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_Vampire Hunter D_
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Rating - None, its a cartoon, Japanime, However, this is _not_ for kids.
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Put out by: Streamline Video
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Brought at: Suncoast Video
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Price: $29.95 (worth it!)
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Sound: Good, however non stereo
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Pict quality: Good
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Dub quality: Average. - English , overall audio good.
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Total rating (5 out of 5, this is really good).
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Its the year 12,000 ad, and the world is over run with vampires and
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strange monsters. Villagers live in fear of them. They wear crosses
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around their necks, and have them posted around the yard, and town. A
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young girl is cough out in the wild one night, and is attacked. She must
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fight to save herself from becoming a vampire (a social disgrace),
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however she cannot do it alone, this is where "D" comes in. "D" goes on
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to fight the vampires and monsters. Can he do it? Can he save her?
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Many cool twists in this film. I have *never* seen this type of
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horror/gore/nice art ever put together in an anime. The movie at times,
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takes on the looks of a Skinny Puppy video. The story is original, and
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well thought out, with no holes. Pretty much standard vampire horror
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film rules apply, ya know, a steak trough the heart, no crosses, etc.
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This is _not_ suitable for little kids, there is some big time gore (for
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a cartoon) in this. Never the less, it does NOT detract from the story,
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or the art work. Amazing backgrounds/stills are in this movie (you can
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figure this out within the first 30 seconds of the film). The dubbed
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voices are well chosen, however, I think they could have chosen a
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slightly deeper voice for "D", he sounds too nice at times. Then again,
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that might be the point that they are trying to get across. The music is
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excellent, and the sounds effects are clear, and crisp.
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When looked at next to other anime, like _Project A-ko_, _Tank
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Police_, or _Robotech_, _Vampire Hunter D_ really stands out. Its the
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first anime, that I have seen that does not use large killer robots, or
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some gigantic space ship with a huge gun. Instead _Vampire Hunter D_,
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goes *past* that into the *far far* future, and mixing a bit of high tech
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with country life (Ie- mechanical horses, lazer rifles, normal homes
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w/solar panels on the roofs), and really stands out.
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While I think you might have a hard time renting this film, if you
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can get a copy somehow, do so. If you are a fan of cartoons, Japanime,
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horror films, or "mystical" D&D type stuff, you will enjoy this video as
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much as I did. I thought it was excellent.
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