Ya know, I've never really thought about it until now but Bloodlust actually subverts the vampire kidnaps woman trope by revealing that Meier Link didn't actually kidnap her, he just came to pick her up since she wanted to go with him.
You’re absolutely right - they basically just decided to run away together. For them, escaping to the City of the Night is probably like the equivalent of running off to Gretna Green in the middle of the night to elope.
Loved how the anime cut to the chase for everything, especially d's lack of dialogues, and when he does, the anime perfectly captures the personality of a long lived vampire in this line of work
Ya the film had great pacing, as well as top-tier worldbuilding and character designs! Despite all that though, D’s the real draw, well for us anyways (￣▽￣*)ゞ It really wouldn’t be Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust without him, and not just for the obvious reason that his name is in the title lol
The visuals are fantastic. Also I love how your reviews include a history lesson, I definitely would’ve done better in History classes had they been taught more like this.
Thanks! This is such a nice compliment and super encouraging :) We weren’t sure if people would find the history aspect of our videos interesting. But in the process of researching the videos, we always come across so much information as to what influenced the creators, and we figured we couldn’t be the only ones out there who found it fascinating lol So we’re glad you’re liking the anime/history videos! :D
Great video, this movie deserves more presence in animation subculture. Just a little correction: Lilith is not a biblical character, she belongs to Jewish folklore and tales.
That’s awesome :D And yep, you’re totally right. In the Bloodlust film, Camilla definitely drops hints that D is the Vampire King’s son or that they at least have a connection. In the books, this is also hinted at further. As well as the fact that the Vampire King which they refer to as the Sacred Ancestor is actually Dracula, and that D’s mother was potentially Mina.
Funnily enough, this information was in our original draft, as was Polidori’s The Vampyre (1819), which was based on a piece that Byron wrote in 1816, but it ended up getting cut because our video was getting too long lol Thanks for mentioning it though, hopefully, someone will see your comment and become curious about checking it out ٩(⁀ᗢ⁀)۶ I always loved the fact that Byron wrote what became the inspiration for The Vampyre while on a getaway, as part of a friendly literary competition between friends, one of which was Mary Shelley, and that that was when she penned her first draft of Frankenstein. Pretty crazy.
Great take, and the original V H D from 1985 is not to be missed if you liked Bloodlust, establishes the character etc etc, terrific...as to why V H D wants to end M even though Charlotte went willingly? my take upon first viewing is to avoid another "half breed" like him being brought to suffer in the world as he has....and in the 1985 original D is termed a vamphir or such, vs damphir in 'Lust.
Ya know, I've never really thought about it until now but Bloodlust actually subverts the vampire kidnaps woman trope by revealing that Meier Link didn't actually kidnap her, he just came to pick her up since she wanted to go with him.
You’re absolutely right - they basically just decided to run away together. For them, escaping to the City of the Night is probably like the equivalent of running off to Gretna Green in the middle of the night to elope.
Loved how the anime cut to the chase for everything, especially d's lack of dialogues, and when he does, the anime perfectly captures the personality of a long lived vampire in this line of work
Ya the film had great pacing, as well as top-tier worldbuilding and character designs! Despite all that though, D’s the real draw, well for us anyways (￣▽￣*)ゞ It really wouldn’t be Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust without him, and not just for the obvious reason that his name is in the title lol
One of my favorite pieces of art/media ever. Not just "anime".
"You know the term too close for comfort? That was damn uncomfortable."
XD Lefty had some of the best lines in the film. What a sassy hand ~
Vampire hunter D is a masterpiece.
Bloodlust? or the 1985 version? Cause one is a masterpiece, and the other is not lol
The visuals are fantastic.
Also I love how your reviews include a history lesson, I definitely would’ve done better in History classes had they been taught more like this.
Thanks! This is such a nice compliment and super encouraging :) We weren’t sure if people would find the history aspect of our videos interesting. But in the process of researching the videos, we always come across so much information as to what influenced the creators, and we figured we couldn’t be the only ones out there who found it fascinating lol So we’re glad you’re liking the anime/history videos! :D
One of my favorites. The artstyle is beautiful and makes the movie more than anything else. You don't get that charm with moden anime styles
Great video, this movie deserves more presence in animation subculture.
Just a little correction: Lilith is not a biblical character, she belongs to Jewish folklore and tales.
Whooo random. Just watched this again today, great review once again!
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Also D is possibly the son of the of the vampire king.
That’s awesome :D And yep, you’re totally right. In the Bloodlust film, Camilla definitely drops hints that D is the Vampire King’s son or that they at least have a connection. In the books, this is also hinted at further. As well as the fact that the Vampire King which they refer to as the Sacred Ancestor is actually Dracula, and that D’s mother was potentially Mina.
Great review. I LOVE the Vampire Hunter D movies. You deserve way more subs.
Thank you! :D We are so glad you enjoyed our review.
You spoke about byronic hero. In Byron's poem Giaour (1813) is depicted curse of vampirism.
Funnily enough, this information was in our original draft, as was Polidori’s The Vampyre (1819), which was based on a piece that Byron wrote in 1816, but it ended up getting cut because our video was getting too long lol Thanks for mentioning it though, hopefully, someone will see your comment and become curious about checking it out ٩(⁀ᗢ⁀)۶
I always loved the fact that Byron wrote what became the inspiration for The Vampyre while on a getaway, as part of a friendly literary competition between friends, one of which was Mary Shelley, and that that was when she penned her first draft of Frankenstein. Pretty crazy.
Neat review. I always wanted to know more about vampires.
Thank you! We definitely went down some vampire rabbit holes while researching this video lol but we had a lot of fun doing it.
You did great research on the topic.
And we need to make another vampire Hunter d movie
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, the vampire love story that Twilight should've been
Good review 👍🏽
Thanks, we’re glad you enjoyed it!
Vampire Hunter d name is Dracula that is his son
Great take, and the original V H D from 1985 is not to be missed if you liked Bloodlust, establishes the character etc etc, terrific...as to why V H D wants to end M even though Charlotte went willingly? my take upon first viewing is to avoid another "half breed" like him being brought to suffer in the world as he has....and in the 1985 original D is termed a vamphir or such, vs damphir in 'Lust.
Subbed to you
This made us so happy to read! Thank you ٩꒰ʘʚʘ๑꒱۶
Now I gotta read Camilla.
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this movie might actually be better than the book it's loosely adapted from.
It was 6.8 out of a 10 for me