| Record of the Blood Battle | |
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| English Title | Vampire Hunter D: Record of the Blood Battle |
| Original title | Vampire Hunter 16: D — Record of the Blood Battle |
| Japanese | 吸血鬼ハンター１６ Ｄ―血闘譜 (Banpaia Hantā 16: D — Kettōfu) |
| Author | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Illustrator | Yoshitaka Amano |
| Translator | Kevin Leahy |
| English Publication Data | |
| Publication date | June 25, 2014 |
| Published by | DH Press, DMP Books |
| Pages | 184 |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-61655-437-1 |
| Japanese Publication Data | |
| Publication date | May 31, 2004(P1) January 7, 2008(p2) |
| Published by | Asahi Sonorama |
| ISBN | ISBN 4-257-77024-4 ISBN 978-4-02-265526-4 |
| Publication Order | |
| English | Volume 21 |
| Japanese | Vampire Hunter 16 |
| Preceded by Scenes From An Unholy War |
Followed by White Devil Mountain Part 1-2 |
Humans vs Nobles with D caught in the middle!
D accompanies a convoy delivering a vampire Noble to face a public trial for his crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, the Noble's enemies have targeted the men and women of the convoy, and the are out for vengeance! Can D bring himself to kill humans in order to protect the Noble under his charge?
- Published in conjunction with Digital Manga Publishing.
- Features line illustrations by Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano.
Main Characters
- D
- Left Hand
- Sacred Ancestor
- Baron Alpulup Macula (ruler of the Northern Frontier Sector)
- Leda (orphan)
- Piron (orphan)
- Mercenary band hired by the village of Satori (hired to lay claim on the recently unearthed ancient Noble machine)
Antagonists
- JQ (one of the bandit leaders of the multiple opposing bandit groups active in the Kezus Mountains)
- Lady Millian (beloved "widow" who lives in her chateau on the western edge of the outskirts in a forrest of the town Nieto)
- Jaoul Millian (husband of Lady Millian)
- Totem (Lady Millian’s coachman and bodyguard)
- The hired killers sent by the villagers of Zappara (hired killers send to assassinate Baron Alpulup Macula)
- Donnely (a bandit leader posing as patrol leader from the capital to fool the villagers of Satori)
- Coggs (second in command in Donnely's bandit gang)
- Madame Belle Kamisky (one of the most influential people in the towns Toro and Pastoral)
Other Characters
- Lord Begley (greater noble and a long time friend of Baron Alpulup Macula)
- Circuit Court (the court assigned to Baron Alpulup Macula's case)
- Captain Smith (patrol leader)
- Capital Frontier Patrol (a patrol from the Capital who has the highest authority in law enforcement on the Frontier)