Vampire Hunters eager for the return of Netflix’s awesome Castlevania anime won’t have to wait long. According to writer and beard aficionado Warren Ellis, the show will return with eight new episodes this summer.
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Announced earlier this year, here’s the first trailer for Netflix’s animated Castlevania series.
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Wouldn’t want to be on the other end of that Vampire Killer. Even if it’s solid stone and doesn’t move.
Konami, the company behind Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill, does not appear to be a fun place to work.…
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With the successor to Castlevania funded on Kickstarter, now is a great time to read former Kotaku columnist Leigh Alexander’s take on what makes Castlevania so great—and why people keep going back to it. Read more
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