PRE-BUILD INVENTORY · OCTOBER 7, 2026

The dates.
The evidence.

Devil May Cry: research table, product / access matches and inspection gaps.

VERIFICATION STATUS

Broad coverage.
Open questions.

30 catalogue records; 30 indexed works. Shared branch points, embedded scenes and anthology containers are distinguished.

A research edition, not a completed full-interior audit. A missing date remains an inspection gap until the actual work has been checked.

Inventory / contradiction checks

Numbered games follow the revised position of 2 before 4; calendar years are not invented.
2007 anime, two official drama CDs, five novels / novel volumes, two DMC3 volumes, Dreamwave #1–3 and Visions of V inventoried.
DmC and Netflix are separate selectable continuities; season two is released by the audit date.
Continuous serial runs are compact; different formats retain separate edition links at a shared story position.
Two licensed stage stories added individually; cancelled film announcements are not counted as released films.
Pre-build table reviewed for duplicate titles, continuity conflicts, unsupported release-year dates and product / collection mismatches. Open coverage and inaccessible interiors remain listed.
Dante age estimates added to the main sequence and corresponding formats; broad later ranges distinguish inference from stated intervals. No calendar dates fabricated from release years.
Rechecked 29 / 34 / 38 age claims: no current exact numbered canon ages verified. DMC1 remains estimated 28–29, DMC2 broadly early-to-mid thirties, DMC4 estimated 38–40 with the attributed approximate creator account; DMC5 carries a wider 40–45 range and the conflicting calculations.

Verification still required

Full manga / comic interiors and Japanese audio scripts remain uninspected; no claim that missing calendar dates are absent from the works.
Volume-specific Amazon matches for Visions of V and several out-of-print editions remain open.
Mobile events, TEPPEN sets and licensed promotional fiction require a deeper story-by-story inventory.

RESEARCH TABLE BEFORE PAGE BUILD

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Entry	Media / release	Story date	Canon / continuity	Placement / inspection	Sources	Edition / viewing match
Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s AwakeningDante and Vergil’s conflict at Temen-ni-gru.	GameReleased 2005	Est. age 19 for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not establishedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal Devil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Devil May Cry HD Collection — PlayStation 3Contains the corresponding numbered game (1, 2 or 3). This is a PS3 disc, not a PS4/PS5 edition.
Devil May CryDante investigates Mallet Island and Mundus.	GameReleased 2001	Est. age 28–29 for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not establishedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal Devil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Devil May Cry HD Collection — PlayStation 3Contains the corresponding numbered game (1, 2 or 3). This is a PS3 disc, not a PS4/PS5 edition.
Devil May Cry 2Dante and Lucia confront Arius on Vie de Marli.	GameReleased 2003	Est. early-to-mid 30s for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not establishedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal Devil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Devil May Cry HD Collection — PlayStation 3Contains the corresponding numbered game (1, 2 or 3). This is a PS3 disc, not a PS4/PS5 edition.
Devil May Cry 4Nero’s confrontation with the Order of the Sword.	GameReleased 2008	Est. age 38–40 for Dante; Relative game chronology; calendar year not establishedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal Devil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry 5Nero, Dante and V face the Qliphoth crisis.	GameReleased 2019	Est. about age 40–45 for Dante; May–June; calendar year not establishedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal Devil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon Devil May Cry 5 PS4 edition identifier DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Devil May Cry 5 — PS4Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.
Devil May Cry, volume 1 — Shinya GoikedaDante’s Tony Redgrave period and the gunsmith Nell Goldstein.	NovelReleased 2002 (Japan); 2006 (English)	Est. late teens for Dante; Before Dante’s first-game adventure; pre-3 material retconnedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Devil May Cry prose bibliography DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Find official editionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry 3: Code 1—Dante & Code 2—VergilThe twins’ paths converge before the tower’s return.	MangaReleased 2005–2006	Est. age 18 for Dante; Before Devil May Cry 3; est. one year earlierProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Devil May Cry 3: published two-volume prequel DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Find the two published volumesCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry (Dreamwave) #1–3A licensed comic version of Dante’s Mallet Island adventure.	ComicReleased 2004	Est. age 28–29 for Dante; First-game adaptation; unfinishedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Grand Comics Database: Dreamwave’s three published issues DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	View issue / edition indexCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry: The Animated Series — episodes 1–12Patty Lowell and Morrison enter Dante’s working life.	TV seriesReleased 2007	Est. late 20s–early 30s for Dante; After Devil May Cry 1; before Devil May Cry 2Provisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	2007 anime: original production website Devil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	View official series / editionsCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry TV-Animation Drama CD, volume 1A licensed audio story featuring the anime cast.	Audio dramaReleased 2007-12-21	Est. late 20s–early 30s for Dante; 2007-anime period; exact episode placement unresolvedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	2007 anime: official drama-CD catalogue DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	View official audio editionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry TV-Animation Drama CD, volume 2A licensed audio story featuring the anime cast.	Audio dramaReleased 2008	Est. late 20s–early 30s for Dante; 2007-anime period; exact episode placement unresolvedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	2007 anime: official drama-CD catalogue DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	View official audio editionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry, volume 2 — Shinya GoikedaDante and Beryl investigate a demonic artifact.	NovelReleased 2002 (Japan); 2006 (English)	Est. early 30s for Dante; After the first game; before Devil May Cry 2Provisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Devil May Cry prose bibliography DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Find official editionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry 4: Deadly Fortune, volume 1An expanded prose rendition of Nero and Dante’s Fortuna story.	NovelReleased 2009	Est. age 38–40 for Dante; The Devil May Cry 4 story; earlier memories includedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Deadly Fortune volume-one publication record Devil May Cry prose bibliography DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Deadly Fortune, volume 1 — Japanese paperbackCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.
Devil May Cry 4: Deadly Fortune, volume 2An expanded prose rendition of Nero and Dante’s Fortuna story.	NovelReleased 2009	Est. age 38–40 for Dante; The Devil May Cry 4 story; earlier memories includedProvisional evidence-based estimate	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Deadly Fortune volume-one publication record Devil May Cry prose bibliography DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Find volume 2Corresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry 5: Before the NightmareNico’s meeting with Nero and V’s approach to Dante.	NovelReleased 2019-03-01	Est. about age 40–45 for Dante; Several years after 4; immediately before 5Provisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	KADOKAWA: Before the Nightmare DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Before the Nightmare — Japanese paperbackCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.
Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V — volumes 1–5V’s origin and perspective on the Red Grave events.	MangaReleased 2019–2022	Est. about age 40–45 for Dante; V’s emergence immediately before 5; then overlapping the gameProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCapcom game continuity	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.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	LINE manga: Visions of V volume five Visions of V: collected-volume / story inventory DMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Find manga / official editionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry: Peak of CombatA licensed mobile adventure drawing on Dante’s early design and cast.	GameReleased 2024 (global)	Young-Dante setting; exact fit with 3 / 1 unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	Official license does not prove that every mobile scenario happened in the main-game chronology. Campaign and event-script audit remains open.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat — licensed mobile game Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	View official mobile gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
DmC: Devil May Cry — The Chronicles of Vergil #1–2Vergil and Kat’s pre-game encounter.	ComicReleased 2013	Before DmC: Devil May CryRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonDmC reboot	Two-issue reboot prequel. Published after the game, but placed before it by its narrative premise.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Chronicles of Vergil: two published issues	Find comic editionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
DmC: Devil May CryA different Dante takes on Mundus’s modern-world control.	GameReleased 2013	Reboot main adventure; no verified calendar yearRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonDmC reboot	Reboot character history prevents merging with the numbered Capcom continuity. Definitive Edition retells this adventure.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
DmC: Vergil’s DownfallVergil’s post-defeat journey.	Game DLCReleased 2013	Immediately after DmC’s endingRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonDmC reboot	Story expansion, not the generic Vergil playable mode from another game.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Devil May Cry portal	View official DLCCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry (Netflix) — season 1, episodes 1–8Dante, Mary and the White Rabbit’s conflict.	TV seriesReleased 2025-04-03	Alternate modern setting; year unverifiedRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonNetflix animated continuity	Each season is a separate run. Episode-level flashback / time-jump audit remains open; Netflix’s 2025 / 2026 labels are release years.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix: Devil May Cry	Watch on NetflixThe corresponding full series, subject to region and subscription. No unrelated Blu-ray substitution.
Devil May Cry (Netflix) — season 2, episodes 1–8Dante and Vergil’s confrontation continues the adaptation.	TV seriesReleased 2026-05-12	After season 1; earlier family-history flashbacksRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonNetflix animated continuity	Each season is a separate run. Episode-level flashback / time-jump audit remains open; Netflix’s 2025 / 2026 labels are release years.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix: Devil May Cry Netflix: season-two launch announcement	Watch on NetflixThe corresponding full series, subject to region and subscription. No unrelated Blu-ray substitution.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne — Maniax / Dante contentDante appears in the Vortex World adventure.	GameReleased 2004; HD Dante DLC 2021	Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placementPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Atlus: Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 / UltimateDante joins the crossover conflict; endings are hypothetical variants.	GameReleased 2011	Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placementPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Marvel vs. Capcom collection / crossover catalogue	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Marvel vs. Capcom: InfiniteDante joins the merged-world story.	GameReleased 2017	Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placementPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom: Marvel vs. Capcom collection / crossover catalogue	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Project X ZoneDante participates in the dimensional crossover adventure.	GameReleased 2012	Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placementPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Project X Zone licensed crossover inventory	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Project X Zone 2Dante and Vergil participate in another crossover story.	GameReleased 2015	Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placementPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Project X Zone licensed crossover inventory	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
TEPPEN — DMC character stories and narrative expansionsCard-set fiction uses Capcom characters in an alternate world.	GameReleased 2019–ongoing	Crossover setting; no numbered-game calendar placementPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Narrative license / participation is indexed. It does not connect all participating franchises’ home continuities.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	TEPPEN: official card-story world	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Sengoku BASARA vs. Devil May CryDante and Vergil encounter the Sengoku BASARA setting.	Stage dramaReleased 2015-08	Time-travel crossover; home-game position unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed crossovers	Separate licensed crossover. A historical-looking stage does not supply a date in Dante’s world.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Capcom annual report: Sengoku BASARA vs Devil May Cry	View licensed production recordCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Devil May Cry: The Live HackerDante encounters Noah in an original musical stage story.	Stage musicalReleased 2019-03	Original stage scenario; main-game fit / calendar unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Disputed canonCapcom game continuity	Production credits verify the license. The full script needs comparison before a bridge between numbered games can be asserted.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Live Hacker: production announcement / official credits Capcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages Dante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts	Find licensed production / editionsCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.

COVERAGE BOUNDARIES

Checked beyond the main stories

Editions

Special Editions, HD collections, ports and extra playable modes

Grouped with corresponding story

A remaster is not a second historical event. DMC4 Vergil bonus scenes are early-life flashbacks; new scenes require scene-specific placement before expansion.

Capcom: Devil May Cry portal

Coverage audit

Pachislot, event scripts, stage adaptations and mobile collaborations

Open inventory / narrative inspection

Licensed machines or collaborations may contain original sequences. They must be individually checked before claiming exhaustive promotional coverage.

Capcom: Devil May Cry portal Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat — licensed mobile game TEPPEN: official card-story world

SOURCE REGISTER

Primary sources first.

PrimaryCapcom: Devil May Cry portal
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
SecondaryDevil May Cry 2: current chronology and retcon
Cross-check for the current position before 4; the older post-4 position is not used. The games’ History of DMC is the primary chronology lead.
Secondary bibliographyDevil May Cry prose bibliography
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Secondary bibliographyDevil May Cry 3: published two-volume prequel
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Secondary issue indexGrand Comics Database: Dreamwave’s three published issues
Dreamwave, not WildStorm. Planned fourth issue is excluded.
Primary2007 anime: original production website
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Primary2007 anime: official drama-CD catalogue
FCCM-0214 and FCCM-0215 verify two story CDs. Soundtrack albums are not counted as audio dramas.
PrimaryKADOKAWA: Before the Nightmare
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Publisher-supplied bibliographyDeadly Fortune volume-one publication record
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Publisher-supplied bibliographyLINE manga: Visions of V volume five
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
SecondaryVisions of V: collected-volume / story inventory
V’s origin and game-overlapping material; interior caption audit remains open.
Secondary issue indexThe Chronicles of Vergil: two published issues
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
PrimaryNetflix: Devil May Cry
Two seasons shown at audit date. Season-one episode metadata checked; calendar years are not release years.
PrimaryNetflix: season-two launch announcement
Official Netflix announcement: May 12, 2026. Trailer is evidence, not a full-episode viewing link.
PrimaryDevil May Cry: Peak of Combat — licensed mobile game
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Retail link cross-checkAmazon HD Collection product cross-check
B005VBVQDI is the PS3 edition containing 1, 2 and 3; no historical price reproduced.
PrimaryAtlus: Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
PrimaryCapcom: Marvel vs. Capcom collection / crossover catalogue
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Secondary bibliographyProject X Zone licensed crossover inventory
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
PrimaryTEPPEN: official card-story world
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Primary company bibliographyCapcom annual report: Sengoku BASARA vs Devil May Cry
Licensed August 2015 stage crossover. Fictional time-travel setting is not its production date.
Production announcement carried by pressLive Hacker: production announcement / official credits
March 1–10, 2019 production, based on Capcom’s series. Original full script / official recording remains uninspected.
Retail edition cross-checkDevil May Cry 5 PS4 edition identifier
B07DJX3XJS is the corresponding PS4 base game.
Secondary discussion citing narrative dialogueDMC age reconstruction: manga and game-dialogue references
DMC3 manga gives eighteen; game refers to nearly a year since the twins met. Trish’s original-game dialogue supplies twenty years since the family tragedy. Later ages are wider estimates.
Primary publisherCapcom: official 3142 Graphic Arts publication / legal sample pages
Establishes the official artbook and creator interviews. Its linked sample images did not supply a readable complete Dante-age interview during this check.
Secondary quotation of official creator interviewDante design: Yoshikawa’s age account in 3142 Graphic Arts
Attributes an approximate age around forty in DMC4 to Tatsuya Yoshikawa. This is a design-age account, not an exact numbered birthday.

The dates.The evidence.

Broad coverage.Open questions.