“Devil May Cry” is an adult animated urban-fantasy action series that was released on Netflix on April 3 this year.
“Devil May Cry” is known for its unforgiving difficulties to players, but is also known worldwide as the ultimate hack-and-slash action franchise.
The story centers on the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to thwart various demon invasions of Earth. Another important thing to highlight is that the anime intends to capture the present time with politics and features references to well-known individuals.
Compared to similar anime like Castlevania, Hellsing Ultimate, and Blue Exorcist, the show’s animation is of quite high quality. For most of the time, I thought the presentation was fantastic. The fight scenes piqued my interest the most, despite the terrible CGI.
The fact that Johnny Yong Bosch, who portrayed Nero in DMC, will be portraying Dante rather than the original actor, Reuben Langdon, surprised me the most. Even though it feels weird to hear Nero’s voice as Dante, it didn’t change the experience.
Although it’s possible not to talk about the soundtrack of “Devil May Cry,” which fully embraces the emo and horror elements of the story, it provides a good experience. Songs like “Bury the Light,” “Jackpot,” or “Devil Trigger” are classic ones to listen to.
I had a great impression of the first episode at the end when Dante was dancing like Michael Jackson and performing the iconic dance from DMC 5. In contrast, the character in the anime was playing a rhythm arcade game and was missing all of the dancing routines. This added a layer of coolness and flair to his personality.
White Rabbit, who steals the Sparda sword from a museum in the first episode, is without a doubt the best villain. He is jovial without being silly, and intimidating when he needs to be. He is excellently voiced and feels competent without being invincible.
Aside from the fact that Mary, known as Lady in the game, swears a lot—44 times in the first season—I enjoyed some of the humor, and I thought the voice acting was excellent. In contrast to Dante, the series emphasized Lady as the protagonist.
The series did have the theme of good demons and bad humans before, just like how Mary said at the end of DMC 3: “[…] There are humans as evil as any devil, as well as calm and compassionate demons in this universe.”
Mary continues to betray Dante despite all arguments. Like Han Solo in the movie series “Star Wars,” the season concludes with Dante frozen and captured by the government. Introducing that initial movie premise turns the demons into the Na’Vi in “Avatar.”
I know enough to see how ludicrous the writers’ laziness was, even though I haven’t played the games. But I do appreciate the Netflix series’ novel approach, which incorporates a darker, somewhat realistic perspective combined with a little more real-world realism.
The fans’ grievances, nevertheless, are excessive. I understand the criticism from ardent fans who feel that the 2007 anime is better than the 2025 anime, but I wonder why they can’t appreciate it.
Netflix has renewed a second season for “Devil May Cry.” I hope that they listen to the community’s feedback, as there are more flaws regarding the series’ storyline.
