Bloody Tears (血の涙, Chi no Namida^?) is the name of a traditional tune in the Castlevania series. Castlevania is a Video game series created and developed by Konami. The tune was composed by the team of Kenichi Matsubara, Masahiro Ikariko, Kazuhiko Uehara & T-San. Since then versions of the tune have been composed by various artists.

柴田直人プロジェクト (Naoto Shibata PROJECT)'s version of this tune is often incorrectly attributed to Cradle of Filth on various peer-to-peer networks, but can actually be found on Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle an album featuring hard rock renditions of several classic Akumajō Dracula (Castlevania) themes

Castlevania games featuring "Bloody Tears"

• Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - composed by Kenichi Matsubara, Shinya Sakamoto, Kyohei Sada, Tonma Kun-No Papa. For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing Perfect Selection Dracula Battle (Japanese パーフェクトセレクション　ドラキュラ・バトル is an album arranged by and performed by 柴田直人プロジェクト "Castlevania II" and "Castlevania 2" redirect here
• Haunted Castle - composed by Masahiro Ikariko, Kazuhiko Uehara & T-San. Haunted Castle is an Arcade game released in 1988, by Konami.
• Super Castlevania IV - composed by Masanori Adachi, Sotaro Tojima. Super Castlevania IV, known as in Japan is a platform game developed and published by Konami and the first Castlevania game for the Super Sotaro Tojima (often mistaken for "Souji" Taro Kudou) is a Japanese Video game music Composer.
• Akumajou Dracula X Chi no Rondo - composed by Mikio Saito, Kozo Nakamura, Akiropito, Sanoppi
• Akumajo Dracula (Sharp X68000) - composed by Kozo Nakamura. Dracula X redirects here For the American SNES game see Castlevania Dracula X, and for the Playstation and Sega Saturn sequel see Castlevania Symphony of the Kozo Nakamura (中村康三 is a Bemani musician / composer who works mainly in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series is a 2001 PlayStation remake of the 1993 Sharp X68000 version of the original Akumajō Dracula. The Sharp X68000, often referred to as the X68k, is a home computer released only in Japan by the Sharp Corporation. Kozo Nakamura (中村康三 is a Bemani musician / composer who works mainly in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series
• Castlevania: Bloodlines - composed by Michiru Yamane. Castlevania Bloodlines is the only Castlevania Video game released on the Mega Drive/Genesis. (born 1963 is a video game composer from Japan. She is known primarily for her work on the Castlevania series and other Konami games
• Castlevania: Dracula X (Known as Castlevania V: Vampire's Kiss in Europe) - composed by Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Uekou and Masahiko Kimura. Castlevania Dracula X is a platform game developed and published by Konami and based on Akumajou Dracula X Chi no Rondo, which was previously Masahiko Kimura (木村 雅彦 Kimura Masahiko) is a Japanese music composer and pianist working for Konami Digital Entertainment Co
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Sega Saturn version) - composed by Michiru Yamane. Castlevania Symphony of the Night is a 2D Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami in 1997 The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America (born 1963 is a video game composer from Japan. She is known primarily for her work on the Castlevania series and other Konami games
• Castlevania Legends - composed by Kaoru Okada and Youichi Iwata. Castlevania Legends is the third and final Castlevania title released for the original Game Boy.
• Castlevania 64 - composed by Masahiko Kimura. Castlevania is a video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo 64. Masahiko Kimura (木村 雅彦 Kimura Masahiko) is a Japanese music composer and pianist working for Konami Digital Entertainment Co
• Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - composed by Masahiko Kimura. Castlevania Legacy of Darkness is a Video game that was developed and published by Konami for the Masahiko Kimura (木村 雅彦 Kimura Masahiko) is a Japanese music composer and pianist working for Konami Digital Entertainment Co
• Castlevania Chronicles - Arranged version composed by Sota Fujimori. is a 2001 PlayStation remake of the 1993 Sharp X68000 version of the original Akumajō Dracula. Sota Fujimori (born November 10 in Tokyo) has been a staff composer for the Konami Corporation in Japan since 1998
• Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - One of the quotes of Bloody Tears can be heard by the end of credits. Castlevania Lament of Innocence (commonly abbreviated as LoI) is a video game created by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 console
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - composed by Masahiko Kimura. is an Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami. Masahiko Kimura (木村 雅彦 Kimura Masahiko) is a Japanese music composer and pianist working for Konami Digital Entertainment Co (Only accessible through Julius Mode)
• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - composed by Michiru Yamane. is an Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy Advance. (born 1963 is a video game composer from Japan. She is known primarily for her work on the Castlevania series and other Konami games (There's a trace of the melody in "Epilogue," the Ending 2 theme. )
• Castlevania: Order of Shadows
• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

Non-Castlevania games featuring "Bloody Tears"

• Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Paseri Jou
• DreamMix TV World Fighters
• Beatmania IIDX: 13 DistorteD
• Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3
• Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2
• Konami Krazy Racers

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