Netflix's official anime YouTube channel has released the opening video for the upcoming Devil May Cry anime, and it features a song by Limp Bizkit. The video also reminds viewers of its April 3, 2025 release date. The Devil May Cry anime, based on the popular action-adventure videogame franchise created by Hideki Kamiya, is a collaboration between Capcom, Studio Mir, and Adi Shankar, the executive producer behind the Judge Dredd remake Dredd, the Castlevania animated series, and other critically-acclaimed Netflix shows such as The Guardians of Justice and Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix.
The anime was officially announced in September 2024. Its demon hunter protagonist, Dante, is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch. Watch the opening video for Devil May Cry anime featuring Limp Bizkit's 2000 song Rollin below:
What is the Devil May Cry anime about?
Hideki Kamiya's Devil May Cry games are mostly developed and published by Capcom. The urban fantasy series follows the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to vanquish various demons who invade Earth. The franchise currently has 6 entries, with several collections and remasters. Netflix shared an official synopsis for Devil May Cry anime:
Meet Dante: a half-human, half-demon, hunter for hire and carefree owner of the Devil May Cry agency. A mysterious woman named Trish approaches him one day with news of the king of the underworld making a grand return from banishment to wreak havoc on the world. Brandishing his father’s sword Force Edge and trusty guns Ebony & Ivory, he sets out to defeat the demon king, the one responsible for the death of his family.
You can watch the first trailer for the new Devil May Cry anime below:
The first anime adaptation for Devil May Cry was released in June 2007. It ran for 12 episodes, and focused on Dante's daily life as a demon hunter.
