We’re in a veritable golden age of video game adaptations. Shows like “Fallout” and “The Last of Us” have gone a long way to restore our collective faith in what once was a genre led by disappointing, cringeworthy entries. And Netflix is leading the way when it comes to giving our favorite video game series the anime treatment.
The streamer behind “Arcane” and “Cyberpunk Edgerunners” has knocked it out of the park yet again with its latest series, “Devil May Cry,” which premiered last week (April 3). Its eight-episode first season is dangerously easy to binge, packed with high-octane action sequences, edgy 2000s camp, and all the charm of Capcom’s fan-favorite hack-and-slash series.
It’s got some serious pedigree behind it too, between being helmed by “Castlevania” producer Adi Shanker and animated by Studio Mir, the award-winning studio behind Disney Plus’ “X-Men ’97” and “The Legend of
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