The Devil May Cry anime released its first teaser trailer, announcing an April 2025 release date. This was revealed on September 20, 2024, at the Netflix Geeked Week event, which celebrates various fandoms and shares news about popular titles.
It is also important to note that Adi Shankar will oversee the Devil May Cry anime project. He was also responsible for the adaptation of Castlevania which die-hard fans thoroughly enjoyed. The trailer revealed an interesting animation style, which has piqued the interest of hardcore fans and anime consumers alike.
Devil May Cry anime release window and trailer
As mentioned earlier, Devil May Cry anime will be making its debut sometime in April 2025. The exact release date will be announced as we inch closer to the release window. The trailer not only introduced the main character, Dante, to the world, but it also showed the unique animation style that Netflix game adaptation projects have in common.
The trailer begins with a close-up shot of Dante who is a paranormal mercenary, whose aim is to rid the world of evil. He is also the twin brother of the main antagonist, Vergil. The trailer showed Dante’s incredible physical capabilities in the game. He is quite handy with a sword, and fans got a glimpse of his marksmanship skills as well.
1He was able to run along walls, dodge bullets, and perform parkour-like maneuvers while shooting his target with utmost accuracy. The trailer ended with Dante approaching his opponent while he uttered one of his popular catchphrases from the videogame series “Let’s Dance”.
Devil May Cry anime is an adaptation of a videogame series that was created by Capcom - the same company that has created titles like Street Fighter and Resident Evil among others. There are 5 games in the main series along with other special editions and reimagined titles created by another developer.
Plot of Devil May Cry anime in brief
The story of Devil May Cry anime revolves around Dante, who is a half-human and half-demon. He was born to the demon Sparda and his mother Eva, who also gave birth to his twin brother Vergil. His mother was murdered by a demon, and similar entities corrupted his twin brother as well.
Dante embarks on a quest fuelled by vengeance, as he plans on exterminating every demon out there. Mundus, who is also known as the Prince of Darkness, ruled the Demon World 2000 years ago. He is the main antagonist of the story since it was he who killed Dante’s mother and corrupted his twin brother as well.
Stay tuned for more anime and manga news as 2024 progresses.
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