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Total Film
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David Opie

Devil May Cry review: "Netflix's anime adaptation is dated and clunky, but does capture some of the anarchic spirit of the original games"

Dante in Netflix's Devil May Cry.

Two episodes into Netflix's Devil May Cry anime adaptation, Dante suddenly takes a shotgun blast to his abs after dispatching multiple assassins with Ebony and Ivory in hand. But anyone even remotely familiar with Capcom's premier demon hunter knows that this won't slow him down — and sure enough, the wound closes almost immediately.

"I heal extremely fast," says Dante to his would-be-killer. "Like a superhero. Not that I call myself a superhero, but your mom does." And with that, Dante punches the guy into a TV screen where Street Fighter's Ken has just dragon-punched a pixelated M. Bison as the word "perfect" tinnily rings out from the speakers.

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