Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review
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4.6 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Just when you thought our annual Shat The Movies Halloween Spooktacular was over, we've back with one more mystical mission into the macabre. Commissioner Rob is raising "Vampire Hunter D" from the '80s crypt and bracing for our darkest takes.
In this episode, voiced by Dick Ebert, Gene and Big D clash on whether the animation is delightfully nostalgic or criminally cheap. Gene asks why there's an 8-year-old wandering the post-apocalyptic countryside with a rifle; and Dick dives into the infamous shower scene. The Shat Crew also discusses why Left Hand eats dirt, what Time-Bewitching Incense actually does and who needed half-naked teen girls offering their bodies to sexually unavailable immortals.
Movie Summary:
Vampire Hunter D (1985) is a cult-classic Japanese anime film set in a post-apocalyptic future where mutants, vampires, and monsters rule the night. Blending gothic horror, cyberpunk, and dark fantasy, the movie follows D, a mysterious half-human, half-vampire "dhampir" hired to rescue a young woman from the powerful vampire Count Magnus Lee. Directed by Toyoo Ashida and based on Hideyuki Kikuchi's acclaimed light novel, Vampire Hunter D is celebrated for its haunting atmosphere, striking hand-drawn animation, and groundbreaking fusion of sci-fi, horror, and anime aesthetics. A cornerstone of 1980s anime, it paved the way for darker, more adult-oriented animation like Akira and Ninja Scroll, cementing its legacy as a must-watch for fans of vampire anime and classic Japanese animation.
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| 0:00.0 | I'll kill the count, but I want pizza rolls and some dick. |
| 0:04.4 | Remember when we first met John McLean? |
| 0:07.6 | Our god picked him up from the plane and took him down the Nakatomi Tower at the Christmas party. |
| 0:15.3 | And the terrorists were overzealous, but it was sweet when they killed Ellis. |
| 0:20.6 | And with a little help from Allen, John McClink, he died. Welcome back to chat. The movies, the podcast where we answer the question, with the movies we loved when we were growing up really that good. Have you ever caught yourself thinking, why don't they make movies like they used to? Can you still remember spending your Friday night searching for the perfect movie rental of Bachbuster Video? Do you know what Blockbuster video is? If you answered yes, and this is the podcast for you. I am one of your host, Gene Lyons, and alongside as my co-host, Mr. D. Dick Ebert. Good evening. And each week, we take a look back in time to decide if our favorite films still hold up. The movies we cover are chosen by you, the listeners, who generously commission the films you love. If you like to see all the movies we have covered, |
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| 1:31.9 | host watch parties, and edit this podcast live. All that being said, Big D, what movie are reviewing tonight? |
| 1:37.4 | Gene, tonight is an extension of the Halloween holiday, the shattaculars, spooktacular, |
| 1:43.4 | which ended last week. So we're great. We have a |
| 1:46.0 | chance to let it continue. And it's to celebrate a birthday for one of our great listeners. |
| 1:51.4 | Rob H. wrote in, and this is for his brother's birthday, born in November. So he wanted us to do |
| 1:58.6 | the broding half vampire, riding into town, slaying monsters, and making |
| 2:03.3 | everybody question their own sexuality. Think Blade Plus Castlevania Times interview |
| 2:09.4 | with a vampire fan art. And you get tonight's animated classic, the 1985 Vampire Hunter D. |
| 2:16.6 | And Rob was kind enough to call in and leave us a voicemail to tell us why this movie was chosen for the special event and continue with the season of spookiness into November. |
| 2:28.9 | So, hey, Shack Crew. |
| 2:30.4 | This is Rob from the Murder of Mitten, aka Michigan. |
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