Welcome! Devil May Cry 3 Volume 1 Manga Paperback ? October 11, 2005 by Suguro Chayamachi (Author) Dante, a demon slayer with half-demon parentage, takes a missing child case that forces him to reflect on his past, his family, and his demon father. Devil May Cry 3 is an official manga prequel to Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening. It was first released in Japan, and the English version was then released in 2005. The events of the manga take place some time before the game's, likely about a year, as referenced by Dante in Mission 2: The blood link. Published in America by Tokyopop, the manga is classified as "Action" by their classification systems. The art style is detailed and the human proportions are made realistic, so that is stays as close to the games as possible, though character eyes are enlarged to convey emotion in accordance with anime style. Additionally, the manga plays with light and dark to cue the reader to the tone of the scene: Pages with scenes about Vergil or Arkham are generally black, while those dealing with Dante, Lady, or the others from the human realm are usually white. These subtle visual cues help the reader transition between story foci, which shift often to describe simultaneous action. Code:1 "Dante" Introduces Dante as a mercenary in his unnamed shop. It also describes how Vergil and Arkham formed an alliance to awaken the Temen-ni-gru. In this volume, Dante accepts a job from Enzo, his liaison, to locate and return a girl named Alice. She has run away of her own free will, lured by a demon that has possessed her doll and promised her all the fleeting things humans desire in exchange for her purity. Alice does not return with Dante, and he cannot force her. As Dante leaves, the demon in Alice's doll, whom she calls "Rabi," offers to buy Dante's half of the Perfect Amulet, but Dante refuses. On his way out of the building, Dante thinks he passes his identical twin brother, Vergil, whom he thought dead. When he turns around, though, Vergil isn't there. Meanwhile, Vergil and Arkham form an uneasy alliance because they both have need of each other's abilities in order to achieve their own personal goals. Vergil, too, arrives at the place where Alice is, but after Dante has already left. Vergil destroys the doll Rabi possesses when the demon tries to give him advice. Publisher- TokyoPop; Uitg ed. edition Language- English Paperback- 168 pages ISBN-10- 1598160311 ISBN-13- 978-1598160314 First off I want to say that the art fits the style of Devil May Cry perfectly. The balance of horrid darkness and fight sequences made it all the more enjoyable. Dante's personality doesn't stray too much from what you see in the game, befitting his opponents with witty humor that will make you laugh at times yet soon encasing you into moments of blood and gore that will keep you on edge. The story is very interesting and kept me from putting the book down which I love in manga's and novels. I feel like although this happens pretty far from what we see in the game it still embodies the basic idea that lead up to the games beginning; being that Dante mentions "It's been over a year since we last met" I'm assuming this was the year previous to that moment. This book is definitely something a Devil May Cry fan would love to have and it's worth every penny. DEVIL MAY CRY Movie Adaptation. Screen Gems, the studio behind the Resident Evil films, acquires the movie rights to video game series Devil May Cry. The Resident Evil series has been good to Screen Gems. The four films have collectively grossed more than $580 million. Resident Evil: Afterlife is the studio's highest grossing production at $296 million worldwide. There are plans for another sequel (obviously). And if things go according to plan, the Resident Evil universe will have inspired another lucrative franchise at Screen Gems. Capcom initially developed video game Devil May Cry as the third Resident Evil game. But Devil May Cry wound up bearing no particular resemblance to Resident Evil, so Capcom launched the former as an original property. Now the five Devil May Cry games have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Variety reports Screen Gems has picked up the feature film rights to Devil May Cry. Kyle Ward, who also adapted the video game Kane Lynch, will write the script. The games center around Dante, a man who slaughters demons to avenge his mother's death. Watch a trailer for one of the more recent installments to get a sense of the visuals at play. Pictures are of the ACTUAL ITEM and all books will be shipped safely in cardboard. Please consider some of my other listings to save on shipping! to view the list! If you have any questions, don't hesitate! All orders shipped securely within 1 business day! If you don't see it- ask! It MAY be in stock! We'll be glad to put a listing up for you! Respond to messages in 24 hours or less!