XXII: "Devil May Cry"

We have seen certain games, novels, etc. put on other media. A few of which are Pokemon, Donkey Kong and Type-Moon's Fate/Stay Night. This entry is dealing with another one of those, named Devil May Cry. This anime is based on the famous game series created by Capcom, and is currently going through a reboot with Ninja Theory. However, the DmC title is not what I wish to speak of here (it's an anime blog, after all.)

Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, believe it or not, is an anime set after the first game. Now frankly, this scares me, as this is the first anime I've seen that actually fits in a game's storyline. The character involved here is, of course the devil exterminator, Dante, who after the events of the first game, still runs his business, though he is financially unsuccessful. In fact, one of the comedic points of DMC:TAS is that he is always in debt. The other characters Lady (DMC3: Dante's Awakening) and Trish (DMC) also appear in the anime, with the inclusion of anime-exclusive characters, like J.D. Morrison, the liasion of Dante's, and Patty Lowell, a girl who is prominently seen in his office.

The music score follows the rock theme, but also has it's touching music scores as well. "rungran" provided generally most of the music heard in the anime. Reuben Langdon (known as Justin Cause) reprised his role for Dante after his role in the 3rd DMC title. His attitude is well captured, as it's a good translation to how he is in the games, more so the third one. The original license holder was ADV, but became one of the 30 titles in 2008 that were licensed by Funimation.


I was pleased by the translation, as games that make it to the TV screen, or the big screen, for the most part don't do too well. Devil May Cry: The Animated Series is a living exception to the rule, and gets a respectable 8 from me. I truly feel that this is a game-to-animation done right, and hope other titles follow this example.