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 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.

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About The Hosts

Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, launching on Cartoon Network and MAX in Q1 2025, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandoneastonwriter/

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Neal Fischer – Los Angeles-based film, TV, podcast and streaming producer. Tabletop & TTRPG gaming enthusiast and GM. Sushi Snob, Martial Arts Grasshopper & Uber nerd.

Sushi Girl: https://www.sushigirlmovie.com

Scott McLean – Los Angeles-based producer. Tabletop & TTRPG hobbyist, tea & chocolate snob, avid reader of sci-fi/fantasy, and lover of esoteric facts & medical knowledge. Former world rank 1 paladin tank in WoW, long-time Final Fantasy XIV player (WAR/PLD).

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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 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. 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/VampireHunterD

Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vampire-hunter-d.html

About The Hosts

Brandon Easton

Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, launching on Cartoon Network and MAX in Q1 2025, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandoneastonwriter/

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/brandoneaston.bsky.social

Neal Fischer

Los Angeles-based film, TV, podcast and streaming producer. Tabletop & TTRPG gaming enthusiast and GM. Sushi Snob, Martial Arts Grasshopper & Uber nerd.

Sushi Girl: https://www.sushigirlmovie.com

Scott McLean

Los Angeles-based producer. Tabletop & TTRPG hobbyist, tea & chocolate snob, avid reader of sci-fi/fantasy, and lover of esoteric facts & medical knowledge. Former world rank 1 paladin tank in WoW, long-time Final Fantasy XIV player (WAR/PLD).

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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!

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/VampireHunterD

Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vampire-hunter-d.html

Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, launching on Cartoon Network and MAX in Q1 2025, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandoneastonwriter/

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/brandoneaston.bsky.social

Neal Fischer – Los Angeles-based film, TV, podcast and streaming producer. Tabletop & TTRPG gaming enthusiast and GM. Sushi Snob, Martial Arts Grasshopper & Uber nerd.

Sushi Girl: https://www.sushigirlmovie.com

Scott McLean – Los Angeles-based producer. Tabletop & TTRPG hobbyist, tea & chocolate snob, avid reader of sci-fi/fantasy, and lover of esoteric facts & medical knowledge. Former world rank 1 paladin tank in WoW, long-time Final Fantasy XIV player (WAR/PLD).

https://unifiedpictures.com

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