pick🎧 Vampire Hunter D has been around for DECADES. Times have changed.
I really enjoyed this book!
It‘s 12091 & vampires known as the Nobility have ruled the land for quite awhile, humans are just getting their foothold back. This is sci-fi/horror.
Bitten by a vampire a young girl named Doris seeks a vampire hunter to kill the one who bit her (and that dirty old vampire deserves it).
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so-soI really enjoyed the Vampire Hunter D movies a few years back but I feel like the novel was pretty lacking. I'm not sure if it's Kikuchi's inherent writing style or the translation but the writing style is distractingly over-descriptive but also doesn't do a great job of establishing atmosphere. a shame, since I like the bizarre setting. I'm also unsure if this is rough writing due to it being the 1st in a 20-something book series.
pickI read novelized version. Fun mix of horror, dystopia, YA, paranormal, western, steampunk, adventure, & romance! Violence & gore, very little romance but sexual violence so beware. Typical stoic tsundere hero. Enjoyed it a lot!
pickI enjoyed the anime film, and was totally excited for the book translations, with illustrations by Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano. The steampunk vampire imagination of Hideyuki Kikuchi is incredibly epic! Strange creatures and samurai sword battles through the series keeps the thrill for more. D's quest with Doris is a memorable best; a story of its own, worth many rereads.
Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 | 
The relationship between this spunky young lady, her brother & the semi-immortal D grows. It‘s a little predictable due to the tropes but I loved it! I see there‘s more books, I look forward to listening to them also!
Enjoyed! Pub date - 2/15/22. (edited) 3y