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Intriguing news:

In recent years, the video game adaptation has grown in popularity. What was once a genre dominated by disappointing entries, the past few years have seen the likes of The Last of Us and Fallout restore faith in the video game adaptation. With that in mind, it's understandable that the hype is high for Netflix's next introduction to the genre, Adi Shankar's adaptation of the popular video game series, Devil May Cry. The Castlevania producer first acquired the rights to the series seven years ago, with anticipation steadily growing ever since.

Well, it seems as if the anticipation has paid off, with the series benefiting from a superb early response on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. From critics, Devil May Cry has earned an enormous 93% rating, with a worse but still strong 76% score earned via audiences. After its debut on Thursday, April 3, 2025, the early reception has been ultimately positive for the series, with many citing the stunning animation, a penchant for more mature themes, and creative, colorful action sequences for the show's success. One person who agrees with this positive critique is Collider's Aidan Kelley, who gave the series a 9/10, concluding:


"To put it simply, Adi Shankar and Netflix have done it again with Devil May Cry. This is a show that could have easily gotten away with being just a fun and simple action romp with a few good jokes and action setpieces. Instead, Devil May Cry goes above and beyond to deliver a brilliant animated series that is as thematically rich as it is wildly entertaining."
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Chimpzy said:
I dunno, that last bit got a chuckle out of me. I kinda hope this'll turn out fine. Been a while since we got a good comedy movie.
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"A while" since a good comedy is extremely subjective, but what is almost objectively true is we haven't had a Naked Gun-style comedy in a while. Like Airplane!, a comedy that just embraces the patently absurd and rides on really stupid gags hitting every couple of minutes. My concern here stemmed from the opening few seconds of this trailer where it just feels like it wants to be semi-serious, but then a little girl pulls off a mask to reveal she is a full-grown, A-list acting man, and a spark of hope reignited in me. Tempered expectations, but I really want to enjoy this film; I'll probably end up giving it more leeway than it'll deserve. This might be one to see in the theaters where the collective laughing makes it easier to get in on the spirit of it.
 
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As the live-action Minecraft film is having great success in the theaters, Netflix often bets on video game adaptations in animated form, and Devil May Cry is off to a solid start with 5.3M CVEs in its first 4 days. That's well behind Sonic Prime, but well ahead of Castlevania: Nocturne within the same genre.
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I didn't expect DMC Netflix to surpass Nocturne, but I am not complaining. Congrats to the team.


 
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