“In a distant future, vampire hunter D battles Count Magnus Lee to save a bitten girl from eternal servitude.”
Vampire Hunter D
吸血鬼〈バンパイア〉ハンターD
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Synopsis
In a distant future, vampire hunter D battles Count Magnus Lee to save a bitten girl from eternal servitude.
10,000 years in the future, the world has become a very different place; monsters roam the land freely, and people, although equipped with high tech weapons and cybernetic horses, live a humble life more suited to centuries past. The story focuses on a small hamlet plagued by monster attacks and living under the shadow of rule by Count Magnus Lee, a powerful vampire lord who has ruled the land for thousands of years. When a young girl is bitten by the Count and chosen as his current plaything, she seeks out help of a quiet wandering stranger, D. It so happens that D is one of the world's best vampire hunters, and he takes it upon himself to cut through Magnus Lee's many minions, and put an end to the Count's rule. (Source: AniDB)
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What 52 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.99 · split reception
4.4 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.9
↑ 0.54
Running avg · Sep 2007 → Apr 2026
- 8 “The story is awesome, the action is good, and the characters are pretty cool—this underrated film really delivers. While the animation isn't top-notch and it's a bit of a mixed bag, the overall...”
- 10 “This 80s cult classic delivers genuinely scary vampire horror with brilliant hand-drawn animation and old-school art that surpasses the Bloodlust remake. D stands as one of anime's all-time...”
- 9 “In short - it is Great! Imaginative graphics. Simple yet intriguing story. Memorable and super well designed characters. Surprising amount of restrain in gore (yes, there could've been more and far...”
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- Format 1 × 80′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 20m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1985 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0673 catalog
Produced by
- Movic Producer
- CBS Sony Group Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor