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Castlevania, Netflix’s animated series inspired by Konami’s video game, has received steady attention over the years. After four seasons, the saga of Alucard concluded in 2021.
Another sequel series,Castlevania: Nocturne,debuted in 2023 focusing on Richter Belmont, a descendant of Trevor and Sypha. It is one of the few series that have performed well despite being adapted from a game, and in an interview, Kevin Kolde, the executive producer behind the series, discussed the ups and downs of the franchise.
Kevin Kolde Talks AboutCastlevaniaBreaking the Video Game Curse
The video game curse is a common term that refers to the phenomena of series or movies adapted from video games that end up performing horribly. Many of theseadaptationshave poor writing as well as visuals and incorporate too many original elements. This makes people distance it from the original game, and the media ends up failing.
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In recent years, the video game curse has been broken by several movies and series, likeThe Super Mario Bros. MovieandCastlevania. Kevin Kolde wasoverjoyed to sharethat the response to theCastlevaniaseries was better than he had expected.
The fan response has been great!…I remember when the first season came out on [Netflix] and just watching the response in real-time on Twitter and breathing a big sigh of relief.
The producer explained that it was fun to start with the project. They had a plan and knew what they were doing. They knew they had created a good series, but the end result was in the hands of the audience, and there was a bit of uncertainty involved. However, everyone was impressed by the positive reviews.
HowCastlevania‘s Overwhelming Response Inspired the Team
After Kevin Kolde and the animation team examined theresponse from fans, it invigorated the team. In fact, the positive responses continued over the span of all four seasons. He also talked about how this meant a lot for Sam and Adam Deats, the two main directors of the series.
It inspires me and Sam and Adam to do more and to do better.
Kolde talked about the animation inseason 4, which is way better than what they had started out with. It features the most spectacular animation in the entire franchise. According to him, everyone wanted to top themselves with season 4.
We ended in a great place with Season 3; we’ve got to top it for Season 4. It’s a labor of love, and the fans have been great, and we feed off of that; it’s a mutual thing that inspires us to do better.
It is always nice to see a motivated team, and perhaps this is the secret behindCastlevania‘s grand success. Kevin Kolde himself was a hugeCastlevaniavideo game fan and confessed that he was a regular player. Since he had grown up with Marvel comics and monster movies,Castlevaniawas the perfect amalgamation ofeverything he loved.
With such a dedicated team and everyone from the director and cast to the producer being a perfect fit,Castlevaniawas bound to break the ‘video game curse.’
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You can watchCastlevaniaon Netflix.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
