Animation Episodes

[15x7] It's our second trip into the world of animation this season with Toei's adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic-book run from the 1970s, retitled Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned for the US market. Here, Count Dracula steals Lucifer's bride, which has far-reaching consequences... And making another return to the show is the co-host of the Frankencast , Anthony Bowman ... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠ ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠ Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: Anthony Bowman . Editor: Dan Owen "You will obey me in a...

[ 15x2 ] We make a rare return to anime with 2000's action horror sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which finds the eponymous dhampir hired to rescue a wealthy nobleman's daughter after she's kidnapped by a vampire. And we welcome back Prof. Stacey Abbott to help us dissect this imaginative adventure, who's writing a book about vampires in animation at time of writing too... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠ Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen Guest: Prof. Stacey Abbott . Editor: Hugh McStay⁠ "When the last vampir...

We take out first step into animation and Japanese film with 1985's Vampire Hunter D from director Toyoo Ashida, which adapts the famous novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi about a half-human/half-vampire ridding the world of the undead in post-apocalyptic future where the Earth's been overrun with monsters and mutants...