Castlevania: Nocturne (TV Series) A Common Enemy in Evil (2023) User Reviews

It might get better...

[neilwalker-40284 · 6/10 · 1 October 2023]

Comparing with the previous Netflix castlevania, this is simply not as good. It may get better and grow on you/me, but the issues might outweigh that.

First, the voice acting is dreadful. Especially Richter. English voice by an English actor, which is fine, and a much needed chang. But it's just bad. Bad in the sense that you feel like it's a forced pretend English accent and it grates on you.

Next is the art. Again, it might grow, but the style is love or hate, and compared to the previous castlevania, it's bad. Kind of hand drawn but flat painted with black outline, it's just not what you want in a modern anime.

Next is the animation, truly bad. All the characters walk like they've got rods stuck up their bums. In addition they can't seem to match the speed of walking with the side scrolling of the backdrops.

But the story seems ok.

FFS that is not how you introduce a character

[damir-vujevic · 6/10 · 8 October 2023]

Really? First episode, first scene, and that is what you do? The show didn't even start and I already can't stand the Richter. You did it really nice, introducing the main character (that won't be main character) like that.

I loved the first installment, watched it a lot of times. I like this kind of animation, it suits the theme of the series. And the voice acting is solid for now.

But the first thing we see and all...pretty bad.

I hope it will get better later, although I see the reviews and they are not favorable it seems.

Going through modern adaptation stuff is never a good idea, somebody should've learned that by now.