Netflix has revealed that Castlevania: Nocturne will likely be out on September 28. A spin-off of its earlier Castlevania anime, it takes place in Revolutionary France. It looks as if this new collection is loosely primarily based on the sport Rondo of Blood, and options Richer Belmont—a descendant of the earlier collection’ protagonists.
The animation appears nice, and simply as gory as that of the unique collection. The voice solid appears to be equally spectacular, together with Franka Potente (from Run Lola Run and The Bourne Identification) because the villainous Erzsebet Báthory, and Nastassja Kinski (from Cat Folks and Paris, Texas) as Tera, who mentors a gaggle of vampire hunters that Richter presumably joins. It is being written by Clive Bradley (Trapped) with returning co-showrunner Kevin Kolde.
Let’s hope it is as gleefully crude as the unique collection, and takes as free a hand with the plot and characters. The “lore” of Castlevania has by no means been its robust level, nailing the aesthetic is far more vital: Hammer horror motion pictures became anime, with a banging soundtrack. Throw in a whip and somebody named “Belmont” and you have got all of the important components of Castlevania.
Earlier this yr, whereas rumors circulated {that a} new Castlevania sport was within the works, Konami provided the tiniest sop to followers of the collection, with Tsutomu Taniguchi saying, “Followers all the time need extra, and we do too.”