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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 895.636
EAN num: 9781595820143
ISBN number: 1595820140
Label: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 300
Printing Date: August 31, 2005
Publishing house: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 175330
Studio: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
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Produced in conjunction with Digital Manga Publishing, the second volume of the popular Japanese series Vampire Hunter D comes to America in Vampire Hunter D: Volume 2. In the year 12090 A.D., vampires stalk humans, feeding off their blood. Fearful of daytime, the vampires have ruled the night for 300 years—but now they may have discovered how to become immune to sunlight. Near Tsepech, a village imprisoned by the shadow of an abandoned vampire castle, four human children went missing for ten years. When the children returned, they were followed by vampires that could hunt in the daylight. After years of dread the humans now turn to the vampire hunter known only as D to unravel the mystery and banish the vampires to the night. What he uncovers is more horrifying than any could have imagined. Vampire Hunter D: Volume 2 is packed with Japanese horror-master Hideyuki Kikuchi's heart-pounding prose and tumultuous twists. Beautiful illustrations by video game and comics veteran Yoshitaka Amano complete the volume, accenting the book's lively story.
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When he's not hunting vampires, D is an excellent detective.
Ten years ago, 4 children go missing and only 3 return. Now vampires are able to walk in daylight. What happened ten years ago? How are daylight walking vampires and the 3 missing children that returned (now adults) connected? The answer will shock you.
What I liked about this novel is a thin line is drawn between humanity and monsters. You have your monsters killing and hunting people, but then you have people being abusive and cruel. And for a moment. . .for one second, I saw through's D eyes and did not see a difference.
And taking Doris's place as The Girl in Love with D (which I will refer to as GLD, "Girl Loves D"), is Lina. She is annoying at first, I will admit, but she did grow on me through the novel. I don't like her as much as I liked Doris, but I don't hate her either.
This novel is particularly gory and does contain sexual abuse and mentions of violent rape, so definately keep this out of kids' hands and don't read if it offends you.
Another plus about this novel, for Vampire Hunter D fans. . .that a criptic clue is revealed about D's past.
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Raiser of Gales is an interesting, and I think introspective and thoughtful adventure. It more firmly establishes the what and why of D's world. Also, the wording in this novel is well written, far less "All your base-" than ended up getting through in the very first translation.
My favorite is that an enemy uses a type of trap that was later incorporated into the second D movie, but I've risked spoiling it enough here.
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...but when they're victims start moving about and killing people during the day time hours that can be a problem. The people of the village of Tepes are starting to become paranoid, seeing evil in everybody and everything. And they weren't too pure to begin with. Now they have the tall, dark, and handsome Vampire Hunter D in their town. And he is not too sure it is a vampire that is the problem.
Can D solve the mystery before too many people die at the hands of the new type of vampire? Can he solve the mystery before too many people die at the hands of their own protectors?
Great story, great illustrations, great second book to the ongoing Japanese horror series. I will be collecting as many as I can. Get it used or new!
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I liked this book as much as I love the very first one. This time D finds himself a world he just can't get out of. It keep repeating itself over and over again. The girl in this book as quit a charcter and did not annoyed me as much as Doris Lang. She keeps following D where ever he goes. And he always tell her to "Go Home" Which always made me laugh. The girl he meets is very interested in Vampires and D in the novel finds her strange. WOW that something coming from D. The book was fantasic as always. But it's little sad at the end though.
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Many have already commented on the translation, so I will just take a moment to note that it has certainly progressed a bit beyond that of the previous novel. Action sequences in particular seem to have taken on a smoother pace, though the rather spartan and abrupt nature of the original text still causes the occasional coltish wobble.
As with all VHD novels there is a haunting quality to the prose that shines moon bright: D is still more or less at war with his soul, and our plucky coquette-du-livre is enjoyable. The odd coyness about Left-hand (the wise cracking sidekick/parasite) remains; though, since the novels are not particularly linear, this may be less noticeable to those who do not read the books in order or back to back.
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