Anime Limited has picked up a pretty welcome piece that will be hitting the UK market in 2018 with the acquisition of the Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust feature film. The details are a bit minimal at the moment but the show will be getting a collector’s edition release next year as well as a regular edition Blu-ray. I don’t believe the film had an official release in the UK previously but we’ve seen Australian and Korean releases while Urban Vision originally released it in North America. Discotek Media rescued the license a couple of years ago for release here.
Check out our review of the North American release.
Plot concept: Baron Meier Link is of a dying race, but the vampire doesn’t intend to remain lonely much longer. Abducting women in the night is common for his kind, so what’s one more? But Charlotte’s father has plenty of money, and there’s no price he won’t pay to get his daughter back. That’s why he hires D.
D is a Dunpeal, a breed rarer than that of the vampires – after all, he’s half of one. When it comes to hunting those with fangs like his own, he’s the best in the business. But that doesn’t mean he’s the only game in town. The Markus Brothers are on the vampire’s trail as well, and they’re not about to lose. It’s a race, not only between the rival Hunters, but for the vampire and his bride-to-be. But it might be more than just a job to D. Is Charlotte really a captive? Or will another Dunpeal be born to this world?
