WebVampire Hunter D ( Japanese: 吸血鬼 バンパイア ハンターD, Hepburn: Banpaia Hantā Dī) is a series of novels written by Japanese author Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983. As of April 2023, 41 novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes.