Netflix has revealed a new key visual and sneak peek trailer for their upcoming Devil May Cry animated series, which is coming to the platform on April 3. The project was announced in September 2023 as “an anime series from Capcom, Studio Mir & Adi Shankar,” with Johnny Yong Bosch voicing Dante. They describe the story:
In this animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game and from the vision of Adi Shankar, sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.
The new visual features the tagline “Let’s go all the way to hell,” and you can check it out below.
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The new sneak peek trailer teases an alley fight and Dante’s sense of humor. You can check it out below.
Limp Bizkit performs the song “Rollin’” for the series, which was previewed in the show’s opening video in January. The project was originally announced back in 2018, with an update coming 5 years later in September 2023. They recently also shared the main visual, which you can see below.
Devil May Cry is a popular action-adventure game franchise created by Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom. The series follows the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to stop various demon invasions on Earth. The franchise consists of six main entries, along with several remasters and collections. Below is the official synopsis:
Meet Dante: a half-human, half-demon, hunter for hire and carefree owner of the Devil May Cry agency. A mysterious woman named Trish approaches him one day with news of the king of the underworld making a grand return from banishment to wreak havoc on the world. Brandishing his father’s sword Force Edge and trusty guns Ebony & Ivory, he sets out to defeat the demon king, the one responsible for the death of his family.
The series already has one animated adaptation by studio MADHOUSE, which premiered in June 2007. It has 12 episodes and focuses on Dante’s daily life as a demon hunter.
Devil May Cry will be available on Netflix from April 3.
Source: Press Release
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