VAMPIRE HUNTER D (2000)
MOVIE
Dubbed
SOURCE
LIGHT NOVEL
RELEASE
August 25, 2000
LENGTH
97 min
DESCRIPTION
The story revolves around D, the infamous "dunpeal" (born of a vampire father and a human mother) outcast and renowned vampire hunter. His prowess at hunting the creatures of the night allowing his acceptance among humans, he is called upon to locate Charlotte Elbourne, the lovely daughter of an affluent family who has been mysteriously kidnapped.
When the sun sets, the hunt goes on! Charlotte`s father offers a rich bounty, be she dead or alive, a task D willingly accepts, even with notorious Markus brothers and their gang of bounty hunters seeking the prize as well. Amidst the chase and unknown to all lurks a sinister evil which has been secretly manipulating their every move and has set a chilling trap that none will expect and few will survive. With the tables turned and the secrets revealed, the hunters could quickly become the hunted!
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CAST
D
Hideyuki Tanaka
D no Hidarite
Ichirou Nagai
Meier Link
Kouichi Yamadera
Leila Marcus
Megumi Hayashibara
Charlotte Elbourne
Emi Shinohara
Grove Marcus
Toshihiko Seki
Borgoff Marcus
Yuusaku Yara
Carmilla
Bibari Maeda
Benge
Keiji Fujiwara
Nolt Marcus
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
Caroline
Youko Soumi
Kyle Marcus
Houchuu Ootsuka
Mashira
Rintarou Nishi
Barbarois Chouro
Chikao Ootsuka
Alan Elbourne
Kouji Tsujitani
John Elbourne
Motomu Kiyokawa
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90/100"Ready or not, here they come. It's zombie time."Continue on AniListThe distant future. Vampires rule the night, but their numbers are dwindling. With huge bounties on their heads, a new class of warrior has emerged... The Vampire Hunters. Mercenaries with no home to return to, no fear of death, and no sympathy for the endangered species that still poses a threat to humanity. One hunter is unlike all the others... Born from the unholy union of a human woman and an ancient Vampire Lord, he is a Dunpeal, trapped between two worlds. At war with himself, feared by all, tortured and alone, he is D.
When a young girl is kidnapped from her home, her family offers him 20 million dollars to bring her back, dead or alive. The catch, however, is that he’s not alone. Competing for the girl’s bounty is the Markus family, a formidable faction who would just as soon share his trail as kill him in his tracks, even as their target, the Vampire Lord Meier Link, hires a band of demons to ensure his safe passage to a mysterious castle in the north. It’s anyone’s game in this deadly demon deathchase, but as the bodies continue pile up, there’s no turning back for any of them. It’s easy to tell from first glance that this movie bears a massive visual upgrade from it’s predecessor. Originally bearing the same title, called “Bloodlust” in the west to avoid confusion, this installment opens on a shot of the moon before immediately pulling back, passing through a landscape full of dilapidated gothic architecture and giant crucifixes, using the perspective of passing objects to immerse you into this world before you even realize that you’ve taken the plunge. It never lets up from there, delivering a world full of depth and attention to detail. Outside of the action, every single frame is a masterfully hand-crafted painting, with open landscapes conveying a sense of loneliness in all directions, and interior shots showing every single pebble and torn/scarred design that’s faded with time. We’re treated to several set-pieces throughout the story, and every single one of them is simultaneously alive with life and fading with forgotten history. The action itself is fast, well paced and engaging, with nearly every encounter offering some kind of contribution to the plot, whether it’s an important revelation or the demise of a character. Those characters are also primarily responsible for keeping the action from getting repetitive, as each one... Human AND demon... Offer a different weapon and combat style, or even a different power, and while they can feel a bit gimmicky at times, it still works really well when each character is given at least one moment to shine in combat. The settings are vastly imaginative, stretching the limits of several different genres(Most notably gothic horror, wild west and dystopian science fiction), and they never miss an opportunity to explore the fascinating world that author Hideyuki Kikuchi created to suit his seminal character. They might not all work for you... If you’ve read my Sands of Destruction review, you can guess how I take to the whole Sand Mantas thing... But there’s no room for complaints here. Much like the world they inhabit, character's have highly detailed designs, far removed from the largely copy/paste facial templates in most anime today. They each possess their own unique facial features, with everything from their jawlines to their cheekbones receiving equal attention, some more relaxed than others, some more exaggerated than others, and this is largely due to a change in direction. Madhouse put this film's production almost entirely in the hands of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, a man whose previous works(such as Wicked City and Ninja Scroll) had already proven far more successful in the west than in their own home country due to their intense, gritty nature and eclectic structure, frankly like nothing that we had seen before from the world of animation at the point. With Bloodlust, he decided to try and appeal to us deliberately this time. In an era where hand-drawn animation was experiencing it’s last gasp of wide spread relevance, Kawajiri went all out with painstakingly realizing his vision, with only the barest hint of CG quality-control accompaniment that most viewers probably wouldn’t even notice at first glance. A slightly more interesting detail I noticed, however, is that while Kawajiri may have been playing to the teenage edgelords of the west, it looks(to me at least) like he was also playing to the sensibilities of their parents. First of all, while the first movie may have contained some sexual tension, rape references and a couple of gratuitous nude scenes, Bloodlust is almost devoid of fanservice. The dynamic between the two main characters is engaging while also respectful and platonic, and there are only three characters who wear any kind of revealing clothing... A tree monster, a dommy mommy vampire ghost, and a dude. Honestly, though, considering the fact that the novel featured a gang-bang scene that even Stephen King would have had second thoughts over, I’m gonna say less is more in this case. What’s more surprising is the over-all lack of blood and gore, at least for the first four fifths of the film. Yes, I said earlier that bodies pile up throughout, but when you’re killing demons and freshly turned zombies, you don’t need much blood to get your point across. Don’t get me wrong, when a human character is killed you DO see their bloody body in often graphic detail, but it’s usually in fleeting shots, and they quickly cut back to the action. I can think of two reasons that Kawajiri might have taken this approach... Either he did it to appeal to western parents who are happy to take their kids to R rated movies as long as the content isn’t too explicit(minimal gore and no boobs) or he did it so when the movie finally DID start to pour buckets of blood on the audience towards the ending, it would feel more visceral in contrast. Either way, not gonna lie, smart move. Kawajiri’s efforts to appeal to the west didn’t stop there, however, as basically the entire audio side of the film was recorded in California. It has an entirely American musical score, sound mix, and English voice cast. The first trailers were shown at American film festivals, followed by the film itself(albeit in only six theaters). For it’s original Japanese theatrical run, it was shown in English with Japanese subtitles, and while a Japanese dub was eventually created, the film is in an unusual licensing situation where the sub version cannot legally be released in America. Hence why I’ve never seen it. As for the English dub? Or, you know, the original track that I’m just going to call the dub for my own comfort? Strap yourself in for this, it’s gonna get weird. Andy Philpot is an actor with a small resume... He hasn’t done much since this film, Ninja Scroll and Final Fantasy... But he does a perfectly acceptable job playing D, a character who normally wouldn’t be much of a challenge, but he puts forth commendable effort nonetheless. John Rafter Lee wasn’t much of an actor outside of his role as Meier Link, having built most of his career off of audio books, but his cadence is equal parts intimidating, noble and tragic. He's everything you'd want out of a smooth-talking bloodsucker with an exotic accent. Wendee Lee and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn have somewhat smaller roles, and they do fine, despite their characters being on the more forgettable side. There are numerous small roles by noteworthy names such as John Dimaggio, Debi Derryberry and Dwight Schultz. Mike McShane plays several roles to near perfection... You can't even tell they're the same guy... And then you have Pamela Adlon. If you had a strange reaction whenever the leading female Leila spoke during this film, and you were like “I swear I recognize her...” Try responding to all of her lines by saying “Dangit Bobby.” Yes, that is Bobby Hill. Okay, maybe that’s not fair of me, when she has a resume so long it has it’s own Wikipedia page separate from her own, but let’s be real, she’s Bobby Hill. She does a fantastic job, of course. Everybody in this movie does, even Mike McShane when he's playing my least favorite character. There is not a single performance in this dub that’s anything less than good, but unfortunately I can’t say the same for the script. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nowhere near as catastrophic as the original dub of the first movie, so it didn’t share in the honor of getting a 2015 redub, but it’s still a little hit or miss. Most of the dialogue works really well, especially when it’s establishing dynamic or strengthening bonds between characters, but it can also come out a little awkward at times. The first interaction between D and Link felt over-written. There’s an exchange between Leila and Kyle before they part ways in town that is just full of WTF. There are also moments where it seems like there were too many lip flaps or uncomfortable silence for the director to handle, so the actors were just told to improvise. Demon Benge and the leader of the Barbaroi are prime examples, but D’s possessed hand can be downright annoying sometimes. It’s a good dub over-all, which is good, because we’re not getting the Japanese version anytime soon. One of the first things you’ll hear about this movie is that it’s superior to the first one, and while I may personally prefer the first film for nostalgic purposes, it is objectively true. Having said that, if you think that means it has any more depth than the first one, or that the story structure is any more normal, think again. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise, as both films were based on novels by the same author, but neither one has a particularly complex plot. Much like the 1985 film, the plot of Bloodlust pits the title character against an old, solitary vampire lord who turns a female character he wants to marry into a McGuffin for D to try and retrieve. There are several differences, obviously, but that is the basic core of the story. There really isn’t any depth to be found outside of the occasional rumination on what it means to be a dunpeal, either. The structure isn’t as repetitive as the first movie, but much like Kawajiri's other works, it feels really sequential, and its method of constant jumping between action set pieces makes it feel more like a five-episode OVA strung together than a film with a proper three act structure. Bloodlust isn’t better than it’s predecessor because it has intelligence or depth, but because of its execution. The first film was a clusterfuck of different subplots haphazardly running into each other, characters from the book who were jammed into the story despite their presence and identity never being established and ideas being brought up out of nowhere because frankly the novel didn’t explain them very well either. Bloodlust knows how simple it is, so it keeps things simple. Rather than trying to present a complex horror story, it’s more of a pure action movie with horror flavorings. Much like Mad Max Fury Road, the plot is thin, but it’s still propulsive. The pacing is great, the action never gets stale, and exposition is kept to a minimum. We find out all we need to about the world through subtle environmental clues, and we find out all we need to know about D in some of the coolest ways possible. I think the only long-winded monologue in the film is used to reveal D’s history and mysteriously ageless nature in fairly badass fashion. Speaking of the cast, the characters have comprehensive motivations. They’re either likable, or they have a really cool design, or both. Everybody serves their part in the story, and nobody causes any real issues or overstays their welcome... With the exception of D’s possessed hand, who I just do not like in either movie. His origin is never explained outside of him being a parasite, but I kind of don’t care either way, because he’s pretty annoying. He tends to ramble, adding words to elements of D’s character that should have been delivered with more subtlety. He played a major role in the first film, but here? I mean he DOES stuff, but nothing that required him to be sentient. Or talk. He didn’t need to talk. Nobody asked him to talk. They could have replaced him with a Miroku hand, and all for the better. Still, his actor does a fantastic job, so it’s excusable. Bloodlust isn’t perfect, but honestly, it feels like one of those movies that manages itself so well that even the stuff I don’t like is still awesome. It knows it’s strengths, and does whatever it can to accentuate them. It knows it’s weaknesses, and finds ways to make the most of them. Even some of the more famously cringey moments, like Borgav’s lengthy joke about the owl and the squirrel, yeah, I eat that shit up, and the movie would feel lesser without it. The mispronunciation of Dhampir as Dunpeal kind of drives me nuts, but I still wouldn’t trade it for anything. This movie never refuses to try exploring any idea that it has, source material be damned(who wants to watch a guy get eaten by ants anyway?), and it does it all with a perfectly cinematic grandeur. I don’t know if I’d recommend it as a Halloween movie, but any other time of the year? Hell yeah. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust was originally available from Urban Vision Entertainment, but those old copies are way out of print. I still have mine, it’s by far the oldest DVD I currently own, and it still works just fine. For the rest of you, the film was recently rereleased on Bluray by Eastern Star, and while I’ve heard troublesome things about it’s picture quality, it’s probably better than nothing. The original novel, Demon Deathchase, which was actually book 3 in the Vampire Hunter D series, was available stateside from Dark Horse, but now is pretty hard to find outside of Kindle downloads. If you’re of a mind, there’s a Playstation game as well, it’s basically a cheap clone of Castlevania, but I guess it’s worth seeking out. So, funny story about that Urban Vision DVD. I don’t know if this is the case with newer releases, but the original version came with an odd special feature... A top ten countdown, voted by fans, of their favorite scenes in the movie. I'm not making that up. I have never seen another movie flex that hard. It's like “Yeah, you just finished crying over the ending, but wanna see it again? We know you do.” BTS’s Butter feels humble compared to this, but in the words of Kid Rock, it’s not bragging if you back it up. This movie backs it up. Bloodlust is awesome, it knows it’s awesome, and it’s proud of the fact that it’s awesome. It celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this year, and for a movie that relied so hard on visual spectacle, it still holds up, partially due to Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s brilliantly insane direction and cinematography, partially due to the fact that it came out right before CG and digital painting took over the medium, and it presents the absolute best of a technique that’s largely lost to time. Again, it’s not a perfect film, but it wouldn’t be as beautiful without it’s flaws. I give Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust an 9/10.
KuroGFX
100/100Come and Get that D: Kawajiri's Ideal Vampire Hunter D AdaptationContinue on AniList__ [Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g&t=63s)
__ To say I like Vampire Hunter D is like saying I like Futa in other words it’s __O B V I O U S__ If you have a brain that is and let me tell you something I’ve been eating the ass of Vampire Hunter D for nearly a goddam year It’s been approximately (I DID THE BIG BRAIN MATH) 8 Months since I completed Vampire Hunter D (1985) 7 Months since I completed BLOODLUST (2000) And 7 months since I first started indulging in the Light Novels This review marks the beginning of something that I’ve been waiting to do for a long time ever since starting my journey with Vampire Hunter D and I’m not stopping here I plan to do a total review of the original adaptation film in 1985 and complete it off by doing a comprehensive review on the Light Novels both one for a blanket review on the series as a whole and individual novels which I make posts on #I’m not doing the FRICKIN MANGA OKAY are you OUT OF YOUR MIND https://anilist.co/manga/33988/Vampire-Hunter-D/ ##*you know how long it takes me to write these reviews with my perfectionist behavior and utter idiocy and temptations to just wack off in the corner of my cave* Everything I cover here is in relation to the 2001 movie __Bloodlust__ and any mention of any other previous VHD material will be done strictly as a means of drawing comparisons between differen --- __[Minor Synopsis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g&t=63s)
__ VHD takes place In the year of 12,090 AD the earth exists as a post-nuclear holocaust world that used to be governed by Vampires that ruled over humans using occult science and technology humanity had forgotten about after they had destroyed themselves in mutually assured annihilation Though after an era of being ruled over an unknown shift within the Nobility saw to it that their race began to diminish with the humans gaining enough power to seize the capital from the once monolithic and timeless rulers of the night Among this period rose the job of the Hunters which propelled forward imbued with predatory skills ranging from the biologically enhanced bio warriors to mystical and extramundane sorcerers though one thing was certain which was the cold and cutthroat nature that attracted the fringed minded to a particular class of hunter The __Vampire Hunter__ and among them, one stood head and shoulders adept beyond the ephemeral and fallible humans a half human half vampire. ####a Dhampir simply known as #*__D__* At war with himself, feared by all, tortured and alone, he is __VAMPIRE HUNTER D__ --- __[Production and Precedent](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g&t=63s)
__ _Previous Discography and How an aptly fit they were for D_ Before I gorge myself in rambling about this film I think it’s worthy to note Kawajiri and his timeline of credits preceding Bloodlust which each felt like pulsing increments that had paid headway into the culmination of this flourishing kinetic, gothically lavished, viscerally violent action epic chase #___Yoshiaki Kawajiri's style___ -- To start this isn’t Kawajiri’s first tackling of adapting author Hideyuki Kikuchi’s writing- to the 2D plane with in fact multiple of Novels being turned in films like Wicked and Sin City But I believe it's Kawajiri’s resonance with more “Darker Animation” that lead to a melding and resonance with VHD whose pulpy action and horror adventure attributes made it popular in the west - pursuing even a second through the man's storyboarding style shows off how potent Kawajiri is when framing different shots with a grandiloquent fashion whether it's the appearance of his main hero or a character cocking and readying his aim with grim resolute #####*Storyboards from Wicked City 1987 ‧ Fantasy/Sci-fi* https://anilist.co/anime/1107/Wicked-City/ or displaying creative environmental ordeals and fights that burn themselves into our retinas with the ingenuity of the aforementioned elements to test the mettle and adaptability of our characters #####*Key Animation by Yoshiaki Kawajiri - Ninja Scrolls * https://anilist.co/anime/617/Ninja-Scroll/ Kawajiri brings the visual flair to match Kikuchi's literary prose that dabbles in highly detailed verbose metaphors that illuminate flashes of spectacles and savage skirmishes >“The crescent blade flew from the hand of the man in black. While it wasn’t clear what it was constructed of, it wove through the trees, speeding to the spot at which the giant glowered. It was an assault devoid of ceremony but steeped in murderous intent. There was a beautiful sound. A silver flash of light coursed back out between the trees. Behind the two men who yelped and jumped out of the way there was the sound of steel cleaving darkness.” >Excerpt From Demon Deathchase Hideyuki Kikuchi it's due to this that gives the impression that Kawajiri is at home with Vampire Hunter D not simply trying to execute Kikuchi's vision (though from an interview the man holds no deep fervor for animation) but understands Vampire Hunter D as a series and in some ways its the model mold for his talents and most importantly transferring the awe and glamour of D to the visual animated fronts -- #___Takeshi Koike and Movement___ Kawajiri wasn’t the only one to be noted as such members like Takeshi Koike’s contributions to such strong action and gorgeous movement can be well illustrated as every scene seems to be charged with even the most minor of momentum on the character's profiles lending to blistering visual exchanges and all of this seems to fall well in line with Koike as a man seemingly obsessed with the idea of motion that ripples the fabric or distorts the visages of the characters, especially with one of his most prominent animated feature films Redline seemed to be quite hinged and predicated on such a founding philosophy ####*Key Animation by Takeshi Koike* Actually there can be several recognizable aspects between Redline and Bloodlust in terms of fluid action and the visual designs of the characters sporting distinct and lavish shadows that would be quite a challenge for any animator to try to track in movement but both films do quite an expert job Though in terms of aesthetic styles Redline leans far more into being a dapper, comical, raunch, and pulpy greaser which matches step for step with its insane volatile dare-devil race to the extreme plot line seemingly enhancing the extremes https://anilist.co/anime/6675/Redline/ ####*Key Animation by Takeshi Koike* Whilst Bloodlust is more predisposed towards a gothic horror and pulpy action epic flick whilst still maintaining an uninhibited grimness that stems from the dark post-holocaust setting it finds itself in combining elements of romanticized horror and westerns with a ruthless polarity that befits Vampire Hunter D as a series --- __[Bloodlust and Beyond ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g&t=63s)
__ _Story Elements of Bloodlust_ #___Vampire Hunter D 1985 and Bloodlust___ ####dialogue, art design, and tone in contrast to 1985 Bloodlust has a more active plot with 1985 being more in line with a Castlevania game I mean there's an entire segment of D making his way through various traps and enemies that range from mutants to even demons roaming the castle and even spectral non-tangible enemies also helps that Vampire Hunter D helped sow the seeds for Konami with heavy omages to D and Alucard and D sharing a somewhat similar character setup up ethereal half-vampire beauties that are swordsman on a quest for Dracula (or in D's case The Sacred Ancestor) and are descended from them or in D's case HEAVILY IMPLIED not to mention the castle shot in the beginning of Castlevania and the Whip being signature references taken from the 1987 Vampire Hunter D movie the story having more exposition into the world of D wether its on the precedent history the people of the frontier have with the Vampire Nobility, various details on the Nobility, or even little bits of info that gleam into a long-since forgotten part of history when it comes to the lore of Vampire Hunter D's dense world and history Bloodlust on the other hand takes a stance more focused on brevity at times that leans towards Kawajiri's strengths of strong action sequences and dynamic shots that ooze cool in 1985 the dialogue had more patronizing dialogue that focused on explaining things to the audience and it was rapid fire at times and you can argue the importance of some bites of exposition in terms of narrative importance over others. Bloodlust on the other hand is more succinct and terse which can somewhat fit a more action centric and grim narrative where a lack of dialogue on what the characters are feeling over palpabley experiencing the waves of shock or mixed and unsure resolution make the experience more poignant this can really show in the contrast of action moments to moments accompanying a sense of silence or peace in a lulling manner that doesn't bear the hearts of the characters straight out but lets you gleam into them in a very human manner that some anime with more "say what you feel" dialogue doesn't. #___The Design of D___ #### *D character design from Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust 1985* #### *D character design from Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust 2000* | when it comes to D's design I have a bit of a gripe with 1985’s design work for D which has a weird sci-fi 80’s western cowboy design aesthetic with spandex and a flamboyant cape with a pointed outward collar at the base of the neck creates a bizarre and mismatched design besides all the clothing there's the primary issue I have which is that skin tone of D feels very displaced from what any sense of a hybrid half-vampire/dhampir though the first instance of the term originated from Balkans folklore though I digress even going from the official artwork and illustrations made by Yoshitaka Amano a big feature is his pale skin that evokes the color of moonlight with Bloodlust I feel like they tried to balance the aesthetic precedent key features of Amano's artwork and meshed it with Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Yutaka Minowa who has worked on Ninja Scrolls which I previously referenced D in this version wears a skin tight black body suit that outlines the countors of his muscular frame which personally fits more in line with making D a more intimidating figure and I'm personally more for this Kawajiri's design take as it mixes a bit of a steely and grim tone --- __[Closing Statement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g&t=63s)
__ for brevity's sake and not to get too derivative with the review I'm not sure what next I'd want to review here's some of the things I'm thinking about writing about and things I already have a framework for and are already writing I've created a poll to decide on my next review [here](https://strawpoll.com/polls/7rnzGQzMdgO)Dinizo
78/100"It is the end of all hope To lose the child, the faith To end all the innocence To be someone like me"Continue on AniListTirei um grande atraso das minhas costas agora. Eu já namorava esse filme há uns oito anos, pelo menos, quando casualmente me deparei com um AMV dele com a música End Of All Hope, do Nightwish, que existe há pelo menos uns quinze anos no YouTube. É um daqueles vídeos que de alguma forma parecem movimentar alguma coisa dentro da tua mente que só vai começar a ser percebido muito tempo depois. Inclusive esse AMV faz o filme parece bem mais movimentado do que ele realmente é, já que eu achava que ele era um incrível filme de ação. Não é um filme revolucionário, é uma história tão bem contada quanto um belo bife com fritas bem servido junto a um refrigerante bem gelado. O Yoshiaki Kawajiri sabe muito o que faz. Tudo fica mais simples quando você faz uma história sobre pessoas bonitas sendo bonitos e fazendo coisas.
Eu senti um pouco de falta de aprofundamento no romance entre o casal principal da história e nos problemas que isso acarreta. Provavelmente por ser um roteiro tirado direto de uma novel, todas as passagens são muito faladas e pouco mostradas. O relacionamento do casal, que não é protagonista, é ignorado e relegado a uma série de discussões e suposições entre o D e a Mão durante todo o desenrolar da perseguição, além de vários terceiros que também dão seus pitacos. São raríssimos momentos do filme que o casal principal realmente é aprofundado neste quesito. A cena mais bela do filme é justamente quando o Meier Link (ou Mayerling) sai da carruagem antes mesmo do pôr do Sol e se arrasta agonizando até a Charlotte porque mesmo a cláusula pétrea a qual nenhum vampiro pode negar é preferível a perder a sua amada. Essa cena é ótima justamente por nenhuma palavra ser dita e você conseguir ver os personagens devidos se relacionando. É o momento que te convence do amor dos dois.
Fiquei um pouco carente da parte espacial-tecnológica do filme. Não fica exatamente claro pela trama, mas a história se passa, tipo uns DEZ MIL anos no futuro. É um cenário extremamente distante da nossa realidade, mesmo assim não tem muitos indícios de uma tecnologia avançada tirando o cavalo mecânico - extremamente foda, por sinal - que leva a carruagem do vilão. E é ainda mais fascinante quando o destino do Meier Link é um castelo que no fim das contas se revela ser uma base de lançamento de um colossal FOGUETE GÓTICO COM DESTINO ATÉ UMA BASE VAMPIRA NA LUA, que era onde o casal queria viver pacificamente longe da humanidade. Ao que parece esse filme adapta vagamente uma das novels, a terceira, para ser mais exato e tem várias divergências no decorrer da rodagem, inclusive a inclusão da vilã final do filme. Por isso fico meio decepcionado porque queria muito ver mais um foguete gótico e uma provável base vampira gótica na Lua. Ainda mais que é provável que nunca mais haja outro filme de Vampire Hunter D.
É, como eu disse, um filme inegavelmente bom e muito divertido de assistir. Ainda tem vários dos problemas do primeiro que certamente se originam da novel, como personagens pouco aprofundados e um D que não é muito inspirador enquanto protagonista, mas também como dois representantes da mesma marca, também é uma peça comparativa excelente de como criar uma belíssima adaptação de uma história e sem necessariamente precisar preocupado com fidelidade, e muito provavelmente se preocupando em negar esse conceito.
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