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Devil May Cry

Dante’s family history, licensed fiction and three distinct versions of the demon hunter.

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Current main-game order is 3 → 1 → 2 → 4 → 5; the 2007 anime belongs after 1. No unverified calendar years are imposed on this sequence. Licensed disputed fiction remains included.

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SELECTED CONTINUITY

Capcom game continuity

est. late teens
NovelDisputed canonReleased 2002 (Japan); 2006 (English)

Devil May Cry, volume 1 — Shinya Goikeda

Est. late teens for Dante; Before Dante’s first-game adventure; pre-3 material retconned Provisional evidence-based estimate

Dante’s Tony Redgrave period and the gunsmith Nell Goldstein.

Placement Age-based placement: the established position between earlier and later adventures gives a broad age range, not a confirmed numbered age. Later material reuses elements, but the Gilver / Vergil relationship was revised. Keep this licensed story visible with disputed details rather than claim every scene is compatible.

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est. age 18
MangaDisputed canonReleased 2005–2006

Devil May Cry 3: Code 1—Dante & Code 2—Vergil

Est. age 18 for Dante; Before Devil May Cry 3; est. one year earlier Provisional evidence-based estimate

The twins’ paths converge before the tower’s return.

Placement Age-based placement: the manga’s eighteen-year-old Dante precedes the game by nearly a year. Two published volumes form one unfinished prequel run. No Code 3: Lady was released. Full interiors need a date / contradiction audit.

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est. age 19
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2005

Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening

Est. age 19 for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not established Provisional evidence-based estimate

Dante and Vergil’s conflict at Temen-ni-gru.

Placement Age-based placement: the manga age and near-one-year reunion interval suggest about nineteen. Ordered by the current story sequence. Original, HD and Special Edition releases occupy the same story position; bonus playable campaigns are not automatically separate events.

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Edition / access: Contains the corresponding numbered game (1, 2 or 3). This is a PS3 disc, not a PS4/PS5 edition.

View on Amazon ↗Devil May Cry HD Collection — PlayStation 3
est. age 28–29

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2001

Devil May Cry

Est. age 28–29 for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not established Provisional evidence-based estimate

Dante investigates Mallet Island and Mundus.

Placement Age-based placement: the family tragedy is twenty years earlier in Trish’s dialogue; a childhood age around eight gives about twenty-eight. Ordered by the current story sequence. Original, HD and Special Edition releases occupy the same story position; bonus playable campaigns are not automatically separate events.

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Edition / access: Contains the corresponding numbered game (1, 2 or 3). This is a PS3 disc, not a PS4/PS5 edition.

View on Amazon ↗Devil May Cry HD Collection — PlayStation 3
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2004

Devil May Cry (Dreamwave) #1–3

Est. age 28–29 for Dante; First-game adaptation; unfinished Provisional evidence-based estimate

A licensed comic version of Dante’s Mallet Island adventure.

Placement Age-based placement: the family tragedy is twenty years earlier in Trish’s dialogue; a childhood age around eight gives about twenty-eight. Same story position as the first game, with adaptation differences. Three issues were published; the planned fourth is not counted.

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est. late 20s–early 30s
TV seriesConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Devil May Cry: The Animated Series — episodes 1–12

Est. late 20s–early 30s for Dante; After Devil May Cry 1; before Devil May Cry 2 Provisional evidence-based estimate

Patty Lowell and Morrison enter Dante’s working life.

Placement Age-based placement: the established position between earlier and later adventures gives a broad age range, not a confirmed numbered age. One season grouped as a run. Earlier memories stay within their episodes; no broadcast-year story date asserted. Episodes 11–12 close the season’s continuing Sid plot.

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est. late 20s–early 30s
Audio dramaDisputed canonReleased 2007-12-21

Devil May Cry TV-Animation Drama CD, volume 1

Est. late 20s–early 30s for Dante; 2007-anime period; exact episode placement unresolved Provisional evidence-based estimate

A licensed audio story featuring the anime cast.

Placement Age-based placement: the established position between earlier and later adventures gives a broad age range, not a confirmed numbered age. Source verifies a narrative drama CD rather than soundtrack. Listening to the full Japanese script is needed before assigning a position relative to individual episodes.

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est. late 20s–early 30s
Audio dramaDisputed canonReleased 2008

Devil May Cry TV-Animation Drama CD, volume 2

Est. late 20s–early 30s for Dante; 2007-anime period; exact episode placement unresolved Provisional evidence-based estimate

A licensed audio story featuring the anime cast.

Placement Age-based placement: the established position between earlier and later adventures gives a broad age range, not a confirmed numbered age. Source verifies a narrative drama CD rather than soundtrack. Listening to the full Japanese script is needed before assigning a position relative to individual episodes.

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est. early 30s
NovelDisputed canonReleased 2002 (Japan); 2006 (English)

Devil May Cry, volume 2 — Shinya Goikeda

Est. early 30s for Dante; After the first game; before Devil May Cry 2 Provisional evidence-based estimate

Dante and Beryl investigate a demonic artifact.

Placement Age-based placement: the established position between earlier and later adventures gives a broad age range, not a confirmed numbered age. Relative placement from the novel bibliography. No calendar year or firm relationship to individual anime episodes established.

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est. early-to-mid 30s
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2003

Devil May Cry 2

Est. early-to-mid 30s for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not established Provisional evidence-based estimate

Dante and Lucia confront Arius on Vie de Marli.

Placement Age-based placement: the established position between earlier and later adventures gives a broad age range, not a confirmed numbered age. Ordered by the current story sequence. Original, HD and Special Edition releases occupy the same story position; bonus playable campaigns are not automatically separate events.

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Edition / access: Contains the corresponding numbered game (1, 2 or 3). This is a PS3 disc, not a PS4/PS5 edition.

View on Amazon ↗Devil May Cry HD Collection — PlayStation 3
est. 38–40

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2008

Devil May Cry 4

Est. age 38–40 for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not established Provisional evidence-based estimate

Nero’s confrontation with the Order of the Sword.

Placement Yoshikawa’s official-artbook design account is reported as around forty. Thirty-eight is a plausible reconstruction, not a verified exact canon age. Ordered by the current story sequence. Original, HD and Special Edition releases occupy the same story position; bonus playable campaigns are not automatically separate events.

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2009

Devil May Cry 4: Deadly Fortune, volume 1

Est. age 38–40 for Dante; The Devil May Cry 4 story; earlier memories included Provisional evidence-based estimate

An expanded prose rendition of Nero and Dante’s Fortuna story.

Placement Yoshikawa’s official-artbook design account is reported as around forty. Thirty-eight is a plausible reconstruction, not a verified exact canon age. Retells the game rather than following it. Added scenes are licensed but their precise compatibility needs comparison. Each volume has its own edition link.

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View on Amazon ↗Deadly Fortune, volume 1 — Japanese paperback
NovelDisputed canonReleased 2009

Devil May Cry 4: Deadly Fortune, volume 2

Est. age 38–40 for Dante; The Devil May Cry 4 story; earlier memories included Provisional evidence-based estimate

An expanded prose rendition of Nero and Dante’s Fortuna story.

Placement Yoshikawa’s official-artbook design account is reported as around forty. Thirty-eight is a plausible reconstruction, not a verified exact canon age. Retells the game rather than following it. Added scenes are licensed but their precise compatibility needs comparison. Each volume has its own edition link.

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Find volume 2 ↗Find volume 2
est. 40–45
NovelConfirmed canonReleased 2019-03-01

Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmare

Est. about age 40–45 for Dante; Several years after 4; immediately before 5 Provisional evidence-based estimate

Nico’s meeting with Nero and V’s approach to Dante.

Placement Later age remains disputed: older design-age / Nero reconstructions and the Patty anime-to-game interval yield different numbers. Do not present 43 or another single birthday as exact. Publisher explicitly identifies this as a prequel by the game’s scenario writer. Earlier life histories span additional periods.

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View on Amazon ↗Before the Nightmare — Japanese paperback
est. 40–45
MangaConfirmed canonReleased 2019–2022

Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V — volumes 1–5

Est. about age 40–45 for Dante; V’s emergence immediately before 5; then overlapping the game Provisional evidence-based estimate

V’s origin and perspective on the Red Grave events.

Placement Later age remains disputed: older design-age / Nero reconstructions and the Patty anime-to-game interval yield different numbers. Do not present 43 or another single birthday as exact. Complementary viewpoint, not an exact novelization. Grouped serial run; early childhood memories are embedded flashbacks. Volume-specific access remains a product-verification task.

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est. 40–45
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2019

Devil May Cry 5

Est. about age 40–45 for Dante; May–June; calendar year not established Provisional evidence-based estimate

Nero, Dante and V face the Qliphoth crisis.

Placement Later age remains disputed: older design-age / Nero reconstructions and the Patty anime-to-game interval yield different numbers. Do not present 43 or another single birthday as exact. Ordered by the current story sequence. Original, HD and Special Edition releases occupy the same story position; bonus playable campaigns are not automatically separate events.

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Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2024 (global)

Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat

Young-Dante setting; exact fit with 3 / 1 unresolved Placement unresolved

A licensed mobile adventure drawing on Dante’s early design and cast.

Placement Official license does not prove that every mobile scenario happened in the main-game chronology. Campaign and event-script audit remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
Stage musicalDisputed canonReleased 2019-03

Devil May Cry: The Live Hacker

Original stage scenario; main-game fit / calendar unresolved Placement unresolved

Dante encounters Noah in an original musical stage story.

Placement Production credits verify the license. The full script needs comparison before a bridge between numbered games can be asserted.

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SELECTED CONTINUITY

DmC reboot

Prequel
ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2013

DmC: Devil May Cry — The Chronicles of Vergil #1–2

Before DmC: Devil May Cry Relative / stated chronology

Vergil and Kat’s pre-game encounter.

Placement Two-issue reboot prequel. Published after the game, but placed before it by its narrative premise.

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DmC
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2013

DmC: Devil May Cry

Reboot main adventure; no verified calendar year Relative / stated chronology

A different Dante takes on Mundus’s modern-world control.

Placement Reboot character history prevents merging with the numbered Capcom continuity. Definitive Edition retells this adventure.

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After DmC
Game DLCConfirmed canonReleased 2013

DmC: Vergil’s Downfall

Immediately after DmC’s ending Relative / stated chronology

Vergil’s post-defeat journey.

Placement Story expansion, not the generic Vergil playable mode from another game.

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Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

SELECTED CONTINUITY

Netflix animated continuity

Season 1
TV seriesConfirmed canonReleased 2025-04-03

Devil May Cry (Netflix) — season 1, episodes 1–8

Alternate modern setting; year unverified Relative / stated chronology

Dante, Mary and the White Rabbit’s conflict.

Placement Each season is a separate run. Episode-level flashback / time-jump audit remains open; Netflix’s 2025 / 2026 labels are release years.

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Edition / access: The corresponding full series, subject to region and subscription. No unrelated Blu-ray substitution.

Watch on Netflix ↗Watch on Netflix
Season 2
TV seriesConfirmed canonReleased 2026-05-12

Devil May Cry (Netflix) — season 2, episodes 1–8

After season 1; earlier family-history flashbacks Relative / stated chronology

Dante and Vergil’s confrontation continues the adaptation.

Placement Each season is a separate run. Episode-level flashback / time-jump audit remains open; Netflix’s 2025 / 2026 labels are release years.

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Watch on Netflix ↗Watch on Netflix

Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

SELECTED CONTINUITY

Licensed crossovers

Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2011

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 / Ultimate

Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placement Placement unresolved

Dante joins the crossover conflict; endings are hypothetical variants.

Placement Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2017

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placement Placement unresolved

Dante joins the merged-world story.

Placement Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2012

Project X Zone

Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placement Placement unresolved

Dante participates in the dimensional crossover adventure.

Placement Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2015

Project X Zone 2

Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placement Placement unresolved

Dante and Vergil participate in another crossover story.

Placement Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.

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?UNRESOLVED
Stage dramaNon-canon connectedReleased 2015-08

Sengoku BASARA vs. Devil May Cry

Time-travel crossover; home-game position unresolved Placement unresolved

Dante and Vergil encounter the Sengoku BASARA setting.

Placement Separate licensed crossover. A historical-looking stage does not supply a date in Dante’s world.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2004; HD Dante DLC 2021

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne — Maniax / Dante content

Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placement Placement unresolved

Dante appears in the Vortex World adventure.

Placement Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameNon-canon connectedReleased 2019–ongoing

TEPPEN — DMC character stories and narrative expansions

Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placement Placement unresolved

Card-set fiction uses Capcom characters in an alternate world.

Placement Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.

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