Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast
Lefty 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 by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi.New episodes air Fridays on Patreon, Mondays everywhere else!Become a Patron for early access to episodes and other perks: patreon.com/VampireHunterDFollow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vampire-hunter-d.htmlFind more of Christofer’s art he...
Episode 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...
Episode 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...
Episode 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and...
Episode 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and...
Episode 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 19: Army of Me Fan Film Team Interview, Pt 3
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! 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted...
Episode 018: Army of Me Fan Film Team Interview, Pt 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! 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted...
Episode 017: Army of Me Fan Film Team Interview, Pt 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! 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast...
Episode 016: Discussions with TheGamingMuse, Pt 3
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! 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by...
Episode 015: Discussions with TheGamingMuse, Pt 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! 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by...
Episode 014: Discussions with The Gaming Muse, Pt 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! 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created...
Episode 013: Bloodlust Deep Dive Finale
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 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration...
Episode 012: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 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 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration...
Episode 011: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 3
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 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created...
Episode 010: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 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 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott...
Episode 09: Bloodlust Deep Dive Pt 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 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and...
Episode 08: Storytime with Kevin Leahy Pt 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 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 07: Storytime with Kevin Leahy Pt 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 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 06: An Interview with Kevin Leahy
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 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 05: Our Plans for 2025
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 this fifth episode we discuss our plans for upcoming episodes as 2025 begins, guests we're bringing on, and more.
About Lefty Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 03: The Original D
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 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 Speaks
Lefty 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...
Episode 02: A Look To The Future
Welcome 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal F...
Episode 01: Introduction
Introducing 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 Speaks
Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified...
