Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)

A Masterpiece!

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

So after watching the 1985 version of Vampire Hunter D, I began to watch this one. I have to say I was really disappointed with this as a sequel! There was no flow to the story, the new characters were really annoying and the animation was giving me a headache. I just think they needed to give Vampire Hunter D a sequel because they thought the first one wasn't as popular as it should. In my personal opinion, I thought the first movie had the scare and dedication in it whereas this sequel had absolutely nothing for me to enjoy watching it. I don't think this should have a IMDb rating of 7.8 and 62% positive mega score. If I was IMDb, I would give this a 5.2 rating and no mega score. Although the bonus is that this wasn't nominated or had won any awards. Really, it doesn't deserve anything in my opinion, I'm giving this a 1/10 rating. Disappointing...............

Remember when vampires weren't the complete laughingstock of the film world because of "Twilight"? Neither do I because I am only 15 and wasn't around for that magical time. First I will mention a few of this film's flaws. The romance between the main villain and the woman he loves isn't really explained or developed that well and at the end I don't understand why D thinks he will still get the reward if he just takes the ring, but those are the only flaws I can remember about this film. The visuals are absolutely gorgeous, so if nothing else about this film works for you your eyes will be entertained from beginning to end. The action is absolutely spectacular. The fights are two-sided, have great suspense, a variety of cool attack and weapons, and are just nice to look at. The characters all have some sort of morals and reason for doing what they do as well as having human flaws which makes all of them very interesting. There are also several great tear jerking moments and this film doesn't insult its audience by making sure all of the good guys get out alive. One common complaint I have heard is that in the original manga the vampire hunters kept the female vampire hunter as a sex slave, but I thought that was a good change because this would probably make them generic terrible people and I genuinely enjoy their characters in this movie. If this was the best film ever, which it isn't, I would be okay with that because it just does so many thing so perfectly.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is one of those directors that I marvel at. I have seen a few of his movies and I can honestly say THIS is his best film.The animation is beyond fantastic and not just for its time, It still exceeds any 2D animated film made in 2011 or 2010. I will say that the animation would still be impressive 40 years from now considering what passes off as good animation now.I was at best expecting a 6. This is one of my all time favorite films. I have read complaints that Meier Link & Charolette's love scenes were annoying. You want my opinion they are emotional as a film like this can be.I originally saw the Japanese dub first, Then the English original. The Japanese dub is by far the better of the two. The actors really got into their parts.The plot is simple but pulled off very well. I have read the first book and I can honestly say I am a fan of Vampire Hunter D.Overall please watch this, guaranteed it will introduce everyone to a new type of animation.

As a fairly new fan of the anime genre, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was the first Anime flick i bought and i didn't expect much of it but, damn! was i surprised at the end of it! The story tells of a young Vampire Noble, Meier Link (young in the vampire world) that abducts a rich, innocent girl(Charlotte). To retrieve the girl, her family call on D, the famous Dunpeal Hunter who is known for his reserved yet ruthless nature and his impressive number of successful missions but to ensure the hunt is a quick one, her brother hires the Marcus Bros. a notorious band of brothers known for their unique individual skills and fearless approach to hunting vampires. The two parties race relentlessly to retrieve the girl in order to receive the huge bounty placed on Meier Link's head.As the story pans out, the hunt becomes more and more dangerous, with deadly obstacles standing in the way of the hunters, the real story behind the abduction and D's personal mission to retrieve the girl.The movie is great for those looking to explore or is new to the Anime genre and is watchable for anyone looking for suspense, violence and a bit of drama in there as well as a great soundtrack backing it.