- The Game was Only Half the Story Cursed to live as both monster and man, Dante must spend his life fighting the demonic forces of darkness. Brandishing his sword, Rebellion, and his always-loaded guns, Ebony and Ivory, Dante is more than happy to send the demons back to hell especially when there s money to be made. The wildly popular video game is now a series, and this time, there s no sympathy
Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 08/25/2009 Run time: 300 minutesThe violent fantasy-adventure Devil May Cry (2007) is based on the popular Playstation 2 game. Dante, the taciturn, perenially broke anti-hero of the program, lives on pizza, beer, and strawberry sundaes. He spends his time slouched on a couch reading trashy magazines. But when someone brings a case to the Devil May Cry Detective Agency, he goes into action–he needs the money. Everyone’s problems can be traced back to the demons that infest wherever it is the show takes place. Using pistols and a broadsword, Dante swiftly reduces his foes to so much demon tartare. Rounding out the cast are Lightning and Lady, two allied demon fighters, and blonde orphan Patty. When the original Devil May Cry game was released, critics complained that the characters were underdeveloped, a problem that carries over to the series. Dante may be murderously competent, but he’s so understated, he leaves a vaccuum at the center of the show. He lacks the complexity and appeal of his obvious models, Spike Speigel in Cowboy Bebop and Vash the Stampede in Trigun. Lightning and Lady exist only to provide fan service shots, and Patty’s obnoxious fussing seems to be someone’s notion of comic relief. Devil May Cry will appeal to hormonal adolescent boys and hardcore fans of the game; viewers in search of a stylish, engaging anime series should look elsewhere. (Rated TV MA: suitable for ages 16 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, profanity, potentially offensive religious and sexual content, alcohol and tobacco use) –Charles Solomon
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March 11, 2010
#1
This DVD was a gift for my husband and he absolutely loves it.Thank You for putting that huge smile on my husbands face.
March 11, 2010
#2
I bought this for my son on his 18th birthday and he loved it. He is very much into the video games of the same title and this tied in well with those video games. He loves it.
March 11, 2010
#3
after holding off on getting the series for over a year now. Its good to see that they finally released all three volumes in a compleate series box set as a reasonable price. Before this set came out, the only way to adquire this series was to purchase the three volumes separtly for $2o a piece (vol 2 for $30 if ya get vol 2 with the box so you can fit all three volumes.) As far as fairness to the video games, it does lack in action. but its still worth a look.
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March 11, 2010
#4
I would like to start off by re-itterating that this show is not at all like the video game. There is no action other than still shots and when there is any good action it is usually very short lived and not very satisfying at all. Its hard to write a review of any good length on such a shallow show. It turns the video game dant into a hapless, always poor individual who is always scraping for money by doing jobs in which he gets screwed out of getting paid for. The end of the show is even worse in which it has a big build up but the final battle is a complete let down. Very rarely in this show will you see the badass, yet cheesy as hell dante. The rest of the time your stuck with the typical japanese stereotype of a hapless hero who always gets screwed out of his money yet is still ‘cool.’
March 11, 2010
#5
I really enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. It made me laugh in several places and the action was pretty good. I would definitely suggest this one to anime fans who don’t like long drawn out series.