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Old 06-16-2010, 04:20 AM   #29
TheFeatheredÆtheling
 
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It's very interesting to read the posts on this thread. I'm pleased to find "Vampire Hunter D" here ~ it would be my first recommendation on any anime list. Personally, I think that Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is incredible, but I still prefer the one from the 80's (I'm guilty of nostaligia though since it was the first anime I ever saw). Bloodlust's character designs are closer to Amano Yoshitaka's, and the animation quality is astounding ~ perhaps the best I've ever seen ~ but I don't like the characters as well (except for Meyer Link; he is really wonderful). D seemed more kind-hearted in the original movie to me. Besides his unwillingness to "use" Doris, he also shows compassion to her younger brother Dan several times and even towards the Aristocrat's daughter, Lamica. He was the ultimate tragic hero in the first movie in my opinion. There are so many things that I love about that movie...

I didn't realize that there were comics based upon the D series, but I've always wanted to read Kikuchi Hideyuki's original novels. Has anyone here read them?

*By the way, another hero who refuses to "use" his woman is Kibagami Jubei from Ninja Scroll. I find this concept to be extremely romantic; I'm surprised that it's so rare in movies.
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