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Vampire Hunter D Directors: Carl Macek, Toyoo Ashida Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Format: Color, Animated, Dolby Audience Rating: Unrated Running Time: 80 minutes Studio: Urban Vision Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-10-17 Buy from Amazon |
 "An anime masterpiece!"Set in the future, Vampires and demons roam the countrysides as humans struggle to fight against them. A powerful vampire lord named " Count Magnus Lee" has bitten a lovely village girl named "Doris" and she hires a vampire hunter named "D" whom is a half-vampire half-human with special swordsmen skills to destroy any monster. He is her only hope against the agents of Magnus Lee and the count himself, as D must protect her against them. This 1985 Japanese animated horror fantasy is a true cult classic in every sense of the word. It's an exciting and well crafted anime movie with imaginative ideas, gore, action, bizarre animation and great music score including an animated beauty to make guys smile makes this a must see anime movie. The DVD is awesome with great transfer & sound, this contains both English dub track and Japanese language track with English subtitles, trailers to both this movie and Bloodlust, a look into the video game, web links, the making of "Vampire Hunter D" and original artwork gallery by Japanese artist "Amano". Also recommended: "Bram Stoker's Dracula", " Interview with the Vampire", " Vamp", " Lifeforce", "City of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. The Gates of Hell)", " The Last Unicorn", " The Secret of NIMH", " The Flight of Dragons", "The Dark Crystal", "Clash of the Titans", " Akira", " Ghost in The Shell", "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust", " Blade", "Blade II", "Blade Trinity", " From Dusk Till Dawn", "House By The Cemetery", " Van Helsing", " Fright Night 1 & 2", "Conquest ( 1983)", " Wizards", " Metropolis ( 2001 anime)", " Cowboy Bebop The Movie", " Vampire Princess Miyu", " Ladyhawke", "Excalibur", "Gldaiator", " An American Werewolf in London", "Army of Darkness", " Willow", " The Princess Bride", " Demons", "The Evil Dead 1 & 2", "Re-Animator", " Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend", " Perfect Blue", " The Professional: Golgo 13", "Wicked City", " Ninja Scroll", " Kill Bill Vol. 1", " Riki-Oh The Story of Ricky", " Dracula ( 1931)", " The Lost Boys", " The Forsaken".  "The Original Classic"Vampire Hunter D is not just your average anime movie in any form or fassion. It is a classic that no other anime movie can live up to accept it's wonderful sequal Bloodlust. It has a great combination of action, romance, blood, and unique characters. The story is about a young woman named Doris who is bitten by the Count Magnus Lee. She hires D to kill Magnus Lee and to protect her. The main character in this movie is by no means dull. D is a unique and well balanced character who struggles with the hardship of being a vampire ,and falling in love with Doris. Even with such a great main character the story fails to go into depth with the other except Doris. So this is how I rate Vampire Hunter D Sound:8/10- The voice actor for D is incredible. The other voice actors are struggling with the concept of sound. Visuals:9/10- D looks amazing while the other characters look a little dated. Sometimes the movie can get incredible dark and it is hard to see what is happening. Style:10/10- A great way to put it all together Story:7/10- Can sometimes be a little repetitive. Other than that it is a great story. Rating:14 and up- for violence and nudity. Extras:7/10- You will watch them once and only once. Movie/10/10- An amazing movie. The "Amazing! Just PERFECT!"I am picky about the animes I watch, so I read these online reviews. However, when I bought this, I never knew how much I would enjoy it! It was fantastic! It starts out slow, but it just builds up to a fast pace non-stop action thriller. The longer you watch, the more you love. Also, all the characters are rememberable, and 50 years from now, you will be able to pick up this title and say, this is so amazing! Also, the story is very deep. Listen, if you love anime, then you will love this! If you have never watched anime before, this is a great way to get started. Even if you hate anime, the action can keep you hooked. This old anime is great for everyone...except small children! It is very violent and bloody  "Odd anime has good moments..."To be fair, "Vampire Hunter D" held my interest, but I wasn't necessarily wowed by it. It tells the story of D, a vampire hunter in a future far from now. D is hired by a young woman to kill a powerful vampire. What ensues is blood and guts, as D fights not only the demons of this lost world, but also the demons inside of him. The animation is very dark and not always at exotic as some anime is. The voice dubbing in this movie also leaves much to be desired. But there's enough violence to please fans of the genre, which I guess is good enough for most people. "Among my favorites"This is a classic. Unique storyline (unlike bloodlust), basic animation, good characters, superb violence. Worth owning? Definitely. |
