Powerhouse Animation Studios

Background

Powerhouse Animation Studios is an animation studio based in Austin, Texas. The company signed a first-look deal with Netflix in 2021.

1st Logo (2012-)

Visuals: On a yellow background, there is a drawing of a black factory with a smoke cloud above it, surrounded by a red-outline. Below it, there is the text "POWERHOUSE ANIMATION" in a stacked fashion, with a registered trademark symbol next to "POWERHOUSE"

Variants: Multiple custom variants exist themed around certain shows the company produced:

Season 1 of Castlevania on Netflix features their regular, animated logo, except that the final product is now blood red.
Season 2 of Castlevania has the logo on a yellow banner in a dark, castle hallway full of candles. A sprite rendition of Trevor Belmont walks in front of the banner, jumps up, and whips^[1] a candle, causing a heart to float down into Trevor. He then assumes an idle stance. Castlevania: Nocturne features an almost identical logo, except that a rendition of Richter Belmont appears in place of Trevor.

Technique: A still, digital graphic. 2D animation on Season 1 of Castlevania, and sprite animation for Castlevania Season 2-4/Castlevania: Nocturne.

Trivia: Trevor and Richter's sprites in the Castlevania variants are based on Richter's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night sprites.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Audio Variants: Depends on the custom theme.

Castlevania Season 1 has tense orchestral music, while Season 2-4 and Castlevania: Nocturne feature a video game-style cover of the former, accompanied by the whip and heart sound effects from the original Castlevania game.

Availability: First appeared on The Adventures of Kid Danger.

↑ The whip is made of leather on the first episode of Season 2; starting with Episode 2 of Season 2, the whip is made of chain. This is referencing how, in the games, the whip turns to chain as it gets stronger, and also how Trevor found the Morning Star in the Belmont Hold. On Nocturne, the whip has reverted to leather.

[1] The whip is made of leather on the first episode of Season 2; starting with Episode 2 of Season 2, the whip is made of chain. This is referencing how, in the games, the whip turns to chain as it gets stronger, and also how Trevor found the Morning Star in the Belmont Hold. On Nocturne, the whip has reverted to leather.

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