Castlevania seasons 1+2 Review

- It's utter irony that all the world's scientific knowledge is in the mind of Dracula while the humans are worshiping god and destroying centuries of knowledge!

- It's also irony that nobody asks how the magic works in this anime: it breaks science. Ahh the coexistence of magic and science isn't possible - unless all of the magics can be explained by science somehow.

- The religious assholes are the true villains of this series. They are deluded, pure evil shits. At least more than half of mankind at that time consisted of humans who didn't want to live in harmony with others, eg, proven by the priests who killed Lisa. Dracula is evil, too, but he listens to reason (as proven by when Lisa entered his castle), values science and certain human qualities in people. As Alucard said, Dracula could use his centuries of knowledge to improve mankind. Normal humans like Lisa could live in harmony with him. Imagine how advanced the world would be without the Dark Ages!

- The character of Dracula:  how this anime portrays Dracula impresses me: The scene in which he throws Isaac away to save his life speaks to his character. Although he is a monster who has done monstrous deeds and sees humans as cattle, he's also a fair-minded being who listens to logic and reason (even if it comes from a human) and is capable of real love and is willing to change his way for his loved ones. He values science, loyalty and true friendship.

- I knew early on that Dracula's Generals were going to turn against him later. That's where Dracula is being careless to employ these individuals:  your enemies are sure to kill you, but when you have 'friends' from the inside who want to kill you, too, you're doomed.

- The scene where Dracula snaps out of it must be the best moment in this season! I was hoping for a father-to-son heart-to-heart conversation that would end the war but... well.

- Seeing the ending where Alucard sits alone in the castle crying, a realization dawns on me:  Damn, religious assholes ruined it for everybody!

- If the anime ends here, it is a satisfying enough ending to me. I know there are more seasons after this and I wonder what they will be about. The only two characters I care about are Dracula and Alucard. Isaac is interesting, too, but I don't really care to see more of his life unless he's working for Dracula or Alucard.

- Animation quality:  the fighting scenes aren't so fluid, but the final fight in Dracula's castle is very satisfying to watch.  The animators didn't do a good job conveying the bonds among the three protagonists:  for example, the few scenes where they giggle and laugh together look very awkward.