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Vampire Hunter D (OAV)

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Alternative title:
D - охотник на вампиров (Russian)
D Chasseur de Vampires (French)
Vampire Hunter: Cazador de espíritus (Spanish)
Охотник на вампиров Ди (Russian)
バンパイアハンターD (Japanese)
뱀파이어 헌터 D (Korean)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: In the year 12,090 A.D technology and the supernatural have overtaken the world. But thanks to the overzealous ambitions of man, the world remains desolate and despotic. What's left of the human race is divided into various towns and cities living in fear of vampires who compose and exist as the Nobility, fending off the monsters and mutants as a result of their existence. On a night five days after the Count Magnus Lee had harmlessly tasted the blood of Doris Lang and chosen her to be his next wife, she hires a vampire hunter by the name of 'D' to rid her of such an ill-gotten fate. As a dhampir (half human, half vampire), there exists a distinct resentment between the hunter and his prey. But as the Count finds out, there is also a peculiar secret behind the past of the Vampire Hunter D.
User Ratings: 2089 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 150 votes (dub:86, sub:55, ?:3, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 289 votes (dub:143, sub:132, ?:6, edit.dub:4, raw:2, others:2
2 Russian subtitled
)
 Very good: 440 votes (sub:211, dub:208, ?:4, edit.dub:3, raw:1, others:13
5 Spanish subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Polish dubbed
1 Russian edited dub
1 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Good: 575 votes (sub:300, dub:253, ?:7, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:13
3 Russian dubbed
3 Portuguese subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 291 votes (sub:140, dub:138, ?:3, raw:1, others:9
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
)
 So-so: 131 votes (sub:66, dub:60, raw:2, others:3
1 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 84 votes (sub:46, dub:33, ?:2, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Weak: 63 votes (sub:32, dub:26, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Bad: 30 votes (sub:16, dub:13, raw:1)
 Awful: 25 votes (dub:15, sub:8, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:4)
Seen in part or in whole by 3951 users, rank: #238 (of 10152)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.016 (Good), std. dev.: 1.9216, rank: #3795 (of 10321)
Weighted mean: 6.947 (Good), rank: #4176 (of 10321) (seen all: 6.97 / seen some: 5.81 / won't finish: 3.39)
Bayesian estimate: 6.950 (Good), rank: #3783 (of 7760)
Running time: 80 minutes
Number of episodes: 1
Vintage:
1985-12-21 (Japan, Home Video/Theatrical)
1992-08 (US, Theatrical)
2003-05-16 (Spain)
Release dates: We have 9
Ending Theme:
"Your Song" by TM Network
Insert song:
"Comin' Thro' the Rye" (故郷の空) by Robert Burns
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 4
Review:
Vampire Hunter D Blu-Ray (Sep 7, 2015)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Vampire Hunter D (Blu-ray) 2015-08-25 (from $146.00)
    Vampire Hunter D (Blu-ray) 2022-01-11
    Vampire Hunter D (Blu-ray) 2025-08-12 (from $17.99)
    Vampire Hunter D [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2020-05-12 (from $80.00)
DVD (Region 1)
    Vampire Hunter D (DVD) 2015-08-25 (from $150.00)
    Vampire Hunter D [Special Edition] (DVD) 2000-10-17 (from $13.53)
LaserDisc
    Vampire Hunter D [Dub] (LD) 1993-08-11

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Toyoo Ashida
Screenplay: Yasushi Hirano
Music: Tetsuya Komuro
Character Design: Yoshitaka Amano
Art Director: Toyoo Ashida
Animation Director: Hiromi Matsushita
Original Novel: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Director of Photography:
Kazushi Torigoe
Yukio Sugiyama
Executive producer:
Shigeo Maruyama
Toshihiko Satō
Yutaka Takahashi
Producer:
Hiroshi Katō
Mitsuhisa Hida
Yukio Nagasaki

Background Art:
Hirohisa Nakatsuka (Studio WHO)
Hiroko Arai (Studio WHO)
Hiromi Yoshioka (Film Magic)
Hiroyuki Azuma (Studio WHO)
Itsuko Yajima (Studio WHO)
Kiyomi Hashiba (Studio WHO)
Masanori Kitta (Studio WHO)
Masashi Kurihara (Film Magic)
Mie Kamo (Studio WHO)
Ritsuko Murakami (Studio WHO)
Tetsuya Yoshinaga (Film Magic)
Tsutomu Fujita (Studio WHO)
Color design: Yoshiharu Wakai
Editing:
Kazuhiko Seki
Naoyuki Masaki
Toshio Henmi
Finish Animation:
Hideki Kaihô
Mayumi Kanai
Naoko Shibayama
Finish Check:
Chikako Kamata
Emiko Matsumoto
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Matsumoto
Emiko Uesugi
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Jun Kiguchi
Kimiko Hoshino
Mari Tominaga
Masayuki Hiraoka
Miyuki Takeda
Satoshi Nishimura
Taiichi Inoue
Tatsuo Miura
Yoshifumi Miyaji
In-Between Check: Akiko Matsumoto
Key Animation:
Emi Sakamoto
Hiromi Matsushita
Hiroshi Kōjina
Hiroshi Watanabe
Katsuhiko Nishijima
Katsuma Kanazawa
Kazuko Tadano
Ken Miyajima
Kenichi Chikanaga
Noriyasu Yamauchi
Osamu Tsuruyama
Takahiro Yoshimatsu
Toshiyuki Fujisawa
Yasuhide Furuse
Yukio Ebisawa
Yuri Handa
Music Recording Assistant:
Kohei Nakamura
Nobuhisa Suzuki
Photography:
Akio Kanazawa
Atsuko Mitsui
Hideo Fujii
Hiroaki Matsuzawa
Hiroaki Morikawa
Hirotaka Ōkubo
Noboru Arai
Souen Oonuki
Takahiro Kumagai
Tsuneo Hosoda
Yoshifumi Ōzora
Planning:
Shigeo Maruyama
Yutaka Takahashi
Production Associate:
Katsuji Sakamaki
Yasuhide Baba
Production manager:
Akiko Furubayashi
Norifumi Sato
Noriko Seto
Production producer: Masaru Umehara
Recording:
Harusumi Ōtsuka
Yoshio Obara
Sound Effects:
Katsumi Itō
Yasuyuki Konno
Special Effects:
Kunji Tanifuji
Nobuyuki Kanai
Satoru Hirono
Theme Song Performance: TM Network
Kaneto Shiozawa as D
Michie Tomizawa as Doris Lang

Ichirō Nagai as Left Hand
Kazuyuki Sogabe as Rei Ginsei
Keiko Toda as Dan Lang
Motomu Kiyokawa as Dr. Sam Ferringo
Satoko Kitō as Larmica Lee
Seizō Katō as Count Magnus Lee
Yūsaku Yara as Greco

Ichirō Nagai as Narrator
Kan Tokumaru as Sheriff Luke Dalton
Kazuko Yanaga as Midwich Medusa 1
Kazumi Tanaka as O'Reilly
Shinya Ōtaki as Gimlet
Yasuo Muramatsu as Roman
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Midwich Medusa 2
Japanese companies
English cast
English staff
Director: Carl Macek
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield (Sentai dub)
Translation: Javier Lopez (Sentai release)
ADR Script: Matt Greenfield (Sentai dub)
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi (Sentai release; 2015)
John Ledford (Sentai release)
Toru Iwakami (Sentai 2020 release)
Producer:
Carl Macek
David Del Rio (Sentai release; 2015)
Griffin Vance (Sentai 2020 release)
John Ledford (Sentai release)

Art Manager: Larry Koteff (Sentai 2020 release)
Audio Engineer: Bryan Leach (Sentai dub)
Commentary: Jonathan Clements (Manga UK release)
Dialogues: Tom Wyner
Director of Studio Operations: Joey Goubeaud (Sentai 2025 release)
Disc Authoring: Joel McCray (Sentai release)
Final Mix: Deb Adair
Menu Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai release)
Mixing: Bryan Leach (Sentai dub)
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai release)
Production:
Brittany Deans (Sentai release)
Crystal Ruiz (Sentai 2020 release)
Janice Williams (Sentai 2020 release)
Joey Goubeaud (Sentai release; 2015 & 2020)
Roxanne Terrell (Sentai release)
Son Phan Le (Sentai release; 2015 & 2020)
Production Assistant:
Alexandra Bedford (Sentai 2020 & 2025 releases)
Bryson Baugus (Sentai 2020 release)
Cameron Hohle (Sentai release)
E.W. Rector, III (Sentai release; 2015, 2020 & 2025)
Harley Smith (Sentai 2025 release)
Jose DeArmas (Sentai release)
Kjell Doucet (Sentai release)
Lizandra Lucio (Sentai 2025 release)
Luke La Padula (Sentai 2020 & 2025 releases)
Mariana Valverde (Sentai 2020 & 2025 releases)
Ned Gayle (Sentai release; 2015 & 2020)
Ryan Anthony (Sentai 2020 release)
Rynn Anthony (Sentai 2025 release)
Shannon Reed (Sentai release)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (Sentai release)
Production manager:
Jerry Beck
Luke Patterson (Sentai release)
Son Phan Le (Sentai 2020 release)
QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (Sentai 2020 & 2025 releases)
Recording engineer: Deb Adair
Studio Engineer: Michael Olesch (Sentai 2025 release)
Subtitling:
Dwayne Jones (Sentai release)
Neal Barnes (Sentai 2020 & 2025 releases)
Subtitling Manager: Son Phan Le (Sentai 2025 release)
Supervising Translator: Ian Fagen (Sentai 2020 & 2025 releases)
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (Sentai release)
Translation Manager: Janice Williams (Sentai 2025 release)
Andy McAvin as D's Left Hand (Sentai dub)
John Gremillion as D (Sentai dub)
Luci Christian as Doris Lang (Sentai dub)
Michael McConnohie as D

Andy McAvin as Rei Ginsei (Sentai dub)
Barbara Goodson as Doris Lang
Brittney Karbowski as L'armica (Sentai dub)
David Wald as Count Magnus Lee (Sentai dub)
Edie Mirman as Lamica
Jeff Winkless as Count Magnus Lee
Kerrigan Mahan as Ray Ginsay
Michael McConnohie as Symbiote

David Wald as Rohman (Sentai dub)
Edie Mirman as Greko Girl #3
George Manley as Golem (Sentai dub)
Jay Hickman as Greco (Sentai dub)
John Swasey as Dr. Ferringo (Sentai dub)
Joyce Kurtz as
Greko Girl #1
Snake Women
Kirk Thornton as
Inn Worker
Lee's Messenger
Sheriff Dalton
Lara Cody as
Dan
Greko Girl #2
Mark X Laskowski as
Chuula (Sentai dub)
Messenger (Sentai dub)
Shannon Emerick as Dan Lang (Sentai dub)
Steve Bulen as Greko
Steve Kramer as Dr. Fehring
Tiffany Grant as Medusa (Sentai dub)
Tom Wyner as
Governor
Shopkeeper
English companies
Broadcaster:
Cartoon Network (Night of the Vampire Robots; 1995)
Cinemax
Encore Action
Sci-Fi Channel
Turner Broadcasting Service (1994)
Distributor:
Distribution Solutions (via Sentai Filmworks; 2025 release; United States and Canada)
Lumivision (LaserDisc)
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Manga Entertainment (UK)
Orion (Expired)
Section23 Films (North America; 2015)
Dubbing: Streamline Pictures
Internet Streaming:
AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand)
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
Licensed by:
Sentai Filmworks (2015)
Urban Vision (Expired)
Production: Sentai Studios (Sentai 2020 release)
Recording Facility: Screenmusic Studios
Subtitles: New Generation Pictures
Translation: New Generation Pictures
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: France Rombaut

Adaptation: Olivier Hagué
Subtitling:
Titra Films
TVS
Jacques Albaret as D

Christine Paris as Lamila
Gérard Boucaron as Rei Ginsei
Marjolaine Poulain as Doris Lang

Frédéric Cerdal as Reijinsei
Marjolaine Poulain as Dan
Michel Tureau as Le Comte
Philippe Roullier as
Dr Fehring
Greco
French companies
ADR Production: François Avisse vidéo
Distributor: KAZÉ
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Executive producer: Luis de Val (Manga Films)
Héctor Cantolla as D (Spain dub)
Mañu Elizondo as D (Basque dub)

Alazne Erdozia as Ramika Lee (Basque dub)
Asun Iturriagagoitia as Doris Lang (Basque dub)
Carolina Montijano as Doris Lang (Spain dub)
Eloísa Mateos as Dan Lang (Spain dub)
Félix Acaso as Count Magnus Lee (Spain dub)
Francisco Javier Pombo as Magnus Lee (Basque dub)
Joseba Etxebarría as Greco Rohmann (Basque dub)
Juan Lombardero as Rei Ginsei (Spain dub)
Juan Carlos Ordóñez as Left Hand (Spain dub)
Laura Palacios as Lamika (Spain dub)
Matilde Vilariño as Dan Rumm (Spain dub) 
Xeve Atencia as Dan Lang (Basque dub)

Angel Egido as Dr. Feringo (Spain dub)
Juan Lombardero as
Officer (Spain dub) 
Officer Luke (Spain dub)
Julio Sanchidrián as
Innkeeper (Spain dub)
Rohman (Spain dub)
Pepa Castro as Snake Sisters (Spain dub)
Ramón Langa as Greco (Spain dub)
Víctor Agramunt as
Count's Messenger (Spain dub)
Narrator (Spain dub)

Delia Luna (Spain dub)
Julio Sanchidrián (Spain dub)
Pepa Castro (Spain dub)
Ramón Reparaz (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Dubbing Studio: Arcofon (Spain dub)
DVD Distribution: Manga Films (Spain)
Internet Streaming: Código Animé (English subbed)
Italian staff
Italian cast
(none)
Marco Balzarotti as D

Dania Cericola as Limeka
Luca Semeraro as Rei
Marina Massironi as Doris

Alberto Sette as Watri
Antonio Paiola as Sindaco
Claudio Moneta as Greco
Maurizio Scattorin as
Conte Lake
Narratore
Paolo Torrisi as Dan
Sergio Masieri as Messaggero del conte
Sergio Romanò as
Dr. Feringo
Padrone del giaguaro
Italian companies
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing: Studio PV
German staff
German cast
(none)
Torsten Münchow as D

Shandra Schadt as Doris Lang

Ben Münchow as Dan
Gerhard Acktun as Dr. Feringo
Manfred Trilling as Greco
Peter Musäus as Count Magnus Lee
Ulf Söhmisch as Bürgermeister
German companies
Distributor:
ACOG
OVA Films
Dubbing: Circle of Arts
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Distributor: Manga DVD
Dutch cast
(none)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Production: MC Entertainment
Russian cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Distributor: IDG Poland S.A.
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Dubbing Director: Nelson Machado
Denise Simonetto as Dóris
Nelson Machado as D

Eudes Carvalho as Danton
Flávio Dias as Rei Ginsei
Mário Vilela as Doutor Feringo
Wendel Bezerra as Dan

Eugênia de Moraes as Lamika
Flávio Dias as Mensageiro do Conde
Nelson Machado as
Narração
O'Reilly
Silton Cardoso as
Conde Magnus
Mão esquerda de D
Zodja Pereira as Mulher Serpente 1
Portuguese companies
Dubbing Studio: Pré Estréia

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