But oddly enough, the dub's rococo script has some florid charm compared to the sub's spare, terse language. Eyes that went through so many dangerous battles. He is not the kind of man who will accept you. Those eyes belong to a man who's torn by conflict and the desperation that comes from fighting for his life. But D isn't about dialogue, it's about imagery.
D fights one round of minions and another appears.
Apart from a few signs of spirited independence among Lee's servants and family, this could practically be a video game. What made D into a classic was the heavy, dark designs of artist Yoshitaka Amano, now probably best known as the character creator for the Final Fantasy video game series and the illustrator of Neil Gaiman's latest Sandman book, The Dream Hunters. The animation can't fully live up to the amazing detail Amano puts into his work, but his designs give the entire film a dramatic, uniquely savage quality. Subbed or dubbed, Vampire Hunter D is a startling visual spectacular, and it's good to have it back in print. Still, I'm really looking forward to the new version.