Unlike vampires from traditional lore, the Nobility have the ability to reproduce sexually, although their offspring will permanently cease aging after reaching physical maturity, having inherited their vampire parent's immortality. The human race was also transformed at this time, with fear for the vampires being woven into their genetics, and the inability to remember vampire weaknesses such as garlic and crucifixes. The society eventually stagnates when vampire technology perfects scientific prophecy, which determines they are at their zenith of existence and thus are doomed to fall, overthrown by humans. As such, they created a civilization where vampires and humans coexisted, eventually developing the planet into parklands and cities. Despite their technology being advanced enough to create a blood substitute as food, they still prefer to feed on humans. Nearly all magical creatures on Earth are genetically engineered by the Nobility to possess seemingly supernatural abilities, regeneration, and biological immortality, with a very small number being demons, gods, aliens, and extradimensional beings who survived the holocaust. They use their science combined with magic to restore the world in their image. The Nobility were vampires that planned for a possible nuclear war and sequestered all that was needed to rebuild civilization in their shelters.

Some time in 1999, a nuclear war occurred. The planet, once terrified by the elegant but cruel vampires known as Nobles ( 貴族, Kizoku), ancient demons, mutants and their technological creations, is now slowly returning to a semblance of order and human control-thanks in part to the decadence that brought about the downfall of the vampire race, to the continued stubbornness of frontier dwellers, and to the rise of a caste of independent hunters-for-hire who eliminate supernatural threats. Vampire hunter D wanders through a far-future post-nuclear war Earth that combines elements of pulp genres: western, science fiction, horror and Lovecraftian horror, dark fantasy, folklore and occult science. The series has also spawned anime, audio drama, manga, comic adaptations, a video game, as well as a short story collection, art books, and a supplemental guide book. They have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, making Vampire Hunter D one of the best-selling book series in history.

Vampire Hunter D ( Japanese: 吸血鬼 ( バンパイア )ハンターD, Hepburn: Banpaia Hantā Dī) is a series of novels written by Japanese author Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983.Īs of April 2022, 40 novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes. Cover of the first and titular Vampire Hunter D novelĭying Earth, Horror, science fantasy, dark fantasy, post-apocalypticĪsahi Sonorama and Asahi Shimbun Publications

Vampire hunter d by hideyuki kikuchi