‘Castlevania’ Is An Inclusive, Sexy Kind of Horror Anime
I was unprepared for this show in many ways
I promise you. I did not know what I was getting into before I selected this anime, but I am hooked, and now that I’ve finished the first version of Castlevania, I can reflect on the horror and the beauty of such a film.
The Church is always the bad guys
I knew that once the time period was revealed to be the 1400s, we’d be dealing with the Pope and Catholicism. During this time, the women were being burned at stakes for being so called witches.
Dracula, or Vlad Tepes, falls for a beautiful human woman named Lisa. Lisa is a woman of science and medicine, and her goal was to help people. Unfortunately, the church viewed her methods of healing as evil, and we can pretty much guess what happens to her.
I think the church will always be the bad guy because in reality, they were typically the ones who burned women at the stake. They murdered in the name of their God and let us not forget those men in white sheets who burn crosses upside down in people’s yards.
They are “Christian” too.
SPOILER! Dracula’s Son and his brief blissful menage trois
I never saw this moment coming, so please if you haven’t seen the anime, skip this part.
There is a scene where the two brown skinned, attractive tribal looking clan(brother and sister?), approaches Alucard(Dracula’s son), while he is in bed.
He asks them, “What’s wrong?” and they say, “Nothing is wrong…we are here to give you your reward,” as they climb onto the bed with him.
When I say I was unprepared for the sensuality and shock. I was very surprised! They both approach him, and for the first time since I’ve watched any anime in my life, I see two men deep kiss each other, before Alucard turns and kisses the beautiful sister.
They were both pleasuring Alucard…
What happened next was also shocking, but I’ll leave that part alone.
I’d like to add, that no matter my stance on bisexuality or homosexuality, etc., the scene with Alucard shows that his emotions for both of them was both selfless and pleasing. He saw them simply as humans, and not just a sex or gender.
The brutality of black slavery is introduced
Usually when we watch an anime or any Dracula film, Black people are left out. In fact, it is only in recent years that we’ve begun to see Black superheros on the big screen.
In Castlevania, surprisingly my favorite character is Isaac. Isaac is a gorgeous Black man — bald headed and tough. He never forgets his slave masters beating him, so he developed a hatred for humans because of that. Dracula was able to use him as one of his loyal Forgemasters because of this hatred.
Isaac can kick tail and forge monsters. But I noticed that the way he speaks, his belief may be Muslim. He does quote the Koran, and he has the peaceful calm about him, that’s nearly monklike.
In the new season of Castlevania, Castlevania: Nocturne, I enjoy how the vampiress, Priestess, and even the young former slave woman are Black, beautiful and powerful. The Black female characters are well rounded and not used as an obnoxious sidekick: there are humble, beautiful Black priestesses, vampire divas with ultraviolet hair who wear impossible high heeled shoes, and a sand wielding young Black woman. What’s not to love?
Overall, I am a HUGE fan of the series which I just learned is based on the game. I find myself glued to the screen, never wanting the adventure to end. Yes, it is a violent, bloody, dark adventure but the philosophical dialogue and amazing fight scenes are worth it.
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