NightmareBeforeHogwatch Devil May Cry is a 12 episode series of animated episodes based on the PS2 Capcom Video game Devil May Cry and the Manga volumes. The Animated Series follows the main playable character of the Video Game, Dante as he works in his demon killing business, Devil May Cry. Dante (voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa in Japanese) is a half-demon, Half human. whose father, Sparda, a legendary Dark Knight, saved the earth from demons many years ago. His mother, Eva's picture stands on Dante's desk in Devil May Cry in memorial. Dante works as a Private investigator,mostly accepting jobs involving the supernatural. although, throughout the series, Dante is in financial debt, and the money from his work goes to pay off that consistent debt. Devil May Cry also sees the return of series regulars, Trish and Lady. Trish, who makes her first appearance in the first game is a human-like demon created by Lord Mundus in Dante's Mother's image, she has demonic powers, such as electricity. after, Dante defeated Mundus, Trish joined Dante as his partner. Lady, who makes her first appearance in the third game is a female demon hunter, who is descended from the bloodline of a priestess, whose blood, Sparta used to seal the gate between the human and demon world. she often gives Dante work and takes the pay claiming it will go towards the debt he owes her. Two new additions to the series are Patty, an orphan girl, who Dante saves in the first episode, and spend her time cleaning Devil May Cry after Dante, and acts like his sister. the other addition is Morrison,Dante's Agent. who gives Dante work and helps out with repairs around the office. at first the series seems to just be Dante taking missions,and winning, but something more sinister is happening in the background. this is where the last main character comes in. Sid, A weak demon who first appears in episode one, and continues to appear throughout the series. Initially seems to be an insignificant danger and minor nuisance, Dante shows mercy towards Sid and restrains from killing him when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, Sid's ambitions prove to be far more dangerous than Dante possibly imagined. The order of the full series chronologically i believe is DMC 3 followed by the first DMC then the Anime then DMC 4 and lastly DMC 2, this is because By the anime Dante has met both Lady and Trish, but Lady and Trish don't know each other, and they meet and become friends during the anime, and I believe in the 4th game Trish and Lady make an appearance together(having not played the game I'm not sure) then the 2nd game comes last.From the Animation team that brought you Deathnote, with amazing music By Japanese singer Rin Oikawa and Rungran. Devil May Cry combines bloody action, and Emotional moments, although I hoped there would be more, showing more of Dante's vulnerability towards his mother,and showing that although Dante seems to be a man with no cares, there's is something hidden in his tough exterior, although there is one episode that does go into Dante's past, and another where a demon falls in love with a human, both episodes, and others do reference Dante's parents and past, but I'd Like to be more. despite some minor flaws, in this Reviewers opinion, Devil May Cry is a must see.

CrystalisK As a huge fan of the games which i see as the best 3rd person action game series released since Resident Evil i was anticipating an action packed anime, but sadly this wasn't the case.First of all the series takes place in 12 episodes and is a visually fine anime along with some great enemy character design, that somewhat lives up to the games. But besides this, the main story that takes place is somewhat non existent as the first 6-8 episodes are pretty much stand alone chapters with minimal linking to the main plot and sees Dante taking "devil-hunter" jobs. The last 2-3 episodes are the only ones with a somewhat main plot and by the the viewer wont seem to care about the story anymore as its been so lose as it has to this point, it feels like the writers didn't really knew what to make of the series except from using the brand.What i found the worst about the series though was that the characters are so extremely one sided and lacks depth, to be honest i always thought the Dante character would be more interesting but hes always presented to superior and u never get the feeling like he would lose a battle, the same goes for the 2 other female fighter sidekicks that are in most of the episodes, all the characters in the series never seem to get beyond putting up one-liners against each other which really leaves them shallow and unlikeable. The same goes for the 2 other characters that are regulars in most episodes and are usually hanging out in Dante's office, the little girl Patty and his "jobagent" Harrison, both are stripped for depth and seem to only have the same role for every episode.As the trademark for the video games are the battles and also what made me look forward to this, it came as a major disappointment to the fighting scenes in this as they like the story are reduced to a single or two scenes in every episode, with most of them lasting a mere 10 seconds or so, even the last battle is highly disappointing and adds to how Dante and the other 2 main fighters on the good side are represented so superior, and u throughout the series never really get the feeling that they might lose and therefore might create some unseen twist in the span of the series.I will only really recommend this the hardcore fans of the game, as there's nothing new to see here as you will be forgetting this as soon as its over, if you want the real Dante play the games! 4/10

teztiment Obviously the guy who commented before doesn't know a thing about the games. Devil May Cry Anime is exactly what its suppose to be, cool, sleek and"Stylish." Those who have played all the games know that Dante calmed down quite abit after he defeated Mundus. This is the Dante displayed in the anime. The reason he hasn't had to struggle or use his DT (Devil Trigger) is because none of the devils he's fought have been worthy. There have only been 8 episodes. I say give it around 15 and he might DT:)I would definitely recommend this anime to anyone who is truly a fan of the games or manga(comics).I also feel that people who have more adult senses of humor o like animes that aren't cliché will like this series as well, and the anime style is dark and gritty. I give it a ten

zeil9523 Franchise- it ruins a lot of things...So I was recently shown this by a friend- having been a fan of Dante since the first Devil May Cry game I was deeply intrigued. I've been holding my breath for a movie for over a year now and I have to admit I am a little bit of a sucker for the franchise- so I am biased. But I must say all and all the anime is not that bad- not at all actually.The only problem I can see with it is that it is attached to such a large franchise and a lot of people go in with very different and very definite views on how the characters should be portrayed and what they should act like. Also this seems to be set after the first DMC movie, rather than the third- which I think throws a lot of people as well. The third game happens to be a prequel to the first and portrays Dante as being very cocky and sarcastic (think demonic teenager). The first sets Dante a more of a brooding protagonist and the anime has him as an odd mixture of the two.Now although its not anything groundbreaking, I think people need to except it for what it is- a beautiful addition in the franchise and a fun way to spend a few hours. If you want something deep and meaningful, there are many other anime titles to choose from- also as far as anime titles go you can also do a lot worse... Ninja Resurrection for one...