![]() ![]() Plus the original OVA kind of sucks, pun most definitely intended. Bloodlust is a sequel of sorts to the seminal Vampire Hunter D, one of the formative Streamline Pictures releases that I used to see a VHS copy of in every video rental store, back in the days when there were still such things as Streamline Pictures, video rental stores, and VHS.īecause each Vampire Hunter D anime is based off of a different entry in a series of novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi, and because each tells a standalone story, no previous knowledge of the titular character is necessary. ![]() I’m referring to Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, a 2000 film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. As we discussed film as an art form, Stacy looked me square in the eye and said, “Paul, sometimes you just want to watch a movie about a guy kicking the maximum possible ass.”Īt the time, she was referring to Blade II, but the same principle applies to another movie about a half-human, half-vampire monster hunter who fights with a sword. Many years ago, when I was a lowly assistant-manager-in-training at Video USA Store #16 in Tarpon Springs, Florida, my supervisor, Stacy, once told me something profound. ![]()
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