I enjoyed this anime quite a lot. If your the kind of person who enjoys great art, good action scenes, and an alright storyline, this is your cup of tea.

Ok for those of you who complain about this you got it wrong The Devil May Cry anime series is set sometime between Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 4 and its a great show for those who aren't that familiar with the story lines of the games. The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars is its subed i would have liked it more if it was dubed :D

The concept of a DMC anime is just awesome. Unfortunately the execution is far from it. This anime has a few things going strong for it; a polished stylistic design, a main character who is just awesome, and a plot that just couldn't go wrong. Yet, there are just too many things that do go wrong here...I've played all 4 entries in the DMC series and I love the series despite the lackluster DMC2 and the iffy DMC4, the 1st and 3rd are just superior games. Initially, this anime showed a lot of promise, apparently taking place after the 1st game (and the 3rd), due to Trish and Lady being present and Dante having the DMC1 costume and a more mature attitude. I was just seething with excitement, waiting on the chance to see some awesome Devil-slaying battles. That's where the biggest letdown of this anime comes in. The emphasis is on the story; which isn't that great and the culmination is rather weak, instead of the style and the action. There are maybe 5 minutes of action devoted in each episode to a pathetic fight which just seems extraordinarily easy for Dante.I know he's an unsurpassed Devil-hunter, but seriously, not even the final "boss" devil gave him a hard time. It's just sad to see a great character underutilized. There are also many things lacking in terms of Dante, yes he has his characteristic guns and sword, but there was no instance of any other weapon in the whole series. The shotgun, rocket launcher, Ifrit/Beowulf gauntlets, Nevan, anything... just the sword and the guns. Most importantly, his Devil Trigger. I waited and waited to finally see Dante bust out a DT, but he never did. Which is just ultimately disappointing to me as a fan.Lastly, I want to point out the characters. Other than Dante, every character just becomes more and more annoying as the story progresses. Who the hell is Morrison? I thought Dante handled his own business, kinda detracts from his cool-ness that he has some agent. Patty Lowell is quite frankly the worst part of this anime, There is no need for a cutesy annoying girl to flip the tone of the anime from dark and destructive to cute and warm. Lady gets rather annoying, and even Trish (minus Luce and Sparda) isn't given enough justice. Yes, also, no reference or mention to Vergil, hardly any to the actual Sparda, and just a mere mention of Dante's mom.I just wish for better fan-service. Just wishing. It almost seems DMC is an anime for people who've never played the game. And to those who have, it's an utter disappointment from start to finish.

I love DMC.. the games, the characters, the storyline, and so I thought I'd love the anime as well since a Devil May Cry anime would be 2 of my favorite things put together right?
WRONG. I was so disappointed..
Each episode is 95% the clients and their backstory (which is usually boring and cliche as hell), the only time Dante appears is when some demons come.. then he pulls out his gun (not even Ebony and Ivory!! /DMCnerd) and goes trigger-happy, and when that doesn't work, he pulls out his giant sword and slices it apart, even for the finale. I guess Devil Trigger's just not as important as Patty and her internal struggles. They could've spared a couple annoying Patty moments to introduce Rebellion along with Ebony and Ivory.. (and add in the super kickass Devil's Trigger)
Which brings us to the subject of Patty. I was expecting Patty to be adopted by that lady from episode 1, not for her to hang around the entire series like Dante's screechy loli pet/lover or something.. I cringed every time I heard her whine, squeal and cry, especially in the last episode. What a stupid, annoying girl. All she can think/talk about is 1. her mom 2. Dante (and his messy habits) 3. ice cream and I guess if I want to encompass everything, gambling and money maybe. Other than that, apparently nothing else matters. Very very shallow "heroine" figure in my opinion.
And no Vergil? What disappointment.. This anime would have been at least 100x better if they had put in Vergil, I was waiting for him to pop in the entire series, and when that white demon guy came up in ep 10, I totally thought he was Vergil at first, only to be let down :(
If I didn't know any better, I would have thought Dante and Trish were lovers or something thanks to the first couple episodes and the opening. But then this series began shifting from implying DantexTrish to DantexPatty. Which is really gross and wrong, but hey, it's true.
In conclusion.. crappy action sequences+lack of character development+no emphasis on the MAIN character+annoying as hell heroine+lack of Vergil (this one's only for the DMC fans)= DISAPPOINTMENT to both anime and DMC lovers. Don't waste your time. But I guess since this is a review on the last episode, it's probably too late.. But whatever, just wanted to put my opinion out there for the sake of my own satisfaction..
GIVE ME MY 12 EPISODE'S WORTH OF TIME AND STUPID ADVERTISEMENTS BACK.

This series might have dissapointed me in terms of action sequences and lack of graphic violence aside from splashing a lil blood here and there....However I know quite well that the animation company MadHouse is known to sorta gloss over intense animation sequences in favor of a higher quality style. So it looks great but lacks any solidly represented motion images. Instead you get the one frame he has sword in hand facing a demon, the next frame is just slash with blood gush, next scene demon lying on ground and dante "sheathing" his sword. The best fighting animation I saw throughout this whole series was in the opening sequence... Aside from that one flaw this is a well made series. The fact that Dante never uses Devil Trigger(unleashing his TRUE form) is indicative of the characters desire to use minimal force which in the japanese culture is seen as the highest level of mastering any fighting style. So i can see why he doesnt fight so much. Most of the time the audience is left to feel like Dante is merely swatting flies during his "missions". Overall it is a nice decorum and mood with some memorable characters. However it is not the action orientated franchise one might expect. In other words it measures up to Vampire Hunter D BLOODLUST. But fails to surpass the original Vampire Hunter D. Which i Feel is the main influence on this series. Just compare D the Vampire hunter to Dante the Demon hunter and you will see my point. Not to mention there on/off sidekicks.

Like my title says, it wasn't horrible but it could have been better. The game was about fighting so you'd think the fight scenes would be amazing but they're not nicely animated after a certain point and none of them are memorable at all. I did enjoy the soundtrack however, I'll give that 4 stars but don't bother with this if you're looking for some good action to pass the time.

Between last night and this morning. I loved it. I was a very big fan of the story line and characters of the game. Dante, and Lady especially. The anime series was amazingly well done. I (for one) did not mind the dubbed episodes that were thrown in the mix. I enjoyed them all equally. I thought the scenes were very well played out. The characters were very deep, and as cliche' as it may sound, you really do fall in love with the characters. Kind of a bitter sweet ending to the series. If I can find this on DVD I will definitely own it, and if a movie does arise from this series. I will be the first in line to get it. Only complaint that I have, is that it ended. 12 episodes, and I watched every single one of them in less than 12 hours. After the first episode I was hooked. I would very highly recommend any fan of the games to watch this, as well as fans of anime.