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Castlevania's Adi Shankar to Develop Devil May Cry Animated Series
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Devil May Cry game franchise. Shankar stated the series "will Castlevania in what we're now calling the bootleg multiverse."
Shankar told IGN, "I've acquired [the Devil May Cry] rights myself so the jabronis in Hollywood can't f*** this one up too." Shankar told IGN he attributed the announcement to the success of the Castlevania animated series, stating it "really over-performed."
Shankar also posted about the news on Twitter on Friday.
Open for business. pic.twitter.com/TCT5JH9fXz
— Adi Shankar (@adishankarbrand) November 16, 2018
The Devil May Cry game series previously inspired a 12-episode television anime series by streaming the anime in June.
The most recent release in the Devil May Cry game series, Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, launched in June 2015 for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This edition is an updated version of the original 2008 Devil May Cry 4 PC/Xbox 360 game. CAPCOM PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in North America on March 13. The collection contains the first three games in the series.
The Devil May Cry 5 game will launch on March 8, 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Devil May Cry celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2016. The game series has also inspired novels, manga, and stage play will run in Tokyo in March.
Source: IGN (David Griffin)
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