I want to be kind to this film, so let us talk about the good elements that this film brings to the table. Can D stop the evil vampire, and make sure no one is hurt? A lone wanderer named D, voiced by John Gremillion, wanders into town, and decides to help the town get out of the evil grasp of the intimidating Count Magnus Lee, voiced by David Wald. An evil vampire has taken the reins in ruling a land that includes a small town. The plot is essentially Castlevania, but I’ll explain it anyway. If you don’t have anything else, then what’s the point? Let’s get started. Sadly, a good artist can only go so far in the animation scene. One of the more interesting facts about this movie is that the character design was done by Yoshitaka Amano, the same illustrator who has worked on the Final Fantasy franchise. This was a film released back in 1985, directed by Toyoo Ashida (1986’s Fist of the North Star film, Ultimate Teacher, Grenadier, Batman: Gotham Knight’s In Darkness Dwells section), and was brought over to the states in 1992. It’s backwards logic, and something that hinders my enjoyment of today’s review, Vampire Hunter D. A movie should be able to be well told and fun, and not require a moviegoer to do what is essentially hours of homework to watch a two hour or so movie. Do I need to know about the original books to enjoy How to Train your Dragon, Ernest & Celestine, Mary Poppins, The Rabbi’s Cat, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Dark Knight, and The Prophet? No! I can watch those movies because they were adapted so well into a movie that I could show these films to anyone, and they would be able to enjoy it without having to read the source material. It also doesn’t work as a counter-argument towards criticism aimed at a movie based off a source material, because there are so many movies that are based off source material that are amazing. It’s such a flimsy argument that should never be taken seriously. This is an argument I hear all the time when people are defending movies like Ratchet & Clank or old school anime films like Akira, in which I am told that I should read the source material first, or they let me know that I just don’t get it. A movie based off a property like a book, comic book, or whatever should be a good movie first and foremost. I am never going to get tired of what I’m about to say, and I will warn you right now that when I see situations like this, I’m going to bring it up again. Thanks for checking out my work, and I hope you like this review!) It would help support my work, and keeps the website up. If you would like, consider contributing to my Patreon at. (If you like what you see, you can go to to see more of my work on video game reviews, editorials, lists, Kickstarters, developer interviews, and review/talk about animated films.
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