Comments on: Vampire Hunter D, Volume One

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:05:38 +0000

I agree that his novels really translate well into readable manga, which I’m glad for (to a degree). Otherwise, I couldn’t bear to read his books.

By: metalmaggot

metalmaggot — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:57:43 +0000

As much as I love the Vampire Hunter D series, I do have to admit the elongated descriptions of the scenery & how the characters look can get a little annoying at times. Otherwise, I have no problems with the novels. <3 But that little annoyance is what makes me cling to the manga. It makes 3 to 4 pages of descriptive scenary into one page of beauty. *_* Thanks for reviewing the manga.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:33:12 +0000

@Lynsea, there is some nudity in the manga, but it’s mostly boob shots, no lady bits. It’s not that bad- it’s not henati or even eroge for that matter. It’s a good manga for sure, but leaf through it before you buy it, if that’s possible. The first manga is good, but the second is abysmal, just an FYI in case you were thinking of investing in the series.

By: Lynsea

Lynsea — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:56:52 +0000

hhhmmmm…you know, Holloween is coming up, and I was thinking about buying this manga in celebration. (lol) but how far ‘naked’ does Doris go? i mean…it doesn’t show the ‘front bum,’ does it? (sorry, i don’t mean to be immature, but i don’t know what to call it.;)) i mean, if the manga is that amazing, i’ll go ahead and buy it, but i just want to know what i’m getting myself into first. haha

By: demon language translate

demon language translate — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:53:04 +0000

[...] writer, Hideyuki Kikuchi. Hideyuki first began writing the Vampire Hunter D series in 1983. Yoshttp://theanimeblog.com/2007/12/31/manga-review-vampire-hunter-d-volume-one/HalloweseThis language was one of those props. It was created for the person playing the demon [...]

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:29:06 +0000

@Halfkoreanmike, a short series would be a good idea, if the same folks who did Bloodlust (Madhouse) did the series. A movie per novel would be a nice idea, but there are nineteen novels. That’s a lot of movies.

As to the books, I say read them, but read them with a grain of salt. They read much like an anime would read if it were transcribed blow-by-blow. It’s interesting, but it gets old. Especially since D is described as being “beautiful” and “gorgeous” at least once every two pages. That and the descriptors used don’t flow very well. I’ve encountered this before in translated works, so it’s tough to say who the “blame” for it falls on.

By: Halfkoreanmike

Halfkoreanmike — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:34:46 +0000

To get so fundamental over a review that is probably face value at best, is a bit funny. There’s no need to debate a opinion laden review, as everyone is different in their likings and taste. I will say that upon reading the review I felt Rachel is more of an appreciator of the visual side of vampire D and Allisha you are probably more in tuned with the broader aspects Vampire hunter D has to offer, like the crafting of a different world with words. I wish I could read a novel or two, and take a peek as to how the transition from Japanese to English is like. I honestly wish someone picked up on making a short vampire hunter D series, or maybe even a movie for every novel. I think it would do both the novels and the manga some justice. Btw who is the artist for the bloodlust film? I feel like the same person who drew bloodlust also drew works like Ninja scroll and a older Black-Jack movie. Also some shorts on Animatrix and Batman: Gotham Knight.

By: Allisha

Allisha — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:23:36 +0000

Well I’m glad you’re going to stop arguing with me because your defense is somewhat lacking to say the least. I didn’t insult you. I never suggested I was a “loyal fan”. There was nothing to digest, it was a very shallow review. It seemed from the beginning you had no interest in what I had to say, you just made presumptions and denied things I had stated instead of “digesting” them and maybe coming up with a decent justification for what you found to be the case in the novel and manga. Instead you opted for a hackneyed, what I so graciously call, defense. You used sarcasm (the lowest form of wit) as a remark, and didn’t even try to understand what I had said. I think the next time you write a review you should remember to add; I did no research into whom I am speak about and began reading with an apparent bias.

That would be much appreciated @(?)Rachel.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:27:17 +0000

@Allisha, I’m not even going to argue with you since it would seem you didn’t bother to thoroughly read the review or digest what I was saying. I don’t have the time to refute what you “argued” is wrong with my review, my sentence structure, my imagination, my “dim-witted” nature or what I think about the books. The minute you crossed the line and insulted me personally, your argument lost credibility and I lost interest in what you had to say. I’m glad you’re a loyal fan of Hideyuki and Amano and enjoy their works. Since you are, I recommend checking out the manga.

By: Allisha

Allisha — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:34:06 +0000

Hum. The irony of you suggesting the sentence structure and word use was “horrible” and following with that exact mistake was not lost on me. Also, do you consider manga and it’s over use of the ellipsis more structured with stronger affects than a novel? As a last, you quoting and mocking things I’ve quoted and mocked from you seems a bit asinine.Your little blurb about believing in it is, I believe, incorrectly worded. So you believe in vampires but the idea of time not following a direct line is absurd? Perhaps you should delve into the world of quantum physics where the theory of 20 years being equivalent to 60 years is mathmatically explained.

The comment you made about my conclusion that you downplayed Amano’s work would come from “…Saiko Takaki did a wonderful job in following and developing Amanao’s initial direction of the character designs”. I assume you know the manga came after the movie, which, came after the novel and that Amano had a direct role in developing the character’s designs in both the novel and movie. Please atleast google something before you start making assumptions, that also refers the to the comment about Amano doing illustrations(which seemingly implies that is all he does). Though he has done that, it is most certainly not his only trade.

Instead of looking up ‘Hypnosis’ in a dictionary try looking up ‘restrictive’ and ‘childish’ then you won’t be left with the dim-witted remark “huh? What’s that even mean?” Not to suggest that I believe that manga is not art, lets explore the fact that people who draw “art” are called artists and people who draw manga are “mangaka”, could there be reason behind this? Oh and manga is illustration, geez. Lastly I did not suggest that you preferred style over substance, I implied you liked “purdy” over style and substance.

In closing, I’d like to tell you that I did not insult your lack of imagination I merely connected that with your apparent inability to “believe” the fiction novel. But, as I stated above, to each their own.