This will be a spoiler-free DMC anime review by yours truly. It’ll be a bit short-ish, or I’ll be out here writing a six-edition novel + screenplay.
All in all, it was okay. I liked the animation style, and the music absolutely slaps hard.
However, I have a lot of critique which isn’t exactly related to the storyline per se. The storyline isn’t as bad; my problem is how overwhelming it is. For only eight episodes, they overloaded each individual one that it got messy and all over the place really fast. It was poorly executed.
A lot of the scenes weren’t necessary. If they removed those fillers, they would have had more room to flesh out the actual plot to accommodate the eight-episode run. Or, have an extra episode for more room.
While I like the design style, there was something they could improved to make sense for what they're going for. Certain demons/beings didn’t look like demons in my opinion, regardless of their background story. They made me think of cute little extraterrestrial lifeforms. Or like the Amphibian Man in “The Shape of Water”.
Lastly, I have issues with the one-liners. They were going way too hard to appeal to a younger generation. Then again, I have no idea what generation they were aiming to impress. All I could think about was the Steve Buscemi .gif saying “how do you do fellow kids”, because you can’t tell me that isn’t what it sounded like.
The anime is, as I previously mentioned, okay. For what it is, it’s a fun watch. Johnny Yong Bosch was amazing, even if it was confusing at first.
I think it’s no surprise that I dislike Re / uben La / ngdon. If you’re his fan, that’s great for you, but I’m not. Plus, he's almost 50, so expecting him to voice a young Dante is incredible.
The show gets a 6 out of 10 from me. I hope we get a season two, and if we do, maybe the feedback will help the development.
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