The Series is based on the events that occurred in Wallachia in 1476, as told in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System where Trevor Belmont is the main protagonist. It was published by Konami in Japan in 1989 and in North America in 1990. In Europe, it was published by Palcom Software in 1992.
With a 79% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Castlevania became the first ever adaptation of a video game to not get a rotten score (59% or lower).
When doing some of her magic techniques. Sypha makes a hand gesture similar to the heavy metal "horns" gesture popularized by Ronnie James Dio. This seems strange, but according to Dio, it originated as a gesture to ward away evil spirits, making it surprisingly appropriate.
First Anime Netflix Original Series
This series is based on the third Castlevania game, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.