
From December 2007 through January 2008, Asahi Shimbun Publishing reprinted the complete Vampire Hunter catalogue under the Sonorama Selection label, including e-book releases on the Kindle platform. Additionally, from November 1992 through February 1993, special hardcover editions of the first seven volumes, plus Dark Nocturne, were published by Asashi Sonorama to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary, as the Vampire Hunter Favorite Printing Series ( 吸血鬼ハンター愛蔵版シリーズ, Banpaia Hantā Aizōban Shirīzu) each included a new cover illustration and a color interior illustration by Yoshitaka Amano.įollowing the closing of the Sonorama branch in September 2007, the release of D - Throng of Heretics in October 2007 under the Asahi Bunko - Sonorama Selection label marked the transition to the new publisher, Asahi Shimbun Publishing, a division of Asahi Sonorama's parent company.

The series has also spawned anime, audio drama, and manga adaptations, art books, and a supplemental guide book.Īll of the official publications in the series were originally published by Asahi Sonorama under the Sonorama Bunko label. To date, over 35 novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes including the supplemental volume, Dark Nocturne, over 50 individual volumes have been published.

Known simply as the Vampire Hunter ( 吸血鬼ハンター, Banpaia Hantā) series in Japan, the first novel, Vampire Hunter "D", was written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and published in 1983.
