Far in the future vampires rule the night. People live in fear of them. High bounties are put on the heads of anyone even suspected of being a vampire. Certain individuals have emerged to collect the money that is offered. One such hunter is D. A man born of a human mother but whoes father was a vampire. He is scorned by humankind for his vampire blood, and by vampires for killing his own kind.
This is the second movie about D. The first was made quite a while ago. That one has it's own review, if you're interested you can go back and read it. This particular one is far better animated and has a better story and characters I think.
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The movie begins with the kidnapping of Charllote Elbourne. A beautiful girl who is the favored daughter of a rich family. D is called by her father to hunt down her kidnapper, Meir Link, the local vampire. However, D has some competition, the Marcus brothers, a group of five hunters all with their own unique battle style. Both of the parties follow Meir Link's carraige to the caves of the Barbaroy, supernatural monsters who were hired to protect it. D hears Charlotte call out Meir's name as he is about to strike. Puzzled he hesitates and let's them get away. Eventually D gets to Charlotte and confronts her about why she stays with Meir. It turns out they are in love. Meir has a plan, to get to the castle of Carmilla, also known as the Bloody Countess. She has promised them a way to the City of the Night where he and Charlotte can lead a life free of persecution. Little does he know that she herself has an agenda...
Despite how long the movie is the detail of the animation never goes down and you don't sit there wishing it would just hurry up and get over. Every scene is memorable but the one that will always be my favorite is where the carraige is stopped on the bridge. One of the Marcus hunters drags Charlotte out and while he is holding her Meir gets out and tries to go to her. Even though he is not able to live in the light of the setting sun and is burning up he still tries to save her. That right there was the final proof that he was not just taking her for sport but truly loved her.
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