first novel "a competent vampire-hunting story with enough strong points to balance out its weaknesses" and gave it a B rating. He praised the setting as a wholly cr...
Da migliaia di anni Il Conte Magnus Lee domina sulle sue terre spargendo il terrore sugli abitanti terrore. Un giorno morde una ragazza di un villaggio, Doris, per renderla sua moglie. Un vagabondo errante arriva in soccorso della ragazza: è D, un vampire hunter, che inzierà la sua battaglia per mettere fine al dominio del Conte.
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Vampire Hunter D: Directed by Toyoo Ashida. With Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizô Katô, Satoko Kifuji. When Doris Lang is chosen as the next bride for the vampire Count Magnus Lee, she will hire a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D in an attempt to escape her ill-gotten fate.
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D also known as Vampire Hunter D (吸血鬼ハンター"D") is a dhampir, a half vampire, half human who travels around the Frontier in search of the Nobility. In almost every book it is noted that D has superior strength, skills and knowledge in comparison to other dhampirs.
When a young girl is bitten by the Count and chosen as his current plaything, she seeks out help of a quiet wandering stranger, D. It so happens that D is one of the world's best vampire hunters, and he takes it upon himself to cut through Magnus Lee's many minions, and put an end to the Count's rule. (Source: AniDB)
A vampire hunter, D (a dunpeal or vampire/human half breed) is commissioned to recover a rich man's daughter, Charlotte, who has been kidnapped by a vampire. She is wanted dead (if turned) or alive ...
