Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - Does It Still Hold Up? | Anime News Network

Vampire Hunter D is one of the longest running dark fantasy/sci-fi novel series in Japan, which has grown into a massive multimedia franchise. In 2000, Studio Madhouse released an adaptation of Hideyuki Kikuchi's third novel in the series, creating one of their most hauntingly iconic feature films. Matt takes a look back at the anime, and sees how it stacks up against its source, and how it's held up in the decades since its premiere.