Person: Kikuchi Hideyuki
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| Main Name | Kikuchi Hideyuki (cr1204) |
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| Official Name | javerified |
| Date of Birth | 25.09.1949 |
| Gender Identity | male |
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Kikuchi Hideyuki is a Japanese author famous for his horror novels, specifically Vampire Hunter D, and has been compared to both Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft.
Hideyuki Kikuchi was born in Chiba, Japan on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University. He was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike. Kikuchi wrote his first novel, Demon City Shinjuku, in 1982 and has written numerous horror novels in the past 20 years, including 17 novels about Vampire Hunter D. He also wrote Darkside Blues and Wicked City. His novel Demon City Shinjuku was also adapted into several short Manga series and released by ADV films during 2003 and 2004. These are known as Demon City Hunter, Demon City Shinjuku, and Demon Palace Babylon, all adaptations of the popular tale, and currently standing at two volumes each.
While his first novels are typical novel prose, as he gained fame he adapted a terse writing style. This suggests that he hoped to see his later work adapted into movies, like many of his works.
Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshiaki Kawajiri have become close friends since the movie adaptation of Wicked City, and because of this Kawajiri was able to secure the rights to make a movie based on Vampire Hunter D. It is based on the third book, Demon Deathchase, and the film was called Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Besides Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Wicked City, Kawajiri also directed Hideyuki Kikuchi's first novel, Demon City Shinjuku.
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Hideyuki Kikuchi was born in Chiba, Japan on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University. He was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike. Kikuchi wrote his first novel, Demon City Shinjuku, in 1982 and has written numerous horror novels in the past 20 years, including 17 novels about Vampire Hunter D. He also wrote Darkside Blues and Wicked City. His novel Demon City Shinjuku was also adapted into several short Manga series and released by ADV films during 2003 and 2004. These are known as Demon City Hunter, Demon City Shinjuku, and Demon Palace Babylon, all adaptations of the popular tale, and currently standing at two volumes each.
While his first novels are typical novel prose, as he gained fame he adapted a terse writing style. This suggests that he hoped to see his later work adapted into movies, like many of his works.
Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshiaki Kawajiri have become close friends since the movie adaptation of Wicked City, and because of this Kawajiri was able to secure the rights to make a movie based on Vampire Hunter D. It is based on the third book, Demon Deathchase, and the film was called Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Besides Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Wicked City, Kawajiri also directed Hideyuki Kikuchi's first novel, Demon City Shinjuku.
Ultimate Manga Guide Page:
http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au820.html
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| Image | Name | Type | Eps | Year | Rating | Average | Block | Credit | in Episodes | Comment |
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| Vampire Hunter D | OVA | 1 | 1985 | 4.81 (3615) | 6.71 (3637) | Original Work (原作) | 「吸血鬼ハンター"D"」朝日ソノラマ刊 | |||
| Youjuu Toshi | Movie | 1 | 1987 | 4.57 (1414) | 6.27 (1425) | Original Work (原作) | ||||
| Makai Toshi Shinjuku | OVA | 1 | 1988 | 4.05 (836) | 5.91 (845) | Original Work (原作) | Asahi Sonorama Publication (朝日ソノラマ刊) | |||
| Kaze no Na wa Amnesia | Movie | 1 | 1990 | 4.69 (1033) | 6.38 (1041) | Original Work (原作) | (朝日ソノラマ刊) | |||
| Darkside Blues | Movie | 1 | 1994 | 3.84 (562) | 5.83 (566) | Original Work (原作) | ||||
| Vampire Hunter D (2001) | Movie | 1 | 2001 | 7.37 (5883) | 7.84 (5929) | Original Work (原作) | 吸血鬼ハンターシリーズ「D-妖殺行」 |