Ahead of its streaming premiere on April 3, Netflix has released a new trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Capcom's Devil May Cry, teasing some of the chaotic anime action that viewers are in store for.
From showrunner Adi Shankar (Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix) and animation Studio Mir (The Legend of Korra), Devil May Cry stars the vocal talents of Johnny Yong Bosch (who voices Nero in the Capcom games) as the iconic Dante the Demon Hunter:
In this animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game and from the vision of Adi Shankar, sinister forces are 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.
One of Capcom's most successful game franchises (birthed from a failed Resident Evil game), Devil May Cry debuted in 2001 and spawned six main entries, selling over 32 million copies worldwide. A previous anime series, Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, aired back in 2007.
Tracking with the fact that Devil May Cry‘s theme song is Rollin' by Limp Bizkit, the new trailer comes soundtracked by Papa Roach's nu-metal classic Last Resort, teasing that the series is going to go heavy on the 2000s vibes. As many viewers have correctly pointed out, this thing feels like an oldschool AMV in the best possible way.
Watch the new trailer for Devil May Cry below:
