Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust

Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust


Starring:Vampire Hunter D
Studio: Urban Vision
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Based on a series of fantasy novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a bloody anime adventure. Set in the distant future, the story focuses on D (voice by Andrew Philpot), the son of a vampire and a mortal who has dedicated his life to exterminating vampires. D is pursuing Charlotte (Wendee Lee), who has been carried off by vampire Meier Link (John Rafter Lee). The bounty-hunting Markus brothers and tough-talking Leila (Pamela Segall) are also on the trail. A long, violent chase brings them to the Castle of Carmila the Bloody Countess (Julia Fletcher), where the narrative founders in a series of confusing illusions that lead to an inconclusive ending. Bloodlust looks better in still images that evoke Yoshitaka Amano's intricate illustrations than it does in motion. The very limited drawn animation clashes visually with the more fluid computer-generated imagery--D's cape billows dramatically, but his expression rarely changes. Fans of such violent anime features as Sword for Truth and Ninja Resurrection will enjoy the no-holds-barred action sequences, but more squeamish viewers will be put off by the beheadings, impalements, disembowelments, etc. Vampire Hunter D, an earlier, more modest feature based on the same material, is a better adaptation. --Charles Solomon
Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Boring and childish
  • Fantastic
  • A Dark Adventure Unfolds
  • Passing Along Gift Recipients Comments
  • The most beautiful animation I have ever seen
 Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Manufacturer: Urban Vision
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005V1XW
Release Date: 2002-02-12

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Based on a series of fantasy novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a bloody anime adventure. Set in the distant future, the story focuses on D (voice by Andrew Philpot), the son of a vampire and a mortal who has dedicated his life to exterminating vampires. D is pursuing Charlotte (Wendee Lee), who has been carried off by vampire Meier Link (John Rafter Lee). The bounty-hunting Markus brothers and tough-talking Leila (Pamela Segall) are also on the trail. A long, violent chase brings them to the Castle of Carmila the Bloody Countess (Julia Fletcher), where the narrative founders in a series of confusing illusions that lead to an inconclusive ending. Bloodlust looks better in still images that evoke Yoshitaka Amano's intricate illustrations than it does in motion. The very limited drawn animation clashes visually with the more fluid computer-generated imagery--D's cape billows dramatically, but his expression rarely changes. Fans of such violent anime features as Sword for Truth and Ninja Resurrection will enjoy the no-holds-barred action sequences, but more squeamish viewers will be put off by the beheadings, impalements, disembowelments, etc. Vampire Hunter D, an earlier, more modest feature based on the same material, is a better adaptation. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Boring and childish.......2007-05-14

I bought this dvd because people are raving how good it is,IT IS NOT, this Animated cartoon first starts off as maybe something good but it ends very fast to a childish transformer like cartoon with goofy cartoon characters of the future with antics like the Kimba cartoons or childish Saturday cartoons your kids would watch but you will dread, this is pure kids stuff only I hope to sell my copy soon on ebay.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-05-13

If you are into anime and vampires than Bloodlust is a MUST HAVE. This is something you will want to watch over and over again. This is a movie you don't want to end.

*slight spoiler warning*

Unlike in other vampire movies, this one has a twist. The vampire that steals the girl actually loves her.

****

The action, the passion, the comedy. It is all there; Bloodlust has the whole package. You will not be disapointed.

If I had to criticise the movie it would be that there is no part two or that it is not twice as long. Seriously, this movie is that good.

I'll be buying another since I lost the last one I had.

5 out of 5 stars A Dark Adventure Unfolds.......2007-04-28

This anime movie is really exciting with a very vivid plot and a dark sort of twist to the story. It is defiantly a dark romance. I have to say that the animation in the film is exceptionally well done and the scenery is absolutely haunting. It has a very gothic feel to it. The vampire hunter known only as 'D' is technically half-human and half-vampire. When a wealthy woman gets abducted by a vampire, D has to go try to bring her back alive without having been transformed into a vampire, of course dead if she has become one. The story is mainly about his journey to find the missing girl. But the one question is, did the girl go willingly with the vampire?

4 out of 5 stars Passing Along Gift Recipients Comments.......2007-03-19

I gave this movie as a gift and the recipient, a big fan of Vampires but not always Anime really loved it. He couldn't say enough good things about it. So ... if you're into the vampire genre and want to add to the bredth of your Vamp collection ... this sounds like a worth while addition.

5 out of 5 stars The most beautiful animation I have ever seen.......2007-03-13

This anime is one of my favourites. For starters, the animation is unbelievable, so many details, it looks it took forever to animate. And then there's the plot, original, interesting and constantly flowing, just what you'd expect a sci-fi/fantasy anime to be.

Two thumbs up!

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