Devil May Cry: The Animated Series

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Devil May Cry
デビル メイ クライ
(Devil May Cry)
Genre Action, Supernatural
TV anime
Director Shin Itagaki
Studio Madhouse
Licensor Flag of Canada Flag of the United States ADV Films
Flag of Germany Universum Film AG
Network Flag of Japan WOWOW
Original run June 14, 2007 – September 6, 2007
Episodes 12

Devil May Cry is an anime series based on the video game series created and owned by Capcom. It debuted on the WOWOW TV network in Japan on June 14, 2007, and ran 12 episodes.[1][2][3]

The show was produced by the anime studio Madhouse and was directed by Shin Itagaki. Bingo Morihashi, one of the writers for the second, third and fourth games, was also on the writing staff.

A teaser-trailer, released on the show's official site, featured pre-production artwork of Dante, the primary protagonist and playable character of the video games, and confirmed him as the show's main protagonist.

A second trailer released at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair showed actual animation from the show and included a character and cast list, featuring both new characters and other characters from the games.

The first episode aired in Japan on June 14, 2007.

On June 30, 2007, at Anime Expo 07, it was announced that ADV had licensed the show. On December 5, 2007, ADV announced that they will release their English version of volume #1 on February 5th of 2008.[4] The second and third volumes were planned for April 1st and June 3rd of the same year, but more recently that was changed, and the second volume was released on May 6, 2008, The Release Date for the Third Volume is July-15th 2008.

Contents

[edit] Plot

The series takes place between the first and fourth games, and sees the return of series regulars, Trish and Lady.[5]

In the show, Dante runs his devil-hunting business, Devil May Cry, while struggling under constant financial debt. There are also two new regular characters -- Dante's agent Morrison who visits frequently, and Patty Lowell, a young orphan girl he saved in the first episode, who also visits frequently.

While the show's stories were mostly self-contained, a season-long plot was introduced in the first episode, and came to the forefront in episodes 10, 11 and 12.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Devil May Cry episodes
  1. "Devil May Cry"
  2. "Highway Star"
  3. "Not Love"
  4. "Rolling Thunder"
  5. "In Private"
  6. "Rock Queen"
  7. "Wishes Come True"
  8. "Once Upon A Time"
  9. "Death Poker"
  10. "The Last Promise"
  11. "Showtime!"
  12. "Stylish!"

The voice actors of the series have also performed a radio drama. The first volume was released in CD on December 21st, Vol. 2 will be released in Feb. 2008.

http://www.fwinc.co.jp/dmc-cd/

[edit] Characters

Main article: Characters in Devil May Cry

[edit] Dante

Main article: Dante (Devil May Cry)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Reuben Langdon (English, credited as Justin Cause)[6]

A half demon and one of the two sons of Sparda, Vergil and Dante. Dante operates as a mercenary, mostly accepting jobs involving the supernatural. He has a fondness for strawberry sundaes and pizza, and a source of comic relief in the series is his indebtedness and apparent lack of gambling skill. He has a pair of custom-made black and white pistols (Ebony and Ivory, respectively), along with his sword: Rebellion, which he carries in public in a guitar case.

[edit] Trish

Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)

A demon created by Mundus in the image of Dante's mother, she joined Dante after Mundus' defeat and became his partner. Recently she's decided to try working on her own, although Dante has given her an open invitation to come back at any time.

[edit] Lady

Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese), Melissa Davis (English)

A human devil hunter, descended from the priestess whose blood Sparda used to seal the gate between the human and demon worlds. Dante seems to be in constant debt to her. She sometimes brings Dante work, but usually must con him into accepting the jobs.

[edit] Patty Lowell

Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese), Hilary Haag (English)

A young girl who Dante met after she supposedly came into a large inheritance. This turned out to be a sham, and she has since been spending a lot of time with Dante, whether he likes it or not. She turned out to be a descendant of a powerful magician who sealed the devil Abigail. Patty is very girly and loves cute things, sometimes decorating Dante's otherwise gloomy office with ribbons and plush toys. She loves romantic TV shows and serves as Dante's only source of feminine influence in the absence of Trish and Lady.

[edit] Morisson

Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (Japanese), Rob Mungle (English)

Dante's liaison. He finds Dante jobs and sometimes helps out with repairs around the office.

[edit] Sid

Voiced by: Nachi Nozawa (Japanese), Christopher Ayres (English)

A weak demon who first appears in episode one, and has recurring appearances throughout the series. Initially seeming 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. He later gains the power of Abigail, a powerful demon that once fought with the devil king, but is defeated by Dante.

[edit] Theme Songs

Opening
"D.M.C." by Rungran
Ending
"I'll Be Your Home" by Rin Oikawa
Insert Songs
  • "Room DESPAIR" by Aimee B
  • "FUTURE IN MY HANDS" by Aimee B

[edit] References

  1. ^ ActiveAnime: Devil May Cry Anime and Pre Site Opening. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ ActiveAnime: DEVIL MAY CRY BROADCAST AND PROMOTIONAL VIDEO. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  3. ^ Devil May Cry anime official site (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ By ADV News
  5. ^ Interview with DMC4 director, Kobayashi. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  6. ^ NYAF 07: Devil May Cry Sneak Peek. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.

[edit] External links

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