Devil May Cry

Patty Lowell—the lost heir of a prestigious family—is found at an orphanage, and J.D. Morrison brings her to his acquaintance Dante, the owner of a business called "Devil May Cry." Dante takes on so-called "odd jobs," and at Morrison's request, he agrees to become a bodyguard for Patty. Begrudgingly, he sets out to deliver Patty to her family, though he is a bit annoyed with a job that essentially amounts to babysitting.

While Dante seems like a lazy good-for-nothing, he is actually a prolific demon hunter, which comes in handy when demons begin pursuing Patty. Soon enough, Dante realizes that there is more to this case than meets the eye, and he makes use of his particular skill set in order to keep Patty safe.

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Dante Main

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Lowell, Patty Main

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Lady Supporting

Orikasa, Fumiko Japanese

Trish Supporting

Tanaka, Atsuko Japanese

Sparda Supporting

Moduce Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Morrison, J.D. Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Brad Supporting

Nojima, Hirofumi Japanese

Huston, Elena Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Barl Supporting

Nakata, Jouji Japanese

Satomi, Tetsurou Producer

Ibira, Takaya Producer

Katagiri, Daisuke Producer

Itagaki, Shin Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

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Apr 22, 2025

bossunhimeswitch

Recommended

I've been meaning to watch this anime for a couple of decades almost at this point and the Netflix animated series inspired me to finally get around to watching it. I was not disappointed. I think most of the anime held up well over the years. I also liked the nostalgia for a 00's Madhouse production. That said, while I appreciated the focus on the characters and the episodic nature of the first about three quarters of the series, I do kind of wish they'd gotten to explore what happened in the final quarter of the story I wanted to see more of it and ... explore the emotions invested in it. That's kind of a weakness of a lot of anime from that time period though. It's why I knew things would take off once I got to episode 9.

If you like Madhouse anime and anime from the mid 2000's then you'll likely enjoy this anime. If you want an anime that has a sweeping plot that drives every single episode forward, then you might find th is anime a bit meandering in the first three quarters of the story. Even so, it is an interesting story and I liked what they did with the ending even if I wished it could have dug a little deeper.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 23, 2025

MyNameIsMike

Mixed Feelings

I’ve recently gotten into the Devil May Cry games so I wanted to check out this anime since it adds more to the lore and is canonical. While I think it has some merit, I was left somewhat disappointed.

On paper, I really do love the concept of this series. An episodic series of missions Dante goes on hunting demons and exploring Dante’s story between DMC 1 and DMC 2 as well as adding more lore to the series. I was kinda hoping it’d be like a Clone Wars for DMC. This series generally scratches the surface of it but doesn’t consistently make the most of ... the concept. The series doesn’t really mention the events of the previous games and how they’re weighing on him. As a fan, I can fill in the gaps no problem but I find it hard for a casual fan or a newcomer to understand Dante’s character and mindset at the time. Though, the episodes that do get this right are really really good, most notably episodes 3 and 8.

The artstyle of this show is pretty cool it does capture that gothic horror the series was inspired off of and normally I wouldn’t care for the darker more muted colors in this series but I think it fits for the tone of this series since Dante isn’t really in this best mindset at this point. The voice acting is hit or miss, all I’m really happy about is Reuben Langdon, as usual, gives an amazing performance as Dante to the point where he’s carrying the lackluster writing. Though I feel like the show lacks in the usual Devil May Cry style. The soundtrack is boring and forgettable which is unusual from a series known for its killer soundtracks. Also the action is this show is boring. It suffers from the Samurai Champloo issue where Dante’s TOO good at what he does so every fight is almost over in an instant. Dante never gets the chance to show off his flashy combos and skills which is pretty much the main thing that games are known for. Instead he just uses his guns or uses his sword as a finisher which is disappointing. There are exceptions to this but generally Dante’s fight scenes are boring. Though, in all fairness, I do like how this series did try to play more into Dante’s private investigator angle in some episodes where he beats the demon but outsmarting them. I just wish they could combine the games combat with the detective angle, it would’ve given the show much needed personality.

In general the whole world of this anime doesn’t capture the world of DMC. It all just feels so… boring and mundane. Whether it’s the human aspect, demon aspect, or fight scenes it just lacks the flashiness and bravado that I love about the games. All the characters are nothing burgers whether they’re original or from the game.

Also idk where to throw this but I wanted to mention the audio quality was bad. Maybe it was the site I was using or maybe it’s the show but I had to turn the volume up all the way for every episode and I still couldn’t understand what the demons said or when they’d randomly cut to a far away scene and the audio is far away.

I think this suffers the fate of DMC 2 where, at its worst, it’s not outright bad, it’s just boring. But at its best, this series does shine through but I am ultimately disappointed that we couldn’t have gotten more of those moments. Only worthwhile episodes are 3, 7, 8, 9, and 12 everything else is just kinda forgettable. Alright anime experience kinda weak for fans.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 16, 2025

_Bubassotto_

Not Recommended

Devil May Cry or will I cry?

Jokes aside, this version of Devil May Cry is somewhat monotonous. For me, who knows little about the story of the Devil May Cry game (I only played Devil May Cry 5 for Playstation 2), it is somewhat boring to watch this anime. The demons and their battles against Dante are "fun" to watch, but that's it. There is no scene that is memorable enough to stay in someone's head for a long time. The only part that is actually interesting is the character designs, especially Dante's. The visuals themselves are wonderful, faithful to the game and well detailed. ... About the story...well, that's it, there's nothing that gives any signs of continuity, you could watch a separate episode and it wouldn't be out of the story at all because the story of this version has a beginning, middle and end in the episode itself (rarely does this change, if I'm not mistaken only in episodes 9 and 10). The music, soundtrack and opening of the anime aren't bad but they're also not memorable, they're basically nothing because they don't leave anything present in your mind that reminds you of them. I conclude my review with a solid 5 because despite this animated version of the game having become quite dated, it's still something that pleases some and I don't consider it a horrible work, it's just boring, for those who are fans of DMC it should be fun to watch, other than that I think it's difficult. I'll hardly watch it again but I don't recommend it to anyone because there are many much more interesting animes out there.

=================================================================================================================Versão em Português=====================================

Devil May Cry ou eu que irei chorar?

Piadas a parte essa versão de Devil May Cry é um tanto quanto monótona, para mim que sei pouco sobre a historia do game de Devil May Cry (só joguei o Devil May Cry 5 de Playstation 2) é um tanto quanto chato de ver esse anime, os demônios e os combates deles contra o Dante são "divertidinhos" de acompanhar mas é só isso, não tem uma cena que seja marcante o suficiente para ficar na cabeça de alguem por muito tempo. Única parte que de fato é interessante são os designe dos personagens, principalmente o do Dante, o visual em si é maravilhoso, fiel ao jogo e bem detalhado. Sobre a historia.......bom, é aquilo né, não há nada que dê sinais de continuidade, daria para ver um episodio avulso por ai que não estaria por fora da historia nem um pouco pois a historia dessa versão tem começo, meio e fim no próprio episodio (raras ocasiões isso muda, se não me engano no episodio 9 e 10 só). Musica, trilha sonora e abertura do anime não são ruins mas tambem não marcantes, elas basicamente não são nada pois não deixam nada presente na sua mente que faça lembrar delas. Concluo minha review com um solido 5 pois apesar de ter ficado bem datado essa versão animada do game, ainda é algo que agrade a alguns e não considero uma obra horrível, só é chata, para quem é fã de DMC deve ser divertido de ver, fora isso acho dificil. Dificilmente verei de novo mas não recomendo pra ninguem pois tem muitos animes bem mais interessantes por ai.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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