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NEWS: Animated Devil May Cry Show's 2nd Season Debuts on May 12, 2026




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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2025 11:13 am Reply with quote
Maybe it'll even be an improvement on season 1.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2025 12:16 pm Reply with quote
Shankar burned through all the goodwill he had with Season 1, and between it and Nocturne, I think the average audience is just about done giving pseudo-anime adaptations of video games chances.

There are cases where writers who try too hard loosen up and make a much better sequel product. The big one I think of is Masters of the Universe Revolution, where Kevin Smith stops trying so hard and just focuses on a compelling Skeletor and He-Man story, while addressing the complaints about Revelation in a way that didn’t feel bitter, but built on them for character development and story. I don’t think Shankar is capable of that.
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