The words spoken kwa Robin in opening episode of this series seemed to sum up the ujumla, jumla feeling of the species for the episodes to come. Indeed, compared to the Slayer Eric van Helsing, the Wanyonya damu shown in the onyesha Young Dracula are the very emboidment of 'awesome'.

Young Dracula is unlike any other vampire onyesha on televisheni 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 onyesha does not make the Wanyonya damu 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 onyesha 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 saa package.

Within these short half saa shows, we grow fond of all the characters, even the Slayers, and wish to know zaidi 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 inayofuata 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 onyesha unlike any other in its genre, and it is one that we can only hope in which its story will recieve a proper end