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I at first thought the anime was all suck. The first episode left a bad taste in my mouth since I was expecting something else. I was expecting, or at least hoping, that Dante’s day to day would have a touch of the grandeur that the games have. I suppose that one can’t always travel into demon territory and fight looming bastions of evil.
Re-watching the first episode in a completely different frame of mind led to me watching, the second, third, fourth and fifth. Now I’m waiting for the sixth episode if not like a complete and utter fangirl, but at least with antsy anticipation.
Thus far, there’s no driving force, no unifying goal that makes the anime go forward. It’s all radial in the sense that all the stories spin out from a central point, and that central point is Dante and his history with the games. I’m not a fan of these radial-style anime since they have the potential to drag on forever without any concrete story or conclusion.
There are 12 episodes to DMC, but I don’t think the number really matters. I have a feeling that anyone, at least anyone with a passing familiarity with games, could watch any given episode and get a feeling of what’s going on. That’s good and bad. Good in the sense that DMC will appeal to a more diverse audience, bad in the sense that we’ll be cheated out of a decent plot.
Madhouse was behind DMC’s animation and they did a great job translating Dante and friends into anime. I couldn’t have imagined any better way to design Dante, Trish, and Lady than what the studio did. The colors were in line with game and so were the demons, for the most part. I, personally, wanted the demons to be much more creatively designed but, meh, what’re you gonna do?
I don’t know how I feel about about the OP for DMC; it’s stuck in my head and I can’t decide if I like it there or not. I must admit that the screeching guitar and heavy riffs complements Dante’s personality to a tee. It’s much better suited as the opening credits to the anime than as the first thing I think of in the A.M. But, good job Rungran for making D.M.C. a memorable opener!
I love the Japanese voice cast. Toshiyuki Morikawa is the seiyu who gives Dante his smooth voice and cool demeanor. Toshiyuki Morikawa was also Final Fantasy: Advent Children’s Sephiroth. Trish, as voiced by Atsuko Tanaka, is another favorite of mine in this anime.
I like the way they make the anime resemble the game with the Episode= Mission set-up. Another good tie-in with the game is the commercial bump featuring the silhouette graphic from the games. The two ladies from DMC1 and DMC3 are a nice touch as well, but I think the whole of the story is that there really isn’t a story, so far.
The first five episodes of Devil May Cry have left me curious about the rest of the series but I have feeling I know how it’ll all wrap up. I like surprises, however, and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that DMC might pull itself together and make itself something more than a glorified promo.

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