Castlevania(キャッスルヴァニア,Kyassuruvania), also known in Japanese as Akumajō Dracula(悪魔城ドラキュラ,Akumajō Dorakyura, "Devil's Castle Dracula"), is a video game series created and developed by Konami, centered on the Belmont family, a clan of vampire hunters, and their fight with Dracula.