Devil May Cry

Badass half-human half-devil? That's Dante your talking about. Devil May Cry made its name first on games. Its really popular on game consoles, because a hack and slash game that's so detailed like DMC doesn't come quite often. And in 2007 they made an anime adaptation of it.


Story : 8
First of all, if you have no idea what Devil May Cry is. Its the name of a shop that Dante owns, a half-human half-devil who specializes on doing missions concerning devils. The story does not much differ from the game, Dante is still running his shop. But this time, he started helping a little girl ... named Patty. Who ends up staying at his shop. It doesn't really focus on Patty though. Every episode he completes different missions. The last two episodes are the longest mission he'll be doing.


Art : 8
Art was great, the series was aired in 2007. And I'd say that it has better art than most of the 2007's animes. Well they did use a lot of CG's on it, since it has quite a lot action scenes.


Character : 8
Dante is your badass devil hunter, he has two handy dandy guns named Ebony and Ivory. And the sword Rebellion, which Sparda his father gave him. I kinda hoped that more characters from the game were used. Too bad some of the more badass characters in the game weren't shown on the series. But! Two of the supporting characters at the game were shown, Lady and Trish. Lady is a human devil hunter like Dante, and Trish is Dante's old partner at the shop. And the new characters shown on the series were pretty quite good too. Patty is your resident loli maid that lives in the shop. She's too damn cute.


Music : 7
Not much to mention on music. The ending theme is quite good though. The opening theme is just instrumentals, I didn't bother listening to it though.


Enjoyment : 8
The series is short; so I quite enjoyed it myself, since I've been a fan of DMC ever since I've played it. If you loved the game, this definitely won't waste your time.


Overall : 8
Overall, the animation didn't quite hit like the game. But for me? It was worth my time, many games that were adapted to anime suck real bad. But DMC is quite OK for me though. I might be biased since I loved the game. But anyway, all in all you wouldn't enjoy this series if you haven't played any of the games. Since the series didn't bother telling who or what is Dante, and you surely want to know how DMC started. And its a must to know who Dante is, there's more to him than being a badass devil hunter. You'd love to know his history more. I highly recommend playing any DMC games or googling it if you don't have the time to play any of it. JACKPOT.

I love the Devil May Cry games (although, to be honest, I haven’t played its second installment). And, wandering hopelessly on the web, I found out it has an anime adaptation. Too bad for me though, only finding out about it just lately.

With me, who has played the Devil May Cry games, I had high expectations with this.

Story: (6/10)
It's your typical cartoon series: it has no sequence, no continuity. You can watch the first few episodes in random order and find no differences in each. I recommend you watch episodes 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9 before watching episodes 10-12. It'd be less depressing ... that way.

Art: (8/10)
Animation's good. It has has that Devil May Cry feel, but a little milder. Gun animations are pretty cool too. Motorcycles, slashes, etc. are all good. one thing you'd hate about it though is that you will witness less the action unlike that in the games. Also, Dante's anime features is pretty accurate.

Sound: (10/10)
Okay. Maybe I'm exaggerating on this one, or maybe I'm not. Sounds were amazing and believable. They have convinced me that this 'thing' is slashed, or the gun has fired, or a person's walking. Also, the opening theme was one of the best musical scores I've heard from an anime.

Character: (6/10)
Dante's overall cool-and-mysterious-that-somehow-still-finds-a-way-to-be-hilarious characteristics made an episode worth watching. Also, at first, I didn't like Patty and Morrison. But Patty's story was moving, and Morrison's pretty cool. But, it's not that I don't want to see them, it's just that I wanted to see somebody else. Like Lady and Trish for example, who, if I might add, were just worthless the whole story. I mean, sure, Lady makes more money with her heterochromic eyes, and Trish is this bad ass chic who controls electricity. But, no. They weren't as interesting as they were in the games. It's like they were never there at all. I also wanted too see Virgil, and the Devil Trigger in its full capacity. Too bad, I didn't.

Enjoyment: (7/10)
If you're going to ask me if it really is enjoyable, yes. It is enjoyable. Patty's fun to watch especially when she nags around Dante. Cool, although minimal, fight scenes will reel you in. Comedy was not too forced. I have said this earlier, but some episodes would just blow you off. That made it less interesting.

It was Stylish! (EP12). Overall, it’s actually pretty good. It had boring instances, but only a few. If you haven't played the game, you should watch it. If you have, then it'd be your choice. Other than the upsetting parts of the anime, it still has that Devil May Cry feel, especially when Dante becomes all cool and turns on his swag. It’s worth watching.

it follows the misadventures of Dante, a tall, half-demon man that fights other demons with automatic pistols and a nine-foot-long sword. There are other characters, too, but none of them are particularly interesting, nor do any of them stand out as unique or dynamic. Dante is the owner of "Devil May Cry," a business that investigates demons... or something...

Oh yes, the fight scenes. So very many mindless fight scenes, complete with copious levels of gore.Now, don't get me wrong, I like fight scenes, and I can see why an anime based on an action game would want to have a lot of fight scenes. But ... when the fight scenes preclude any form of storytelling, as they do in Devil May Cry, then I can't see the justification in making an anime series at all.

I do have to give credit where credit is due, though. Despite all of its many faults, Devil May Cry is very well animated. The fight scenes and action sequences, countless as they are, are all fluidly animated. The backgrounds are crisp and clear, and provide a good contrast to the characters that inhabit them. Devil May Cry just looks good....

I recommend watching it if you like good art, but pointless story line...

This anime is slightly more than mediocre, it does a good job of capturing the feel of the DMC games but none of the "missions" (episodes) are on the same scale as the stuff Dante has to tackle in the games. The fight scenes are great but are all short lived. DMC fans will enjoy the anime, fans of the demon slayer genre may or may not.

This is a bit of an odd show for me to talk about. On the one hand, looking at it critically is pretty difficult. It's based on a game series that I really like, and they really do the games justice, and trying to look at it critically makes me feel like I'm nitpicking issues that didn't really impact my enjoyment at the end of it all. However, I do want to be somewhat fair with it, so I'll give them two ratings: one as a fan of the games, and one just looking at it as is.

As a fan of the games, the show ... does just about everything that I could've hoped for. If all you're looking for is a show that represents what the games are all about while also getting a new story, this does the job pretty well. I am honestly surprised that this show isn't brought up more when it comes to good video game adaptations, at least when talking about representing the source material in a good way. There's a few things that I feel like they could've improved on when making the show, like sometimes I feel like Dante's a bit too much of an asshole at times, but they're pretty nit-picky, and it's not really a distracting issue, just something I feel like fans would pick up on. I really can't say much more about it from the perspective of a fan, so I suppose it's time to talk about specific things about the show.

Before I get to the thing that some people might have an issue with, I actually want to praise a couple of things before I get to that. First: the animation. It's pretty damn good looking, which is pretty common for shows made by Studio Madhouse. The show was made just around the time when digital animation started to look really good in TV shows, and it looks really good, especially for the time. It's all mainly hand drawn, but mixes some CGI in there, but only for very specific moments when you'd probably not even notice the CGI. It also just looks good stylistically. The day time/bright scenes look decent, albeit kinda standard, but the show looks especially good in the night/dark. I could go into way more detail, but there's a lot of layers to making stuff look good in different lightings, so... I dunno, watch a YouTube video explaining it.

The other thing I want to talk about is the music. The music in this show is pretty damn awesome. Some of the tracks feel like your typical anime tracks, nothing good, nothing bad, but the tracks they play in fight scenes are pretty friggin' rad, especially near the end. The track "Evil Spirit" in particular really sticks out as a really good track. The opening theme and ending are pretty damn good too. I don't really have much else to say about the music, it's just really good, and I wish it was available regularly.

Now, for the one issue I feel like a lot of people might have. If you aren't a fan of the games, then I can't really see this doing that much for you. I mean, on its own, it's decent, but nothing too special. The characters feel like standard anime characters, the story is pretty standard, it would most likely just feel standard if you aren't really familiar with the source material. It's fine, but having knowledge of the games makes it way more enjoyable.

So, as a fan of the games, it's like an 8/10. Very much a must watch if you like the Devil May Cry series. Looking at it without knowing the games, it's like a 5 or 6/10.

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this one. I'm a pretty big fan of the games, 3 being one of my all time favorite games. So there is a lot of fun to be had as a fan seeing Dante going through these villain of the week stories. They do a good job subtly fleshing out his character, and there are some really cool concepts in play here. But the execution is just really flat. The animation is very bogstandard and rigid, which is a shame being in the hands madhouse. The main cast is as fun as ever but a lot of ... the side characters are really one note and even annoying. There are a few too many episodes that are boring. I can't help but feel disappointed, as I really enjoy this universe, but they do little to spice it up. I'd say if you wanna get into the series and experience a good story, just play Devil May Cry 3. Fans might get a kick out of some of the episodes but otherwise, it's pretty flat.

For those who have not seen this anime, I'm just going to say do not expect it to be at all like the game series. I'll be honest that some years ago I saw this anime and it got me to buy all the games because I became addicted lol but that's beside the point.

Firstly the plot is just wow. It's random and has practically nothing to do with anything. It's set in the Devil May Cry 1 era because of his outfit and Lady and Trish are there every now and then. Basically it's them doing missions and being very cliché.

The animation was ... beautiful in my opinion. I fell in love with the way they drew dante *0* he's pure eye candy! The scenery was drawn beautifully aswell.

For once in my life LOVE the dub! I prefer the dub! Reuben Langdon's voice is perf.

Overall I enjoyed this anime version a whole lot. Just don't expect it to be like the game.

For those of you whom are expecting to watch a non stop stylish action this anime IS NOT FOR YOU.

Most of the people who claim to be DMC fans tend to forget that Dante is not just a demon hunter, in fact he works as a private investigator and mercenary but he also takes what he calls "special jobs" which consist in demon hunting.

Since the first episode the anime is telling you that's gonna focus on a different way than the games. The anime is not like the games, this time Dante doesn't face a personal affair/important mission like in the games. This is Dante's ... day by day, his normal life, and this is what people doesn't seem to understand.

Also a lot of complains come about how Dante defeats demons and I would like to ask: What do you expect? the anime takes place directly after DMC1, Dante has already defeated Mundus who's the Prince Of Darkness and master of demons, do you really think that's gonna be easy to find some enemy equal to that? and if that would be the case Capcom would save it for the games and not use it in a promotional anime.

About the anime itself Madhouse did a great job as always. The art is beautiful with great coloring, music is great and characters representations are very accurate, I'm glad to good to see some DMC1 Dante attitude instead of the constant flippant DMC3-4 one.

As I said before if you're just gonna watch it for the action then don't even bother, the target of the anime are the true fans of DMC.

I'll start with this....if you ever have the chance to play the games...DO IT...cause it will definitely be much more interesting than the plot of the anime.Although i loved the animation and soundtrack....the rest is kinda poor..especially for the dmc universe.I'm a Lady fan and Dante..[ ok..and Vergil..and Nero..but they're out since they're not in the story ] ...but their characters were too STIFF in this anime....Dante is the superlative...hyperbolization of the word 'cool' and Lady is the image of a business woman ,full of money and manipulative[...although it was kinda funny the way she manipulated Dante...into some..'acts' ]Because it was part....somewhat..ok..maybe connected to dmc ... universe [tx to the fact that they have the same characters...]...i was excited a little at the beginning of the series...note on 'the beginning'....compared to the games where action is the main dish...the anime was...exactly like a slice-of-life on how Dante is the coolness of coolsville ....i mena..come on...even in the games he bleeds a little..and has a little trouble facing some enemies..and even if he doesn't..it's still..a cool kinda coolness....the coolness in the anime was kinda boring...my fave part..and i should say episode of this series is ep 4..where Lady and Trish clash..CAT FIGHT!!..that was the most enjoyed episode.....I'd reeeeeeally go for a cg movie..or a good live-action...i mena..GOOD..with effects and so on..

Devil May Cry... I wouldn't say it was a huge disappointment, since I really expected very little of a storyline - which on par with my expectations, turned out to be none at all. Having watched only 8 of the 12 episodes I only percieve there to be some kind of good dramatic twist toward the end with some kind of storyline relevance that isn't all about Dante weilding his sword & guns like a "badass" as shown in all previous games & so on; sadly I came to notice a lot of the fight scenes were rather tedious or cut short & a few ... of the episodes seemed pointless.

The art has shown for the majority to be good (some was rather horrible). I found the female characterization to be rather poor, an example being Lady - she was a lot more cocky & less modest in the anime in comparison to the 3rd game where she appeared most (perhaps being in Dante's company for too long turned her into his female equivalent?). That being said I was never really fond of the females in the games either, Lady was probably the better though (until DMC4).

Moving on.

I did however, enjoy the every-so-often cursing which would seem to fit with Dante's personality very well. The sound & soundtrack never really caught my ear, & I have a real ear for music. The only music I honestly enjoyed was the Opening Theme.

Despite my better judgement, I still give this anime it's props.
I had no high expectations so I wasn't exactly disappointed in the least. It's alright to watch Dante jump around acting like the cool guy - afterall, he is known for it. All in all I'm enjoying it, for the most part.

The first thing I asked myself after watching Devil May Cry was: "How hard is it to make a DMC anime?", I mean, the story of the games isn't really that complicated, it's basically about a badass Demon Hunter who enjoys eating pizza and some evil demons who wanna fuck around with him, and you don't even need to scratch your head too much to realize how you can adapt the gameplay into the animation, it's a hack 'n slash game for christ's sake, just make him fight some demons and be cool, maybe put some really crazy weapons into the mix, and some pumping ... awesome rock tracks, and you might just have a great action anime, but that's not the case with Devil May Cry, it can't even get the hack 'n slash part right.

About the plot, it is set between the events of DMC1 and DMC4, but it's not like that really matters. Most of the episodes (8 of them actually) are structured in an episodic format, basically showing Dante doing some type of contract for a costumer, be it a desperate wife or the brother of a biker that died during a race, which generally involve him killing some random demon that murdered someone important to this person. The episodes that are not individual stories focus around this weird demon guy named Sid and his plan to receive the powers of the demon lord Abigail, while also giving away some other details about the demon world and Sparda.

I didn't really mind that the episodes were mostly separate stories, but most of them are really boring and uninteresting, and I think the main reason for this is that the anime doesn't really have that much fighting in it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that an anime can only be good if there's lots of fights in it, but, dude, this is DMC, if you're not going to put lots of fights and demon slashing in it (and why the hell wouldn't you?), than at least make the side characters and stories interesting.

Don't get me wrong, Dante is still as funny and badass as he used to be, the same goes for Trish and Lady, who also make an appearance in this show, I even like the new characters they introduced. Sure, Patty can be annoying sometimes, but it's aways great so see her bitching at Dante telling him to get his lazy ass off the chair and do some work, and Morrisson is just cool in general, I think it's because of the mustache. The problem with these characters is that, while they're pretty cool and likable when they're alone or interacting with each other, the same doesn't go for when they're interacting with the side characters or the enemies. None of these characters could make me feel interested in the story or what was going on, with a few exceptions here and there, and these were mainly because the plot lines were sort of interesting, and there is no tension to be had if the enemies you fight feel like soldiers from a Dynasty Warriors game.

Almost every single fight in this anime is resolved within 2-3 minutes or less, it depends if Dante decides to use his pistols or if Trish and Lady are there to help him. It just makes enemies look like they're no big deal, even when they're 4 times Dante's size.

It's just makes me feel so disappointed everytime the anime decides to show some fighting, because they're actually pretty cool. The animation is fluid and it looks great, and besides one or two fights that just involve Dante shooting demons 'till they explode, the choreography of the fights is really good, It's just a shame that there is so little of them in the anime.

The sound department is also good. The opening does a pretty good job of setting the mood for the rest of the episode, and the fact that it is also used in almost every fight in this anime is not a bad thing. Besides the opening the rest of the songs are ok, with the exception of "Future in my Hands", the main theme for the sixth episode, "Rock Queen", that really stands out from the rest of the tracks, possibly being the best song present in this anime's soundtrack.

Overall, I don't consider DMC to be a bad anime, it's just sort of misguided. They could have done so much more with what they had here and instead they lamed it out. There are some few moments of pure enjoyment here and there, but most of the time you'll only be mildly interested in what's going on in the screen at best.

OVERALL RECOMMENDATION: If you're a fan of the games, then give this a try, it's still fun to see Dante kicking some ass, but if you're not, well, you might wanna watch something else.

Since I’m a huge fan of entire Devil May Cry series this review may be a bit biased. Actually, thanks to this exact anime my whole interest in this fandom began. I got some dvds from my friend who didn’t have time to watch them. And there was Devil May Cry anime, unfortunately only the first episode. But it was enough to get me in. I downloaded the rest as soon as I could and started watching.

I wasn’t much of a anime watcher then. I knew only several anime, but none of them like Devil May Cry. And to be honest, I still haven’t found ... anything similar enough.

Devil May Cry is a series of 10 short stories, which have nothing in common except the main characters of Dante, Patty and Morrison, and some others. But then suddenly, we come onto episode 11 and everything stars to make sense! The stories in fact have been essential for the main plot which appears in two last episodes. Well, episode 12 is basically the final fight only, so not of a plot there. The stories themselves are different, some are better some weaker but for me each of them was interesting enough to watch.

I know that most of DMC fans don’t like the anime, for the creation of Dante. And I don’t blame them; it’s true that Dante’s personality’s been deformed more than ‘a bit’. But, still, maybe because it was the beginning for me, I like it. The first time I watched it a year ago, and since then I played DMC, DMC3 and DMC4, read mange and huge amount of fanfiction. A few days ago I watched it again, to make sure that I love it as I loved it then.

As I see it’s getting mostly weak scores, but from me it’s 10. I’m absolutely enchanted by the DMC world, anime art, Dante’s personality (the active part of it, not the one that could be sleeping all day long), guns and generally fights. In any other anime I didn’t find such a good looking main character with a gun and an oversized sword. And therefore I dare to say there isn’t a single anime resembling DMC, its world, characters and weapons.

imo devil may cry the anime would be lot better if they stick to the video game story ,i loved the video game however the anime was a huge disappointment ,every episode has the same concept ,sth comes up dante goes out and slashes sth then he saves the day,so if you want some mindless unconnected entertainment it could be a decent anime for you ,but it wasn't my kind of an anime

If you've read other reviews, then you most probably decided to skip the anime even if you're a fan of the game series. As a fan myself I recommend to watch it.
If you're unfamilliar with the series and don't want any spoilers here's the short version - Very episodic, but slowly, part after part the main plot appears. Badass main male character. Short, but cool fights. Awesome music (rock-metal intro and a slow, peaceful ending). Every battle scene includes a badass music theme, mostly the intro. The graphics and animation are fine, especially demon blood getting splashed all over the place :). There's also a ... plenty of comedy moments.
And now the part for game fans.
It's about Dante after the first part of the game, when he has already slain Mundus and is (most probably) the strongest, most powerfull and definitely badass living being. If you've played the game, then you should already know that it's hard to actually challenge Dante. Most of his opponents are nothing but flies to him. With that said, I don't really understand why other reviewers are so rough on it. Lady and Trish also appear, but (in my opinnion) Trish is a bit ignored by the show and it doesn't show enough of her.
It's about Dante's everyday life, you get to know a few more things about him, mostly his financial status and favourite food.

I think this show should be treated as one describing the life of hero, who has already saved the world and defeated his most powerful opponents and now is simply taking care of things if they get out of control. In short - Life after the final goal have been accomplished. That's why the main hero is mostly bored and lazy.

Summary: Good story, Great characters (it's Dante, you know), Good animation and Awesome music.

PS. If we put Vergil in the place of Dante as the main hero, the whole show would be a one episode, about six minutes long. Opening and ending included :D

Warning this review may contain spoilers.

First impressions, so devil may cry a anime adaptation of a video game about this guy who fights demons sounds cool enough.

Story, 5/10

So the story of devil may cry is about dante who is a demon hunter and is also a demon-human hybrid.

So if your a devil may cry fan you have probably wanted to know the question of what does dante do when he isn't saving the world or fucking some random chicks in a dumpster somewhere.

Well if your asked yourself this question then you will me happy to know that this anime gives you idea. He fights ... Random demons he then eats pizza and sundaes and we are reminded that he is drowning in debt and doing all these things while being a badass.

So from what you have just read so far you can pretty much guess that there really isn't really a plot to this and for the most part you would be right.
Devil may cry story is for the most part very episodic it mostly includes stand alone missions.
that dante dose for a living and some of what dante dose when he doesn't have work going on. Which is mostly him fucking around while eating high amounts of sundaes and pizzas.
Which I am not an expert of demon or half demon biology but surely eating all that pizza and sundaes would probably slightly bad for him .
unless in this world just demons really love pizza and sundaes.

But other than that there really isn't much I can comment on
this show doesn't really use all the ingredients that it could used and even if this show for all intents and purposes is a kick ass rule of cool show about some badass dude fighting demons. It doesn't use or play on many of the elements it's brings up.

Like one example there was an episode where we find a demon falling in love with this human women and though this episode we find out that not all demons are evil monsters that destroy and kill everything in there path and demons themselves have the ability to grow not just in power and also there personality and beliefs.
And what really bothers me is that they gloss over this idea in one episode,
Which leaves me with few questions like why is this demon so different from the rest of his kind or what lead him to becoming like this.
They never explain or expand on that idea and concept.
Which I think is a wasted opportunity.

Now I will mention that this show tried to have an overarching plot with the loli side kick that Dante has with him.
That dose lead to this plot In the end but it really doesn't matter in the long run of things. What happens is that the this demon that's trying to become some sort of super demon and needs the loli side kicks blood or something she has to complete it.

But it was boring and predictable and I don't care about in the lest.

Like here is how they could have made this show ten times more interesting and not feel like a soulless video game ad in anime form.

Still keep the episodic missions expect the episode count is 24 episodes and during these episodes we lean more about the lore and world of devil may cry.
Because the demon and super natural elements are quite interesting and it would cool to explore Dante childhood as being a half demon/orphan or talk about what other super natural shit that going down that doesn't involve demons.
It would be pretty cool to see Dante fight angels or some organization trying to capture or kill him because of his demonic nature.

Surely that would be batter Than what we actually got and if it had those what ifs the story and anime could stand up on its own and not just be a video game adaptation.


Character,6/10

The main character is pretty badass. I mean if you look up badass in the dictionary you would probably find this dude picture on it.
He is pretty cocky and very relaxed , says bad ass lines and dose the most badass things you can think of.

The side characters were also pretty cool as well.
Except one character because for some reason this show has a loli side kick for dante
Who pissed me off some times.

The bad guys who are demons of the week.
Are pretty much your throw away characters that I don't give a fuck about.

Art, 6/10

The animation is pretty decent, it's very polished and shiny it is something you should watch in he if you can.

It also has this kind of dim color scheme that goes well with the kind setting that this show has.

It also has some pretty good fight animation as well.

The demon designs were pretty cool as well.
Dante also looks pretty cool as well.

Sound, 5/10

Not a big fan of the opening or ending song.
Because it just a background noise music which doesn't sound good to me.
The ost is pretty decent and it fits the tone of the show pretty well.
And I couldn't find out who did the ost.
But ost is ok.

The sub and dub is alight.

Plus Dante English voice actor sounds like he does in the games.

Enjoyment,6/10

I liked the fight scenes.
I also like the characters as well.
I also like some of the designs for the demons they were pretty cool.


Overall,6/10

So if you are Looking for a decent rule of cool show then you will probably like this anime but it seems like to be that you would have to be fan of devil may cry in order to like it more.
If you not a fan of the game you will mostly right this off as another sub par video game adaption.

Typically I like action anime so I have to try not to be biased when I review but I can honestly say I had no problem removing my bias. Anybody who watches this series though must know that the characters aren't exactly identical from the ones you got to know in the DMC games, don't judge it by that, if anything the animated series is supposed to inspire you to go play the game if you haven't.
Story- In terms of story line, mediocre is a good word it tries to actually follow a decent storyline except a few episodes just kind of fall out of ... place. To be honest some episodes don't even seem related to the series and just seem to be filler (funny considering that most of my friends considered more than half of the series filler) but the truth is their not really filler but just plots that won't actually get tied together until the last two episodes (which is fine and all but seriously was not the best idea the creators have). There was nothing persay to build up on unless of course you think that "Dante kills demon" is something that is really well built (not that that's bad idea i thought it was a really good one but typically I want more behind a fight than I'm going to kill you because your an abomination)
Art- I actually thought the art was pretty good I mean they obviously need to take a class to find out how much blood is inside of a given body then again most animes have that problem anyway. The animation was good very rarely did I end up saying that was shoddy (although occasionally the number of bullets shot didn't match the number that hit the ground I know it's stupid but I'm picky about that sort of thing).
Sound- The sound was pretty good it actually pulled me in I especially liked the opening theme which matched really well to the whole battle context. Voice acting was okay not the best thing in the world but it got me through I don't want to hear english dub though I liked dante's jab voice actor and they will most likely ruin it with english dub.
Character- I hated character development they spent no time developing the aspects of Dante or for that matter any other character in the series in the end all I thought was that Dante likes strawberry sundaes and pizza and that near everybody seems to like killing demons (it actually does sound like fun when you think about it but honestly as you can tell by Dante's financial status it doesn't pay much).
Enjoyment- Despite all my whining I did enjoy the series after all in this case especially the end justified the means and gave me the gratification I needed not to bomb this whole series. I'm a man who likes action and if gun totting sword swinging demon bashing fights don't fill that need I don't know what could.
Overall- My suggestion only watch this series if you don't feel like being a little insulted because you've played the games and know something is not right about a situation. If you like violence and killing I doubt you'll have a problem getting through this series

Because DMC the anime follows DMC1, DMC2, and DMC3, I found it to be a really good anime to watch. Its just 12 episodes, it has not just Dante but also some really good character development from the protagonist and antagonist sides, and each episode was actually unique - twists and turns and such.

With that said, the ending episode was what made it surprising for me - I wasn't expecting such a twist to occur.

With that said, I feel that Virgil should have been a part of this story in some form or way. Even though Sid is a good villain, he's not the best ... villain you'd want. Personally, I found King in "Death Poker" a more interesting villain than Sid. At the same time, I think that this series (although good in terms of its art style and its episodic construction) was good, and worth the rewatch, but its for fans only.

Either way, its ten times better than DMC5 and what they did to Virgil and Dante - this Dante kicked ass, and its worth every minute watching his fight scenes. Good stuff.

You know, I never though a series could get away with relying on one character for the series to succeed. Seems kind of impractical to me, and would most definately lead to failure. You need character interactions, you need dramatic relationships, you need romance. Well, apparently Dante could give a s@#t less about that, because he's just gonna kick some monster ass and let you watch.

Story-wise it suffers. Why? There isn't one! It is an episodic series, which isn't bad by any means. The series basically follows the jobs that Dante is employed with at his office, Devil May Cry. Him and Patty, a young ... orphan who hangs around the office as the female of the company, take any jobs they can get to get some money to pay of Dante's enormous debt and get on living through the next day. This formula was mildly successful, since Dante is utterly awesome and who doesn't like seeing him kick ass. However, I can only watch so many Bruce Lee movies before I go "I think this is getting old". And unfortunately that is what happened. The other characters had little importance in the series and thus did not add to the story much.

Art-wise, it was exactly the kind of animation you would expect from a horror action series. Dark, sharp, and very detailed gore. The design of the series as a whole was well done. The character design is what it was for the video game, but seeing t in animation was a real treat as a fan.

The OP was quite intense seeing as though there was absolutely no vocals. It was one of the best instrumental OPs out there. The ED was nice, but not as good in my opinion. The BGMs did a good job keeping the atmosphere dark and suspenseful, and was actually quite impressed.

If you've played the video game, watch it. Trust me. As a fan it was a great treat. However, I can't say that you can only watch this if your a fan because that means that the anime failed to please the rest of its audience. Even though it pleased me, I'm not sure I can say the same for someone new to the series, as it does nothing special or out of the ordinary to stand out from others in the same genre. Overall, its a good series, but I cannot promise it will please everyone.

Was it worth spending my time watching Devil may cry?



Story:For somebody who didnt played the game or read the manga before watching the anime the story was well made.The story introduces you to the characters pretty well the only thing i dislike about its does not including on the full story of dante.So I give it 7/10


Art:The art is full with many details very well made animations the fights are soooooo cool to watch.So i give it 9/10


Sound:I watch ... it dubbed so The dub was great.So i give it 9/10 !For the DUB


Charecter:The characters were very detailed and its full with different personals.I give it 10/10


Enjoyment:Once again i started watching new anime late at night i wasnt able to sleep untill i finished it.So if u are like me !DO NOT! start watching this anime lete at night u wont be able to sleep.So lets say it that way.The anime was pretty well made with great art,epic fights,funny moments and more.I definitely enjoyed watching this anime for 4h without a break.So i give it 10/10

Was it worth spending my time:99.34%YES I regret not sleeping that night

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Normally, when someone creates an anime or manga based on a video game, it loses what was special about that game. Most of the time, even though I don’t play many games myself, I don’t tend to like these shows because it always feels like I’m out of the loop of some element to the story. Strangely, taking this show out of context made the show much better and I actually liked it.

We have the normal characters that we seem to love like Lady and Trish but sadly, they don’t get enough time in the show, giving the little girl Patty Lowell as the main ... character next to Dante. This was the only thing I really didn’t like although the interaction between Dante and having him baby-sit this little girl gave the show a fair bit of comedy mixed into its very serious story. Sometimes it felt as though it was a bit forced as there are things I could never see Dante being ok with like when she turns the whole shop into a cute pink fairytale looking place. Patty somewhat made my inner demon want to get out myself as I have had times where I could imagine Dante throwing her out the car or off a bridge, she was that annoying. It’s sad that we had to go threw having her in there for every episode because she wasn’t really a big role until later on near the end.

Dante on the other hand was awesome. I only watched the English dub but Reuben Langdon did a pretty good job matching his sort of swagger style of talking. Sometimes he had a little too much swagger in it but that didn’t happen very much. The ‘I don’t care’ attitude was cool though it needed more of a push to the badass side, it felt a little lost. He did as well as he could to match the first game but it feels like it wasn’t enough.

The style of the anime and the graininess gives it a novo feel, almost like an old detective movie where the music gives it a New York 80’s jazz style. The colors are dark and sometimes it’s hard to see what’s going on but it gives the show that Horror that all the games have. (At least at when this show came out.) The character designs match the games pretty well and I have no problem with that at all. Dante looks really cute in fact for an animated character. The blood and gore that is so scattered in this show sometimes just looks like it was heavy congealed red something. It does not normally look like actual blood sometimes. The openings sadly feel lack luster as they have images of the show just plastered in for the most part. I think they should have given it a real opening rather then just a set of images. Again, I really wanted to see Lady and Trish more then Patty.

In the end, this is really a show that has to be seen with a clear head. You can’t base it on the video game or any other thing. You can only base it on itself and maybe the shows around it because of the work they did on it.