Vampire Hunter D (1985) |
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Created by: Hideuki Kikuchi
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Movie directed by Toyoo Ashida Writer-Yasushi Hirano Character Design-Yoshitaka Amano |
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| Summary: |
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In the year 12,090 AD vampires are the new aristocratic element. A variety of monsters walk the land and humans are scarce and armed to the teeth with advanced weapons and cybernetic horses. D is the most noted vampire hunter of the day. D is actually a dhampire, a half-human, half-vampire hybrid and son of the actual Dracula. When a young girl, Doris, is chosen by the evil Count Magnus Lee to be his new bride she hires D to kill him. This movie combines Westerns with Vampires and Samurai. D is a typical reluctant hero/gunslinger character. This is a classic anime and, along with "Akira" and "Ghost in the Shell" define anime for thousands of viewers. Vampire Hunter D is, perhaps, not the best movie, but its impact is still being felt and a sequel will soon be released that is supposed to be even more powerful than this one. |
| List of Characters: | |
| D | Vampire hunter, dhampire (half vampire, half human), son of Dracula |
| Count Magnus Lee | "Evil" character who is a 10,000 year old vampire and periodically likes to take a human bride to pass the time. He is supposedly the most powerful and oldest vampire still living. |
| Doris Lang | Townsperson who is chosen by the Count to be his wife. |
| Ramika | The Count's daughter. |
| Reiginsei | Follower of D, wants to be a vampire. |
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Dan |
Younger brother of Doris. |
| Greg | Son of the Mayor. |
| Dr. Fering | Village doctor and friend of Doris. |
| Tidbit: Yoshitaka Amano is also the creator of the art designs for the Final Fantasy game series. |
