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''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''
'''''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge''''' (originally titled {{nihongo|'''''Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series'''''|''ヴァンパイアハンター THE ANIMATED SERIES''}} in Japan) is a four-episode Original Video Animation anime series by Madhouse Studios in association with DR Movie under license from Capcom, directed by Masashi Ikeda<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010305162732/j-pop.com/anime/archive/feature/12_studios/feature2_2.html Interview] with ''Darkstalkers'' director Masashi Ikeda</ref> and originally released in 1997. Toshifumi Yoshida and Trish Ledoux produced an English-dubbed version for Viz Media in 1999. The series was released on the VHS, DVD and Universal Media Disc.
'''''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge''''' (originally titled {{nihongo|'''''Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series'''''|''ヴァンパイアハンター THE ANIMATED SERIES''}} in Japan) is a four-episode Original Video Animation anime series by Madhouse Studios in association with DR Movie under license from Capcom, directed by Masashi Ikeda<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010305162732/j-pop.com/anime/archive/feature/12_studios/feature2_2.html Interview] with ''Darkstalkers'' director Masashi Ikeda</ref> and originally released in 1997. Toshifumi Yoshida and Trish Ledoux produced an English-dubbed version for Viz Media in 1999. The series was released on the VHS, DVD and Universal Media Disc.


It is based on the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series of gothic-themed fighting video games by Capcom. Characters were designed by Shukō Murase and the animation was done by Asami Endo and Yoshinori Kanada. The ending theme for the series, "Trouble Man" by Eikichi Yazawa, was also used as the opening theme in the Japanese home port of the video game ''[[Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors]]''.
It is based on the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series of gothic-themed fighting video games by Capcom. Characters were designed by Shukō Murase and the animation was done by Asami Endo and Yoshinori Kanada. The ending theme for the series, "Trouble Man" by Eikichi Yazawa, was also used as the opening theme in the Japanese home port of the video game ''[[Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors]]''. In this series, the succubus character [[Morrigan Aensland]] appears.


==Plot==
==Plot==
In the midst of a war between the families of Demitri Maximoff and Morrigan Aensland for control of the Demon World, alien invader Pyron arrives on Earth and plans to take it over by taking out those who stand a chance of stopping him, namely the Darkstalkers. Meanwhile, dhampir Donovan Baine seeks to rid himself of the cursed blood which runs through his veins. Four of the original Darkstalkers, Anakaris, Rikuo, Sasquatch and Victor are not featured in the OVA's main storyline, apparently having been killed by Pyron in a flashback sequence shown in the beginning of the fourth episode.
In the midst of a war between the families of Demitri Maximoff and [[Morrigan Aensland]] for control of the Demon World, alien invader Pyron arrives on Earth and plans to take it over by taking out those who stand a chance of stopping him, namely the Darkstalkers. Meanwhile, dhampir Donovan Baine seeks to rid himself of the cursed blood which runs through his veins. Four of the original Darkstalkers, Anakaris, Rikuo, Sasquatch and Victor are not featured in the OVA's main storyline, apparently having been killed by Pyron in a flashback sequence shown in the beginning of the fourth episode.


==Characters==
==Characters==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Character !! Japanese VA !! English VA
! Character !! Japanese Voice Actor !! English Voice Actor
|-
|-
| Demitri Maximoff
| Demitri Maximoff
| [[Akio Ōtsuka]] || [[Paul Dobson (actor)|Paul Dobson]]
| Akio Ōtsuka || Paul Dobson
|-
|-
| Donovan
| Donovan
| [[Unshō Ishizuka]] || Ari Solomon
| Unshō Ishizuka || Ari Solomon
|-
|-
| [[Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia]]
| Felicia
| [[Yukana]] || [[Janyse Jaud]]
| Yukana || Janyse Jaud
|-
|-
| Gallon (Jon Talbain)
| Gallon (Jon Talbain)
| [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] || [[Alvin Sanders]]
| Fumihiko Tachiki || Alvin Sanders
|-
|-
| Hannya (Bishamon)
| Hannya (Bishamon)
| [[Masashi Ebara]] || [[Don Brown (voice actor)|Don Brown]]/[[Michael Dobson (actor)|Michael Dobson]]
| Masashi Ebara || Don Brown/Michael Dobson
|-
|-
| Huitzil
| Huitzil
|  || [[Ward Perry]]
|  || Ward Perry
|-
|-
| Lei-Lei (Hsien-Ko)
| Lei-Lei (Hsien-Ko)
| [[Yūko Miyamura]] || [[Nicole Oliver]]
| Yūko Miyamura || Nicole Oliver
|-
|-
| Lei-Lei and Lin-Lin's mother
| Lei-Lei and Lin-Lin's mother
| [[Kumiko Takizawa]] ||   
| Kumiko Takizawa ||   
|-
|-
| Lin-Lin (Mei-Ling)
| Lin-Lin (Mei-Ling)
| [[Maya Okamoto]] || Jane Perry
| Maya Okamoto || Jane Perry
|-
|-
| [[Morrigan Aensland]]
| [[Morrigan Aensland]]
| [[Rei Sakuma]] || [[Kathleen Barr]]
| Rei Sakuma || Kathleen Barr
|-
|-
| Anita
| Anita
| [[Akiko Yajima]] || [[Andrea Libman]]
| Akiko Yajima || Andrea Libman
|-
|-
| Pyron
| Pyron
| [[Shinji Ogawa]] || [[David Kaye]]
| Shinji Ogawa || David Kaye
|-
|-
| Zabel Zarock (Lord Raptor)
| Zabel Zarock (Lord Raptor)
| [[Kōichi Yamadera]] || [[Scott McNeil]]
| Kōichi Yamadera || Scott McNeil
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 19:31, 12 April 2013

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (originally titled Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series (ヴァンパイアハンター THE ANIMATED SERIES?) in Japan) is a four-episode Original Video Animation anime series by Madhouse Studios in association with DR Movie under license from Capcom, directed by Masashi Ikeda[1] and originally released in 1997. Toshifumi Yoshida and Trish Ledoux produced an English-dubbed version for Viz Media in 1999. The series was released on the VHS, DVD and Universal Media Disc. It is based on the Darkstalkers series of gothic-themed fighting video games by Capcom. Characters were designed by Shukō Murase and the animation was done by Asami Endo and Yoshinori Kanada. The ending theme for the series, "Trouble Man" by Eikichi Yazawa, was also used as the opening theme in the Japanese home port of the video game Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors. In this series, the succubus character Morrigan Aensland appears.

Plot

In the midst of a war between the families of Demitri Maximoff and Morrigan Aensland for control of the Demon World, alien invader Pyron arrives on Earth and plans to take it over by taking out those who stand a chance of stopping him, namely the Darkstalkers. Meanwhile, dhampir Donovan Baine seeks to rid himself of the cursed blood which runs through his veins. Four of the original Darkstalkers, Anakaris, Rikuo, Sasquatch and Victor are not featured in the OVA's main storyline, apparently having been killed by Pyron in a flashback sequence shown in the beginning of the fourth episode.

Characters

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Darkstalkers anime.jpg
Cover of an Italian DVD complete series release
Anime
Directed by Masashi Ikeda
Animation directors:
Hideki Takayama
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Satoshi Tasaki
Takafumi Hoshikawa
Produced by Masayuki Miyashita
Kenichiro Zaizen
Masao Maruyama
Toshiki Oonishi
Written by Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by Kow Otani
Eikichi Yazaw] (end theme)
Studio Madhouse
Licensed by Australia & New Zealand
Madman Entertainment
Canada & United States
Viz Media
Released March 21, 1997 – March 27, 1998

Character Japanese Voice Actor English Voice Actor
Demitri Maximoff Akio Ōtsuka Paul Dobson
Donovan Unshō Ishizuka Ari Solomon
Felicia Yukana Janyse Jaud
Gallon (Jon Talbain) Fumihiko Tachiki Alvin Sanders
Hannya (Bishamon) Masashi Ebara Don Brown/Michael Dobson
Huitzil Ward Perry
Lei-Lei (Hsien-Ko) Yūko Miyamura Nicole Oliver
Lei-Lei and Lin-Lin's mother Kumiko Takizawa
Lin-Lin (Mei-Ling) Maya Okamoto Jane Perry
Morrigan Aensland Rei Sakuma Kathleen Barr
Anita Akiko Yajima Andrea Libman
Pyron Shinji Ogawa David Kaye
Zabel Zarock (Lord Raptor) Kōichi Yamadera Scott McNeil

Episodes

  1. "Return of the Darkstalkers"
  2. "Blood of the Darkstalkers, Power of the Darkstalkers"
  3. "Pyron Descending"
  4. "For Whom They Fight"

Reception

It was featured in the 2009 book 500 Essential Anime Movies by Helen McCarthy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Darkstalkers director Masashi Ikeda

External links

Darkstalkers Series
Games
Compilations
Other media
Succubus Characters
Move Set
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