This is a pretty stellar video that untangles Castlevania's history as much as anyone can. It's interesting to see this entire history stretched out like this, and the looper video below dives into a lot of the interesting nooks and crannies of the series and the lore.
Most interesting is the early series info, or lack thereof; I had no idea that the creators of the early additions of the series were so unknown. Get a trip down memory lane or just increase your Castlevania knowledge.
Here's the description of the video is below, and get more info on the upcoming season 2 of the animated series here.
In 1986, Castlevania took players inside Dracula's sprawling, horrifying mansion, and gamers never looked back. Now, over three decades later, Castlevania isn't just a major video game series, it's also an animated series, a series of comic books, and the origin of an entire video game genre. And just like Vlad's castle, Castlevania is full of secrets. There's much more to the game than whips and vampires...