Why Annette is Black (Castlevania: Nocturne) || The release of Castlevania Nocturne, Netflix’s sequel series to Castlevania, revealed that the character Annette was race-swapped to be a runaway slave and given a new backstory as a monster hunter. And as you can imagine, sexist and racist trolls began to reveal themselves, challenging the decision along with dark-skinned characters in the anime in general. So allow me to explain both why Annette is black in Castlevania: Nocturne, and why the changes associated with this race swapped version of her character makes her better than the main character of the show, Richter Belmont.

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00:00 Introduction
03:25 Why Do I Love Annette?
10:24 Richter Belmont
19:04 Why Don’t Others Appreciate That?
22:56 Conclusion

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