Hideyuki Kikuchi
Autor de Vampire Hunter D
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Nota de desambiguación:
(eng) Please DO NOT combine the manga and novel versions of Vampire Hunter D. They are entirely different entities. Thank you!
Series
Obras de Hideyuki Kikuchi
Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D Manga Volume 6 (Vampire Hunter D Graphic Novel) (2012) 24 copias
Vampire Hunter D Reader's Guide: The Essential Companion to the World of Vampire Hunter D! (2001) 13 copias
Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D Volume 8 (manga) (Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, 8) (2023) 4 copias
Razor of Gales 1 copia
The Legend of Demon-King(1) 1 copia
妖獣都市〈2〉 (徳間文庫) 1 copia
The Legend of Demon-King(3) 1 copia
Alien: Magic Beast Border(1) 1 copia
Demon City Shinjuku 1 copia
妖魔淫獄〈兇闘編〉 1 copia
Two-Faced Demon 1 copia
Youth Demon 1 copia
妖夢特急(エクスプレス) (角川文庫) 1 copia
The Vampire Hunter 2 - "D" has been falling wind (Asahi Paperback - sonorama Selection 18-2 Yellow ()) (2007) ISBN:… (2007) 1 copia
D, a vámpírvadász 1. 1 copia
Doctor Mephistopheles, Tom 1 1 copia
D, a vámpírvadász 2. 1 copia
D, a vámpírvadász 3. 1 copia
D, a vámpírvadász 4. 1 copia
Mountain People 1 copia
新・魔界行―長編超伝奇小説 (聖魔淫闘編)… 1 copia
鬼獣伝 (角川文庫) 1 copia
Pilgrimage of the Sacred and the Profane (Dramatized Adaptation): Vampire Hunter D, Volume 6 1 copia
D―蒼白き堕天使〈1〉 1 copia
退魔?―魔殺ノート (1) 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- 菊地秀行
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1949-09-25
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Japan
- Lugares de residencia
- Chiba, Japan
- Educación
- Aoyama Gakuin University
- Ocupaciones
- novelist
- Aviso de desambiguación
- Please DO NOT combine the manga and novel versions of Vampire Hunter D. They are entirely different entities. Thank you!
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 183
- También por
- 3
- Miembros
- 5,034
- Popularidad
- #4,970
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 57
- ISBNs
- 267
- Idiomas
- 10
- Favorito
- 6
The appeal for me is largely in the combination of world-building, the unique character of D, and Kickuchi's endearing blend of multiple classic genres. The setting is just wonderful: a sort of post-post apocalypse. Initially, a nuclear war sets man back hundreds of years, at which point the vampires of legend rise out of the shadows and take advantage of a wounded world. They rule over the now archaic human civilisation as "Nobility" and, picking up where man has let off, develop a highly advanced technological society. Over the course of time, they reach out to the stars and colonise planets; there are wars with extra-terrestrials, mankind finds its spine and rebels, which eventually leads to an even more chaotic and broken world. The "Capital" is a remnant of this technological society that now remains clean of and protected from the Nobility, but everything outside of this is "the frontier", which functions much like the lawless West. Bloodthirsty nobles are presented as a dying aristocracy that get what they can take, but are prevented from regaining total control by the presence of skilled bounty/vampire hunters. D, the main character, is a half-breed and therefore an outcast to both Nobility and humanity. Nevertheless, he is one such skilled hunter who people will call on when convenient. Along with a left hand infected with a sentient parasite, D's cold demeanour and hinted origins make for a unique and mysterious protagonist.
This first book was never really a highlight for me in the series, and it looks like that's still the case. Regardless of the role which translation plays here, Kickuchi's prose comes across very, very bad in English. I don't remember it being quite this bad - I'm hoping it gets better. It's a bizarre mix of gothic atmosphere, flowery description, laughable dialogue and messy, chaotic action. It's sometimes effective, but more often childish, clunky and confusing. At its best, it can be accepted as fun, pulpy schlock, which sits right at home with its origins. Kikuchi wears his influences on his sleeve, dedicating the book to Terrence Fisher of Hammer Horror fame, and Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, notable in their roles as Dracula and Van Helsing, respectably. Shane, a quintessential Western, makes its presence known here also. The young boy in that is much like little Dan here, who idolises and looks up to D. Like the stranger, Shane, D waltzes into the lives of a family one day and acts as a mentor, protector, and even a farm hand. But he's only there for a season, and once he's saved the day, "off to the dusty trails" he goes.
Vampire Hunter D is pulpy because its influences are pulpy, but, if anything, it is elevated by its attempt to expand on its treading of cliches with big ideas and genre-blending. According to my memory, the stories do get better, and the world gets richer, but D remains as mysterious as ever. The book that started it all is an occasionally enjoyable - but mostly tolerable - foundation for a beautiful mess that would come after. I will be rereading the next book, but we'll see after that. My senses are still recovering from the assault.… (más)