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ridanwise's review
Someone described this book series as pulpy, and I can't help but to agree.
From the poorly developed universe; to the sometimes contradictory lore; to the author's obsession with the tropes of femme fatale, damsel in distress, and a protagonist we can't help but be reminded of how dashing he is every other paragraph; this book has it all!
If you can't help being conscious while you read, maybe it's best to avoid this novel. The animated movies are significantly better.
From the poorly developed universe; to the sometimes contradictory lore; to the author's obsession with the tropes of femme fatale, damsel in distress, and a protagonist we can't help but be reminded of how dashing he is every other paragraph; this book has it all!
If you can't help being conscious while you read, maybe it's best to avoid this novel. The animated movies are significantly better.
a_leo_reading's review against another edition
3.0
Review for:
Vampire Hunter D: Volume 1
Written by: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrations by: Yoshitakq Amano
⭐⭐⭐
3 out of 5 stars
With mediocre writing, dated character archetypes, and badly written action Vampire Hunter D: Volume 1 was a disappointment.
The world-building, technology, and creatures were fascinating and well done.
It was worth reading the novel that inspired the amazing film.
I still do not know if I will continue reading the series.
Vampire Hunter D: Volume 1
Written by: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrations by: Yoshitakq Amano
⭐⭐⭐
3 out of 5 stars
With mediocre writing, dated character archetypes, and badly written action Vampire Hunter D: Volume 1 was a disappointment.
The world-building, technology, and creatures were fascinating and well done.
It was worth reading the novel that inspired the amazing film.
I still do not know if I will continue reading the series.
kitlovesreading's review against another edition
I just couldn’t get into it, maybe ill like it if I read it another time
qdove's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
middleearthnerd's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
wolverinefactor's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this! The last 12% is a preview of book 2 which I didn’t read. This reads like I was watching an anime unfold. I could see it all going down. Really enjoyable. Not sure if I’ll continue as there’s a ton of these but who knows...
aoc's review against another edition
4.0
Easily the most fascinating and engaging element of the novel for me would have to be its setting which happens to be a weird melting pot of ideas Hideyuki Kikuchi found cool and incorporated into one package. It's the far off future after a nuclear exchange happened and vampires, or Nobility as they call themselves, have held an iron grip on humanity serving under their Sacred Ancestor. In these millennia of rule Nobility has experimented with and advanced everything ranging from bio-engineering which resurrected many previously considered mythical creatures to sheer advanced technology like impossible materials, all combining together and solidifying their rule as cruel superiors... until they gradually withdrew and disappeared. Some going off-world, some outright committing suicide and yet others going into hibernation. While their legacy definitely looms strong humans have been reclaiming the world and occasionally running afoul of the remaining Nobility. Life on the frontier isn't easy, though.
Which is exactly where our eponymous hero D, half-blood riding on his cyborg horse, steps in as he gets rather aggressively accosted by this rather spunky girl Doris to help her out. D doesn't exactly care until she says a local Noble called Lee bit her and will come to claim Doris as his bride very soon leaving them little time. What follows is a series of escapades as Doris already has a rather pushy admirer in the form of a mayor's son, keeping this secret from Ransylvan people because they deal with vampire victims rather harshly as well as interference from count Lee's own daughter Larmica who vehemently objects to getting a new mother couple of thousand years her junior.
I think there's some dodgy translation here and there, especially the way “everyone is taken by D's beauty” comes of, which tends to mess with characterization in a sense lines generally blend together, but for something to wet the appetite this is really good in having a simple premise that gets more and more added to it without ceasing to really be simple in design. You can bet I'll check out more of the novels in the future as this was an easy enough read.
Which is exactly where our eponymous hero D, half-blood riding on his cyborg horse, steps in as he gets rather aggressively accosted by this rather spunky girl Doris to help her out. D doesn't exactly care until she says a local Noble called Lee bit her and will come to claim Doris as his bride very soon leaving them little time. What follows is a series of escapades as Doris already has a rather pushy admirer in the form of a mayor's son, keeping this secret from Ransylvan people because they deal with vampire victims rather harshly as well as interference from count Lee's own daughter Larmica who vehemently objects to getting a new mother couple of thousand years her junior.
I think there's some dodgy translation here and there, especially the way “everyone is taken by D's beauty” comes of, which tends to mess with characterization in a sense lines generally blend together, but for something to wet the appetite this is really good in having a simple premise that gets more and more added to it without ceasing to really be simple in design. You can bet I'll check out more of the novels in the future as this was an easy enough read.
wrxtacy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
CAWPILE score: 5.29 (37/70, Good)
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loverofdawn21's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
I really liked the setting, the world building and the story itself. But if I have to read another line about a virgin’s allure I will start crying.