A new adaptation of Dracula, you say? And it’s Japanese animation?! I’m fricking there!

Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned follows Drac as he falls in love with a woman who is meant to be a new bride for Satan (!) but is stolen by our favourite winged vampire. He even becomes a dad!

As you’ll probably have surmised, this takes characters from the original book by Bram Stoker and utilises them in a whole new adventure in the present day. This is actually an animated adaptation of the Marvel Tomb of Dracula comic book series.

Wanna see Dracula courting his new beau by taking her to a restaurant and then window shopping with her afterwards? Of course you do! You even get to see him go to a hamburger joint at one point in the narrative.

There was a point in the proceedings where I thought to myself, ‘Anything could happen in this film’ as the action goes from one incredible event to another. But one thing I knew was that I loved it from start to finish.

The animation is amazing and perfect for comic book fans and horror aficionados alike.

Look for the subtitled version on YouTube rather than the dubbed. It feels even more dramatic in its native tongue.

A delight.

4.5 out of 5 stars