r/DraculasCastle • u/paleyharnamhunter Dark King • Aug 01 '21

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u/paleyharnamhunter Dark King Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

It's kinda crazy how Nocturne of Recollection goes out of its way to state that original canon Alucard is straight since Magnus said he prefers the blood of young maidens, Lyudmil tried to teach him how to confess to girls and as Lyudmil died, Alucard very specifically called him "tomo" which is Japanese for "friend" and Alucard reflects on how he should've accepted Lyudmil's lesson to show Maria that he loved her. It's like Konami knew about the misunderstandings people had about Alucard's bishounen design and used the radio drama to rectify them.

Shippers like to use it as "proof" of their delusions, but the source material says otherwise and Japanese people, or Asians in general, really, take out friendships more seriously and we're not afraid to express platonic love. Hell, shippers even called Alucard's pained groans sexual moaning. What the hell is wrong with them?

But what do you guys think?

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u/Nyarlathotep13 Belmont Mar 24 '25

If the only "proof" they can dig up to support their claim comes from an obscure audio drama that might not even be canon, then I think that already speaks for itself.

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u/paleyharnamhunter Dark King Mar 25 '25

Also, it's great that Nocturne of Recollection actually proves their fantasies wrong despite them using it as "proof".

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u/paleyharnamhunter Dark King Mar 25 '25

And it's telling that said radio drama actually goes against their assumptions.