Castlevania is a legendary gaming series that has a heritage stretching back to the late 1980s, going through dozens of incarnations since its inception and following the vampire-fighting Belfont family and their battles against Dracula.

So when it was announced that Castlevania would be getting made into an anime series to air on Netflix, it's safe to say that we and legions of fans were excited for it.

Well, it finally dropped last night with four episodes popping up on Netflix, and now seems a good time to turn to Twitter to see what other people are thinking.

It's safe to say that the overwhelming reaction has been positive, with floods of tweets hailing it a success:

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Give @warrenellis and @SamuelDeats a cookie, maybe 2. The Castlevania anime is on point and already has me hooked. — Dante Worcester (@RogueInfinity) July 7, 2017

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This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Finished the available episodes of Castlevania. Think it's great so far. I like the animation, and it's hella brutal. — Rom Gonzalez (@gentlemanwizard) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I don't want to spoil anything else but I am a huge Castlevania fan and the Netflix series gets a big giant stamp of approval from me !! — Dreamin' (wear your mask 😷) (@DreaminErryDay) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Holy fuck. The Castlevania anime is amazing. Right off the bat. — Dante Worcester (@RogueInfinity) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Netflix's Castlevania is a slow burn, with good writing, and great action sequences. Surprising amount of animated gore. Good. — Zott (@GreatZott) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. OH MY GOD CASTLEVANIA WAS SO GOOD @powerhouseanim YOU GUYS KILLED IT !! gimme that 2nd season NOW — Dreamin' (wear your mask 😷) (@DreaminErryDay) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. watched the whole thing, Castlevania owns, already super excited for the next season — Zaboomabufu (@JetGrindFuture) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I'M LITERALLY NOT EVEN A MINUTE INAND I'M ON THE VERGE OF TEARS I LOVE CASTLEVANIA SOOO MUCH — mrs. freddy fazbear 👰🏽 (@PEACHVALENTlNE) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Seen first #netflix castlevania episode. Honestly? I can't think of a better starting episode. Lore can wait, this was all about characters — Richard WG Wiltshire (@meTheRWG) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This opening is a piece of art 👌🏻❤️😍 @netflix #Castlevania #Dracula #Belmont 🏹🦇⚰️🗡 pic.twitter.com/WczwR0jNBK — Emrys Saibot (@SaibotAlter) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Netflix's Castlevania totally demolished my expectations. Holy shit. Stunning animation and a damn good voice cast. — Marshall Flores (@IPreferPi314) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Just watched the first 2 eps of Castlevania. Best thing anyone's done with the license in years despite the ABSURD gore & profanity — Doozy Bot (@Doozy_Bot) July 7, 2017

Of course, you can't please everyone – so there were a couple of dissenting voices out there going against the tide of opinion:

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This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Waitaminute... Warren Ellis wrote this? Huh. Not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed. #Castlevania #Netflix — Neil Michael Burke (@whambamneil) July 7, 2017

Some interesting dialogue got picked up along the way:

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Lol I was not expecting a line like that at all #Castlevania #Netflix pic.twitter.com/pkOGjRzckt — Wannabe Reviewer (@Wannabe_Review) July 7, 2017

And scores of people were desperate for more:

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Netflix's "Castlevania" is good. Dracula is interesting. Trevor, Sypha, & Alucard are badasses. 4 episodes @ 23 minutes each sucks though. — Wulfegang (@Wulfegang) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. There's only 4 episodes of #Castlevania? @netflix — Jamie Summers △⃒⃘ (@jamiesummersbks) July 7, 2017

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This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Four episodes of the new #Castlevania show is not enough to satisfy my need for gothic vampire gore. @netflix — Tim (@supertimbo180) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Quality > quantity always, but... Castlevania is only four episodes? Uhhh — Ron Taylor, Esq. 🚫🐷 (@TaleSpun) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Netflix's Castlevania animation only has 4 episodes and each episode is just 24 minutes long. Can't believe I waited this long for this. 😒😒 — Nii Jutsu (@boy_of_prey) July 7, 2017

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Finished Netflix's Castlevania: Great show, only complaint was it ended so soon and now I have to wait till next year for more. — The Dali Popka: The Secret of the Ooze (@ThePopka) July 7, 2017

It seems that Netflix was testing the waters by only putting out four episodes. So, going on what we can see here, it would be fair to say it's been received well – and we can't wait for more to come along.

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