Japan’s famous all-female theatre troupe, the Takarazuka Revue, put up a recording of one of their performances for international streaming. The theme: Castlevania, the classic Konami video game series about fighting vampires, and half the namesake of the “Metroidvania” genre. In fact, Castlevania: Awakening in the Moonlight is actually a loose adaptation of the franchise’s […]
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