The new Devil May Cry anime is almost here, and it’s already poised to be Netflix’s next Castlevania. Devil May Cry is the latest video game to be adapted by Adi Shankar and the rest of the team behind Netflix’s Castlevania, and while details about its story are still sparse, promotional material suggests it will loosely adapt Devil May Cry 3 while also incorporating elements of its prequel manga.
Even with so little known about the new Devil May Cry anime, there’s plenty of reason to be excited about it. The stellar source material combined with the talent of the staff easily makes for a winning combination when looking at how great Castlevania turned out, and it’s to the point that Devil May Cry showrunner Adi Shankar is already hyping up the series by commenting on how “anime is not prepared” for it. Granted, he was specifically talking about the soundtrack as opposed to the overall quality, but with everything that’s already been seen, it’s still plenty exciting, nonetheless.
Devil May Cry’s Anime Will Be A Time Capsule In The Best Of Ways
Why Devil May Cry’s Aesthetic Will Be So Good For The Series
What people will likely immediately take note of with Devil May Cry will be its aesthetic. While the games are always set nebulously in modern day, according to series showrunner Adi Shankar, Devil May Cry’s setting will be based heavily in the late 90s and early 2000s world based around Adi Shankar’s memories of a pre-and-post-9/11 world. That’s set to especially show itself in the music, with the theme song even being “Rollin’” by Limp Bizkit, and more elements leaning into that aesthetic will surely show themselves once the series properly premieres.
Not only are the ’90s and 2000s the era the original games were made in, but much of the games’ most iconic elements like their music, writing, and especially Dante’s personality are heavily rooted in the culture of that era, and the later entries largely refine that as opposed to outright getting rid of it. The Devil May Cry anime firmly rooting itself in the late ’90s and early 2000s is the perfect tribute to the aesthetic of the original Devil May Cry games, and it will be great to see how far the series goes with that.
Devil May Cry’s Animation Will Make It One Of The Biggest Anime Of The Year
The biggest reason why Devil May Cry will be such a big anime in 2025, of course, is its animation. The Devil May Cry games are known for their stylish action in both cutscenes and gameplay, and going off the trailers and the theme song, Devil May Cry’s animation is doing a perfect job of capturing the games’ visual aesthetic with its fluid and all-around gorgeous art and animation.
Devil May Cry’s animation is especially exciting to think about after Castlevania. Castlevania is famous for its incredible animation that’s always among the best of any animated production, and with how far Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 took the animation this year, the incredible quality of Castlevania’s animation suggests that Devil May Cry, the latest project by the same team, will look just as great, if not better. Devil May Cry has everything it needs to be an even bigger hit than Castlevania, and for old and new fans alike, that’s plenty worth looking forward to.
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