Disk is very clean,cover is in GREAT condition as well, owned by an adult..Based on a series of fantasy novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a bloody anime adventure. Set in the distant future, the story focuses on D (voice by Andrew Philpot), the son of a vampire and a mortal who has dedicated his life to exterminating vampires. D is pursuing Charlotte (Wendee Lee), who has been carried off by vampire Meier Link (John Rafter Lee). The bounty-hunting Markus brothers and tough-talking Leila (Pamela Segall) are also on the trail. A long, violent chase brings them to the Castle of Carmila the Bloody Countess (Julia Fletcher), where the narrative founders in a series of confusing illusions that lead to an inconclusive ending. Bloodlust looks better in still images that evoke Yoshitaka Amano’s intricate illustrations than it does in motion. The very limited drawn animation clashes visually with the more fluid computer-generated imagery–D’s cape billows dramatically, but his expression rarely changes. Fans of such violent anime features as Sword for Truth and Ninja Resurrection will enjoy the no-holds-barred action sequences, but more squeamish viewers will be put off by the beheadings, impalements, disembowelments, etc. Vampire Hunter D, an earlier, more modest feature based on the same material, is a better adaptation. –Charles Solomon
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March 5, 2010
#1
(…) I don’t care how much effort they put into drawing those vampire castles, because in the end it’s a lot of static, 2 dimensional scrolled images. There was hardly anything 3D and cinematic about it at all, definitely nothing close to Akira or Ghost in the Shell. The first third of it was entertaining, but I expected a much darker, more advanced animation style, especially considering how they were supposed to be using state of the art computers for it. It appears they used the computers simply for speeding up the animation and layering the sprites. The biggest problem I had with the new D film was the lack of game rules on how the vampires can be killed. By the end, the same entities keep coming back to life, seemingly at the whim of the film’s creators. Without rules, a film becomes a pointless exercise. I just wanted someone to die for good and the credits to start rolling.
March 5, 2010
#2
It has so much bloodshed in it that you’ll be wanting to set fire to yourself just to escape this blodd-obssessed mistake.This movie has animation ripped off of “Gundam Wing” and the characters grate on your nerves with irritating voices that will give you a head-splitting migraine after 5 seconds.The musical score is god-awful and there is no plot.If you’re expectinbg a plot in this dus,you’ll be sadly mistaken-all you’ll find is a movie that consists of nothing but ongoing violence and bloodshed.You’ll be asking yourself”where’s the plot?why isn’t there a storyline in here?” over and over again as you try hard to keep focused to this flop.After 5 seconds,you’ll be wanting to rip this DVD out of the player and smash the DVD into itty-bitty pieces with a sledge-hammer.That’s how irritating and annoying this flop is.
March 5, 2010
#3
The movie is good. The DVD is the cheapest I own. the special features… and it’s missing the Japanese/english subtitles. It’s the only anime DVD I own, or have ever seen that dosn’t have the japanese language track.
March 5, 2010
#4
I bought this dvd because people are raving how good it is,IT IS NOT, this Animated cartoon first starts off as maybe something good but it ends very fast to a childish transformer like cartoon with goofy cartoon characters of the future with antics like the Kimba cartoons or childish Saturday cartoons your kids would watch but you will dread, this is pure kids stuff only I hope to sell my copy soon on ebay.
March 5, 2010
#5
I am a huge anime fan, and I have seen a great deal of anime. This is very pretty to look at, and that is where anything good ends. The dubbing is terribly done. We couldn’t help cringing at many of the voice actors. Also, like too many DVDs, the backgrounds noises, sound effects and music drowned out the talking. We were constantly turning the TV to hear talking than quickly turning it down again during a loud action sequece.