Hideyuki Kikuchi’s novel, Vampire Hunter D, is brought to life when it is produced into an anime film. Both are filled will the same action and intriguing plot. Nevertheless, most people tend to agree that the book version of a story is always better than the movie. The film stays true to the novel; though it does contain some significant differences. The two versions of Vampire Hunter D have similar plots but differ in the characteristics, deaths, and interactions of certain characters.
The physical appearances and qualities of some characters were slightly modified from the novel to the movie. In the movie Doris dresses more proactive rather than regular jeans and t-shirt. She also has blonde hair, whereas in the book her hair is black. The novel gives more insight into Doris’s character depicting her to be very weak at the end of the story. Larmica’s, whose name was changed to Ramika in the film hair color was opposite of Doris’ in both versions. In the book Larmica is a vampire, but in the movie she is discovered to be a dhampir. Rei Ginsei's character in the movie was almost entirely different than in the novel. He is still a mutant follower who wants to become a vampire. In the book, he is Japanese, tries to rape Doris and offers D both power and friendship. In the movie, his character was more juvenile, less evil, and honorable. D of the movie is just as handsome, courageous, and superior as D of the novel. However in the book he is more willing to use his vampiric powers to fight his battles.
The characters that are killed in Vampire Hunter D, the novel, also die in the movie. However, the ways they die are altered. Rei kills Greco, whereas in the novel Greco is killed by Larmica. Rei is killed by Count Lee in the film and...
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...ry different from yours. Movie producers, writers, and directors also tend to want to speed things up as much as possible. Books are too long or dense in terms of the amount background info they give. If a section of a book is not very entertaining or positively contributes to the main plot, it will most likely not be used. Reasons for this may be to attract a different, wider audience or to make the movie more interesting. The novel and movie, Vampire Hunter D, have comparable and parallel plots but differ in the characteristics, deaths, and relations of certain characters due to the different interpretations and creative processes.
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Vampire Hunter D. Dir. Toyoo Ashida and Carl Macek. Perf. Xxxx, Xxxx. CBS Sony Group Inc, 1993. DVD.
Kikuchi, Hideyuki, Yoshitaka Amano, and Kevin Leahy. Vampire Hunter D. Vol. 1. Milwaukie [Or.: Dark Horse, 2008. Print.
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Kikuchi, Hideyuki, Yoshitaka Amano, and Kevin Leahy. Vampire hunter D. Milwaukie, OR: DH Press ;, 2006. Print.
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