Talk:Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

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Meierling, not Meier Link[edit]

The letter the vampire reads in his coffin makes it clear that his name is "Meierling" (which is a real German name), and not Meier Link.136.199.212.41 (talk) 01:02, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

cheap shot at english dub[edit]

I found the details on the differences between the english dub and japanese dub to very low blow to the taking, I took out the needless opinion. Mind you this is an encyclopedia, not a forum on what is thought to "sound" darker by taste (and the use of "obviously" is a bit too profound for something based on fact) Secondly, whoever put that it in or wrote this article seems to want to give the ENTIRE japanese cast. This isn't needed, I edited down to feature just D and Meir Link, listing the top 5 roles and just listing the english director? Come on, remember, this is not about personal preference.

Also, isn't that "dunpeal" instead of "dhampir"? 84.250.41.125 (talk) 01:16, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the term in the movie is "dunpeal" and likely shouldn't be "corrected" by a Wikipedia article. It is currently spelled as it is said in the movie, and is a link to the Wikipedia "dhampir" page. Wyrdsol (talk) 14:56, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again, the term in the video is "dunpeal," not "dhampir." The video's choice of terminology shouldn't be "corrected" by Wikipedia. 64.105.104.53 (talk) 17:16, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Carmila, not Carmilla[edit]

(This note also appears on the Vampire Hunter D article.)

In all the material I've seen for the movie, the name is spelled Carmila, not Carmilla. (Though I'm aware the likely inspiration is spelled Carmilla.) See, for example, the page at Urban Vision's official site for the movie: http://www.vampirehunterdbloodlust.com/themovie/characters_carmila.html . I've been unable to find a Japanese source that spells her name with romaji; apparently her full name in Japanese is Elizabeth Báthory Carmila (source: Vampire Hunter D Playstation guide; at one time Yutaka Minowa's page had this information, but he seems to have taken down his character design images).—TheCert 00:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to the credits in the movie, it is Carmila.Wyrdsol (talk) 14:57, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV problems[edit]

I tried to rewrite the opening to reflect the NPOV, but I think the rest of the article could use a good going over. I'm not familiar enough with the film to do it myself. Note to other anime fans--you may have strong opinions about your films, but Wikipedia is not the place to publish them. Konczewski 21:28, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. This currently reads like a fanboy's review, rather than an encyclopedic detailing of the important parts of the movie.Wyrdsol (talk) 14:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Character Section[edit]

I thought of making a character section to the article, and make the plot part about the plot only, any suggestions?Mohamed 10:53, 20 March 2007 (UTC) The article needed a rewrite, i rewrote it, any suggestions? In my opinion, the article needs more rewrite, especially in the differences between the novel and the movie section. See if this is good or not, that article still needs lots of work. Mohamed 11:19, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Meierlink.jpg[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:Markusbros.jpg[edit]

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Unclear information on Leila[edit]

I am a little confused by some of the information in the "Differences Between the Novel and the Movie" section of this article. In paragraph two, dealing mainly with the character Leila, much of the information seems to be very unclear and somewhat contradictory. For instance, Leila is referred to as "the only daughter in the Marcus Clan", which seems to imply direct parentage from the Marcus Clan. Yet later she is referred to as "adopted little sister". If the latter is true, and she was indeed adopted, then the matter of "forced incest" becomes an issue. Obviously, if she was not related to the Marcus Clan, what transpired was merely rape and not incest. Having only seen the movie myself, I am in no position to alter this information in an accurate manner. I only wish to bring this to the attention of someone who can fix these issues. WonderbreadUSA (talk) 20:24, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Production?[edit]

The section on comparisons between movie & book is way too excessive for Wikipedia, & there's no information on the production of the film. I've heard that Bloodlust was an anime made specifically for an English dub rather than Japanese (although a Japanese dub was done later). If this is correct, it is certainly unusual & significant & should be acknowledged in the article. At present it just says that "a Japanese dub does exist". This doesn't really cover the subject. Weasel Fetlocks (talk) 12:25, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cleaned article[edit]

Hello everyone. I've took an axe to this article and removed a lot of uncited fan stuffs. Now it has cited information about production, release and reception. I haven't seen this, so if anyone wants to clean up the plot, then I'd be quite happy to see it fixed as well. Cheers! Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:34, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

American?[edit]

So, what exactly makes this movie American? I can see no American elements in the production or filming or direction, and the source for this is from a book - is this book even reliable? And please note that because an American company distributed this film across most of the world does not make it an "American film". --Somchai Sun (talk) 12:53, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It probably has to do with the "The animation for the film was created in the Madhouse Studios in Tokyo while the post-production work was done in California." It's not specific, but I'm the guy who added the production section about it's American production sources. I can look into it more later. Andrzejbanas (talk) 13:10, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]