“Castlevania” (キャッスルヴァニア? Kyassuruvania) - also known in Japanese as Akumajō Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ? Akumajō Dorakyura, "Devil's Castle Dracula") - is a series of dark fantasy-themed action-adventure video games created and developed by Konami, centered on the Belmont family, a clan of vampire hunters, and their fight with Dracula (Wiki). Launched since 1986, the game itself evolves next into