| Long description: | Devil May Cry (デビル メイ クライ, Devil May Cry?) is an anime series based on the video game series created and owned by Capcom. It debuted on the WOWOW TV network in Japan on June 14, 2007, and ran 12 episodes.[1][2][3]
The show was produced by the anime studio Madhouse and was directed by Shin Itagaki. Bingo Morihashi, one of the writers for the second, third and fourth games, was also on the writing staff.
A teaser-trailer, released on the show\'s official site, featured pre-production artwork of Dante, the primary protagonist and playable character of the video games, and confirmed him as the show\'s main protagonist.
A second trailer released at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair showed actual animation from the show and included a character and cast list, featuring both new characters and other characters from the games.
The first episode aired in Japan on June 14, 2007.
On June 30, 2007, at Anime Expo 07, it was announced that ADV had licensed the show. On December 5, 2007, ADV announced that they will release their English version of volume #1 on February 5th of 2008.[4] The second and third volumes were planned for April 1st and June 3rd of the same year, but more recently that was changed, and the second volume was released on May 6, 2008, The Release Date for the Third Volume was July-15th 2008 - but is now currently delayed as it has been listed as back ordered from most shops in the US. Bestbuy.com has stated the the possible release date is 08/09/2008 - 08/23/2008.
In 2008, the anime became one of over 30 ADV titles transferred to Funimation Entertainment.[5] |
