Vampire Hunter D to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with North American Screenings

Joseph Luster February 20, 2025

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AMC brands HIDIVE and Shudder are teaming up to mark the 40th anniversary of the original Vampire Hunter D OVA. A theatrical re-release is planned for North America this spring, so look for the 1985 classic to hit theaters as part of AX Cinema Nights’ 2024/2025 season on April 9, 10 and 13.

Based on the novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi, which famously featured the artwork of renowned Final Fantasy illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, the Vampire Hunter D OVA features direction by Toyoo Ashida. The theatrical presentation will feature the digitally remastered version Sentai Filmworks produced in 2015, and screenings will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and English dubbed across over 500 North American cinemas.

Vampire Hunter D Trailer

Here’s the official synopsis:

Vampire Hunter D Plot

In the year 12,090 A.D. technology and the supernatural have overtaken the world, leaving the land desolate and despotic. The remnants of humanity are scattered into small communities and live in fear of vampires who compose the ruling Nobility. When Count Magnus Lee tastes the blood of Doris Lang, she is forcibly chosen to be his next wife. In an effort to escape her ill-gotten fate she hires a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D, who comes from a peculiar lineage.

Source: Press Release