

D's past and origin is a very vague topic. Vampire Hunters are the most specific and feared breed of hunter, and D is arguably the most feared of all.ĭespite his immense beauty, D has an aura that is known to make even the sturdiest of creatures cower. Now many years later, in 12,090 A.D., many Vampire Hunters are hired to rid the planet of the few remaining Nobles that still terrorize certain sectors of the Frontier, despite the decline of their society. They also started manipulating human genetics, removing the ability to retain knowledge on vampire weaknesses and placing an inescapable fear of vampires in their subconscious.
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During this time the Nobility began building technological wonders, cities, castles and creating strange creatures and set them free to roam with other mutants that were created from nuclear fallout. All that is known is that after the fall of our society, they took control and dubbed themselves the Nobility, enslaving humanity and using their scientific knowledge and magical abilities to rebuild the world in their image. It is unspecified if the destruction was caused the vampires or if they simply knew humanity would eventually destroy itself. In 1999, nuclear war broke out, nearly killing all life on Earth. In 2013, Viz Media's Haikasoru imprint released the first official English translation of the prequel series, retitled Noble V: Greylancer, translated by Takami Nieda with newly commissioned cover artwork by Vincent Chong. It takes place over 5,000 years before Vampire Hunter D and focuses on expanding the history of the Nobility, following the exploits of the vampire warrior Lord Greylancer.
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In January 2011, Hideyuki Kikuchi published the first spinoff set in the Vampire Hunter universe, a series of prequels titled Another Vampire Hunter: The Noble Greylancer (吸血鬼ハンター/アナザー 貴族グレイランサー Kyūketsuki Hantā/Anazā: Kizoku Gureiransā), illustrated by Ayami Kojima, artist and character designer for the Castlevania series of video games.

As of November 2016, 21 novels have been translated into and released in English, spanning 24 volumes. On May 11, 2005, the first official English translation was released under DH Press, translated by Kevin Leahy. The series has also spawned anime, audio drama, manga, and comic adaptations, as well as a short story collection, art books, and a supplemental guidebook. To date, twenty-six novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes. To date, thirty-three novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes. Vampire Hunter D is a series of Japanese novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983.
