Title: Vampire Hunter D (吸血鬼ハンターD, Banpaia Hantā Dī) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Producers: Hiroshi Kato, Mitsuhisa Hida, Yukio Nagasaki

Writer(s): Yasushi Hirano (screenplay), Hideyuki Kikuchi (original novel)

Stars: Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizō Katō, Keiko Toda

Release date: December 21, 1985

PROMO: Retro Anime Podcast (@retroanime)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Ian Harper, Lewis (@xilubez); Retro Anime Podcast (@retroanime)

SHOWNOTES: It's Anime Month on Collateral Cinema, and we are kicking the new year off with the 1985 anime film/OVA Vampire Hunter D! Featuring our friends Ian and Lewis from the Retro Anime Podcast, we had a blast talking about this dark and violent yet campy 80s Japanese animation. Later this month, we'll be covering Boruto: Naruto the Movie; stay tuned!

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