Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
Actors:
John DeMita (actor),
John DeMita (actor),
John DiMaggio (actor),
John DiMaggio (actor),
John DiMaggio (actor),
John DiMaggio (actor),
Alex Fernandez (actor),
Jack Fletcher (actor),
Keiji Fujiwara (actor),
John Hostetter (actor),
Unshô Ishizuka (actor),
Motomu Kiyokawa (actor),
Rikiya Koyama (actor),
John Rafter Lee (actor),
Takeshi Aono (actor),
Plot: It is many thousand years in the future. Vampires once ruled the night but have seen their numbers reduced by fearless bounty hunters. One such hunter is D, the halfbreed son of a human mother and vampire father. When a girl from a rich family is taken from her home by the vampire Meier Link, her father contracts both D and the Markus brothers (a rival group of hunters) to race to retrieve her. As the heroes fight their way through Meier's hired guards, they begin to suspect that the girl may have gone with him willingly.
Keywords: adult-animation, anime, anti-hero, astral, based-on-novel, blood, blood-splatter, bounty-hunter, bow-and-arrow, burial
Genres:
Action,
Adventure,
Animation,
Fantasy,
Mystery,
Sci-Fi,
Taglines: When the Sun Sets... The Hunt Begins
Quotes:
Left Hand: I don't know about you, but man I sure miss that horse. What was his name?::[D doesn't respond]::Left Hand: Oh, oh the silent treatment, huh? Well I got two words for you: Heat Syndrome. Look, look, I know I'm a parasite, but haven't I always been a helpful parasite? Now you may not care if you die from heat, but becoming a piece of beef jerky is not a lifelong ambition of mine!::[still no response from D]::Left Hand: [resigned] Yeah, well, what's the sound of one hand yapping?
Meier Link: [looks at Charlotte] When the last vampire is extinct, who will mourn our passing? Will she? Will anyone? Can anyone understand this pain, this loneliness?
Left Hand: D? Are you awake?::D: I need your help, to swallow up this spell.::Left Hand: You're a slave driver, you know that?
Leila: [seeing D in the distance, approaching the village] Kyle, why don't you start back without me? There's something I want to do here first. [Looking at him, he slowly move closer to look her in the eyes; just stares at her a few seconds, a little too close for her liking; eventually, sounding angry] Back off.::Kyle: Have I told you you're quite irresistable in that sexy skintight getup?::Leila: [sarcastic] No, tell me about it.::Kyle: I just did. You make sure you watch your back with that guy, Leila.
Borgoff: Ready or not, here they come. It's Zombie Time.::Kyle: Yeah. Come and get it, zombies!::Nolt: Amen to that.
Borgoff: [clapping after seeing D catch his arrow & snap it in 2] Beautiful. Just Beautiful. I applaud you, stranger. Tell me what you're doing here. If we're in the same game, we should be friends. Tell me your name. Mine's Borgoff. Borgoff Markus.::D: [short pause] D. [rides off]
D: I am here for the young woman.::Meier Link: I wouldn't recommend it, dunpeal. Taking on a vampire at night is a mission for morons and fools. Which are you?
Left Hand: Did you ever hear the expression "Too close for comfort"? That was damn uncomfortable.
Kyle: I have a very bad feeling about this.::Borgoff: How so?::Kyle: I think I've finally figured it out, Borgoff.::Borgoff: Well, I'm sure you're right... if you're thinking they're headed for the Castle.::Kyle: Yeah, that's right, the Castle. The Castle of Chaythe. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? WE CAN'T GO IN THERE, IT WOULD BE SUICIDE! IT WOULD BE INSANE!::Borgoff: What are you now, afraid of a little insanity? Since when have we been sane? We just have to get to them before they reach the Castle.
Borgoff: Hey, did you ever hear the one about the owl and the squirrel? The squirrel works all summer storing away stuff for the winter; all kinds of nuts and seeds. Works real hard. Then one day, just before the first snow, he goes outside for one last look around, when all of a sudden this owl swoops down and grabs him, carries him off. [looks up] 'Ah, what a shame' says the squirrel 'what's going to happen to all that good food?' [starts chuckling; eventually Nolt & Kyle join his laughter, Nolt grabbing Kyle so tightly he starts to choke]