When it comes to video game to anime adaptations, Adi Shankar has proven himself beyond a doubt. Castlevania was turned into a narrative masterpiece and felt much deeper than the lore of the game indicated.

Adi Shankar is bound to do the same for Devil May Cry as well. He always gravitated toward characters who exist in moral gray areas, and Dante fits the profile.

Dante from Netflix’s Devil May Cry | Credits: Netflix

His Castlevania adaptation turned Trevor Belmont into a hero, weighed down by cynicism and self-doubt. Dredd stripped its protagonist of any traditional heroics and placed him in a lawless world.

Dante’s traditional portrayal in Devil May Cry

Given this pattern, Shankar’s Devil May Cry adaptation is likely to deliver a Dante with more depth than the wise-cracking, cool-guy Dante. His struggles with his identity, his mission, and his family will all be explored.

Dante has always been a confident,...