CastleVania Dawn of Sorrow Opening

悪魔城ドラキュラ　蒼月の十字架
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow Opening

[@butyraceousbrachiosaurus]

0:52 Soma, you're going to have to fight that thing a bit longer because that's not the right seal for that boss.

[@manko2858]

+butyraceousbrachiosaurus kek

[@lapduynguyenthien8674]

but the seal is stronger, so he doesn't need to touch Balore to weaken him

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

to be fair Dario and dimitri is also their so a stronger seal might be required to seal them all at once

[@oofman1999]

​@@whoopingmuffin9700dario and dimitri don't need seals

[@BenOlsberg1995]

The intro was pretty well animated, they could've made a series of it

[@JonnyHorseman]

Boi i have news for you...

[@pokemontrainerserena2712]

HOW DID YOU!?-

[@nickynamikaze3183]

BLOWJAH HORSEMAN sadly it’s not soma tho

[@matias5817]

Oh boy... they did and they also disrespect Alucard's back side

[@Benjamin.Kaplan]

they should make a soma animated series...... or atleast a spinoff

[@marianokaz1503]

I don't understand why Castlevania fans don't like the art-style from Dawn of Sorrow, I honestly like the anime look it has. I even think the animated intro is awesome!

[@somefries3101]

It's not bad, it's just the resent that some fans have thanks to the change of artstyle, in my opinion i don't think it's that bad, tho' some faces do actually look kinda weird, i think portrait of ruin did the artstyle much better.

[@volioze4205]

Very very generic compared to Ayami Kojima's artworks. But of course that style is hardly doable in animation.

[@nuculaisvoidwalker5866]

Best anime 10/10

[@flashn00b]

Why aren't we voting for Soma for Smash?

[@microcassettes]

Because Simon is the Castlevania "representative", not Soma.

[@flashn00b]

Dr. Dryadma Well, Soma has the power of Dominance which gives much more to work with in terms of making a moveset.

[@microcassettes]

***** You could incorporate all of Simons whip moves, and the sub-weapons as well, so I think that Simon still has a decent set of moves. Plus, the item crashes work too.

[@lowhp_comic]

+Bruva Galathos Wouldnt his power of dominance function like Kirby's copying?

[@microcassettes]

+Princess Lucina Exactly. Plus we have Castlevania HD, so you already have a full set of moves.

[@TheUllas]

So cool. I don't mind the anime style at all, just have Soma appear in all games from now on. Hell, give Soma a sitcom and I'll watch the hell out of it.

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

dude, hell if the new castlevania anime gets a obligated timeskip we definitely need to cover these games, that style works perfectly with it.

[@James-oj6ru]

So that’s never going to happen with how the current adaptation show us anything

[@salgof2634]

Even area of sorrow had an old anime style

[@jeremyallen5974]

0:21 Soma: Jesus Christ, FINALLY. I've been farming for that Soul for the past twenty minutes...

[@jimbob3332]

Damn I want Soma's coat!

[@theoneitself]

jimbob3332 I have been dreaming about that coat since Aria of Sorrow,,, (it looks like a Doctor's coat but ... WAAAY MRE BADASS LOL)

[@whocalled3015]

I honestly do too man

[@willreymaster688]

Este comentario si es extremadamente antiguo

[@somacruz10]

I am good.

[@gergoth7504]

No

[@gergoth7504]

***** The fuck you just say about me,Anime Boy?

[@thesentientpotato8821]

Soma iz hawt

[@ufeldraku5618]

+Soma Cruz Such MLGness, such outfit, such hair. wow

[@arkanjoteixeira]

You're awesome Soma!

[@altf4enter238]

THE NOSTALGIA IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE Btw, they need to make an anime adaption. REAL SOON.

[@wrathian_hunter7689]

Soma is the definition of an Overpowered Main Character because of The Power of Dominance. Who else here agrees with me?.

[@TharsyanJaderuby]

Of course.

[@EHAmos]

Dude this intro still blows me away. I'm 32, but I was 14 when I played this and it was the first Castlevania game I ever owned and beat by myself. Permanent good memories of sitting with my best friend in highschool comparing maps and dropping everything to watch when one of us found a new area or secret

[@crystelsnowflake]

I want an Aria and Dawn of Sorrow anime.

[@riannegent2080]

This intro makes the game seem like it was released in 2010 not 2005. Obviously a lot of money went into this one

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

this is literally the last shit konami gave when it came to older franchises.

[@Hirabeatz]

@@whoopingmuffin9700 factual

[@zero-one2585]

@@whoopingmuffin9700 fitting because this game is the last of the timeline

[@AmbassadorBreadloaf]

THE NOSTALGIA IS STRONG WITH ME!!

[@gergoth7504]

And me

[@HetaliaCalifornia]

I just got this game less than a month ago. I was *not* prepared the moment I saw this amazing opening, but I knew I was going to love it.

[@AmbassadorBreadloaf]

CalianSonadora Haha, yeah. It's a cool intro. I got this game along with my DS when I was about 9 years old. I didn't know how to beat Dmitrii, so I got stuck xD Then I *somehow* managed to survive him (and he was using the malachi attacks throughout the whole fight), gergoth got shrekt, and I beat the heck outta Zephyr. Then I couldn't progress because yellow meduse heads... But now I kick ass at what I do within the game, and all of my souls are on the highest level, lvl 100 and all weapons you can get through the use of boss souls. I've come a long way since back then.

[@HetaliaCalifornia]

Amanda Melin OMG. I WAS SO NOT PREPARED BECAUSE I ONLY PLAYED THE AWESOME CASTLEVANIA 64! HAHAHA! I knew that it was going to be different but not *that* different! Oh my god! XD Fortunately, I've had a lot of video game experience in my life. I'm currently at the clock tower and by Dracula, I thought the Dark Chapel was a living hell! Hahaha! Medusa heads *everywhere*! Thank goodness I've spent hours collecting multiple souls from creatures!

[@ufeldraku5618]

+HetaliaCalifornia Dark Chapel wasn´t hard, when I was a kid, I got stuck with the ****** imp, I thought that Soma repeating his attacks was a bug, but no, Sadly, Imp is in Castlevania : OOE too.

[@Diainvcgtslover]

In a alternate world , there is a Castlevania anime that uses this particular animation

[@jamesmarquez868]

why do people hate the artstyle its not good as aria of sorrow but still its good

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

it allows for the developers to let the characters exibit more emotion without having to hire an artist to make portrait paintings, most characters now exibit a wider range of emotions, excluding arikado because, I have not seen one time alucard has exhibited any emotion, and soma for the sake of I have no fucking clue

[@hokutofan21]

It was actually to appear to a wider audience. With that said, the biggest issue is the portraits aren't even especially good for what they're supposed to be. Shading is abysmal, the colors contrast the game, and honestly drastic changes in a direct sequel is never a good idea. I don't even hate the portraits, but anybody that complains has a valid reason to do so. It's less jarring in Portrait of Ruin because a game isn't trying to sell you as more of the same while also ripping the carpet out from under feet.

[@hirotrum6810]

The portraits.... they are... *ruinous*

[@dannyg4835]

@@hirotrum6810 i see what you did

[@-PV-]

@@whoopingmuffin9700 Finally, FINALLY someone who gets the artstyle change. And also the artstyle plays into the screen res of the system very well, it is much more readable and way less compressed looking than Ayami's stuff on the GBA, I do still like Ayami don't get me wrong, but her style barely works for GBA and DS and plus you need to have some variety, you can't just have Ayami doing artwork for all games since SoTN, back in the Classicvania days there were multiple artists working on the series.

[@brendanbleecker9639]

I would love Netflix do an arc about Soma.

[@pokemonchampionserena9088]

Brendan Bleecker yes my dude

[@Hirabeatz]

Factual

[@trexion3443]

I would literally kill myself if soma is not in it lmao.

[@HectorMorales-yq3wt]

Re u alive yet?

[@----S.]

Well, theres a long way to go since soma was born in 1999

[@x3Pancakeyx3]

I'm gonna start playing this game again xD

[@Klef_Takis]

Ill be playing it for the first time today haha!

[@GweeGwee]

almost 10 years already? remember that Christmas very clearly :) great game

[@Vampirewerewolf1]

+Gwee I got it in December too. I miss that game...

[@GweeGwee]

***** It was a good game :) fun times

[@Aenwyrm]

it sorta has to do with his ability to gain souls. In aria they explain that it takes a great deal of concentration to keep from being overwhelmed by all those souls. So by thinking of Mina (his girlfriend) it gives him something to focus on and therefore keeps him from losing himself to the darkness.

[@menslady125eif2590]

Oh, dude! Castlevania SO needs to be an anime series!

[@whocalled3015]

I seriously want to play this game again

[@mikecohdova1567]

Watching this video 16 years hits so diferent and nostalgic.

[@davidcohen3772]

Who's here after they announced the dominus collection in the Nintendo direct

[@cpthurme]

Greatest Castlevania ever!! Another legendary game featuring Soma!

[@emersonlemus464]

If they were to make this game with Soma in it an anime i would binge watch it to death, this was my first Castlevania and it drove me to play them all.

[@cpthurme]

Wonderful :) I think we might look back on this game as a true classic of the last decade, and one of the greatest adventures in the series.

[@MakotoTsuguri]

The hell? Who compares this to Dragonball?! This was one of the most superb openings I seen for Castlevania in anime format. And they made Soma look badass.

[@pokemonchampionserena9088]

bro i paused at 0:18 and soma looks like he slapped someone

[@nicholascarpenter952]

The only castlevania game I had motivation to finish god i live this one.

[@dabiggestratintown]

Cannot wait until Soma gets some attention in the anime

[@gv82089]

What anime? The Netflix show isn't anime

[@rajlaxmisharma5748]

Wish games like this come back again 😭 is so best game i every play

[@sirsmoothable]

I remember playing this when I was like 9

[@chxngei]

this takes me back to the good ol days

[@xxXAnimeZing21Xxx]

aww. i remember this game! it was so much fun^^

[@user-fs8cf3gf5l]

Brings back lots of memories

[@Rythe117]

My favorite castlevania game personally, nice vid.

[@willreymaster688]

Que nostalgia me da ver este vídeo, fueron buenos momentos jugarlo en el DS. 03/06/2024

[@omegainkheart]

And now also switch

[@HellRider_]

Konami, y u no make full anime/ova of this?

[@butyraceousbrachiosaurus]

+Rynnec Zuhac they're too busy working on the pachinko machine

[@ufeldraku5618]

+Rynnec Zuhac Would be cool.

[@Metalora]

I know I'm a year late but consider your wish granted.

[@alucard624]

I remember the first time seeing this and being blown away. I thought, FINALLY, Castlevania's gonna be a kick ass anime. Sadly, between this and Portrait of Ruin's intro movie, this is all we may ever see. Forget a live action film, I would rather see an anime Castlevania movie. Hell, they could do the Demon Wars story if they won't do it in game form. And now with the reboot Lords of Shadow, who knows what the future of the franchise will be?

[@chibibeetle]

... and we got a Netflix animation. Not anime but pretty gud

[@A-m-K]

My alltime favourite Castlevania, even better as sotn in my opinion.

[@warpath375__]

AmK Good agruement, it's tough to choose one. I chose Symphony of the Night but I teeter back and forth.

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

I own both, and I prefer these games, it refined the formula and added an interested form of collecting, encouraging replayablility

[@swoobatcharge1764]

@@whoopingmuffin9700 It definitely has replayability I've played it like 15 times and I got something different out of it each time Maybe that's because I've never gotten 100% soul collection

[@mew2226]

Its so awesome to think this is the Opening to a game...A GAME!!!!!! OMG THE EPICNESS! It looks like an Anime

[@ShaDHP23]

Here's my voice cast Soma - Brad Swaile Mina - Kelly Sheridan Arikado - Alessandro Juliani Graham Jones - Dan Green Yoko - Myriam Sirois Julius - Don Brown Hammer - Richard Newman Celia - Venus Terzo Dimitri - Neil Ross Dario - Neil Ross

[@SomaCoreaix]

Soma is one of the greatest video game characters ever. Period. Makes sense cuz my username has his in it lol.........one other thing....if they ever make another CV game with Soma as the star role, my life will be set (even though it already is, thanks to his awesome awesomeness)

[@S1EEPLES5]

Unfortunately Konami and CV fans like Alucard too much. But I agree soma is definitely a better character not only because he has better gameplay system but also because of his weapon variety and overall character arc.

[@BifronsCandle]

This cinematic with good audio? Finally!

[@flamelmao69420]

God I remember playing this game religiously back during my huge middle school anime phase lmfao

[@josephmw431]

At 1:16, this was the part that puppet master scared me.

[@ChurriFMA]

I want a Castlevania anime covering the 3 games of the NDS aaaaahh

[@clemente3]

This looks so crusty nowadays but I'm so nostalgic for it. I love it!😆

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

I don't know why so many people complain about this game's art style, sure it looks like 90's anime but it looks great, even by today's standards.

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

Also Soma is a Japanese high school student so it works out pretty well

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

hell it matches the current castlevania series

[@SamTimelapseMan]

Bro right? I always wondered why aria of sorrrow characters looked like michael Jackson and the new ones look like sick anime characters

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

@@SamTimelapseMan oh shit bro

[@-PV-]

Ayamis work isn't true Gothic either, she is very anime if you look at some art and ESPECIALLY the mini Mangas she has helped illustrate for Nocturne/SOTN and Curse of Darkness. Ayami can be just as "anime artstyle" as the artists for this game and Portrait, plus why do people complain about this game and Portrait having lame anime artstyle butter Rondo and Legends are excused (which don't get me wrong, both of them look are amazing and are amazing games) , even though those are more anime than the 2 DS games could ever hope to be (though probably not as anime as ol Ayami Kojimba 🗿🤣)

[@MushroomSwissSirloin]

Kamehameha!!!! thats exactly what I was thinking at :31

[@makakplot]

dude this one ROCKS i past the game 100%...XD i love the theme song

[@nictheperson6709]

@Corey897 Portrait of Ruin had an anime based art style. And it came after Dawn if Sorrow.

[@carlosfelix14]

Nostalgia back with the theme

[@lowbugetmovies]

And this is why an Dawn of Sorrow anime would be so awesome.

[@menslady125eif2590]

I'm glad you agree.

[@FalconBoxe]

I love the intro :D

[@chrichri80170]

Good sound

[@kazuhirala]

How was this not a F-ing show!!?

[@MiagolioMaxwell]

Think now, if Soma were in Judgment, he would just spam summons an aggressive souls, he would be unstoppable, and he could seal any monsters. He seals zombie, he summons zombies, seal iron gladiators, summons iron gladiators, seals minotaurs, summons minotaurs, seals final boss monster, Time Reaper, summons... you get the point.

[@SolarisParadox]

Soma: "My, I'm incredibly bishonen today."

[@SudanCarib]

WAIT A MINUTE!!! That is the greatest idea that anyone has ever said about anything EVER!!!!!!!

[@StereoA]

I think the song at the start is Pitch Black Intrusion, and the song that starts playing after a minute or so is The Pinnacle.

[@ArmaBiologica35]

I hope the netflix Castlevania series will be successful enough for them to make 1 or 2 seasons exploring the story ark of Soma Cruz and his games.

[@LovePotion_]

@ninchia I know. It's just that in the Japanese translation of the game, that thing was called Cthulhu. I know H.P Lovecraft's ancient would kill Some with just a single touch of his pinky.

[@ShaDHP23]

@Spearformer I didn't think about it that way, but yes, now that you mention it, I think that'd be pretty sweet.

[@SparksterG40]

UPDATE: I did a bit of research, and I found out something that will get so many thumbs up from castlevania fanboys that ill be getting messages from almost every viewer of this vid. THEY ARE MAKING A CASTLEVANIA MOVIE. its coming out in aprox early 2012. dont beleive me? look it up.

[@PSI441]

surely this has to be the most amazing opening of any ds game?

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

I kinda have to give that one to the opening to black and white, atmospheric as fuck

[@z3roo0]

they should make a anime with this! i never played castlevania but this looks very cool =D

[@SeraphicSedition]

soma is the most epic vampireish thing EVER! he should have his own anime! btw the puppet master is my favorite villin in this game!

[@giodood537]

This is probably the best series of the timeline, and this is coming from a person who has played a good portion of all the other castlevanias, I mean think of it, this is one of the few and correct me if im wrong, maybe the only Castlevania game with an official sequel? (P.S still waiting for the game of the 1999 battle with a young Julius Belmont lol )

[@Carlos-lx1py]

Symphony of the Night is the sequel of Rondo of Blood too.

[@giodood537]

Thanks! see i wasnt sure, Those two were great Games too!

[@_TheSplicer_]

Wait a second. How the heck did they summon the second boss (I forgot his name) and also i dont remember his seal being that complicated it was just a V

[@Lexors]

Balore

[@Setvilioux]

Anyone else think that the intro is bloody epic? Dawn of sorrow,first castlevania game(yes i know,sue me)Got me into the franchise.

[@crazymooseeeeeeeeeee]

Definitely the best intro of the GB games.

[@realjoemavro]

My voice cast Soma...Johnny Young Bosch Mina...Hynden Walch Genya...Jason Marsden Graham...David Kaye Yoko...Laura Baily Hammer...Clancy Brown Julius...Kirk Thornton Celia...Luci Christian Dimitri...Mark Hamill Dario...Deidrich Bader

[@Kazuni]

@sslfsociety The sequel to Bloodlines is Portrait of Ruin.

[@HeinrichKonig]

You know a Japanese game is good when a high-school teenager is beating the shit out of legions of demons... and you can actually accept it X)

[@BlackRabbit007]

this is the most epic op of castlevania

[@francoylos3fumados]

no

[@Ouroburos14]

Soma has to be the best Castlevania hero to date!

[@samuelcamarillo1349]

Dimitri's is the only design I truthly like in this artstyle, it just fits.

[@Hei_Darkfire]

You know... If they'd have had an option to have English voices for the characters... This would probably be the ONLY Castlevania game I'd ever play with Symphony of the Night being a close second.

[@SthenoBoi]

0:32 CHIDORI!!!!!!!

[@Knightmare_SmurfENT]

I gotta say, even though the touch screen was only good for drawing seals in the game, I thought the seal system was damn cool and I would love to play this game a third time.

[@themayor787]

they should make an anime for this,honestly.

[@SilverGreyscale]

no... he isn't born 1999, he is 18, read the booklet and check out the castlevania wiki.. and the one that was born 1999 was Graham Jones

[@Joshua-zo9yq]

this shit was lit back in the day. I'll see myself out.

[@remyparaskovia5499]

Good Game , But is no where Near Aria of Sorrow.

[@Back.Attacked]

One of the best games I've played

[@SilverGreyscale]

Hey!! Anime is one of the most beautiful art forms, if you hate Anime, you hate art

[@AgentStolas]

ik the 2nd clip was a teaser but lolwut he was using alastor during puppet master fight, when alastor doesnt appear until way later.

[@bleachwind4ever]

Btw Its Like They Added Even More Spells Weopns From Portriot Of Ruin!Wow So Kool

[@Zero2026X]

One of the Best DS games out there

[@Alas07X]

@RikiOhRed yes that's true, but having a game with just one character in an almost 25 year long saga is absurd, that's why a new character comes up to fight Dracula every whatever years, and so far Soma (Dracula's reincarnation) is the latest in present/future Castlevania timeline along with Alucard, Julius Belmont, and Yoko Belnades, who have big influences in the story either by older characters they'r related to who played a big part in the saga.

[@Thebrotherhoodofgaming]

i liked my castlevania when it WASN'T a japanese anime and took place in Transylvania where it BELONGS T_T

[@another15]

Hell, it's been a while since I played that game. time to mop up Menace again!

[@MegaMacTV]

It is similar but the one found in Aria has a furred collar and more leather looking material. You would have to look at the character art for Soma in both games to see the true differences.

[@Stanr93]

THANK YOU!

[@sarahmaymanalang2111]

I miss this

[@SilverGreyscale]

Maybe he did but I like his design in this game better and they added more Pictures for him in the dialogues