8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Devil May Cry (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
Overview
When a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell, a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Overview
When a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell, a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series explicitly positions the U.S. government as the central antagonist, using the human-demon conflict as a direct allegory to critique U.S. foreign policy, military interventionism, and the treatment of refugees, aligning with anti-imperialist and progressive viewpoints.
The series incorporates diverse voice casting, notably with an Asian-American actor in a traditionally white lead role, and features strong female characters. Its narrative includes allegorical themes concerning marginalized groups and critiques of authoritarian policies and imperialism, embedding socio-political commentary. However, these DEI elements are integrated into the action-fantasy narrative rather than being a primary, explicit focus.
Secondary
The series features Mary (Lady), a skilled human combatant, who engages in and wins a close-quarters physical fight against the powerful male demon hybrid, Dante. She uses a combination of melee weapons and hand-to-hand combat to temporarily subdue him.
The show critically portrays Christian institutions and figures as corrupt or villainous, with a politician invoking Christian imagery framed as an antagonist. It inverts Christian symbolism to emphasize institutional corruption, leading to viewer interpretation of the narrative as anti-Christian.
The 2025 'Devil May Cry' anime series centers on action and demonic battles, without featuring or focusing on LGBTQ+ themes or characters. Based strictly on the series' content, there is no meaningful portrayal or representation of the LGBTQ+ community within its narrative or character development.
The film "Devil May Cry" (2025) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes based on available information. Official plot details and character descriptions do not indicate such portrayals, distinguishing it from fan discussions related to the game franchise. Consequently, the film has no discernible impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals or the community.
The 2025 "Devil May Cry" series portrays main characters like Dante, Vergil, Nero, and Lady with genders consistent with their established canonical forms from the video game series. No evidence suggests any character's on-screen gender differs from their original source material.
The characters in Devil May Cry are supernatural or Western fantasy archetypes whose specific real-world race was not explicitly defined or visually unambiguous in the source material. The diverse voice cast does not alter a canonically established race for any character.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
8.0
Critic Ratings
9.6
N/A
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