"Castlevania" anime
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"Castlevania" anime
Today, I watched the trailer for the upcoming "Castlevania" anime:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIMrFnl5NiA
I find it funny that the cartridge in the trailer is a PowerPak from RetroUSB.
The things on the TV screen in the beginning look pretty authentic. (For example, the number of letters from the texts actually match the NES' resolution.)
Looks like they actually created a ROM for this (hence the PowerPak), or what would you say?
Does anybody know where the cartridge label comes from? It looks like a remake of the original "Castlevania I" artwork, drawn in the style of today's "Castlevania" artworks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIMrFnl5NiA
I find it funny that the cartridge in the trailer is a PowerPak from RetroUSB.
The things on the TV screen in the beginning look pretty authentic. (For example, the number of letters from the texts actually match the NES' resolution.)
Looks like they actually created a ROM for this (hence the PowerPak), or what would you say?
Does anybody know where the cartridge label comes from? It looks like a remake of the original "Castlevania I" artwork, drawn in the style of today's "Castlevania" artworks.
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Re: "Castlevania" anime
There already is a thread about it: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12479
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Dammit! I was hoping I was the first mentioning it. But since they even made a video demonstrating the cartridge themselves, the observation would have been moot anyway.
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Since the other thread is more about that Netflix ROM, let's use this thread for the show itself:
What do you think about the "Castlevania" trailer?
And is there already any available information apart from the trailer itself?
What do you think about the "Castlevania" trailer?
And is there already any available information apart from the trailer itself?
My game "City Trouble":
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
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It's written/produced by Americans and it's based on Castlevania 3. Those are two good signs for me.
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In the trailer, he says: "I killed Dracula." But according to the CV3 storyline, this game is the first one when a Belmont encountered Dracula. So, I'm asking myself if the TV series plays after the events of the game instead of depicting the game's events themselves.
My game "City Trouble":
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
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I don't think I disagree (it can really go both ways), but why is it specifically a good thing that it was written by Americans?pubby wrote:It's written/produced by Americans and it's based on Castlevania 3. Those are two good signs for me.
Historically we have seen way too many examples of Americans completely misunderstanding Japanese franchises. Fortunately it doesn't seem like this is one of them, though.
Isn't he saying "The man who will kill Dracula"? It's kinda hard to make out.DRW wrote:In the trailer, he says: "I killed Dracula."
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Oh, right. "The man who'll kill Dracula."
By listening to it closesly, there's no "ed" in "kill".
By listening to it closesly, there's no "ed" in "kill".
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Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
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Japan has its own way of telling vampire stories. See for example JoJo's Bizarre Adventure or Symphony of the Night.Sumez wrote:I don't think I disagree (it can really go both ways), but why is it specifically a good thing that it was written by Americans?
But Castlevania 1 and 3 were not based on Japanese vampires; they were based on Western ones. By having American writers the show is going to feel more like Bram Stoker's novel and less like Shonen Jump.
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Castlevania games are Japanese-made though, and have always been more Bram Stoker-style and less Jojo Shounen Jump-style.
When CV3 was released it was the earliest account of a Belmont killing Dracula. But several Castlevania games that take place before it have been release since that, both canon (Lament of Innocence ) and non-canon (Castlevania Legend). Dracula is able to revive every 100 years.DRW wrote:according to the CV3 storyline, this game is the first one when a Belmont encountered Dracula. So, I'm asking myself if the TV series plays after the events of the game instead of depicting the game's events themselves.
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I just hope Juese Belmont makes an appearance.
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Doesn't mean that you could trust the anime guys to remain faithful to this vision, though. It's one thing for Japanese to do a Stoker-like NES game. It's another to make a TV show in this style.Pokun wrote:Castlevania games are Japanese-made though, and have always been more Bram Stoker-style and less Jojo Shounen Jump-style.
(Besides, "Castlevania" is more Hammer Horror and not so much Bram Stoker's novel. The game even presents itself as a movie reel and Dracula's actor is Christopher Bee/Lee.)
That still holds true today. "Legends" is non-canon, as you said. And in "Lament of Innocence", the Belmont never fought Dracula. He first killed a vampire named Walter Bernhard and then the final boss was the Grim Reaper, with Dracula leaving the scene before that battle.Pokun wrote:When CV3 was released it was the earliest account of a Belmont killing Dracula.
So, it's still canon: Dracula in CV3 has not been resurrected because he had never been killed by that point yet. Trevor Belmont was the first to kill him.
My text that you quoted is moot anyway: My assumption was based on a mishearing. I thought he said "who killed Dracula", but he actually said "who'll kill Dracula". So, yeah, the show will porbably depict the time frame of CV3 itself.
My game "City Trouble":
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
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This one is better:rainwarrior wrote:I just hope Juese Belmont makes an appearance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju0Z6NquldM&t=1m34s
My game "City Trouble":
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Eee0yurkIW4
Download (ROM, manual, artworks): http://www.denny-r-walter.de/city.html
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You know who really needs to make an appearance...
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You are right, I had forgotten what happened in the Lament of Innocence ending (I won't spoil anything).DRW wrote:That still holds true today. "Legends" is non-canon, as you said. And in "Lament of Innocence", the Belmont never fought Dracula.Pokun wrote:When CV3 was released it was the earliest account of a Belmont killing Dracula.
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So, it's still canon: Dracula in CV3 has not been resurrected because he had never been killed by that point yet. Trevor Belmont was the first to kill him.