Devil May Cry: The Animated Series

I love DeviL may Cry! The games are my favorite all time series, I love the books, I love everything about the universe! I have only seen episode 1 of this and from that episode it appears the story and style of the anime follows the Devil May Cry Novel by Shin-Ya Goikeda which is a GREAT thing! The story in the games are great but in the novel is where it truly shines and the real Dante emerges. As soon as Dante is first shown in the episode and he asks for a Strawberry Sundae I smiled. Anyone who has read the book knows that thats his favorite and seeing that in the anime was just killer. The dialog and story seems very Devil May Cry-ish. Not like the story in the games, definitely like in the novel. I truly recommend watching this anime its great especially for everyone who has read the novel. My only complaint from episode 1 is that in the beginning instead of Dante saying his tradition "Jackpot!" line he as "Bingo!" and it really made me sick. I was hoping he would say Jackpot.

I can't wait for the series to hit the states in English so I can watch it all :D

I haven't played any of the Devil may cry games but I've always wanted to. I have a feeling this series is more faithful to the source material than the Netflix one. I like both versions of Dante with the Netflix one being more ADHD while the original series is more grounded.

I like the female characters more in this series more too. Yes they're drawn way more scantily but atleast they have more of a personality than tough chick. I also like that the women are given a chance to prove how badass they are in this show.

I think this show is way more grounded, less preachy, has the right amount of gory action a series like this should have, and I miss animation like this.

Coming hot off the trail of watching the new Netflix Devil May Cry series I watched the original Anime series from 2007 and it is truly a night and day comparison. I do not know what they were thinking but the 2007 one dwarfs the 2025 one. It's night and day for the most part. First off they got the original voice actor for Dante in the 2007 series that's in the games from DMC3 onwards. Next each episode starts off by saying "Mission" and the number next to it for each episode which simply out the gate makes you feel a direct correlation to the games. Then there's the way Dante talks and acts. He's a suave dude and cool as a cucumber and pretty passive. The Netflix version in comparison made him into this quip machine that would have made Spider-Man jealous and then there was the sub characters like Lady and Trish who just simply felt and looked like their gaming counterparts whereas in the Netflix series Lady was some kind of war veteran with a full body armored suit for some reason and whiffing of girl boss emasculating all of her male colleagues on the field of battle. Lastly the 2007 series felt more like DMC because of how each episode was structured. Every episode started off with a job being called in or brought to Dante's attention to take on as a contract so his broke ass could get some money for his pizza addiction. Then it progressively gets deeper as the series goes on and culminates to a huge 2 part finale. Overall if anyone is a fan of the games then this is the series for you as the Netflix one is all flash and no substance for the most part with only a mere mild understanding of the characters and reworking a little too much for the liking.

At First like all of you I came up with the game series of it....and for further excitement I cam upon the anime series....Main theme as a devil hunter it is same as game but it shows us that getting carried away by our work, is not a good thing at all. There is no necessary to be practical at all time, you could just help your emotions may come out......so for the sake of eternity wherever and whoever you are, just listen to your heart's content.....it always brings benefit to you

The Anime may be not much like the other great anime's in the world but it is one of a kind....and some episode are really great.

It would be great if you prefer the positive sides of it more than negatives then it would cause you better result........

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As a huge fan of the games I felt like I was reading a bad movie adaptation of a book. There is maybe only one moment during the entire series when you feel like Dante is in any kind of danger, and without that there is just very little excitement. Even in what are supposed to be his hardest battles he never seems to be in danger, which knowing his background from the games is what you'd expect, but didn't make for a very exciting show. There are also many key elements lacking from the game such as his Devil Trigger, and gaining and using new weapons. The only reason I gave this a 5 was because it captured Dantes character very well and also had some excellent animation elements to it. If they continue this series I would hope the writers would play the games through and try to match what they see there.