Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D
| Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D | |
The cover of Volume 1 | |
| バンパイアハンターD (Vanpaia Hantā D) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Horror, post-apocalyptic, supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Illustrated by | Saiko Takaki |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2007 – 2023 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, known simply as Vampire Hunter D (バンパイアハンターD, Vanpaiya Hantā D) in Japan, is a manga adaptation of the Vampire Hunter D novel series by acclaimed horror writer, Hideyuki Kikuchi.
Announced at Anime Expo 2006, the Vampire Hunter D manga is a collaboration between Hideyuki Kikuchi, Media Factory and Digital Manga Publishing. Kikuchi, who has always had a close relationship with his fans, has personally selected doujinshi artist Saiko Takaki as illustrator for the project.
The first volume was published on 14 November 2007, and was subsequently nominated as the third best new seinen manga of 2007 in an About.com reader's poll, and placed fifth in the SPJA Industry Awards in the "best action manga" category.
The plan was to adapt the entire catalogue of Vampire Hunter D novels into manga form but only the 1980s novels were adapted. The series was officially reported to be cancelled by DMP in November 2015, with no plans to release volume 8 in the USA. Last adapted volume 8 became available in English on digital since April 17, 2018 by Publisher KADOKAWA via BookWalker. The physical printed format was released in January 2023.
On July 2024, Asahi Shimbun Publishing announced the adaptation of the ninth novel in Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano's Vampire Hunter D novels, "The Rose Princess," into a manga, with Saiko Takaki returning as the illustrator. The serialization began on July 31 on Asahi Shimbun's Sonoroma+ website.