When Netflix unveiled the opening theme for its Devil May Cry anime, fans were astonished by the show’s galaxy brained and thematically appropriate use of the Limp Bizkit’s nu metal song, “Rollin’.” In keeping trend with the show’s use of early 2000s edgy music choices, the new trailer for Capcom’s popular character action game showcases even more blisteringly fast action and braggadocious one-liners to the score of Papa Roach’s “Last Resort.”
Devil May Cry‘s new trailer is concerned with one thing and one thing only: making Dante look cool as hell as he saves the world from a demon army. To demonstrate just stylish the devil hunter for hire is against that demon army, we see Dante mow through an armed militia with ease, parkour off the wings of a free-falling airplane, swing his motorcycle around like a baseball bat, and parry missiles with his sword. Just when things look like the show will be an easy W for Dante, the butt-end of the trailer teases a confrontation with his twin brother, Vergil, tipping the scales against Dante in his fight to save humanity.
Coupled with the new trailer was the reveal of the show’s official English voice cast. Here’s the list of Devil May Cry actors and where you might’ve heard them before:
- Johnny Yong Bosch (Nero from Devil May Cry 4 and Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach) as Dante
- Scout Taylor-Compton (Julie Crawford in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Laurie Strode in Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady
- Hoon Lee (Shredder from Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Splinter from Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2) as White Rabbit
- Kevin Conroy (freaking Batman from Batman: The Animated Series) as VP Baines
- Chris Coppola (Olaf from Beowulf) as Enzo
Executive producer Adi Shankar, who’s been posting rather frequently on X/Twitter responding to virtually any post that’s Devil May Cry-related, hasn’t been shy about the anime pulling from different aspects of the Capcom series. Chief among them being villains from its under appreciated manga like White Rabbit, the inclusion of music from the games, and the promise of more allies and rivals to come. From today’s trailer, it is evident Vergil will play a significant role in the anime in a similar fashion to Devil May Cry 3. The only remaining question is whether the series will maintain its hype long enough to be renewed for more seasons, allowing us to see how it will handle casting Nero since Bosch is already playing his uncle. That, and whether or not bands like Linkin Park and Nine Inch Nails will make the cut on its soundtrack.
Devil May Cry releases April 3 on Netflix.
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