Enter the Devil May Cry universe
Dante’s history. Separate demon worlds.
Follow Devil May Cry’s main games and the 2007 anime, add prequel novels and manga, or explore the separate Netflix animated universe.
Universe orientation
Core: Devil May Cry 3 → Devil May Cry → the 2007 Madhouse anime → Devil May Cry 2 → Devil May Cry 4 → Devil May Cry 5. Everything adds the DMC3 manga, Before the Nightmare and Visions of V. Netflix Seasons 1 and 2 are a separate continuity; its final third season is upcoming.
Use the continuity filters to explore each story group.Universe explored
Follow Devil May Cry’s main games and the 2007 anime, add prequel novels and manga, or explore the separate Netflix animated universe.
Deadly Fortune is a version of DMC4. Visions of V overlaps DMC5. Early tie-ins are partly contradicted and optional; Peak of Combat is canon-adjacent. Scope follows the supplied guide and does not catalogue every licensed reboot or edition.
Showing 6 of 14 released stories.
The earliest mainline game. Special Edition and playable Vergil remain versions of this story.
Trish hires Dante for the Mallet Island confrontation with Mundus.
Madhouse series between the first game and DMC2. Separate from the Netflix adaptation.
Dante and Lucia in Vie de Marli. Uses the modern ordering before DMC4.
Nero and Dante face the Order of the Sword. Deadly Fortune retells and expands this same story.
Dante, Nero and V against Urizen. Special Edition remains the same chronology event.
Not part of the checklist
These records are tracked for context but are excluded from chronology numbers, filters and progress until release.
Find your route
Use one authoritative timeline, then choose the view that matches how you want to experience the universe.
Core: Devil May Cry 3 → Devil May Cry → the 2007 Madhouse anime → Devil May Cry 2 → Devil May Cry 4 → Devil May Cry 5. Everything adds the DMC3 manga, Before the Nightmare and Visions of V. Netflix Seasons 1 and 2 are a separate continuity; its final third season is upcoming.
Quick answers
Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.
Core: Devil May Cry 3 → Devil May Cry → the 2007 Madhouse anime → Devil May Cry 2 → Devil May Cry 4 → Devil May Cry 5. Everything adds the DMC3 manga, Before the Nightmare and Visions of V. Netflix Seasons 1 and 2 are a separate continuity; its final third season is upcoming.
This universe does not have one useful release-order view across every branch. Follow the chronology and use the continuity filters to keep separate story groups clear.
14 released mapped records; 15 including upcoming and archived material, including grouped side stories and adaptations. Coverage follows the supplied September 8 editorial guide; it is not an exhaustive episode or edition inventory. Coverage is current through 8 September 2026.
Suggested routes
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The modern mainline ordering, including the 2007 Madhouse series.
Add the DMC3 manga and Before the Nightmare. Visions of V runs alongside DMC5.
A separate adaptation. The final third season remains upcoming.
Story versions
Researched editions and adaptations stay together under one story.
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Official franchise, creator and publisher sources anchor the chronology. Conflicts and uncertain placements are labelled.
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