Vampire Hunter D
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Introduction
Vampire Hunter D is a series written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Since its debut in 1983, the series has made numerous novels that has reached over 40 novels (and counting) and has sold more than 17 million copies world-wide, garnering acclaim as one of the best-selling book series of all time. Over the years, it has even expanded to various other forms of media such as anime, audio drama, manga, comic book adaptations, and at one point a video game in addition to written short stories, spin off novels, art books, and even a supplementary guidebook.
The series stars the titular D, a Dhampir who wanders a far-future world ruined by the fallout of a post-nuclear war. In this world, humans coexist with the Nobility, an ancient vampire race that have been around for as long as humanity has, waiting in the shadows for when the human race meet its downfall. With the Nobility rising after the nuclear war fallout, they were able to bring the level of technology that had regressed on the planet to a far greater level than humanity ever had at the time. D's journey in particular is driven by a goal to not only eliminate the Nobility but also in search of the one who serves as Proginator of the Nobility: The Sacred Ancestor.
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Spin-Off/Side Story Content
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吸血鬼ハンター／アナザー 貴族グレイランサー 英傑の血
Banpaia Hantā Anazā: Kizoku Gureiransā — Eiketsu no Chi
Another Vampire Hunter: Noble Greylancer - Blood of a Hero
Written by Hideyuki Kikuchi (菊地秀行)
Summary: Five years since the previous novel, a new enemy of the Nobility has risen. The Hero Sunhawk, after having ravaged across the Frontier, has finally invaded Greylancer's Northern Frontier. However, a mysterious disease has claimed the lives of several Nobles that feast on human blood, and the fearful Nobility has ordered Greylancer to infiltrate a free land called the Twilight Zone to investigate this source. Awaiting him are the malicious OSB and a traitorous Noble as well as the assassins who have joined with him. Meanwhile, a conspiracy to place the entire Frontier under the sole rule of the Capital is revealed, and a Noble begins to slaughter humans with toxic blood. The chaos leads Greylancer to the Grand Ball, with lance in hand. What will become of Sunhawk, and that of the incident?
Translation Progress: 100% (Completed)
Content:
Chapter 2: Under the Rebellious Flag (反逆の旗の下に)
Chapter 3: Refusal to Feed (御辞退)
Chapter 4: Shadow of the Demonic Illness (病魔の影)
Chapter 7: A Brother and Sister's Courage (姉と弟の勇気)
Chapter 8: The Great Retribution (大いなる返礼)
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OTHER
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A Message From Cecile
A short story written by Hideyuki Kikuchi as part of a prize presented at a Talk Live event hosted in Shinjuku in the 2000's. Message from Cecile is a short story set in the same world as Vampire Hunter D. It is a story where D is sent a message by Cecile, a female engineer on Mars who is able to see the future. With a message sent from the distant past, D makes his way to where the message originates from, finding himself on a world that has become nothing more than a mere blood farm just like the earth itself has for the Nobility. To that end, D does what he usually does in eliminating the blood-thirsty demons on the red planet.
Message from Cecile has also been adapted into comic form in the 2020s under the name Message from Mars, nearly 2 decades after the original short story had been written for the rest of the world to be immersed into the world of Vampire Hunter D.
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Vampire Hunter D: Reader's Guide (Japanese Edition)
Released in the 2000's, the Reader's Guide was made to be served as a complementary piece to the Vampire Hunter D Series, featuring rare artwork and sketches, a behind-the-scenes look of Kikuchi's work, a collection of short stories he's written over the years from the 90's to up to '01, and many more. Unlike the international/global localization version, the original Reader's Guide also features commentary from Hideyuki Kikuchi on his many inspirations for the VHD series creation as well as a discussion between Kikuchi and animation director Yoshiaski Kawajiri.
(Note: Given the existence of the localization version having more or less the things here from the original, anything that was already been written from here to there won't be translated. Only those that I've been able to find out that hasn't been translated won't be on here unless it's for the sake of making sure the localization is the same/similar to the original. Additionally, not all content from the original may even be translated. While I may consider to give them a try, I cannot guarantee they'll actually be done but who knows...)
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