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The anime world is all set to witness the beginning of the series based on the gameDevil May Cry. A new teaser trailer was released by Netflix on Wednesday. Adi Shankar created it, and the South Korean animation firm Studio Mir animated it. The series, however, has no scheduled release date. Fans are eagerly waiting for this widely popular game to have an anime adaptation and are hoping that the series will be as good as the game.
However, this could not have been possible without the director Hideaki Itsuno, who was the mastermind behind one of the most popular games of the seriesDevil May Cry 5. He single-handedly saved the entire series and even the action-gaming genre by making this game one of the biggest at the time.
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Hideaki Itsuno Saved The Action-Gaming Genre WithDevil May Cry 5
Capcom’sDevil May Cry 5is an action-adventure game released in 2019. It is the sixth installment in theDevil May Cryseries overall and the fifth mainstream installment. On July 03, 2025, Capcom launched it for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. Itsuno directedDevil May Cry 5, to make it his best effort yet. He attempted to balance the game for both new and returning players by including a variety of difficulties and challenges. In an interview withthe Verge, he said:
“I did feel like I didn’t want to have it stop at me. That’s the last thing I want.”
He wanted the series to go on for generations and did not have to stop at him. He wanted to bring a more realistic design inspired by the RE Engine used in Capcom’s previous work,Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Critics praisedDevil May Cry 5for the variety of methods brought by the three characters, as well as the handling of the narrative. Although Itsuno got connected with the game a little late, he developed a deep relationship with the series.
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Hideaki Itsuno’s Relation WithDevil May Cry
Itsuno has been strongly identified withDevil May Cryfor some time, even if he hasn’t been a part of it since its inception. Itsuno has stayed with the franchise sinceDevil May Cry 2, remaking it into an iconic name. He stated:
“I kind of look at it as the difference between being blood-related to your child and raising your child. I might not be related by blood, but at the same time I feel like I was the one responsible for raising it.”
After Itsuno worked hard onDevil May Cry 5, the game won multiple awards and sold over two million copies in less than two weeks after its debut, increasing to more nearly six million copies as of January 2023, making it the franchise’s best-selling game.
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Source:The Verge
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
