Even if they would, there were no people around with eyes to be caught.Įvening grew near, the white sunlight took on a dim bluish tint, the wind blowing down the deserted streets grew more insistent, and an eerie atmosphere pervaded the village at dusk-like ebon silhouettes were coalescing in the shadows and training their bloodshot gaze on any travelers that might pass through the wide-open gates. A number of spots no bigger than the tip of your little finger, they might be mistaken for a bit of fur off a pet dog or cat. Small black stains could be found on the floors of that house. In one house, the bed covers were disheveled, as if someone just settling down to sleep had gotten out of bed to attend to some trifling matter. The majority of the homes remained in perfect order, with no signs of any struggle by the occupants, but in one or two there were overturned chairs in the living room. In the communal cookery, which should have been roiling with the lively voices of wives and children as evening approached, now dust danced alone. Spring was near.ĭoors of reinforced plastic and treated lumber hung open, swinging with the feeble breeze. Every last bit of the lingering snow had been consumed by the black soil. The village’s eighty or so homes wavered in the warming light. Though a Frontier village like this might see its share of years, as a rule the size of the community didn’t fluctuate greatly. The tiny village obstinately refused the blessings the sunlight poured down so generously upon it.

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Originally published in Japan in 1985 by ASAHI SONORAMA Co. The film was released in Japanese theatres on April 21, 2001.Other Vampire Hunter D books published by It was released in North America at the Fantasia Film Festival in July 2000. The film is based on the third novel of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D series, D - Demon Deathchase. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (バンパイアハンターD) is an anime film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.

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