Vampire Hunter D: Throng of Heretics

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D - Throng of Heretics

Cover of the Japanese edition of D - Throng of Heretics
Author Hideyuki Kikuchi
Original title D-Throng of Heretics (D-魔道衆 D - Madōshū?)
Illustrator Yoshitaka Amano
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Series Vampire Hunter D Vol. 19
Genre(s) Science fiction, Fantasy, Light novel
Publisher Flag of Japan Asahi Shimbun
Publication date October 5th, 2007
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages Flag of Japan 333
ISBN Flag of Japan ISBN 4-257-76225-X
Preceded by Iriya the Berserker

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A device which has observed ruins in the southern Frontier Sector for 300 years suddenly deactivates. Nobles who were cruelly slaughtered by the hands of men, the survivors of the Zeno family, are revived. Fearing the fangs of vengeance, the mayor of the village where the murderer's descendants reside hires five vampire hunters. As the mayor returns from the Capital, five enemies target his daughter. During a thunderstorm, a noble attacks her on the mountain pass. Amid the flashes of lightening, the master's beautiful visage appears... The blood sucking Nobles, the hunters, and D -- the chaotic journey of three parties begins as the bloody wind blows.

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[edit] Serialization

D - Throng of Heretics was originally released as a serialization in mobile format for a small monthly fee, updated twice a week, available to NTT DoCoMo, au EZweb, and Vodafone live! subscribers. The serialized version contains some differences from the novel version, due largely to the fact that the novel is based on the original manuscripts, while the MysteryWorld version was edited and revised as part of the serialization process.