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Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 29: Video Games and Adaptations (Part 1)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 29th episode, we expand on our previous discussion about Castlevania to dig deeper into the video games we love, and how they've shaped our interests, including a love of vampires.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing...2025-07-2837 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 28: Castlevania & Vampire Hunter D (Part 2)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 28th episode, we continue our discussion about Castlevania - both the recent animated series on Netflix and the original video game series, its legacy, and how it was inspired by and evolved from Vampire Hunter D in many ways.CBR Article: https://www.cbr.com/castlevania-inspired-by-anime-vampire-hunter-d/About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton...2025-07-2140 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 27: Castlevania & Vampire Hunter D (Part 1)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 27th episode, we talk about Castlevania - both the recent animated series on Netflix and the original video game series, its legacy, and how it was inspired by and evolved from Vampire Hunter D in many ways.CBR Article: https://www.cbr.com/castlevania-inspired-by-anime-vampire-hunter-d/About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer...2025-07-1431 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 26: Adapting for Animation - Further ThoughtsWelcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 26th episode, we continue the discussion of adapting media to animation, including a look at how our favorite stories were turned into anime.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E...2025-06-3033 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 25: Adapting for Animation w/ Roye Okupe (Pt. 2/2)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 25th episode, we sit down with Roye Okupe, creator of the Iyanu: Child of Wonder graphic novels and co-creator of the Iyanu animated series, to discuss the process of adapting a property for animation, the challenges and changes that take place, and what it's like seeing your work come to life on screen.Iyanu has been renewed for a second season, alongside two announced feature films...2025-06-1636 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 24: Adapting for Animation w/ Roye Okupe (Pt. 1/2)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 24th episode, we sit down with Roye Okupe, creator of the Iyanu: Child of Wonder graphic novels and co-creator of the Iyanu animated series, to discuss the process of adapting a property for animation, the challenges and changes that take place, and what it's like seeing your work come to life on screen.Iyanu has been renewed for a second season, alongside two announced feature films...2025-06-0933 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 23: The First Film (Part 4 of 4)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 23rd episode, we finish our deep dive into the original Vampire Hunter D film, discussing the story, how the narrative was shaped, and how it impacted us as fans and creators... as well as some thoughts on Ridley Scott!About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and...2025-06-0225 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 22: The First Film (Part 3 of 4)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 22nd episode, we continue our deep dive into the original Vampire Hunter D film, discussing the story, how the narrative was shaped, and how it impacted us as fans and creators... as well as some thoughts on Ridley Scott!About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and...2025-05-1936 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 21: The First Film (Part 2 of 4)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 21st episode, we continue our deep dive into the original Vampire Hunter D film, discussing the story, how the narrative was shaped, and how it impacted us as fans and creators.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and...2025-05-1231 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 20: The First Film (Part 1 of 4)Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 20th episode, we begin a deep dive into the original Vampire Hunter D film, discussing the story, how the narrative was shaped, and how it impacted us as fans and creators.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and...2025-05-0536 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 19: Army of Me Fan Film Team Interview, Pt 3Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! Episode 19 concludes our interview with Sonja Wynkoop and Mandy Daigle, the creators of the Vampire Hunter D fan film, Army of Me. Scott and Neal discuss the challenges of film making with Sonja and Mandy, and dive into what they love about Vampire Hunter D and what inspired them to produce this fan film.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted...2025-04-2834 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 018: Army of Me Fan Film Team Interview, Pt 2Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! Episode 18 continues our interview with Sonja Wynkoop and Mandy Daigle, the creators of the Vampire Hunter D fan film, Army of Me. Scott and Neal discuss the challenges of film making with Sonja and Mandy, and dive into what they love about Vampire Hunter D and what inspired them to produce this fan film. About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted...2025-04-2131 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 017: Army of Me Fan Film Team Interview, Pt 1Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! Episode 17 begins a three part interview with Sonja Wynkoop and Mandy Daigle, the creators of the Vampire Hunter D fan film, Army of Me. Scott and Neal discuss the challenges of film making with Sonja and Mandy, and dive into what they love about Vampire Hunter D and what inspired them to produce this fan film. About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast...2025-04-1435 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 016: Discussions with TheGamingMuse, Pt 3Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! Episode 16 concludes our discussion series with TheGamingMuse. 'Muse' is a content creator, writer, and researcher who focuses on the history of games development, and the culture and storytelling of Japan, and we chat about her breakdown on the history of and influences on VHD.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by...2025-04-0720 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 015: Discussions with TheGamingMuse, Pt 2Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! Episode 15 continues our discussion series with TheGamingMuse. 'Muse' is a content creator, writer, and researcher who focuses on the history of games development, and the culture and storytelling of Japan, and we chat about her breakdown on the history of and influences on VHD.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by...2025-03-3131 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 014: Discussions with The Gaming Muse, Pt 1Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! Episode 14 kicks off our discussion series with TheGamingMuse. 'Muse' is a content creator, writer, and researcher who focuses on the history of games development, and the culture and storytelling of Japan, and we chat about her breakdown on the history of and influences on VHD.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created...2025-03-1734 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 013: Bloodlust Deep Dive FinaleWelcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In our thirteenth episode, our deep dive into the second Vampire Hunter D film - Bloodlust concludes! Join as we discuss the end of the film, what it means, and our feelings about how this story wraps up.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration...2025-03-1035 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 012: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 4Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this twelfth episode, our deep dive into the second Vampire Hunter D film - Bloodlust, continues! We dig a little deeper into what we love about Bloodlust, the attention to detail, action scenes, and of course, Charlotte.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration...2025-03-0321 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 011: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 3Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this eleventh episode, we continue our deep dive into the second Vampire Hunter D film - Bloodlust, discussing the second act of the film, the beauty of hand drawn animation, the evolution of CGI, and what the difference between a Dunpeal and Dhampir is...About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created...2025-02-2438 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 010: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 2Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this tenth episode, we continue a deep dive into the second Vampire Hunter D film - Bloodlust, discussing the first act of the film and how it evolved from the novels and where some aspects of the film are interpreted differently between eastern and western audiences.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott...2025-02-1732 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 09: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 1Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this ninth episode, we begin a deep dive into the second Vampire Hunter D film - Bloodlust, exploring the beginning of the film, some of the challenges it faced at release, and how it expands on the universe of D from the first film and subsequent novels.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and...2025-02-1033 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 08: Storytime with Kevin Leahy Pt 2Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this eighth episode, we are joined by Vampire Hunter D translator Kevin Leahy for stories from his time working with Kikuchi-san, Lefty, and D.Lefty Speaks will return Feb 10 after a short break.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by...2025-01-2735 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 07: Storytime with Kevin Leahy Pt 1Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this seventh episode, we are joined by Vampire Hunter D translator Kevin Leahy for stories from his time working with Kikuchi-san, Lefty, and D.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E...2025-01-2041 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 06: An Interview with Kevin LeahyWelcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this sixth episode we sit down with long-time Vampire Hunter D translator Kevin Leahy, who we can credit with bringing D to the United States and introducing us all to D and Lefty.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording...2025-01-1338 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 05: Our Plans for 2025Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In this fifth episode we discuss our plans for upcoming episodes as 2025 begins, guests we're bringing on, and more.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art...2025-01-0634 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 04: How Piracy Saved Anime?Welcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! The fourth episode launches into the history of Anime in the United States and the role that the grey market, fan dubs, and piracy played in its rise of popularity.About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine...2024-12-1626 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 03: The Original DWelcome to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! Brought to you by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean of Unified Pictures. Welcome to the frontier, hunters! The third episode dives into the first Vampire Hunter D movie, the differences between the book and the movie, and the team’s experiences with both, as well as the evolution of the anime industry over the years!About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by...2024-12-0928 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 02: A Look To The FutureWelcome back to Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! The second episode finds our hosts discussing the challenges of adapting prose to comics, animation, and film, with examples from their own work on properties like The Last Unicorn, Transformers, Marvel’s Agency Carter, as well as well-loved franchises like Dungeons & Dragons and Solo Leveling. They also discuss what’s in store for future episodes, so tune in to find out what’s coming over the next few weeks!About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal F...2024-12-0246 minLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D PodcastEpisode 01: IntroductionIntroducing Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast! In this inaugural episode, Brandon, Neal, and Scott talk about their history with D, how they discovered the anime, and their work on the franchise, as well as the lessons learned from the Message From Mars Kickstarter campaign and what this podcast is all about. Tune in to learn more and catch an exciting announcement at the end of the episode!About Lefty SpeaksLefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified...2024-11-2545 min