Is it true the Van Helsing movie was influenced by this? - Kyûketsuki hantâ D (1993) Discussion

[–] angelelaura 17 years ago

I noticed many similarities when watching Van Helsing, glad others did, but I haven't heard that it was based on Vampire Hunter D officially, I don't think anyone would admit to stealing alot of key elements from one film and putting it into thier own, but I think the director must have seen this film, whether it was a concious or unconcious influence...

I heard a tapping, as if some1 gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door…u heard me rapping right?

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[–] grendelkhan 17 years ago

Both have their origins in Stoker's Dracula, with the Abraham Van Helsing character. This film owes a great debt to the Hammer film, Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter. In that movie, Horst Janson plays a former soldier, who with his friend and companion, Dr. Grost, hunt down and destroy vampires. Each vampire has a unique weakness, which Kronos must determine to slay them. Kronos predates Vampire Hunter D by 10 years or so.

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[–] Buku74 16 years ago

Well... many people believe that the Castlevania game series was influenced by Vampire Hunter D, just as much as people believe that Van Helsing was influenced by Castlevania. It might seem like a stretch, but there's a possibility.

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[–] Shinobu_Sensui 16 years ago

Both have their origins in Stoker's Dracula, with the Abraham Van Helsing character

You don't know jack about vampire fiction.

The Women in your family are mine to command, and there is nothing that you can do about it, HAHA!

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[–] Immortally 16 years ago

Material is paraphrased from the notes included in the original Vampire Hunter D laser disk, fan-subtitled by the Dayton Anime Club.

"D" originated from the fact that I wanted to write a horror story. I based my story on ancient traveler folk tales and on Western horror movies.

"D" is also a product of my eccentricity. It started as an idea about letting a vampire be a hero instead of a villain. My first image of "D" was the gunfighter video of Phil Collins. In this video, Phil was wearing American Western gunfighter clothing with Japanese Samurai gear; the background had a red sun burning in the sky. For some reason, my image shifted to a character like that wearing a half-moon sword and a cloak. Also, his face is changed from my image of a handsome man to a rough, gunfighter look. When I saw Amano's paintings of the character, it was beyond my expectations. (Yoshitaka Amano worked on the character and production design for this movie as well as for "Ninja Team Gatchaman" and many other animations.)

D's personality is shifting between two different modes. He is not a man or a vampire, yet his personality constantly shifts between man and vampire.

I hope that everyone enjoys this movie.

-Hideuki Kikuchi

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[–] mr_white-1 16 years ago

as opposed to vampire nonfiction?

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[–] theinfinity7s 13 years ago

I think the poster is more so referring to that terrible Hugh Jackson movie, Van Helsing. I think somebody briefly saw the idea that was vampire hunter D and said, "Oh yeah, I can do that"; not really looking at the source material. I am glad though nobody draws any real correlation with Van Helsing and Vampire Hunter D. I'm also glad Van Helsing flopped. haha. With the adaptation of priest coming out, I would like to think if it shows a great financial gain at the box office, then D just may have a better chance of getting green lite for it's long rumored live action flick.

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