Watched Netflix’s CASTLEVANIA - My First Impressions
WARNING: Visual Spoilers Ahead (Opening Sequence), but otherwise no story spoilers.
(Above banner image made by Spencer Wan, Animation director on Castlevania)
#Castlevania #anime Season One on #Netflix consists of 4 episodes, with each ep lasting 20+odd minutes each, totally approx. 80+mins (90 final???) worth of viewing time, easily digestible in a single sitting, and you would need that to get past the first two eps of scene, story, character Abd mood setting , with the action culminating in the finale, to get your blood truly pumped for MORE, which will happen in Season 2!
Decent watch, not hugely life altering, as far as vampire-flicks go, IMHO. Enjoyed it, but didn’t love it enough to go howl at the scarlet moon…
Animation was decent with anime aesthetics and some filmic sensibilities - all kicked up a knotch or three in Ep4 - not to mention an envigorating opening title ... And while I am unfamiliar with the video game franchise-story, it is interesting how the dynamics of this world works, and I do want to find out more, especially with the "twist" at the end ... Also, not much love for errant men of the cloth too, innit? LOL
Truthfully, I had expected more from writer #WarrenEllis, but understandably there are tons of adult gore and knobbly bits thrown in for shits-n-giggles, to keep you distracted, and I hold out for final judgement until the next season, when the REAL battle begins!
Or maybe I should have waited for S2 to happen, so I can binge them ALL with relish, instead of just a mild taste here... #iliketeevee
Cheers
Andy TOYSREVIL
(*Above text written on my Instagram post right after the credits rolled on the season finale)
(Above banner image made by Spencer Wan, Animation director on Castlevania)
#Castlevania #anime Season One on #Netflix consists of 4 episodes, with each ep lasting 20+odd minutes each, totally approx. 80+mins (90 final???) worth of viewing time, easily digestible in a single sitting, and you would need that to get past the first two eps of scene, story, character Abd mood setting , with the action culminating in the finale, to get your blood truly pumped for MORE, which will happen in Season 2!
Decent watch, not hugely life altering, as far as vampire-flicks go, IMHO. Enjoyed it, but didn’t love it enough to go howl at the scarlet moon…
Animation was decent with anime aesthetics and some filmic sensibilities - all kicked up a knotch or three in Ep4 - not to mention an envigorating opening title ... And while I am unfamiliar with the video game franchise-story, it is interesting how the dynamics of this world works, and I do want to find out more, especially with the "twist" at the end ... Also, not much love for errant men of the cloth too, innit? LOL
Truthfully, I had expected more from writer #WarrenEllis, but understandably there are tons of adult gore and knobbly bits thrown in for shits-n-giggles, to keep you distracted, and I hold out for final judgement until the next season, when the REAL battle begins!
Or maybe I should have waited for S2 to happen, so I can binge them ALL with relish, instead of just a mild taste here... #iliketeevee
Cheers
Andy TOYSREVIL
(*Above text written on my Instagram post right after the credits rolled on the season finale)
