#netflixvania

[deadly-bridal]

Exquisite Ophelia painting reference in my Castlevania anime? YES PLEASE

I am happy.

#Castlevania #castlevania series #netflixvania #castlevania netflix #ophelia painting #castlevania nocturne

[demigoddessqueens]

“Me and the bad bitch i pulled” meets “I fell for the assassin you sent after me”

#tvedit #netflix #castlevania #Castlevania nocturne #cv nocturne #cv nocturne spoilers #Castlevania nocturne spoilers #castlevania olrox #Castlevania mizrak #cv olrox #cv mizrak #enemies to lovers #real fast!! #castlevania series #castlevania spoilers #netflixvania #cv: nocturne #castlevania: nocturne #mizrox

[jinxxedmisery]

Not trying to attack anyone here, I get it if you don't like the new Alucard.. and granted I'm pretty biased in this because I absolutely adore the old Castlevania art made by Ayami Kojima.. but

For some of the fans that are disappointed about Alucard getting a redesign, I hope you realize this new one is much closer to his design in Sympony Of The Night

(Btw.. if you're attacking or otherwise harassing anyone, but especially the artists and animators that worked on the show for this reason... SHAME. ON. YOU.)

And in fact, the first four seasons are inaccurate to the source material, his design from Dracula's Curse which follows the story of Trevor looks like this.. (the horror... he looks like a basic vampire, I know..)

Side note, I really hope we see Genya Arikado before the series loses popularity... And maybe his design from Judgement making a cameo.. but I somehow doubt it..

I have a feeling after the second season... assuming the showrunners don't redesign again according to demands by some Netflixvania fans... When the newness wears off, some that initially hated it may just grow to like it.

I also hope this encourages some that haven't to look into or play some Castlevania games too! Maybe if enough attention is given to the games Konami might finally do something with the series again? But maybe that's just wishful thinking...

#Castlevania #castlevania netflix #castlevania nocturne #alucard #alucard castlevania #alucard tepes #netflix castlevania #castlevania #castlevania: nocturne #castlevania: symphony of the night #Alucard redesign #Netflixvania #adrian fahrenheit tepes #adrian tepes #adr

[genderfuckery-nyam]

Imagine having one parent that tries to sacrifice you and the other parent ending up being the one sacrificed to save you I AM NOT OKAY

#netflixvania #castlevania nocturne #castlevania #castlevania annette #maria renard #castlevania netflix #alucard castlevania #castlevania tera

[houseofbelmont]

hes so me irl that barfight spoke to my soul

#castlevania #netflixvania #castlevania netflix #trevor belmont #castlevania trevor

[dahliadreamcraft]

Not going to be able to finish this in time for the digital premiere but I like this so here you go

#castlevania nocturne #Netflixvania #Richter Belmont #Castlevania Annette #Castlevania Olrox #Castlevania Edouard #Maria Renard

[v4nt4bl4ck]

Almost scrapped this one since id started it w/ my old lineart style but went back to it after a week or so thank god because its so hard to find dadcula content that isnt 180x180 reposts on pinterest

#Im SO bad at drawing kids #do not look too closely at alucards face I beg #dracula #vlad dracula tepes #castlevania dracula #dracula castlevania #adrian tepes #alucard #castlevania alucard #alucard castlevania #castlevania #netflixvania

[pinkvampiress]

I know folks are feeling a way about Alucard’s design change but I just feel it’s

1) leaning more into an overall anime influence with the series, so a lot of people are bound to have some changes.

2) leaning more into the game’s original style of him.

3) although, art style aside, he doesn’t look TOO different, it’s just his nose bridge is no longer that noticeable in the front view, from a side profile not too much has changed

Also… we’re all a going by a scene that’s VERY short and was very much squeezed in last minute. They possibly might have not been able to get the full details maybe? Idk. But in the future, we’re definitely getting more detailed frames; it might lean more into his older Netflixvania design, it might lean more into his game design, might be a combination of both, who knows 🤷🏽‍♀️

(I know I lean more into the older Netflixvania style, but that’s also probably cause it’s what I’m used to, as my sense of familiarity with the franchise is more towards the show. Doesn’t change the fact I’m crazy for him~)

#castlevania #adrian tepes #alucard castlevania #alucard #castlevania nocturne spoilers #castlevania nocturne #symphony of the night #SOTN #NETFLIXVANIA #there’s also the fact that CasNoct had a smaller budget in comparison #so they may have just not been able to fully do what they wanted to do

[theautumnsiren]

Netflix has a horrible track record of hiring people to work on shows that have no interests or connections to the source material. That's why shows like Cowboy Bebop and Resident Evil have failed. That's why people who are fans of the original content for The Witcher and Castlevania have constantly complained about the complete disregard for the source material and that's why people are so concerned by the news being spread about Avatar: The Last Airbender.

I think the most frustrating part about this is fans of these live action shows trying to silence fans of the original material. I've seen this especially with the Netflix Castlevania show. Fans who had genuine concerns about things like the writing, animations, etc. were silenced and lumped in a group with racists, homophobes, etc. and it was annoying because any genuine opinions that did not speak highly of the Netflix show was treated harshly.

Netflix needs to start hiring more people who care about the source material and if possible work with some of the original creators instead of hiring people who don't care about the original work and in some cases even mock the original work. One Piece was a rare case for Netflix where the creator was actually involved in the process of putting the show together and it was great.

#netflix #netflixvania #resident evil #the witcher #avatar the last airbender #cowboy bebop #live action

[lmae98]

In love with the Symphony of the Night vibes.

#Castlevania: Symphony of the Night #Castlevania: Nocturne #Castlevania Netflix #Alucard #Adrian Fahrenheit Tepes #Netflixvania #Castlevania Nocturne Netflix #CSOTN #Castlevania SOTN

[sepublic]

Erzsebet should've become Apophis

I've been enjoying Castlevania Nocturne, but ngl I feel like the show in general suffers from a case of wasted opportunity when it comes to adapting many, many elements of the games. At times it feels like the writers tend to ignore perfectly sufficient aspects of the source material to replace with their own thing, which is fine sometimes...

But with Erzsebet, there really was missed potential in making her more like her game counterpart. In Bloodlines, where she's known as Elizabeth Bartley, she turns into Medusa as the first phase of her boss fight, before fighting Jonathan/Eric as her regular self afterwards.

There is SOME room to interpret this as Bartley merely summoning Medusa rather than turning into her. However, in Easy mode, Bartley just dies once Medusa is defeated, suggesting they're the same person; Bartley isn't mentioned in the end credits while Medusa is, suggesting they're interchangeable with one another (because otherwise, why would this one-off boss have more precedent than the main villain who appears in the prologue???); And at the start of Bartley's level, the player is attacked by a floating Medusa head that shoots out red flames, just like the Medusa you actually fight, and just like Bartley herself.

So as far as I'm concerned, Bartley is Medusa. And that's kind of a big deal to me because Medusa is one of the most recurring and iconic bosses in the series, so to see her, or at least one incarnation of Medusa, receive deeper characterization and story relevance is pretty cool. Medusa is one of Dracula's OG generals, which is why it's a shame she's been completely absent from the show.

Here's the thing; If they wanted to give Bathory a second form, Medusa is right there. It'd even parallel how Olrox turns into a green reptile himself, too! And if the writers still want to make Bathory appropriate an Egyptian deity, as part of her colonizer symbolism that informs Olrox's hatred and rebellion, we've got a perfect fit for Medusa; Apophis!

Apophis is a serpent and a much more explicit enemy of the sun than Sekhmet is in myth; He's the sworn arch-nemesis of Ra and attempts to devour the sun every night, only to be defeated, time and time again. He's said to lurk in the Underworld, too! So this has parallels to Vampires' association with Hell, Apophis fulfills the function of Bathory's hatred of the sun and her plan to block it out... Hell, we even have the theme of an enemy of darkness that must be defeated in a neverending cycle, like Dracula, whom Bathory is taking the role of in Nocturne!

So instead of drinking Sekhmet's blood, have Erzsebet drink the blood of Apophis. This causes her to turn into a green, serpentine monster that also resembles Medusa, making her the show equivalent of Medusa, and a more faithful adaptation of Bartley than discount Lion-O. And since Medusa is consistently green throughout most of the games and in general media depictions, this could also cause Erzsebet's hair to turn green, the same color it was in the games! I think that'd make more sense than discarding what little we got of Bartley in the actual games to instead emulate Carmilla from Vampire Hunter D.

#castlevania #castlevania nocturne #Erzsebet Bathory #Medusa #Castlevania netflix #netflixvania #apophis

[deadly-bridal]

HELLO?????? WHO ALLOWED HIM TO LOOK SO CHARMINGLY BEAUTIFUL???? AND HIS VOICE IS TO DIE FOR TOO???

#castlevania #castlevania netflix #castlevania nocturne #Edouard Castlevania #netflixvania #castlevania series

[demigoddessqueens]

BAD BITCHES TO THE LEFT

MASTERS IN CUNTOLOGY FROM SERVINGTON

#tvedit #netflix #castlevania #castlevania drolta #castlevania nocturne #castlevania netflix #cv nocturne #cv: nocturne #Castlevania nocturne spoilers #cv nocturne spoilers #cv drolta #castlevania spoilers #castlevania series #netflixvania #drolta #drolta tzuentes

[the-crow-binary]

Alright, it's time.

As someone who is pro-"adaptations should differ in some ways from the original material" because that's basically the definition of "adaptation", NFCV is a good example of the limit it has to have. Or, at least, the limits I have.

When one wants to adapt a story from one media to another, sacrifices are bound to be made. Changes are meant to happen. You cannot put, in your adaptation, every single detail the original material had. It would be too long, you need to choose the most important parts of the original media in order to make it shine properly. Wich means some characters will have to be erased, some plots too, all in order for the adaptation to offer a fluent and enjoyable experience for everyone. Even those who already know the original material. Of course, those people will sometimes feel sad about a part or a character they really liked but didn't see in the adaptation... but that doesn't make the adaptation bad.

In my opinion, what makes an adaptation good, is when it respects the core of the original work. It can be many things (and it's multifactorial). The message it wants to pass on, it's universe, it's characters, it's lore... it varies from work to work (you can have work focusing on a main character's story, in this case making an adaptation without this character doesn't make sense. It can be a work telling the stories of a world, in this case, with no main protagonist, an adaptation can change the characters...). You can add many changes to a work you are adapting to a new media (or new audience), but it stops being a faithful or "good" adaptation the moment you erase the core of the original work.

And that's why Netflixvania is not a good adaptation.

Ignoring the questionable writing, the "CHURCH BAD" theme, the overdose of curses and gross dialogues (and so many other nasty writing stuff)... Netflixvania misses the point of the franchise it's adapting entirely. And the few easter eggs here and there are not enough to make up for it.

You can make Alucard bisexual. You can make the Belmont clan a noble family in Trevor's era. You can make Isaac black. Those are details that does not affect the core of the franchise. It might make a few grind their teeth, but that's all. No, the problems go way deeper than that.

Castlevania's core is it's themes. It's lore. Castlevania is the story of a seemingly endless cycle of revenge, tragedy and wars. Of generational trauma, with the Belmonts fated to hunt the night and kill Dracula centuries after centuries with no escape. It's this theme of having to fight evil all the time because it will never truly go away, with or without the Belmont clan. Dracula is not just a vampire king ruling over vampires, he's the Demon King. He's the Dark Lord. He's Chaos personified, with Death as his servant and confidant. He rules over so much more than just vampires (and there is more than two humans who swore their lives to him). And he brought this fate upon himself.

The Belmonts are not just a clan. They are humanity's symbol of hopes, dreams and strenghth. They are total opposites to and complete Dracula. The Belmont-Dracula duality is essential to the Castlevania franchise. They are the pillars of Castlevania.

What themes does NFCV has? Church bad. Humans bad. Christianity dumb. A bit of father-son tragedy.

The only common theme is this father-son tragedy, but it is barely touched (we don't even have the time to fully appreciate Dracula and Alucard's relationship before and after they first fought.) and it became one of the main themes of the cartoon. And it would've been fine... if the adaptation didn't threw out the window what made Castlevania Castlevania in the same breath.

Trevor doesn't have any duality with Dracula here. We barely mention the fact Leon went to Transylvania to hunt Dracula down. We don't feel any deep connection, when in the games, Leon was literally Dracula's friend. They worked together, fought together, they were unstoppable together, and when Mathias turned, he offered Leon eternity by his side. He cared deeply. And Leon decided... no. His own morals, his dead betrothed's wishes, they came first. And so came these lines from Leon:

"You have become a cursed being and I will never forgive you. This whip and my kinsmen will destroy you someday. From this day on, the Belmont Clan will hunt the night."

And this is why Trevor had to be the one to kill Dracula. Alucard still could've had his tragic moment, seeing his father dying by the hands of his friend is really messed up, and it would've make a potential SoTN adaptation where he would have to kill Dracula by himself this time more powerful (we'll get to Nocturne in due time.). But it isn't what happened. Trevor barely participated in the fight. It was a Dracula VS Alucard starring Trevor and Sypha.

Trevor isn't Dracula's friend, but this promise, this curse Leon put on his own family so long ago, it created a kind of bond beetween Dracula and Belmonts that would last for centuries. I talked about them, about how deep it goes, here and here. Dracula created the Belmonts as they are now. The Belmonts created Dracula as he is now, too.

NFCV doesn't care about that. NFCV turned Dracula into a vampire lord not even capabe of keeping his own generals in line. NFCV belittled the Belmont clan's importance (one brief scene where the court (mostly Carmilla) is like "oh, what, a Belmont? one of those vampire hunters? alive? wtf" is not enough). NFCV belittled Trevor himself (a few nice-looking fight scenes is not enough). It belittled the Vampire Killer (the most powerful Castlevania weapon, created with alchemy and infused with the soul of Leon's betrothed. there is so much tragic story potential around this weapon alone). It belittled EVERYTHING it took from the games. And I haven't even touch Isaac and Hector (they deserve their own post), who have been done so, so dirty.

NFCV ignored so many things that gave Castlevania his identity that it just became it's own thing, wich butcher the franchise's name. So many NFCV fans don't know the games even exist, or mix it up with the cartoon when they have little to nothing in common (Lords of Shadow had more in common than NFCV. And it was not insulting to the OG universe). And let's not get started on people praising the show for being "better" and how some character got "improved" when in reality, it's written by people who don't get said characters or games and stop at the surface. Just like they stop at NFCV's surface. That's why they think it's good. (loving a show doesn't mean said show is good, sorry)

I used to think "it's okay if the adaptation is not faithful, as long as it's good/enjoyable". And you know what? This kind of mentality is what lead to NFCV. I no longer stand by it. (maybe I should thank NFCV for making me see my limits)

And that's not because I'm a purist. As I said earlier, I'm all for adaptations making changes. But I am also all for respecting the source material as well ("respecting" just doesn't mean "doing everything exactly the way it was originally" to me, unlike... way too much people). And NFCV is not.

And as a show itself, ignoring the "adaptation" part? It's not that great either. If you get critical and think deeper about things, you'll start to see everything that is wrong. It's easier to ignore the problems and enjoy the parts you do like when you don't know the games. It's almost impossible to do when you do know and love the games. When you need to turn off your brain to truly enjoy a show, it's not the proof of a great writing.

But oh... That is only the first Netflixvania. :) This far, you can actually call it faithful to the games, compared to the soon to air Nocturne. :) (it actually hurts me to say)

You cannot look at the trailer and pretend it's even trying to be Castlevania. It's an original work who stole Castlevania's name and characters. With the first serie, you could've use the first, maybe the second season to pretend it was trying but "oh, the games don't have enough story to adapt" (shitty excuse btw). But here? Oh, no. No no no. It is NOT trying anything.

It happens during the french revolution, it seems it's gonna tackle racism and slavery (I do NOT trust the show to portray the french revolution correctly. nor racism. nor anything). Richter's tragedy is apparently going to revolve around the death of his mother, so you can say bye bye to the whole generational trauma and the weight of centuries of his family hunting Dracula (since it's not where NFCV went to begin with) and protecting the world now being on his shoulder and how it affects his psyche and- I mean DAMN. That is such a DOWNGRADE. But it's only the trailer. We'll have to wait for the whole season to air to see how bad it truly is. But I do not trust them to make Richter, one of the most beloved Castlevania characters, shine the way he deserves. I do not trust them to make Castlevania shine at all. Nothing this far can make a games' fan think of said games (probably because it's not for the games' fans.)

But we know it won't be about Richter anyway. Just like NFCV, it will be about everyone but the Belmont of the show. I mean it's logic, since it's the way NFCV went. At least that's coherent.

And everyone knows the sole reason why they went from ""CV3"" to ""RoB/SotN"" directly is because of Alucard, the true main character of NFCV. The trailer just dropped and you already have people asking where Alucard is.

There is so much details I could rant about. But this isn't about details (nor ranting, really). This isn't about every little thing that only makes the cartoon even more of an insult to the games (even if those details, piling up, ARE important). This is about the bigger picture. This is about Castlevania's heart getting crippled and shat on in favor of a pseudo-mature show getting off to his pseudo-deepness.

Games and shows are different medias and thus, are bound to have different ways to tell their stories. One is not lesser than the other. The Castlevania games have a story. It has a lore. It has themes. It's character have personnalities. But it's not a cartoon. It cannot show it by literally making the characters talking about how deep they are. They can't make cutscenes just to tell "I have a tragic backstory". It has to be shown in more subtle ways. It uses the decors. It uses the way the characters stand, or walk, or attack. It exploits the few cutscenes and dialogues to tell the most important informations. And yes, sometimes, it has to use the manual to give infos about the lore or characters. That is not a lesser way to do so. It's a way to adapt to the games' limits in order to tell their story. (also, CoD literally have two mangas to it's name. make your choice on wich version you like most)

There is so, so much potential in Castlevania. And if you get into the games, if you play them, if you just read the wiki or look at the posts of people talking about the lore, the characters, the games and analyzing them, you'll know... NFCV is a waste of an adaptation.

#castlevania #netflixvania #maybe people say castlevania has no story because lots of it is told in hints #and you have to actually think and make deductions instead of turning your brain off and eating solely what the games gave you #sigh. big. big sigh.

[nnenteyn]

You know who my favorite character on this show is

#my art #netflix castlevania #castlevania nocturne #netflix #netflixvania #tera renard #maria renard

[houseofbelmont]

is the grimace shake old yet

#alucard castlevania #castlevania #castlevania netflix #netflixvania #trevor belmont #castlevania trevor #sypha belnades #castlevania sypha #alucard tepes #adrian tepes #grimace shake #sorry