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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Animation · Fantasy · Horror · 2001
Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.
Movie details
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
“When the sun sets, the hunt begins.”
2001 Animation · Fantasy · Horror 1h 43m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.7 / 10
Community rating
Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Written by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Andrew Philpot
D (voice)
John Rafter Lee
Meier Link (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Leila (voice)
Wendee Lee
Charlotte (voice)
Michael McShane
Left Hand (voice)
Julia Fletcher
Carmila (voice)
Matt McKenzie
Borgoff (voice)
Court is in session
Put Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.