The ninth novel of the light novel series Vampire Hunter D by Kikuchi Hideyuki and Amano Yoshitaka will be adapted into a manga by Takaki Saiko on Asahi Shimbun’s Sonorama+ website. The first chapter of the manga adaptation was released on the website on July 31st, 2024, and further chapters will be updated on the 15th and 30th of each month.
Kikuchi began the light novel series in 1983 and released the ninth novel, titled The Rose Princess, in 1994. Publisher Asahi Shimbun began re-publishing the series in 2005, and the ninth novel was released in 2007.
Kikuchi and Takaki adapted the novel series into a manga in 2007, with Digital Manga Publishing releasing seven tankoubon volumes from November 2007 to July 2013 and Kadokawa releasing the eighth and final manga volume in September 2014. The Vampire Hunter D light novels also inspired an OAV in 1985 and an anime film titled Vampire Hunter D: BloodLust in 2000.
Dark Horse Comics is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the ninth novel.
In Sakuri, a young woman is about to be sacrificed to the vampiric Noblewoman who reigns over the village. But before the princess can drain the life from the woman, a young man tries to slay the vampire. He fails and manages to escape, but in doing so, incurs the wrath of the entire town. The citizens of Sakuri have entered into a pact with the Undead princess and her monstrous bodyguards. With the ritual offering disrupted, the vampire’s armored bodyguards vow to murder the villagers one by one until the would-be hero is captured.
When Vampire Hunter D learns of the villagers’ bargain, he knows he faces several almost impossible challenges. Can he rid the town of the parasitic demons that plague it? What if Sakuri’s inhabitants don’t want to be rescued? And can he uncover the secret that even the vampire Noble is afraid to speak?
