Devil May Cry anime series: Dante slashes his way onto Netflix for an animated series from Adi Shankar

Load Ebony and Ivory with bullets, radio Nico to bring the van around, and prepare to lay waste to hordes of demons because Netflix’s Devil May Cry anime series announcement is here! The eight-episode series comes from Adi Shankar, who created Netflix’s Castlevania. Studio Mir is handling the animation, with plenty of blood, bullets, and mayhem yet to come!

Netflix’s Devil May Cry anime series tease is part of the streamer’s Drop 01 event, focusing on its lineup of animated projects. In addition to Devil May Cry, Netflix teased looks at Castlevania: Nocturne, Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Blue Eye Samurai, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, and Sonic Prime.

“I’m honored that Netflix and Capcom have entrusted me to shepherd the Devil May Cry franchise,” said Shankar. “[Writer] Alex Larsen and I love these characters. We are part of the fandom and vow to surpass the exceptionally high bar we set for ourselves.”

Shankar will serve as showrunner and executive produce the series alongside Capcom’s Hideaki Itsuno and Studio Mir’s Seung Wook Lee.

Based on the uber-popular Capcom video game, Devil May Cry “centers on demon hunter Dante. The animated series will follow the sinister forces 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.” (via Deadline)

The first game in the long-running Devil May Cry franchise exploded onto the PlayStation 2 in 2001. The action-adventure hack-and-slash video game features lightning-quick gameplay, aerial acrobatics, devastating combos, and outlandish plots that grow more absurd with every entry in the series. Populating the franchise is a cast of colorful characters who aid Dante in his fight against evil. You’ll need a detailed chart to track them all, but it’s all part of the fun.

According to Capcom, the latest chapter in the Devil May Cry video game series, Devil May Cry 5, has sold 7.2M million copies. With a vast world of comedic allies, sexy and sinister foes, and lore ripe for expansion, Netflix‘s Devil May Cry anime series could be a fantastic follow-up to Castlevania: Nocturnes and another feather in Capcom’s cap after the successful release of Street Fighter 6 and Resident Evil 4 Remake earlier this year.