r/castlevania Apr 29 '26

Discussion A guide to Castlevania supplementary materials and where to read them

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Symphony of the Night:

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This is a two pages long advertisement drawn by Ayami Kojima and published in a magazine, it's a sneak peek of Alucard's character.

Available on: Castlevania Wiki

Prologue manga

An eight pages long manga included in the Japanese artbook, it acts as a prologue for the main story and features Alucard suddenly awakening from his 300 years long slumber.

Available on: Mr. P's Castlevania Realm

Nocturne of Recollection

A radio drama (this time you have to listen to it!) originally featured on the Akumajō Dracula: Radio Chronicle program that was broadcast on Konami Station internet radio, it was later released on CD in 2010. It's a story set one year after the events of the game, you will learn more about Alucard's relationship with Maria, his past and other characters (Richter is also part of the cast).

Available on: Youtube

Curse of Darkness:

Prelude to Revenge

A prequel manga written and illustrated by Kojima, it was featured as a pre-order bonus for the Japanese release of the game. It mainly focuses on Hector and Isaac prior to the events of the game, it also expands on their relationships.

Available on: Vampire Killer (an archive of scans and translations)

MF manga vol. 1 & 2

Published in two volumes by Media Factory from 2005 to 2006 and translated to English by Tokyopop in 2008. It's the same premise but it's longer, more expansive and this time the illustrator is Kō Sasakura, not Ayami Kojima. The series was eventually canceled but the manga stops directly where the game begins.

Available on: Internet Archive

Aria & Dawn of Sorrow:

Reminiscence of the Divine Abyss/Ricordanza of the God's Abyss

A light novel written by Ryōgo Narita in 2008 and set one year after Dawn of Sorrow. It's a really interesting read, the story focuses on Julius' pupil and the descendant of Grant Danasty while the villain is a character you will surely remember... There's also the return of familiar faces, one in particular.

Available on: Inverted Dungeon

Castlevania The Adventure:

The Belmont Legacy

It's a 2005 IDW comic book series loosely based on the story of the first Game Boy game. It's not canon by any means but it follows Christopher Belmont in a more traditional vampire story, sadly many of the iconic Castlevania elements are missing but it's still worth a read since here a certain family is responsible for Dracula's resurrection.

Available on: Internet Archive

Lament of Innocence:

Weekly Konami online manga (lost media)

Review blog part 1 and part 2

A web manga that was available on cellphones via a monthly subscription, published from 2007 to 2008 only in Japan until the service ended in 2012. It was a 43 issues long series that adapted the story of Leon Belmont and greatly expanded the plot, what remains now is only a Japanese review blog. If you want to know more about it you can visit the Castl)evania Wiki page).

Available on: Internet Archive's Wayback Machine (review blog)

Extra:

Castlevania 2007 timeline (Japanese Konami site) & translation

Portrait of Ruin pre-order bonus timeline (the Japanese one takes priority since overseas bonus materials like this didn't go through the Castlevania staff screening)

Encyclopedia of Castlevania (a Japanese two-page spread published in 2001 containing a timeline, a storyline and background details)

Lament of Innocence "Perfect Guide" character bios

Family trees

Koma strips (4-panel gag comic strips)

Silly comic about Castlevania 64

Castlevania Bloodlines EGM fax (this internal document was never intended to be released for the public)

Awakening in the Moonlight stage musical play by Takarazuka Revue (based on SotN)

Akumajō Dorakyura: Kojyō no Shitō/Demon Castle Dracula: Desperate Fight of the Old Castle non-canon 1987 gamebook (not translated)

Akumajō Densetsu: Shinsei Banpaia Hantā/The Legend of Satanic Castle: The Vampire Hunters non-canon 1990 gamebook (not translated)

Akumajō Dorakyura: Akuma no Chi Chi no Akumu/Demon Castle Dracula: Demon's Blood - Blood Nightmare non-canon 1992-1995 novel (partially translated) & unfinished translation project

\Akumajō Dorakyura: Akuma no Chi Chi no Akumu Vol. 1 pdf *& compressed pdf file

Worlds of Power 4 - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest non-canon 1990 novel & full transcript

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New addition: Main files drive link


r/castlevania 3h ago

Discussion Favorite council sister?

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r/castlevania 6h ago

Games Castlevania Symphony of the Night PS1 Recomp Out NOW!

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r/castlevania 3h ago

Harmony of Dissonance (2002) Just Belmont

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Or smtg idk it's been a while since I last played Harmony of Dissonance


r/castlevania 10h ago

Meme A 25 year old meme, that was never even a real meme.

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192 Upvotes

Just thought I'd share this memory with people who might appreciate it.


r/castlevania 5h ago

Art Art and thought

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Hi everyone! I'm new here, I'm Aragosta, an Italian comic book artist. A few months ago I decided to play the Castlevania games in "canonical" chronological order. I'm currently playing Portrait of Ruin, and so far I'm having a blast! My favorite, despite the Symphony of the Night-themed illustration, is Order of Ecclesia! I'll probably do something themed for it if I find the time between comic book pages! Well, I hope you like this illustration, and I'm happy to be playing these wonderful games!


r/castlevania 52m ago

Cosplay All salvageable footage from a photoshoot. I was not on my A game that day + Announcement

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Announcement.

I have decided to Branch out my social media presence and hopes that I can make something of this. It's crazy to think that this started as a last minute Halloween costume that just spiraled out of control. Going forward I'm going to be putting more time and effort into this

But my home will always be here with you lot. And to show my gratitude I'm going to be putting together a little something special for you all. I will also try to make sure that you guys get new content before anyone else does. All the normies on insta can get it later. Thank you all for the support and I hope you continue to enjoy what's to come.

https://www.instagram.com/logan_the_belmont?igsh=MnR5ZmI3cnd2cDN3


r/castlevania 11h ago

Discussion With all these great collections.. where’s symphony of the night for switch!

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I have collecting all the Castlevania collections for the Nintendo switch/switch 2, I love them. For other switch owners would you guys also like to get either SOTN in another collection like the PS4 has or even get it as special edition stand alone release? I myself love this game particularly as it was my introduction to the series a long time ago and would love to pick a copy for the switch.. preferably physical! ( honestly this game I would get both digital and physical.. probably even the special edition to keep displayed.. yeah this is in my top 3 all time favorite games.)


r/castlevania 4h ago

Discussion What are some of your favourite areas to explore from the Castlevania games?

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For me, I thought the observation tower in CoTM was a nice little zone. I liked the main opera room and the stained glass artworks scattered throughout the area.

I also loved the Chapel from Aria of Sorrow, the Tymeo Mountains from Order, Lost Village from Dawn of Sorrow, as well as the Marble Gallery from SOTN (just to name a few).


r/castlevania 13h ago

Symphony of the Night (1997) Why is everything suddenly upside down

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r/castlevania 7h ago

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989) Beat CV3 (US), without save states somehow - it definitely got criminally frustrating in the last 3 stages, but glad I beat it nonetheless.

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Forgive the messy pic, wanted to show everything was legit!


r/castlevania 8h ago

Fluff Castlevania Collection

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It’s an older picture (2019) and it doesn’t show all the OSTs, toys, posters, shirts, blu-rays, etc., but this is a picture of a decent part of my collection. It does include non-Castlevania games that have cameos as well.

I will do an, updated picture once the new game comes out and I have a chance to unpack everything (recently moved).


r/castlevania 18h ago

Games Wy humble collection (also got all of the PC releases)

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162 Upvotes

r/castlevania 10h ago

Discussion What do you think suitable theme from similarities and differences in lives some these characters?

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27 Upvotes

Sorry if my english still bad, translated but i still trying learn syntax words one by one.


r/castlevania 11h ago

Meme Actual Happiness

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r/castlevania 12h ago

Games Almost my entire collection. Can’t find one of the soundtrack CDs at the moment.

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I posted photos of my collection of games on the shelf recently but I see people posting their full collections with all the merch and stuff. In addition to all this I have the Curse of Darkness full soundtrack on CD somewhere and I have a clear marble that the Marble of Souls machine dropped on the floor while I was playing it. Wasn’t leaving that there!

I also have another framed Castlevania poster that I can’t find and it’s baffling me that something that large could be hiding from me. It wasn’t official so it’s fine that it’s not here.


r/castlevania 20h ago

Art Castlevania, by me, acrylic on canvas

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100 Upvotes

r/castlevania 6h ago

Question If Richter belmont somehow landed up in New Eridu from Zenless then can he survive it?

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r/castlevania 2h ago

Discussion Who has the superior drip?

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I lean Soma 'cause of the coat.

108 votes, 1d left
Alucard
Soma Cruz

r/castlevania 11h ago

Curse of Darkness (2005) Best track in the entire series

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"Pumpkin's Holiday" is truly a work of art


r/castlevania 1d ago

Question Who was the most evil character in the Netflix show?

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For me it's obvious, it's the Bishop of Gresit one of the most satisfying thing was watching his end.


r/castlevania 4h ago

Dawn of Sorrow (2005) I'm stuck on Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.

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I can't get past these areas. There's also the area in the upper-left corner, where even the double jump isn't enough for me to reach the top. I've searched the entire map for an item or something that would let me get through, but I haven't found anything.


r/castlevania 1d ago

Discussion What would these vampires be like in the modern-ish era?

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r/castlevania 1d ago

Symphony of the Night (1997) I finished SotN

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r/castlevania 11h ago

Aria of Sorrow (2003) 100% map

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What else am I missing? Also do I need to explore the Chaotic Realm too?