Thank you to those who pointed out my mistake! Elizabeth Bathory WAS in Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis under a slightly different name. I had no idea!
Correction: Elizabeth Bathory HAS been used as a Castlevania villain before. Within the lore of the games, she was Dracula's niece in 1994's Castlevania Bloodlines on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Her plan was to use the souls lost in the battles of the First World War to fuel Dracula's resurrection.
The new villain has to be Elizabeth Bathory, she is second most popular vampire character archetype next to Dracula. And it will be interesting to have a main villain who is a woman, Carmila doesn't count.
@@Raytheman581 Maybe because she was more of Issac's enemy than Trevor's? I mean she was kind of a side villain to the "heroes" because Death was the true enemy that wanted to resurrect Dracula, Did they even know that Carmila existed? That problem basically resolved by itself, well it was Issac the one who did it but you get my point, she was a great villain but not the main one, she was the side villain for a side character, a BADASS AND GREAT side character but a side character at the end.
@@Rei-Maon I guess, but she still important and had she not been stopped she would've grown more powerful with dracula out of the picture. I feel she should still at least count, at least by way of portrayal to the viewer in that she had the better fight scene along with Issac. Oh well, not like it matters I guess, at least they corrected that now and a female is the main villain from the start. Should be good and hopefully the writing is good.
@@alexsilva28 that's not really a waste, she was a side character that got made out to be the big bad. Dracula has also been beaten at times by others that aren't Belmonts, that doesn't mean anything. For the short time that was afforded to her she commanded and made what she wanted of the world known.
They've taken elements from Rondo of Blood/Symphony of the Night (the heros), Bloodlines (villain), and Aria of Sorrow (Eclipse plot device). Aces for that track though. Gimme more of that.
@@samuelwolch1302 Before we get anything Soma related I really want the big epic climatic fight that was never in game form for Julius fighting in the the "Demon Castle War" in strongest/peak form animated haha.
@@YTHandlesBlowI've always wanted to have a deep dive into the untold events of 1999, experiencing my personal favourite Belmont in his prime, and witnessing the final death of Count Dracula(We'll never see the game-verse version of it, but the anime version was pretty great) So I really hope the anime and future seasons & shows could deliver the Demon Castle War some justice in the potential future
Great reaction man! Annette looks like a badass, I can't wait to see these characters in action and fall in love with them like I did the original trio. September 28th can't come soon enough!
Finding people whose reactions are genuine to the content you are excited about too, is a real treat these days. Thank you. I hope you’ll do the review and the reaction to all the episodes as well. :)
Thank you for the kind words! I was defintely going to do a series review. I know reaction content has a lot of rules as far as fair use on UA-cam. If I can figure out a way to do it I will absolutely do an episode to episode reaction!
You know they're cooking something awesome when it ressurects old habits. I gave up on music a long time ago. But this trailer with this soundtrack makes me want to go back to my old and full of dust piano. I used to play bloodlines, bloody tears, dracula's castle, wood carving partita, vampire killer, pretty much all these songs and I've been so depressed quitting everything. One trailer man... one trailer might have been a turning point for me. I haven't been this excited since I was a kid. This was powerful. I almost forgot how it feels to look forward to something. Funny how art can change someone's life. I think Castlevania worked so well as an anime adaptation because it was made by fans for fans. Samuel and Adam Deats actually played Castlevania and love it as much as we do so they get it. Very few things in life can bring meaning to something again in my case. I already have a good online relationship with the creators because they're really close to fans but I hope someday they realize how important their work is for people like me.
Yes, art is magic and I wish I learned to play the piano as you have. Hearing the chords and bridge with the darker tones of music made it a joy to see this trailer. Play your tunes dude! Castlevania is back again!!!
The series did a similar thing for me but for my drawing. Love the Kojima inspired designs of all the characters. They look even better than the last series
Annette's redesign is a good example of when you race swap. No one gave a shit about purple haired 80s anime girl Annette. Maria has to be a little blonde girl. She's iconic. I love the blademaster Annette already. You can tell from her facial expressions that she'll probably be the most traditionally heroic to Belmont's bad boy.
The thing that scares me is that there are already so many youtube vids of people screaming at the show, calling the director a “coward” and saying it’s woke garbage and that they should organize a boycott.
Thanks for clarifying about Elizabeth. I read about her and most of the account are pretty true. Killing over 600 virgin girls in the quest of staying younger. It wasn’t until young girls from noble families were killed that she was imprisoned in her castle 🏰 she is in my opinion the closet person we had to a real life vampire.
When I saw this I had to tell a friend to check it out so we could talk about it. The moment Divine Bloodlines kicked in is when I knew I had to talk about it with a friend.
She is a Castlevania character bro. She’s from Castlevania Bloodlines that was on the original Saga system. You fought her before Dracula. She has green hair in the game.
Just an extra thing to add: Maria's design is based on their redesigns for Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles, the PSP remake of Rondo. Key artwork was remade by our goddess Ayami Kojima herself, so both Maria and Richter reflect that new key art.
@@AuspexAOSame with Richter. In Rondo he's kinda like the stereotypical main anime hero like Ryu from Street Fighter. The redesign and Ayami Kojima's new artwork made look more in-tune with what Castlevania was doing with IGA, Michiru Yamane and Ayami Kojima.
umm . . .this is, ah . . .this is Richter-fuckin'-Belmont! . . . So for those of you who don’t know, Richter is thee strongest Belmont! He is the end product/pinnacle of the Belmont eugenics/line, which leads him to ruining the family’s name! Both him and his grandfather, Simon Belmont, have this one thing in common, where they both resurrect Dracula, but for different reasons though. Simon did it because both him and his line was cursed to become more weak and die off, so he had to collect all the pieces of Dracula that were scattered in these dilapidated and haunted mansions all throughout Transylvania. Richter did it just because he was bored af, like some mesomorph meathead asshole with roid-rage, displaying all the psychological effects of anger, aggressiveness, depression, and mania! Richter realizes this after he is beaten by Alucard and brought to his senses, realizing that the dark priest Shaft took advantage of him via his ego. This causes Richter to self-reflect and stops with making it all an “only” Belmonts thing and starts a training school for would-be vampire slayers, and before he dies, he becomes one with the whip, Vampire Killer, and in order for any vampire slayer to wield it and unlock its true potential, they must be able to beat the memory of him, or the whip will drain 'em dry!
Elizabeth Bathory was a wife of Polish king. In our country is said that whole story about bathing in wirgin's blood was created by her enemies to make her loose her status and power. And in most of fantasy stories, Bathory=Carmilla. I was sure, when watching Castlevania, that Carmilla was Elizabeth :p
Thank you to those who pointed out my mistake! Elizabeth Bathory WAS in Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis under a slightly different name. I had no idea!
The moment Bloodlines kicked in, i started crying like little kid, i can't believe it looks this Good 💙!!
Bruh, I watched it in public and I had to try my hardest NOT to scream!
Yes indeed
Fucking same!!!! Is hype as fuck!
Correction: Elizabeth Bathory HAS been used as a Castlevania villain before.
Within the lore of the games, she was Dracula's niece in 1994's Castlevania Bloodlines on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Her plan was to use the souls lost in the battles of the First World War to fuel Dracula's resurrection.
the fact they're using bloodlines had me screaming the whole trailer
The new villain has to be Elizabeth Bathory, she is second most popular vampire character archetype next to Dracula. And it will be interesting to have a main villain who is a woman, Carmila doesn't count.
Why doesn't Carmila count may I ask? She was the main villain alongside death/reaper and she replaced dracula in that series.
@@Raytheman581 Maybe because she was more of Issac's enemy than Trevor's? I mean she was kind of a side villain to the "heroes" because Death was the true enemy that wanted to resurrect Dracula, Did they even know that Carmila existed? That problem basically resolved by itself, well it was Issac the one who did it but you get my point, she was a great villain but not the main one, she was the side villain for a side character, a BADASS AND GREAT side character but a side character at the end.
@@Rei-Maon I guess, but she still important and had she not been stopped she would've grown more powerful with dracula out of the picture. I feel she should still at least count, at least by way of portrayal to the viewer in that she had the better fight scene along with Issac. Oh well, not like it matters I guess, at least they corrected that now and a female is the main villain from the start. Should be good and hopefully the writing is good.
@@Raytheman581Carmilla was a total waste. Never left her castle and was killed by a forecaster, not even a Belmont
@@alexsilva28 that's not really a waste, she was a side character that got made out to be the big bad. Dracula has also been beaten at times by others that aren't Belmonts, that doesn't mean anything. For the short time that was afforded to her she commanded and made what she wanted of the world known.
They've taken elements from Rondo of Blood/Symphony of the Night (the heros), Bloodlines (villain), and Aria of Sorrow (Eclipse plot device). Aces for that track though. Gimme more of that.
Maybe the Eclipse is a set up for Soma later on
@@samuelwolch1302 Before we get anything Soma related I really want the big epic climatic fight that was never in game form for Julius fighting in the the "Demon Castle War" in strongest/peak form animated haha.
@@YTHandlesBlowI've always wanted to have a deep dive into the untold events of 1999, experiencing my personal favourite Belmont in his prime, and witnessing the final death of Count Dracula(We'll never see the game-verse version of it, but the anime version was pretty great)
So I really hope the anime and future seasons & shows could deliver the Demon Castle War some justice in the potential future
@g_h_o_u_l Why did Konami never bothered making a game about that? Too complex?
The perfect trailer doesnt exist….until now
Just waiting for the OST… this remix of Divine Bloodlines is the best I’ve ever heard
Especially with the choir mixed in
@@irecordwithaphone1856Exactly. The choir makes it so damn epic
Great reaction man! Annette looks like a badass, I can't wait to see these characters in action and fall in love with them like I did the original trio. September 28th can't come soon enough!
Season 2 of the first Castlevania had a version of Bloody Tears when Trevor and the others invade Dracula’s Castle.
Finding people whose reactions are genuine to the content you are excited about too, is a real treat these days. Thank you. I hope you’ll do the review and the reaction to all the episodes as well. :)
Thank you for the kind words! I was defintely going to do a series review. I know reaction content has a lot of rules as far as fair use on UA-cam. If I can figure out a way to do it I will absolutely do an episode to episode reaction!
@@PeterPenndragon Fingers crossed to that, and I'm looking forward to your review! :)
"whos fuckin next" always gives me the chilss. 😂
bathory was in a castlevania game (bloodlines for the genesis) albeit under a different first name.
Bartley
Thanks for this! I had no idea!
You know they're cooking something awesome when it ressurects old habits. I gave up on music a long time ago. But this trailer with this soundtrack makes me want to go back to my old and full of dust piano. I used to play bloodlines, bloody tears, dracula's castle, wood carving partita, vampire killer, pretty much all these songs and I've been so depressed quitting everything. One trailer man... one trailer might have been a turning point for me. I haven't been this excited since I was a kid. This was powerful. I almost forgot how it feels to look forward to something. Funny how art can change someone's life. I think Castlevania worked so well as an anime adaptation because it was made by fans for fans. Samuel and Adam Deats actually played Castlevania and love it as much as we do so they get it. Very few things in life can bring meaning to something again in my case. I already have a good online relationship with the creators because they're really close to fans but I hope someday they realize how important their work is for people like me.
That's awesome! Go play those songs! I'm rooting for you!
Yes, art is magic and I wish I learned to play the piano as you have. Hearing the chords and bridge with the darker tones of music made it a joy to see this trailer. Play your tunes dude! Castlevania is back again!!!
The series did a similar thing for me but for my drawing. Love the Kojima inspired designs of all the characters. They look even better than the last series
Castlevania is my favorite anime now!!!!!!
Annette's redesign is a good example of when you race swap. No one gave a shit about purple haired 80s anime girl Annette. Maria has to be a little blonde girl. She's iconic. I love the blademaster Annette already. You can tell from her facial expressions that she'll probably be the most traditionally heroic to Belmont's bad boy.
True also Annette in the games was so 😭 one dimensional
There was a blonde Annette in DXC too, y'know. This one looks like genderbent Maxim from Harmony of Dissonance.
The thing that scares me is that there are already so many youtube vids of people screaming at the show, calling the director a “coward” and saying it’s woke garbage and that they should organize a boycott.
@@2yoyoyo1UnpluggedS2 is already in the works so they lost hahaha
This looks so freaking awesome! The music gave me chills!
Absolute CINEMA!!
Thanks for clarifying about Elizabeth. I read about her and most of the account are pretty true. Killing over 600 virgin girls in the quest of staying younger. It wasn’t until young girls from noble families were killed that she was imprisoned in her castle 🏰 she is in my opinion the closet person we had to a real life vampire.
And she has been featured in both Castlevania Bloodlines and Bloodstained: Curse of the moon
All i know is the staff proved their chops the last show. Im here for whatever they got in store. They earned my trust
Where can I download this amazing new version of the DIVINE BLOODLINES??
It's funny how Maria is supposed to be French yet sounds decidedly English lol
Hopefully to build on this they highlight Richter's disappearance which leads into SOTN and Alucard awakening from sleep.
Netflix is really giving us amazing content this year.
When I saw this I had to tell a friend to check it out so we could talk about it. The moment Divine Bloodlines kicked in is when I knew I had to talk about it with a friend.
Teasers are usually shorter and don't reveal much. They tease the viewer. Trailers show a bit more and what you can expect from it.
2:15 Richter spends 10 hearts to do an item crash...
I kill vampires, who's fucking next gave me chills
The guy being branded on the forehead is Liam from critical role I think
She is a Castlevania character bro. She’s from Castlevania Bloodlines that was on the original Saga system. You fought her before Dracula. She has green hair in the game.
I here I thought I was considering canceling my subscription to Netflix. God damn it Netflix you really letting your creators cook this time around
This entire series is such a love letter to the franchise.
5:50 She was in Castlevania Bloodlines though.
Just an extra thing to add: Maria's design is based on their redesigns for Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles, the PSP remake of Rondo. Key artwork was remade by our goddess Ayami Kojima herself, so both Maria and Richter reflect that new key art.
Yeah the first design of Maria is very 1980s anime.
@@AuspexAOSame with Richter. In Rondo he's kinda like the stereotypical main anime hero like Ryu from Street Fighter. The redesign and Ayami Kojima's new artwork made look more in-tune with what Castlevania was doing with IGA, Michiru Yamane and Ayami Kojima.
@@dannycr06 Yep, good calls overall for redesigns for the games and for the anime.
umm . . .this is, ah . . .this is Richter-fuckin'-Belmont!
. . . So for those of you who don’t know, Richter is thee strongest Belmont! He is the end product/pinnacle of the Belmont eugenics/line, which leads him to ruining the family’s name!
Both him and his grandfather, Simon Belmont, have this one thing in common, where they both resurrect Dracula, but for different reasons though. Simon did it because both him and his line was cursed to become more weak and die off, so he had to collect all the pieces of Dracula that were scattered in these dilapidated and haunted mansions all throughout Transylvania. Richter did it just because he was bored af, like some mesomorph meathead asshole with roid-rage, displaying all the psychological effects of anger, aggressiveness, depression, and mania!
Richter realizes this after he is beaten by Alucard and brought to his senses, realizing that the dark priest Shaft took advantage of him via his ego. This causes Richter to self-reflect and stops with making it all an “only” Belmonts thing and starts a training school for would-be vampire slayers, and before he dies, he becomes one with the whip, Vampire Killer, and in order for any vampire slayer to wield it and unlock its true potential, they must be able to beat the memory of him, or the whip will drain 'em dry!
Already way better than most of anime
Even though it’s not typically anime
Best animated show on Netflix. Cant wait for nocturne. I always recommend Castlevania to people. They be sleeping on this show.
The trailer before was better but man, that Divine Bloodlines was E P I C.
from what i hear, the creators of the Castlevania series have been trying to get the rights to reboot Berserk
Elizabeth Bathory was a wife of Polish king. In our country is said that whole story about bathing in wirgin's blood was created by her enemies to make her loose her status and power. And in most of fantasy stories, Bathory=Carmilla. I was sure, when watching Castlevania, that Carmilla was Elizabeth :p
2:00 Isn't sick synonymous with gross?
Sick the slang term means cool or badass
My only issue is though. Where is Dracula?🤔 You know. The most important character in the franchise.
Was ok. Not as good as original but that'd be hard to match. Racist race swap was annoying
Wokevania
This show is gonna be a waste of good anime.