Vampire Hunter D

A novel about a mysterious hunter, known only as “D”, who travels the post-apocalyptic world defeating monsters and vampires.

Here’s a rare instance where I’m actually talking about a novel and not a manga! I fell in love with Vampire Hunter D after seeing the first anime film. I’m a huge fan of Yoshitaka Amano from his video game work like Final Fantasy and Front Mission. When they started releasing the novels in English I bought them as soon as possible.

The actual books by Hideyuki Kikuchi are good but nothing great. They fall under the category of pulp fiction so it’s filled with action and racy content. I’ve read through more then a few Vampire Hunter D books and they’re entertaining but also highly forgettable. I would only recommend this book series if you’re a big fan of the anime. They’re available from Dark Horse Books.

We’ll be reviewing Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust this month so I look forward to discussing that with the other hosts.

~dakazu