A mini animated TV series based on Konami's popular video game franchise was released on Netflix this year, and reactions have been objectively in overall positive.
Recognizable characters such as Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, Alucard and of course Dracula make their introductions known, and the art style is fitting, while a religious sub plot also plays out.
Dracula's rage and sadness is the motive for his demonic army to break out and attack humanity, and the series summarizes this up swiftly in just 4 episodes. There's few action in between, in particular from Trevor's whip.
The highlight feature for me was notifying how gory and bloody this animation could be. The lowlight is the shortage of content, and I really wonder how one could pick up Castlevania's game plot further and make it more intriguing other than killing the demons with the Vampire Hunter and stopping Dracula.
And the biggest question right now is of course; where and when the hell will will get a new Castlevania game, minus Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night? I'm looking at you Konami, you poor pachinko and internal affair obsessed bastards.
Rating: 7.0
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