A few years ago, I remember playing this game with my brother during the Christmas period and now I find out there was a recent animated adaptation?! How on earth did I miss this? I was shocked when my brother told me about the animation adaptation TV series. It was unbelievable until I saw the trailer. At the same time, I was not happy that I had been living under a rock.
So last week I decided to watch the animated TV series and to be honest, I am impressed with it. Though it's not perfect, it is still a good, thrilling, action-packed and witty adaptation. I enjoyed it and I am eagerly waiting for the second season by May this year. Makes me wonder what Netflix is cooking for us.
Devil May Cry is a series that was distributed by Netflix. It is an action, adult, urban-fantasy animation that was adapted from a game made by Capcom with the same title with just 8 episodes. If you are a gamer and have played this game before you would know that it was good adaptation except for a few flaws here and there.
The story of the series centers around Dante, a half-demon and demon hunter for-hire who is being hunted down because of a piece of Jewelry that is around neck (given to him his mother) by a government organization called Dark Realm Command (DARKCOM) which is managed the Vice President of USA William Baines.
However, this piece of jewelry is not only wanted by DARKCOM but also by a 6ft ”White Rabbit” man who is hell bent on revenge on the human race by using the Jewelry along with Sword of Sparda to slice open the veil between the earth and the demon world for a demonic invasion of Earth.
Now Dante is right in the middle of a war he knows nothing about. He is in conflict with a human soldier named Mary Ann Arkham (a DARKCOM Lieutenant) and the White Rabbit man. Who among will succeed in getting hands on Dante’s Jewelry? At what cost is Dante willing to protect the piece of Jewelry given to him by his late mother?
Characters That Caught My Attention.
Chris Coppola as Enzo Ferino is a character who is an information broker and who helps Dante get work that is within his career domain. You see this character is a chatty and funny character that couldn't be forgotten so easily. However, somehow he managed not to die from the beginning of the series till the end.
Hoon Lee as the White Rabbit is a worthy villain against Dante. He is a demonic terrorist who wants a demonic invasion on earth which will lead to complete human extinction. His character was well and a good depiction of ”Villains are created”. I like how he was smart with his agenda. He was always a step ahead of the protagonist’s team. He was ruthless and resilient.
Scout Taylor-Compton as Mary Ann Arkham is a DARKCOM lieutenant. This character’s motive is fueled by anger, hatred, regret and traumas from her past life. She was first the antagonist then later she became the protagonist. Her character was, infuriating, dynamic and very unstable.
Johnny Yong Bosch as Dante, is a laid-back character with a good sense of humor. I love Dante’s character so much. He was well written according to the game. His mannerisms, choice of music and his strength. He is a character that is very easily likable.
My Review And Rating.
This series would easily make it up to impressive blockbuster level if only some of the flaws and mishaps were there, but nothing is really not perfect in this world is it?
The writing of the series is excellent. They got right according to the games’ storyline. For me, Dante was written perfectly well, I will give them that. Except, they made him look weaker, while he was the strong character in the story. However, coming to the DARKCOM lieutenant was a mishap of writing. She was written terribly. I don't really know what was going on with her character, but I feel she was given more attention than Dante who is the main character.
They made the series all her while Dante took a step back which was wrong. Also, Lt Mary is a ghastly character. She was annoying in a dumb way and cursed in every of her dialogue (was it necessary though). She destroyed part of my experience with this series. Also, the backstories of the demons (depicting them with pity and as victims) is what didn't sit right with me.
Another thing I enjoyed in this series is seeing a world I've once controlled with a gamepad perfectly portrayed in a vibrant, exhilarating, and fluid way. It was fast paced, action packed on each episode, all the stunts, the fighting skill made the series all magnetic. I will give it to the creator and cinematographers. They out did themselves. They knew what exactly made the original game special like the rich music, style (urban), the swagger, the mystery that comes with the storyline and they depicted all of it clearly in every minute of the series’s run time.
Rating this series, I will give it 7. 5 out 10 stars. I really enjoyed it and hope the second season will be better this season. If you love DMC games then I recommend you watch this TV adaptation.
All images above are from the movie screenshots
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