Title Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathchase
Author Hideyuki Kikuchi & Yoshitaka Amano (Illustrations)
Pages 178
Year 1985
Reading Time 10 days (June 2010)
Rating 7.5 out of 10
Rating 7.5 out of 10
After reading the first two books I had mix feelings about the character and the author. I will continue to read them (that's no doubt) but as the previous book I was not all that glad about this book. This book suffers from the translation (it seems that sometimes the english language is not suitable or makes all that sense). I think it's hard to translate a book from japonese to a western language. Since I don't understant japonese I can't say anything. If there are some differences from english to portuguese I think what would be the differences from japonese to any other language. Moving along..
This book as the first was adapted for a tv film. If the movies were something good the books I can't say that. This third book the persons doing it changed everything. Even the ending is completely different. In the movie they go happily to the stars but on this book the noble Mayerling is killed and the female counterpart impales herself in his nails (sharp as steel).
I know this book has the right ending but I did see the movie first so...
In the end I think the book (small as it was) drag on in some parts.. In seemed that nothing happened for some time... But as I Said maybe is my perspective of the film. I will read the fourth book in a couple of weeks and see what changed.
The companion-manga book is doesn't feel right and i'ts not that good. I think it add nothing to the all mythologie.
Comments
Maybe I didn't express myself as well as I should. Sometimes english can be a little tricky.
Leila: -Looking down at Charlotte's body- "Que desperdício...um triste desperdício." -Kneels down then takes the ring off of Charlotte's right hand- "Chega de matança. Chega de miséria e morte. Já tive o suficiente..." -clutches the ring tightly in her fist.- "Já tive o suficiente!" -Tosses the ring at D and Meier who have been fighting this whole time for no apparent reason.-
Meierlink: -After being struck in the chest by D.- "Porquê? Evitaste...o meu coração?"
D: -Removes his sword from Meier's chest then angles it so the ring rolls up the sword and falls into his left hand.- "Ela está morta. O anel, é tudo o que precio. Para o pai dela, como prova."
I got the dialogue from the Portuguese subtitles, which from the very little I can pick out are very close to the original English lines.