In addition to this dynamic is another one: Charlotte, the girl kidnapped, may have affections for Meier, the vampire that took her. The mercenaries are generally not mean-spirited, even against D, and after some friendly competition they find themselves working together at key moments. But the rich family hiring him also hired a band of mercenaries to act separately, not risking the chance to have one party fail. but $10 million is not enough."), not quite as kind, seeing this as a job and nothing more. Generally, this is a very fine-looking movie, even today: it's aged, but not past the point of enjoyment.The plot has D, a vampire hunter (and half-vampire himself), hired again to save a maiden bewitched by a vampire. The character designs are also a bit lanky with their tight-fitting clothing, but again, monster designs and violence is a highlight. Generally, animation is fluid, an impressive benchmark for the year 2000, even if certain shortcuts are more noticable against modern anime. It isn't as faithful as the first film to Yoshitaka Amano's original illustrations, but the change reflects better in motion. Fans will also recognize some similarities in design to one of the shorts in "The Animatrix" anthology. Both Madhouse and the director Yoshiaki Kawajiri were best known at the time for the film "Ninja Scroll," and "Bloodlust" definitely feels like a spiritual successor, both in story and visual design. It's not absolutely exceptional, and still suffers from age, but earns its value as a classic action film.The biggest change probably comes from Studio Madhouse animating this film and not the first. Anime was becoming cool, and "Bloodlust" was released at just the right time.Aside from holding up better than the aging first film, "Bloodlust" isn't just a good representation of the "D" franchise, but is a good vampire and action film in general. Around the year 2000, the Internet was becoming more acceptable as a means of discovering anime from outside the USA, DVD's were replacing home video with better options of subtitles, and the influencial American film "The Matrix" was released in 1999, with clear influences from anime. "Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust" was released in the year 2000, and a rare example of an anime being released theatrically in America before Japan, with the English dub being the official language of the movie. Curiously, most fans seem to better remember the second film, not the first. "Vampire Hunter D" has a long legacy in written novels, and also a "classic" anime film of the same name from 1985. Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance, Fantasy Review of Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust "2DAniCritic" Review: Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust Review Score: 3.14 / 5.00
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