Vampire Hunter D Announces Blu-ray Remaster and Revival Screening

A Blu-ray remaster edition of the 2000 anime movie Vampire Hunter D has been announced for a March 26, 2025 release date, featuring both the English theatrical version and a Japanese-dubbed version. Additionally, the Japanese-dubbed version will be screened in select Japanese theaters for one week starting on February 28.

The voice cast for the anime includes (English/Japanese):

• D: Andrew Philpot / Hideyuki Tanaka
• Left Hand: Mike McShane / Ichiro Nagai
• Meier Link: John Rafter Lee / Koichi Yamadera
• Leila: Pamela Segall / Megumi Hayashibara
• Charlotte: Wendee Lee / Emi Shinohara
• Old Man of Barbarois: Dwight Schultz / Chikao Otsuka
• Polk: John Hostetter / Takeshi Aono
• John Elbourne: John DiMaggio / Motomu Kiyokawa
• Alan Elbourne: John DeMita / Koji Tsujitani
• Machira: John DiMaggio / Rintaro Nishi
• Caroline: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn / Yoko Soumi
• Benge: Dwight Schultz / Keiji Fujiwara
• Sheriff: John DiMaggio / Rikiya Koyama
• Priest: John DeMita / Unsho Ishizuka
• Girl (Leila’s Granddaughter): Debi Derryberry / Mika Kanai
• Carmila: Julia Fletcher / Miwa Mae

Vampire Hunter D is a dark fantasy anime movie directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri at MADHOUSE, based on the third novel in Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D series, which is titled D – Demon Deathchase. The story follows D, a half-vampire (dhampir) bounty hunter who is going after a vampire who kidnapped a young woman. The movie was first released in the US in 2000, while a Japanese release followed in 2001. It it was screened in English with Japanese subtitles.

The Vampire Hunter D franchise began as a novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi in 1983, featuring illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy). The franchise went on to get two anime adaptations, manga, and video games.

Source: Official Website
© 2001 Tristone Entertainment / Hideyuki Kikuchi / Vampire Hunter D Production Committee