If you read the book you'll know just how godlike D really is. He can emit a hypnotic aura that disables anyone within 100 yards, his blue amulet activates an EMP to shut down all electronics, and if he dies his hand can revive him. Oh and the book will remind you how beautiful he is every single paragraph!
+Jordanime: That's pretty awesome. In this movie, D's blue amulet makes undead and mutant monsters run for their lives like bugs do when sprayed with bug spray.
Like the beauty of night given physical form, if I'm recalling a description of when he strode into a tavern or inn. I think the latest book I have is Rose Princess.
You have to admit everyone, seeing a vampire sitting in his chair, listening to Dark Side of the Moon, and just starting off into the distance would be pretty cool to see.
I'm fine with it though this channel is full of him getting things wrong but I assume he was pretty obviously just making a joke but he probably doesn't know about the books regardless. And don't forget his "I dont care if the source material fixes the plotholes" so theres that
You see this is why I like Alucard as a Vampire. D: Call me a monster again and ill kill you. Alucard: Yes, im a monster, but what does that make you? A man? A dog? Or perhaps a monster? Edward Cullen: Dont look at me. Im a monster. Alucard: Give me my orders. I will kill without a moment of hesitation or a hint of regret. Because I am a monster. Some vampires are angsty about their circumstances, then theres Alucard.
This is why alucard Is awesome, he doesn't care he is a monster, he only wants to be destroyed by a man, but he will still kill and hunt many with great pleasure, before something like that happens.
Sebastian Cintron D is not a full vampire to begin with hes a human/vampire hybrid , A DHAMPIR i personally like D more as a character you SEE Alucard was just the re hash version of Bram stroker's Dracula and D has a way more creative and original sort of idea , even though i love both ,i can see some more effort put on D's character since it was from scratch... in the manga he is almost nothing like that... he admits being a monster but a gentleman type of monster. D is actually the son of the original Dracula/Alucard . also other great Vampires , are Blade , Morbius and Dio Brando ( the perfect villain type vampire )
Actually the vampire IS bored. He make a big point that he is too old and bored. It's kind of fun they acknowledge it at least. I liked it from a while ago. It is a flawed movie but fun. Castlevania is right. D is even draculas son!
the movie's root problem is it assumes you've read the book, and so leaves out some important info. Also there's a good chunk of editing and rewrites that can trip you up even then
USELESS TRIVIA: This movie was directed by the late Toyoo Ashida, who would go on to direct the 1986 Hokuto No Ken/Fist of the North Star movie a year later. Coincidentally, Kenshiro makes a cameo appearance as one of the townspeople before the shot with Greco and his groupies is shown. Speaking of Greco's groupies, one of them is clearly Kei from the Dirty Pair franchise. There is also one that resembles Yuria from HNK/FOTNS as well (Kei and Yuria, LOL).
Zellig wolfmen are more dangerous than dinosaurs wolf men like vampires eat humans and can be very silent there's a reason suspected werewolves were hunted down during the Middle Ages
Yes Sage, this is a post apocalyptic future. (I seriously recommend the books, and essentially the illustrations done by Yoshitaka Amano aka the guy who did all the good Final Fantasy artwork)
They are cyborg horses, not robots. And yes, I guess it is post apocalyptic. It's science fiction, horror and supernatural, along with old west themes thrown in. I think Kikuchi did a good job with VHD. (The novels anyway.) And the second movie that's based off the third book, Demon Deathchase, looks good. Has a really bad mistranslation of the word "dhampir" in the English version though.
Still love this movie and Bloodlust as well, even had the PS game based on Bloodlust, its definitely one of the ones that led me down the path to anime fandom
First I come to this channel because I've never found anyone else that's watched Demon City Shinjuku, then I find someone that's actually played "D"...I@m afrad to look at his review now. If he's watched Lensman....
Bennett's not a fan of the movie, but I still like his vids since I find him to be amusing even when he's poking fun at a series I like, but I'm not the kind of fan who gets offend just because someone doesn't share my opinions on something, and the D video game was pretty fun, and the graffics were pretty good for back in the day, but I never did manage to unlock all the different endings, just the one where only D survives,
I think Bennett might just be tired of vampires more than anything else. The amount of stories with vampires in them is pretty high in general. Not just anime persay. But all forms of entertainment have large numbers of vampire related tales, with a large number of books especially, but also movies in general. So Bennett may just be bored with vampires at this point.
@@thewindthatblows the movie likely helped boost the games sales, as the game was negatively reviewed by critics and gamers. I still like the game though.
Vampires created all the monsters Jurassic park style to keep humans in check and force them to live in a superstitious dark age. Dracula in the books is like a tech wizard/savant and it's a post apocalyptic setting
Bloodlust butured the story to shit in favor for action and pretty graphics. The original movie (this one) AT LEAST was 70\80 percent accurate. They just left out too much info at the start to explain things. Probably thought if they added too much people would complain about 'having to read'.
I bet some of you are wondering if anything is explained better in the book. Well, I have read the book. It did explain that it was a series of nuclear wars and people emerged after the catastrophe to find that all these mythological creatures emerge and hunters are wiping these things from existence in the hope that humanity can flourish once again. When it comes to the Victorian style, apparently upon having to start over humanity's attitudes and beliefs went back to something similar of Middle ages. Oh and that thing in his hand is a parasite that he uses to his own advantage in battle. The sequel does a much better job of explaining this shit. Does it explain everything? No. Does it explain enough so you aren't wondering what the fuck is going on in each scene? Yes.
Actually the creatures were a-the result of mutations caused by the fallout from the wars and b-genetic experiments by the 'Nobility', more importantly Dracula himself. Dracula was trying to find ways to remove a vampires weaknesses. Yes and no Dracula was D's 'father'. However he was the result of his father's experiments, which is why he is so different. After the wars the Nobility taught human survivors to rebuild and everything they know, which is why it's a mix between middle ages styles and increased technology.
and the hand thing is a reference just like mirokus from inuyashas hand. Most of the plotholes in this are because it was poorly dubbed/they made up stuff
You guys do know the Victorian era was after the Middle Ages which where the fall of the Roman Empire to the start of the renaissance the victorian era was smack dab in the middle of the industrial revolution the late eighteenth century when morse code and steam locomotives were on the rise for reference the novels Oliver Twist and a Christmas story by Charles dickens take place around this time and so does the battle of rorkes drift
there is another film Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, the plot is kind of messy but the art is mindblowing close to Yoshitaka Amano s style who is the ilustrator of the original novel series. I recommend it!
10:06 Kinda answered your own question back at 9:55. Immortatilty is hollow and meaningless when everyone you knew and loved has been dead for centuries.
man i don't like vampires much either because their powers don't usually make sense but vampire hunter d made me love them. i disagree with most of what he complained about and the story was awesome my only problem was not knowing more about ds past so i guess i agree on the wanting more explained but d is also a very mysterious character and thats part of his charm. this movie was great and stilll has better story than many things written today
Why does EVERYBODY on the internet feel the need to reference Twillight when ANYTHING related to vampires os mentioned?! Twillight jokes never were funny to begin with. The sooner we stop talking about those awful movies the better. It would be a hell of a lot easier if at least the people who aren't fans stop mentioning it...
I did kind of like the D novels, and both films are guilty pleasures of mine. That aren't great, but they are kind of fun. Many moons ago, back when I foolishly wrote fan fiction, I came up with an idea involving D, Alucard (Castlevania), and Alucard (as in Dracula from Hellsing) Man, I had a lot of dumb ideas when I was younger.
Heh, Unfortunately, good old mister right hand can't keep up with my brain anymore, so typing tends to get pretty off the charts bad if I don't type slow and pay attention. I still contemplate writing some of it, even if it is just for me to tinker with. I just REALLY like Hellsing.
Actually I included Al from Castlevania. The two half Vampires are both the Children of Dracula, and both of them confronting the Hellsing Dracula seemed to be a great story hook. But then I saw Team Four Stars Hellsing Abridged, and every line of dialogue I could come up with was always ruined by the phrase 'Cheeky Dickwaffle' popping up in the back of my mind.
IMHO, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was inspired by this movie, down to the half-vampire protagonist and the side-scroller non-linear gameplay. Honestly, I liked the game better.
SOTN is a fantastic game and stands the test of time, but the movie is a work of art, too and should be praised for its gorgeous art and soundtrack. They did a fantastic job at translating the book into a movie.
This movie is great, but admittedly did not age well. Bloodlust on the other hand is incredible, AND is Timeless, the art is STILL superb and the dub is STILL very good. The plot does get a bit weird towards the end though, that's my only real complaint.
Let explain some things: his left hand is a parasite that got to him when he was younger. After his father ( count Drakula or the ancestor) died. Good job on realising it was castlevenia 20 or more minutes into the movie. And as little since as this movie makes it is a great one. And if you think half as much as you open your mouth it would make much more sense
So funnily enough the book the movie is based on is like 80% 3rd person exposition on the people and setting, so when you cut that out the movie makes little sense and has to be streched out.
I don't think it really needs to be explained. The hand isn't that odd considering the context of everything else in the movie. D himself is portrayed as dark and mysterious with limited explanation or backstory. Some things are better when left up to the viewers imagination I think.
Only good thing about that movie is the Yoshitaka Amano art on the cover. Fun fact the artist who designed D also designed the concept art for a majority of the Final Fantasy Series.
In the original opening scene where she met the Count, no words were spoken...at least in the redub it was silent. I find it interesting to hear that part again here in the first English dub.
I met the creator of the series in 2008. I have copy of the first novel signed by him and the illustrator who worked on the old school final fantasy games.
I think the remaining members of Pink Floyd are more chill than that to drop the ban-hammer on a video using a clip from one of their songs. MAYBE Roger Waters would do that, but definitely not David Gilmore.
Old video but I think that the anime was to show that eventually the transcendence has happened but no singularity. The few elites of society became that of Demons and Monsters which holds a different meaning then in the states. Kind of like kappas for rivers and lakes in folk lore. The retro setting was more for a western of the old west emotionally and gothic new England visually. Vampires have always held their European feel but this was always trying to compete with his other Tokyo Metro styles at the time. All in all I think that it's kind of a Masterpiece for its time and shows what the future could hold if there was a collapse of AI and our inner demons comes outward with science. The lower classes would still be human while the elites would be cut throat demons like vampires with will to grab power.
LMAO, most of the time Sage's videos are just the sort of entertaining I like to have running in the background while i'm doing other stuff but, this one was particularly funny as fuck. Cheers~
I like an anime review that casually throws in Pink Floyd references. I didn't learn anything about the making of the movie, the cultural landscape at the time of its debut, or its relevance in the grand scheme of things, but the Pink Floyd reference was golden.
Dude I have an issue with this one. How you didn't appreiciate this one is beyond me! I loved this so much I waited for 10 years for them to re-release this under the Urban-Vision brand! Amazing in the same sense as Snow White in the 30's and 40's!
Be immortal long enough and you either go insane or learn to entertain yourself with your own thoughts and memories. It's a useful skill even when mortal too for those times nothing available will entertain you.
The two form a symbiotic relationship. Later D gets the hand cut off and it drags itself back to him re-attaches itself to him. I would think maybe the hand originally belonged to someone else and eventually came into possession of D for some reason. - I'm surprised Sage hasn't done a review of the other D movie. This one is a guilty pleasure but the other one is very good!
FOr anyone who cares, here's the hnad face's deal: "Nothing is known of Left Hand's past other than he did serve the Sacred Ancestor at some point before joining D. The nature of his being is unknown, Mashira is stated to be of his kind, implying there are more of him and he is a kind of species. Other than that nothing is known of how he was born or when and where exactly he joined with D. He seems to know the Crystal Palace Language. A language that is only known to those who lived 10,000 years ago in that area. This would place his age to be at least older than 10,000 years." - vampirehunterd.wikia.com/wiki/Left_Hand Yep, the official explanation is no explanation.
On the subject of the movie not explaining the world's back story or the face in D's hand...there's 28 books that have been translated into English. I've read them all. They never really explain it. They tell you there was several nuclear wars (so the setting is actually a post-post-post apocalypse) and that the face in his hand is a parasite that attached itself to D a long time ago. There, you now know just as much as I do 28 novels later.
This OAV was my very first Anime I watched as a small child. D left the biggest impression on me as a kid. I own both movies and buy the original novels, translated and distributed in English by Dark Horse Comics and Digital Manga Publishing. VHD: Bloodlust is based on the third novel "Demon Deathchase." As of now, There are over 21 novels released. I am on volume 20 or so. Great material and Left Hand gets a great amount of page time. The next book, yet to be released seems to have Left Hand take over D's body as D seems to have suffered a serious bout of Sun Syndrome, and is in a semi-catatonic state while D recovers.
A lot of people working on Castlevania games or the TV show did say that VHD was part of the inspiration for their artstyle and some setpieces. Not a bad thing.
2:50 Maybe this is set in the far future of the world of the DOOM games, after portal to Hell ripped open everywhere. 10:02 And judging by his yellow eyes, he's tried "enhancing" the experience with some dank weed. 16:42 David Bowie's main superpower was shapeshifting; every Venture Brothers viewer knows that.
I kinda agree with Sage. I was getting sick of vampires appearing freaking everywhere...until I read "The Strain" by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro. That book series reminded us that vampires aren't sexy, they're terrifying monsters.
D is a Dhampir. His father was Dracula, it is heavily implied and suggested, but never explicitly stated. His mother was human, and even among Dhampirs, D is far stronger and more resilient than other Dhampirs.
Vampire Hunter D is the very first anime I ever saw. It left such an impact on me as a child that it subsequently had a huge influence on molding my opinions on what the entire genre should be.
You know, I didn't even know that this movie existed until about a month ago even though I've been reading the books and watching Bloodlust for years. That being said this review had me laughing like crazy. I can understand how someone would despise this movie with it being so laughably dated by current standards. I honestly don't enjoy the movie. I DO however respect it as a classic for it's time and a stepping stone in history. I much prefer the book to the movie as the book is much more well done. That being said I truly enjoy Bloodlust. Side rant: You think that YOU have beef with Twilight? Try living in Port Angeles WA (about an hour away from Forks) and getting asked every week, I kid you not, "DO you know Edward". That's actually the story behind my username. SOOO many people asked me what team I was on that I decided to pick one! No I'm not a "fangirl" I just picked the only team I respected.
I may be off here but I love Castlevaina, and played lot of White Wolf Vampire. so all this was like, Oh i know that it is a cures hand form page 74 of the main book, that is a 7 point flaw. that is how he has a cool sword.
In the event after all these years you still care about it, Sage... Left Hand (yes, thats its name) is a "Countenanced Carbuncle"... They are genetically engineered living "computers" (for all intent and purpse), ment as parasitic organisms that bond to a host chosen by the Vampire King (also known as the Sacred Ancestor). Also... You were probably joking at the time... buuut... yes, everything from Frankenstein's Monster-like creatures, to Demons, to Robots (obviously, since D's force is a Cyborg), to Cthulu-like "Alien Gods" AND their alien followers... are in the novels. ...I am not making that up. Cthulu, Aliens, Demons, Robots, and Monsters... along with Dinosaurs, Werewolves, Vampires, and whats left of humanity. Vampire Hunter D is a funny old thing, isnit? :P LOL
Am I the only one wondering what they were thinking when they chose that voice actor for the little brother? I mean, seriously, what were they smoking to think that voice sounded like a little kid and not a creepy old woman?
Vampire hunter D was the second best anime I've ever seen the first being Akira. Sorry you think it's dumb but that is just your opinion doesn't make you right. And I've found that learning everything about a cool character isn't always best. You gotta leave somethings to mystery. Personally I'd rather see a movie about a mysterious character kicking some ass than a movie that is explaining every little damn thing about the character leaving no time for any real action.
This series has a nice fan base and the author is still writing books. If you read the books you will understand why he is called " D ". There is also talks of an animated series as well as another movie, which would be cool.
The fact that they can stake him through the heart and his weird talking hand can revive him destroyed the story for me. When your protagonist is THAT perfect then all action/battles are meaningless and devoid of danger/stakes.
That doesn't look like the Vampire Hunter D I saw. The one I saw the bad guy was much younger and I remember he had to fight some sort of gauntlet just to get to him
Well to be fair, the creators of Castlevaina were fans of Vampire Hunter D and some of the elements of the game series are in homage to it
darkservantofheaven I guess you could say they wanted to pay him tribute
You mean like Alucard and D both being half-breed sons of Dracula who hunt their own kind?
@@cartooncritique6625 that's actually a pretty common Trope when it comes to dhampirs
If you read the book you'll know just how godlike D really is. He can emit a hypnotic aura that disables anyone within 100 yards, his blue amulet activates an EMP to shut down all electronics, and if he dies his hand can revive him.
Oh and the book will remind you how beautiful he is every single paragraph!
+Jordanime: That's pretty awesome. In this movie, D's blue amulet makes undead and mutant monsters run for their lives like bugs do when sprayed with bug spray.
Jordanime oh god. I thought that was a joke at first. But now that I have read two novels, I can confirm this
Like the beauty of night given physical form, if I'm recalling a description of when he strode into a tavern or inn. I think the latest book I have is Rose Princess.
So... given what Sage said in the video, does that mean the author had a MASSIVE crush on Phil Collins?
@@RabblesTheBinx Could be. XD
I love how he said "This is castlevania" when both the books and this movie came out before the first game.
It's like he was expecting a Barbwire/Casablanca reaction! XD
Pretty sure thats what he meant
Bloodlust is a masterpiece of animation, the style is completely unique
Noan Manji it's more or less kawajiri to the max
You have to admit everyone, seeing a vampire sitting in his chair, listening to Dark Side of the Moon, and just starting off into the distance would be pretty cool to see.
People keep telling you to read the books, but understanding a movie should NOT require studying beforehand; it should be able to stand on its own.
If you think vampires have overstayed their welcome then you should go back seeing the Mount Everest we call zombie media.
so true
You know, it's funny, I saw this when I was a kid, and I didn't know the title, so I had always thought that it was an OVA for the Castlevania series.
Yep this is Castlevania - and thats why this movie is actually awesome.
Actually the character using a whip in castlevania was inspired by the books
Exactly, VHD was around a few years before Castlevania..at least in book form.
I'm fine with it though this channel is full of him getting things wrong but I assume he was pretty obviously just making a joke but he probably doesn't know about the books regardless. And don't forget his "I dont care if the source material fixes the plotholes" so theres that
They Don't Reply Back logic and anime don't mix
this was based on a book though thats irrelevant
You see this is why I like Alucard as a Vampire.
D: Call me a monster again and ill kill you.
Alucard: Yes, im a monster, but what does that make you? A man? A dog? Or perhaps a monster?
Edward Cullen: Dont look at me. Im a monster.
Alucard: Give me my orders. I will kill without a moment of hesitation or a hint of regret. Because I am a monster.
Some vampires are angsty about their circumstances, then theres Alucard.
This is why alucard Is awesome, he doesn't care he is a monster, he only wants to be destroyed by a man, but he will still kill and hunt many with great pleasure, before something like that happens.
I like Alucard and D.
Sebastian Cintron
D is not a full vampire to begin with
hes a human/vampire hybrid , A DHAMPIR
i personally like D more as a character
you SEE Alucard was just the re hash version of Bram stroker's Dracula
and D has a way more creative and original sort of idea ,
even though i love both ,i can see some more effort put on D's character since it was from scratch... in the manga he is almost nothing like that... he admits being a monster but a gentleman type of monster.
D is actually the son of the original Dracula/Alucard .
also other great Vampires , are Blade , Morbius and Dio Brando ( the perfect villain type vampire )
damir divovic true , but also the same old Vampire that started it all
the original Vlad the impaler.
lonewolf colin well yes, It's true that he is the same character. I personally, think it's rather well done.
Actually the vampire IS bored. He make a big point that he is too old and bored. It's kind of fun they acknowledge it at least. I liked it from a while ago. It is a flawed movie but fun. Castlevania is right. D is even draculas son!
the movie's root problem is it assumes you've read the book, and so leaves out some important info. Also there's a good chunk of editing and rewrites that can trip you up even then
USELESS TRIVIA: This movie was directed by the late Toyoo Ashida, who would go on to direct the 1986 Hokuto No Ken/Fist of the North Star movie a year later. Coincidentally, Kenshiro makes a cameo appearance as one of the townspeople before the shot with Greco and his groupies is shown. Speaking of Greco's groupies, one of them is clearly Kei from the Dirty Pair franchise. There is also one that resembles Yuria from HNK/FOTNS as well (Kei and Yuria, LOL).
So THIS is where Castlevania SOTN got it's ideas from!
technically all the games up to that one
@@attackofthecopyrightbots facts.
The series takes place in 12,090 AD; sometime in 1999 there was a nuclear war
So she'll bravely chase a fucking t-rex through a dark forest but OMG GIANT WOLFMAN!
Zellig wolfmen are more dangerous than dinosaurs wolf men like vampires eat humans and can be very silent there's a reason suspected werewolves were hunted down during the Middle Ages
Yes Sage, this is a post apocalyptic future. (I seriously recommend the books, and essentially the illustrations done by Yoshitaka Amano aka the guy who did all the good Final Fantasy artwork)
But...but it does. Let me throw in the phrase "for it's time"
and the dub changed the script so no
They are cyborg horses, not robots. And yes, I guess it is post apocalyptic. It's science fiction, horror and supernatural, along with old west themes thrown in. I think Kikuchi did a good job with VHD. (The novels anyway.) And the second movie that's based off the third book, Demon Deathchase, looks good. Has a really bad mistranslation of the word "dhampir" in the English version though.
Still love this movie and Bloodlust as well, even had the PS game based on Bloodlust, its definitely one of the ones that led me down the path to anime fandom
First I come to this channel because I've never found anyone else that's watched Demon City Shinjuku, then I find someone that's actually played "D"...I@m afrad to look at his review now. If he's watched Lensman....
Bennett's not a fan of the movie, but I still like his vids since I find him to be amusing even when he's poking fun at a series I like, but I'm not the kind of fan who gets offend just because someone doesn't share my opinions on something, and the D video game was pretty fun, and the graffics were pretty good for back in the day, but I never did manage to unlock all the different endings, just the one where only D survives,
I think Bennett might just be tired of vampires more than anything else. The amount of stories with vampires in them is pretty high in general. Not just anime persay. But all forms of entertainment have large numbers of vampire related tales, with a large number of books especially, but also movies in general. So Bennett may just be bored with vampires at this point.
The PS1 game was actually released a year earlier than the Kawajiri movie
@@thewindthatblows the movie likely helped boost the games sales, as the game was negatively reviewed by critics and gamers.
I still like the game though.
Vampires created all the monsters Jurassic park style to keep humans in check and force them to live in a superstitious dark age. Dracula in the books is like a tech wizard/savant and it's a post apocalyptic setting
Cool, but they didn't explain that in the movie.
I love VHD and Bloodlust was even better. To each their own.
VHD is a better story. Bloodlust is better animation.
Madi S Bloodlust is better everything.
We agree to disagree
+MrAmokz
Hush, old friend. Let them keep their innocence, for now.
Bloodlust butured the story to shit in favor for action and pretty graphics. The original movie (this one) AT LEAST was 70\80 percent accurate. They just left out too much info at the start to explain things. Probably thought if they added too much people would complain about 'having to read'.
I think he should review Vampire hunter D: Blood lust.
He should do it as a crossover with Maven of the Eventide.
Vampire hunter D Blood lust sucked
He's gonna do it.
He did it!
why? so, he will just *backseat driver* the shit out of that great movie too?
this is my old man's favorite anime flick, it's funny because he really isn't into anime as much as i am
I think DIO was a good vampire
Yes. He was a good vampire.
ZA WARUUUUUDOOOO!
I came down here expecting comments about D, but instead it is Dio.
Metahomie jojo vampires are barely vampires there like demon super humans so there gud c:
Metahomie more like a BADASS VAMPIRE
ONE of the greatest anime villains.
I bet some of you are wondering if anything is explained better in the book. Well, I have read the book. It did explain that it was a series of nuclear wars and people emerged after the catastrophe to find that all these mythological creatures emerge and hunters are wiping these things from existence in the hope that humanity can flourish once again. When it comes to the Victorian style, apparently upon having to start over humanity's attitudes and beliefs went back to something similar of Middle ages. Oh and that thing in his hand is a parasite that he uses to his own advantage in battle.
The sequel does a much better job of explaining this shit. Does it explain everything? No. Does it explain enough so you aren't wondering what the fuck is going on in each scene? Yes.
Actually the creatures were a-the result of mutations caused by the fallout from the wars and b-genetic experiments by the 'Nobility', more importantly Dracula himself. Dracula was trying to find ways to remove a vampires weaknesses. Yes and no Dracula was D's 'father'. However he was the result of his father's experiments, which is why he is so different. After the wars the Nobility taught human survivors to rebuild and everything they know, which is why it's a mix between middle ages styles and increased technology.
and the hand thing is a reference just like mirokus from inuyashas hand. Most of the plotholes in this are because it was poorly dubbed/they made up stuff
You guys do know the Victorian era was after the Middle Ages which where the fall of the Roman Empire to the start of the renaissance the victorian era was smack dab in the middle of the industrial revolution the late eighteenth century when morse code and steam locomotives were on the rise for reference the novels Oliver Twist and a Christmas story by Charles dickens take place around this time and so does the battle of rorkes drift
Yep, the setting for the VHD novels is the second most convoluted and over the top piece of world building since Warhammer 40k.
there is another film Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, the plot is kind of messy but the art is mindblowing close to Yoshitaka Amano s style who is the ilustrator of the original novel series. I recommend it!
yeah the plot isnt much better
I remember VHD from Saturday Anime on the SCI-FI channel. I instantly loved it and have re-watched it with friends over the years
I still like this movie despite what Bennett says.
+Eamonn Deane: There was a redub of this film!? Awesome.
10:06 Kinda answered your own question back at 9:55. Immortatilty is hollow and meaningless when everyone you knew and loved has been dead for centuries.
A lot of these points are spot on.
That said: still love this movie. ^_^
man i don't like vampires much either because their powers don't usually make sense but vampire hunter d made me love them. i disagree with most of what he complained about and the story was awesome my only problem was not knowing more about ds past so i guess i agree on the wanting more explained but d is also a very mysterious character and thats part of his charm. this movie was great and stilll has better story than many things written today
I’ve always described Vampire Hunter D as “Shane meets Castlevania”.
This is a guilty pleasure for me lol can't wait until he does the 2000 version and Saiyuki requiem I'm sure it'll be hilarious
Man, you really need to review Bloodlust. It's amazing.
This was the Anime that started my fandom. I first saw this on the TBS late night movie block called JoeBob at the movies
Why does EVERYBODY on the internet feel the need to reference Twillight when ANYTHING related to vampires os mentioned?! Twillight jokes never were funny to begin with. The sooner we stop talking about those awful movies the better. It would be a hell of a lot easier if at least the people who aren't fans stop mentioning it...
because Twilight is to Vampires what The Room is to so bad it's good. Like it or not they're carved in stone.
Well then we all know what comes next:
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Vampires piss me off do but this movie was actually pretty damn awesome and to me D looks more like Zoro with a Messer
I did kind of like the D novels, and both films are guilty pleasures of mine. That aren't great, but they are kind of fun. Many moons ago, back when I foolishly wrote fan fiction, I came up with an idea involving D, Alucard (Castlevania), and Alucard (as in Dracula from Hellsing) Man, I had a lot of dumb ideas when I was younger.
TheResistancezero Actually that sounds pretty cool.
Heh, Unfortunately, good old mister right hand can't keep up with my brain anymore, so typing tends to get pretty off the charts bad if I don't type slow and pay attention. I still contemplate writing some of it, even if it is just for me to tinker with. I just REALLY like Hellsing.
TheResistancezero
I think D would go better with Alucard from the Castlevania series but Hellsing would be interesting too.
Actually I included Al from Castlevania. The two half Vampires are both the Children of Dracula, and both of them confronting the Hellsing Dracula seemed to be a great story hook.
But then I saw Team Four Stars Hellsing Abridged, and every line of dialogue I could come up with was always ruined by the phrase 'Cheeky Dickwaffle' popping up in the back of my mind.
TheResistancezero
Hey now, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was pretty decent. No need to feel guilty there. :P
IMHO, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was inspired by this movie, down to the half-vampire protagonist and the side-scroller non-linear gameplay. Honestly, I liked the game better.
youre right but you should watch bloodlust
SOTN is a fantastic game and stands the test of time, but the movie is a work of art, too and should be praised for its gorgeous art and soundtrack. They did a fantastic job at translating the book into a movie.
This movie is great, but admittedly did not age well.
Bloodlust on the other hand is incredible, AND is Timeless, the art is STILL superb and the dub is STILL very good. The plot does get a bit weird towards the end though, that's my only real complaint.
Let explain some things: his left hand is a parasite that got to him when he was younger. After his father ( count Drakula or the ancestor) died. Good job on realising it was castlevenia 20 or more minutes into the movie. And as little since as this movie makes it is a great one. And if you think half as much as you open your mouth it would make much more sense
So funnily enough the book the movie is based on is like 80% 3rd person exposition on the people and setting, so when you cut that out the movie makes little sense and has to be streched out.
To be fair, Left Hand is never explained in the books either.
I don't think it really needs to be explained. The hand isn't that odd considering the context of everything else in the movie. D himself is portrayed as dark and mysterious with limited explanation or backstory. Some things are better when left up to the viewers imagination I think.
another masterpiece, all your complaints are the things i love about this
Only good thing about that movie is the Yoshitaka Amano art on the cover. Fun fact the artist who designed D also designed the concept art for a majority of the Final Fantasy Series.
Its sad that most of the audio is gone
you must have missed the intro of the movie where it explained all of the technological stuff
vampire hunter d 1985 , castlevania 1986. Great show mate enjoy watching!!!
In the original opening scene where she met the Count, no words were spoken...at least in the redub it was silent. I find it interesting to hear that part again here in the first English dub.
Yeah, the first dub was done in the 80s or early 90s when they still added extra dialog.
I met the creator of the series in 2008. I have copy of the first novel signed by him and the illustrator who worked on the old school final fantasy games.
I love Lefty, leave him alone
The riding music got copyright claimed, but Dark Side of the Moon did not?
I think the remaining members of Pink Floyd are more chill than that to drop the ban-hammer on a video using a clip from one of their songs. MAYBE Roger Waters would do that, but definitely not David Gilmore.
Old video but I think that the anime was to show that eventually the transcendence has happened but no singularity. The few elites of society became that of Demons and Monsters which holds a different meaning then in the states. Kind of like kappas for rivers and lakes in folk lore. The retro setting was more for a western of the old west emotionally and gothic new England visually.
Vampires have always held their European feel but this was always trying to compete with his other Tokyo Metro styles at the time. All in all I think that it's kind of a Masterpiece for its time and shows what the future could hold if there was a collapse of AI and our inner demons comes outward with science. The lower classes would still be human while the elites would be cut throat demons like vampires with will to grab power.
LMAO, most of the time Sage's videos are just the sort of entertaining I like to have running in the background while i'm doing other stuff but, this one was particularly funny as fuck. Cheers~
Reminds me of Hellsing Ultimate it has werewolfs, cyborgs, and vampire nazis
I like an anime review that casually throws in Pink Floyd references. I didn't learn anything about the making of the movie, the cultural landscape at the time of its debut, or its relevance in the grand scheme of things, but the Pink Floyd reference was golden.
The one anime where the old meme 'Talk to the hand' really is applicable.
Dude I have an issue with this one. How you didn't appreiciate this one is beyond me! I loved this so much I waited for 10 years for them to re-release this under the Urban-Vision brand! Amazing in the same sense as Snow White in the 30's and 40's!
keep em' coming, awesome as always
Ooof. Both a Prince AND a Bowie joke? That's bad luck, even when considering that it was made three years before the fact.
Be immortal long enough and you either go insane or learn to entertain yourself with your own thoughts and memories. It's a useful skill even when mortal too for those times nothing available will entertain you.
At the start I thought the sword had a voice. This would be more interesting and justified as a plot point then the hand face.
The two form a symbiotic relationship. Later D gets the hand cut off and it drags itself back to him re-attaches itself to him. I would think maybe the hand originally belonged to someone else and eventually came into possession of D for some reason. - I'm surprised Sage hasn't done a review of the other D movie. This one is a guilty pleasure but the other one is very good!
Read the novel, dude. It says a lot of about his hand, and the world.
That's kinda the point. The movie didn't do a good enough job to introduce newcomers to the novel's mythology
Yea lol
Does anyone know the song that was playing. At the end??
Oh man, I watched this thing so many times when I was a kid.
FOr anyone who cares, here's the hnad face's deal: "Nothing is known of Left Hand's past other than he did serve the Sacred Ancestor at some point before joining D. The nature of his being is unknown, Mashira is stated to be of his kind, implying there are more of him and he is a kind of species. Other than that nothing is known of how he was born or when and where exactly he joined with D. He seems to know the Crystal Palace Language. A language that is only known to those who lived 10,000 years ago in that area. This would place his age to be at least older than 10,000 years." - vampirehunterd.wikia.com/wiki/Left_Hand
Yep, the official explanation is no explanation.
On the subject of the movie not explaining the world's back story or the face in D's hand...there's 28 books that have been translated into English. I've read them all. They never really explain it. They tell you there was several nuclear wars (so the setting is actually a post-post-post apocalypse) and that the face in his hand is a parasite that attached itself to D a long time ago. There, you now know just as much as I do 28 novels later.
This movie is a 8 out of 10, read the books to fill in the blanks if need be
All good movies require the viewers to do homework to understand what is going on.
This OAV was my very first Anime I watched as a small child. D left the biggest impression on me as a kid. I own both movies and buy the original novels, translated and distributed in English by Dark Horse Comics and Digital Manga Publishing. VHD: Bloodlust is based on the third novel "Demon Deathchase."
As of now, There are over 21 novels released. I am on volume 20 or so. Great material and Left Hand gets a great amount of page time. The next book, yet to be released seems to have Left Hand take over D's body as D seems to have suffered a serious bout of Sun Syndrome, and is in a semi-catatonic state while D recovers.
A lot of people working on Castlevania games or the TV show did say that VHD was part of the inspiration for their artstyle and some setpieces. Not a bad thing.
2:50 Maybe this is set in the far future of the world of the DOOM games, after portal to Hell ripped open everywhere.
10:02 And judging by his yellow eyes, he's tried "enhancing" the experience with some dank weed.
16:42 David Bowie's main superpower was shapeshifting; every Venture Brothers viewer knows that.
I kinda agree with Sage. I was getting sick of vampires appearing freaking everywhere...until I read "The Strain" by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro. That book series reminded us that vampires aren't sexy, they're terrifying monsters.
Anyone notice the video skips when he references twilight?
Yup, just noticed that.
D is a Dhampir. His father was Dracula, it is heavily implied and suggested, but never explicitly stated. His mother was human, and even among Dhampirs, D is far stronger and more resilient than other Dhampirs.
omg the intro though brought me back to my childhood with my mom✨
I would totally watch an anime about a Phil Collins vampire.
Vampire Hunter D is the very first anime I ever saw. It left such an impact on me as a child that it subsequently had a huge influence on molding my opinions on what the entire genre should be.
I think Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a better Vampire Hunter D film.
You should talk about that one day.
MsAbixxx He now reviewed it!
even with your hatred we all know you will still do hellsing ultimate when it clears the age bracket
You know, I didn't even know that this movie existed until about a month ago even though I've been reading the books and watching Bloodlust for years. That being said this review had me laughing like crazy. I can understand how someone would despise this movie with it being so laughably dated by current standards. I honestly don't enjoy the movie. I DO however respect it as a classic for it's time and a stepping stone in history. I much prefer the book to the movie as the book is much more well done. That being said I truly enjoy Bloodlust.
Side rant: You think that YOU have beef with Twilight? Try living in Port Angeles WA (about an hour away from Forks) and getting asked every week, I kid you not, "DO you know Edward". That's actually the story behind my username. SOOO many people asked me what team I was on that I decided to pick one! No I'm not a "fangirl" I just picked the only team I respected.
You and I are on the same team.
PatchouliMoonsong Yay! :)
What he says about Magnus being bored is so ironic.
omg i cant believe i forgot about that part of blades mythos.....you are so right that is proabably the best creative liscence with the vampire mythos
I was so happy when Us and Them started to play.
Someone has probably already said this, but Left Hand is explained more in the books
I may be off here but I love Castlevaina, and played lot of White Wolf Vampire. so all this was like, Oh i know that it is a cures hand form page 74 of the main book, that is a 7 point flaw. that is how he has a cool sword.
David Bowie's power only causes attacks to his torso to redirect to his opponent.
How very specific.
Please do your research:
Vampire hunter d : 1983
Castlvania: 1986
To say that Vampire hunter D is like castlevania is an insult
A main reason why I don't like watching these episodes eight years later, I was too busy trying to be funny rather than being accurate.
@@BennettTheSage he replied !
In the event after all these years you still care about it, Sage...
Left Hand (yes, thats its name) is a "Countenanced Carbuncle"... They are genetically engineered living "computers" (for all intent and purpse), ment as parasitic organisms that bond to a host chosen by the Vampire King (also known as the Sacred Ancestor).
Also...
You were probably joking at the time... buuut... yes, everything from Frankenstein's Monster-like creatures, to Demons, to Robots (obviously, since D's force is a Cyborg), to Cthulu-like "Alien Gods" AND their alien followers... are in the novels.
...I am not making that up.
Cthulu, Aliens, Demons, Robots, and Monsters... along with Dinosaurs, Werewolves, Vampires, and whats left of humanity. Vampire Hunter D is a funny old thing, isnit? :P LOL
love these movies. anyone knows if they coming out with more?
You should really do the Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust review...
AstacuS x He did it. Go watch
Kudos to your choice of Pink Floyd songs when making the reference.
Every single gripe and "hole" he points out in this picture is explained in the book. Then again, this is the movie, so that's no excuse.
Am I the only one wondering what they were thinking when they chose that voice actor for the little brother? I mean, seriously, what were they smoking to think that voice sounded like a little kid and not a creepy old woman?
I've seen a movie called "Vampire hunter D" but this isn't the plot I remember. Is there another movie by the same name?
thats Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
+Sativasoldier666v2 thanks.
Dark Side of the Moon...
Nice touch
This is my Favorite Anime.... It's what got me hooked. The Heroin of all Animes.
Vampire hunter D was the second best anime I've ever seen the first being Akira. Sorry you think it's dumb but that is just your opinion doesn't make you right. And I've found that learning everything about a cool character isn't always best. You gotta leave somethings to mystery. Personally I'd rather see a movie about a mysterious character kicking some ass than a movie that is explaining every little damn thing about the character leaving no time for any real action.
This series has a nice fan base and the author is still writing books. If you read the books you will understand why he is called " D ". There is also talks of an animated series as well as another movie, which would be cool.
The fact that they can stake him through the heart and his weird talking hand can revive him destroyed the story for me. When your protagonist is THAT perfect then all action/battles are meaningless and devoid of danger/stakes.
i just watched 3 of this guy's videos and i'm subsribing.
i do not like anime but damn i love this guys humor.
That doesn't look like the Vampire Hunter D I saw. The one I saw the bad guy was much younger and I remember he had to fight some sort of gauntlet just to get to him
That was Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust