The words spoken door Robin in opening episode of this series seemed to sum up the globaal, algemene feeling of the species for the episodes to come. Indeed, compared to the Slayer Eric busje, van Helsing, the vampires shown in the toon Young Dracula are the very emboidment of 'awesome'.

Young Dracula is unlike any other vampire toon on televisie in one great respect: this is a children's show. However, unlike many children's shows of current times, Young Dracula credits its audience with intelligence, never once dumming things down to a level that could be considered disrespectful.

In the same vein, the toon does not make the vampires seem 'cutesy' and tame. We, the viewers, are very aware all throughout the series that these are dangerous people; and that we should not underestimate them. The toon also puts in moments that would be considered decidely creepy in an adult's show, and yet this does not make us shy away from it. We continue to watch, enjoying this mix of humour and horror, all in a neat half uur package.

Within these short half uur shows, we grow fond of all the characters, even the Slayers, and wish to know meer about them, something which gets us returning looking to see how each episode will pan out. For in Young Dracula, it seems possible that anything could happen. This week Ingrid recieves her full powers, the volgende the Count is sentenced to death, the week after that we could be watching as Robin tricks the entire Slayers Guild. We watch because we are entertained, and we are entertained as these characters are ones we can related to in some way. Like Vlad, and like Robin, people feel like mistfits within their own families. Like Ingrid people are underappericated. We can related to these characters, and we connect with them, sharing in their triumphs and their troubles.

Young Dracula is a toon unlike any other in its genre, and it is one that we can only hope in which its story will recieve a proper end