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Castlevania (/ˌkæsəlˈveɪniə/), known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise created by Konami. The series is largely set in the castle of Count Dracula, the arch-enemy of the Belmont clan of vampire hunters.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Castlevania | Creator | Hitoshi Akamatsu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | Konami | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | Eighting (2008) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | M2 (2009–2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | MercurySteam (2010–2014) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | Kojima Productions (2010) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | Evil Empire (2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Developers | Motion Twin (2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | First release | Castlevania September 26, 1986 (1986-09-26) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Genres | Platform | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Genres | Metroidvania | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Genres | Action-adventure | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Genres | Action role-playing | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Genres | Hack and slash | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Latest release | Haunted Castle Revisited August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | AmigaAndroidArcadeCommodore 64DOSGame BoyGame Boy ColorGame Boy AdvanceiOSMSX2Nintendo 3DSNintendo 64Nintendo DSNintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo SwitchNintendo Switch 2Play… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Amiga | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Android | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Arcade | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Commodore 64 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | DOS | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Game Boy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Game Boy Color | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Game Boy Advance | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | iOS | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | MSX2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Nintendo 3DS | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Nintendo 64 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Nintendo DS | 1.00 | infobox |
| Castlevania | Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1.00 | infobox |
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