Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust D Banpaia Hant D Buraddorasuto is a 2000 anime film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The film is based on the third novel of Hideyuki Kikuchis Vampire Hunter D series, Demon Deathchase.
Charlotte, a young woman, is abducted by Baron Meier Link, a vampire nobleman who is known not to harm humans needlessly. Charlottes father hires D, a dhampir, to find her and kill her humanely if she turns into a vampire. At the same time, her older brother also hires the notorious Marcus brothers for backup. Among them is a woman named Leila, who hunts vampires because of a personal grudge rather than for monetary gain. The two parties D and the Marcus brothers race inexorably after Meier Link. However, Meier Link hires the mutant Barbarois a group of lethal mercenary body guards. They consist of Caroline, a shape shifter Benge, a shadow manipulator and Machira, a werewolf.As the story progresses, Meier Links abduction turns out to be an escape by him and Charlotte, as they are lovers. Through the journey, D talks to Leila and tells her that she can have a life that someone like him could never have, the life of a normal human. They make a pact, if either one of them survives, the survivor can bring flowers to the others grave. Near the end of the movie, Meier Link goes with Charlotte to the Castle of Chaythe, where Countess Carmilla, Meier Links matron, waits for them. Carmilla, a ghost of a vampire who died long ago, reigned supreme within the Castle of Chaythe when vampires were allpowerful and unchallenged. However, her bloodlust was so strong that Count Dracula, Ds father, killed her in disgust. After going to the Castle of Chaythe, D fights Carmillas ghost, who plotted to kill Charlotte and return to life. D, along with Leila, let Meier Link leave for the City of the Night with Charlottes body. ........
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