Dracula is planning to destroy all humans in the world because religious leaders in a village burned his wife as a witch. Trevor Belmont joins up with Alucard and a female magician from a group known as "Speakers" to stop Dracula's plan.
I really liked this and it held my attention all the way through 12 episodes, but it was not flawless. The plot was complex, with different groups of characters having their own agendas and being involved in different events at different locations. It was clearly presented, making the task of following complex alliances and schemes easy. The animation style looked very new, stylized and slightly Japanese. The black outlines on characters and the detailed backgrounds were what stood out to me most. It actually sounded good. The dialogue, music and sound effects were mixed relatively correctly, but with some extra emphasis on sound effects and more low end response than I expected. I really liked the authentic Slogra and Gaibon fight. Now the problems. There was unmotivated swearing. I'm all for a good curse word, but think that there should be a reason for using them. Alucard and Belmont generally don't work together in the games, but they did in this series. There was also the Speaker magician out of nowhere. Storming Dracula's castle happened a little too quickly. I don't think I've ever gotten through Symphony of the Night in under 7 hours or so, but this happened in under 20 minutes. The ending was disappointing, but I won't spoil that because you should watch this. I rate it good and would recommend it for anyone who likes animated series or the Castlevania games.
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