A Blu-ray remaster edition of the 2001 anime movie Vampire Hunter D has been announced for a March 26, 2025release 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
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