Reworkings of shows to meet the sophisticated standards of the streaming-giant Netflix may not be phenomenon entirely lost on avid spectators. With high anticipation for every new release, this time around is not exciting only for the regular Netflix bingers, but also for the lesser half, anime friendly ones as well. Devil May Cry has already begun its genesis, catching up to the details, one devil at a time (wink wink).

While a little trailer is sometimes all that there needs to be for even a entire franchise to be set up in day, most times it does its job, and tickles the exact parts of the brain that gets it itching for more.

Having been teased with a trailer as early as five months ago, snippets of the animated series are being released every few weeks. While the anime itself is all set to be released on April 3, 2025. Within this game inspired series, the audience cannot help but notice the easter eggs scattered around the anime, these being the similarities it might have with the already under the days' light Japanese adaptation of the Capcom video game of the same name. 

With the plot centered around the supernatural mercenary Dante, who keeps himself busy in the devil hunting business just like in the previously released anime series of the same name and with the same foundational inspiration, Devil May Cry (2007), the upcoming adaptation of the legendary video game is also known as Adi Shankar's Devil May Cry, setting it apart from the originals from the start.

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The hype around the animated series, however, was not built in a day. Having foundations set in the anime world as early as 2007, the recent developments are only a tip of the iceberg to this intriguing new addition to the Netflix inventory. 

American filmmaker, Aditya Shankar, known for his gritty screenwriting and dark thrilling niche, has had the reprise of the Devil May Cry franchise in the talks since long ago, 2022. Having already set to stylization his sense in the field of anime, largely inspired by the existing material of Japanese such; through Castlevania, Shankar had not waited a moment before getting done with scripting the first season as early as 2022 itself. It has also been of common knowledge that the first season of the animated series will carry out for eight episodes and will follow the multi-season plot pattern.

Keeping in mind the iconic video game created originally by Hideki Kamiya, and running since the August of 2001; the franchise has most likely lasted this long in regards to its popularity and potential as a full fledged multiverse adapting franchise. And with a third installation to its world, from none other than the viewpoint of Bootleg Universe pioneer, Adi Shankar. 

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