Devil May Cry 3142 Graphic Arts (Hardcover) Hardcover – March 30, 2021

So you’re a fan of the classic (and very disjointed and unorganized) Devil May Cry games, you like the art of the series and want to know some production information. There’s this book, which came out in Japan years ago, but is released to USA now, should you get it? Is Date a cocky, stylish, fun dude? Well, sometimes he is, there was 1 where he was more subdued and 2 where he was barely the Dante from 1 and much more serious-minded character for some reason, but you know what I mean, just get this book if you are a fan!So what are the contents in this book? A lot actually, there is pieces of art, graphic, concept, dev notes, etc., and pretty much every single piece has some amount of comment made by one of the many game series artists. A personal favorite of mine is the 2 section of this book where an artist for 2 (who constantly comments how he views his old DMC 2 art as embarrassing) comments on a piece of art he made that has Dante and Lucia looking at opposite directions and a coin being flipped in between them. He comments that even he has no idea why DMC 2 has this coin motif going on for it, and that is honestly a great example that shows how much personality this book has. While you will get basic information that just sound like facts with no infliction in the tone, there a lot of artists that will give there personal outlook and stories of the development history of these games, and each artist feel like different people with different stories. And that’s because they are different people, duh right? But that little amount of personality and history added really makes this art book feel special, and not just something lazily slapped together.There are also interviews at then end of this book involving the series artists, with each interview having different artists that worked on whichever entry they worked on. The interviews are also sometimes done in a group setting, so you have a bunch of people talking to each other as well, trying to fully grasp their history on the DMC entry they worked on, and sometimes they make funny comments here and there with each other and it shows some level of comradery between the artists. Also we get a lot of interesting behind the scenes info that may or may not be known to DMC fans before. While many DMC fans know about the whole Resident Evil 4 to DMC transition, I’m not sure how many know that Kamiya intended even DMC 1 to have QTEs. Some things never change for the man.But that brings me to one semi-issue I have with this book, and it’s that Hideki Kamiya and Shinji Mikami aren’t at all involved with this book. While this book is about the art more than the development of this series, it would have been interesting to get some info from two of the most important people in DMC history. Instead we get an interview from Hideaki Itsuno and Motohide Eshiro, and arguably these two are more important to DMC than Kamiya and Shinji, at least at the moment. For those who don’t know, Kamiya is the director of DMC 1 (among many other top-notch games) and Mikami is the producer of DMC 1 (and father of Resident Evil), while Itsuno is the director of the series from 2 onwards (and was the cause for DMCs “golden age” with 3 and 4) and Eshiro is the producer of DmC DMC (and a reason why DmC’s gameplay stayed as close to DMCs gameplay as much as it could).While I doubt it be probable to get Kamiya and Mikami to be interviewed for this book since both work for different companies now (help founded PlatinumGames, and founded and runs Tango Gameworks respectively), I don’t think it would have been impossible. Plus the interview with Itsuno and Eshiro was very much DmC focused (which makes sense since DmC is the latest entry and the focus point of Capcom when this book was released in 2013 in Japan), and we don’t get into DMC2’s odd development history as much as I think they should have, plus Eshiro is only now producing DMC games (DmC), so he seems less important to the series than the other 3 guys I mentioned.So... what about the art itself? Well they’re pretty good to cool to amazing, for the most part. The art that looks bad usually involve really old graphic art that were made by then novices. A good example is some of the CG DMC4 art, which even the artist, is like “jeez, this looks unprofessional” or some of the DMC2 art which looks sometimes a bit too cringe-worthy by the over-the-top edgy feel that the artist were going for, but that’s another pro for this book. This book isn’t afraid to show the weaker art and the artists comments makes them all the more personal. Speaking about the DMC4 CG artist, we go through pieces of art he made, and as we turn the pages more, his art looks better and more professional. It really shows an interesting progress that is complimented by an artist admitting regret over their work but to also show pride in it. But if you want the art from this art book, most of it is already online, so to me the real selling point is the comments and interviews, which is why they took so much focus in this review. Buy it if you’re a fan because it’s well worth it.

It's really pretty with lots of content <3 Arrived earlier than expected, and is in flawless condition.

This book contains content spanning the entire Devil May Cry series, in chronological order (not release order). This means that it covers DMC3, then DMC1, then DMC4, then DMC2. Within its pages, you'll find an absolute wealth of information, production notes, interviews, concept drawings, sketches, promotional materials. If you ever wanted to read up on the thought processes behind the creative minds of this series, this is an invaluable resource.Book is soft-cover, but high quality - thick pages adorned with full color artwork and thoughtful commentary.

My daughter loves the book

As an avid Devil May Cry fan, I love this graphic arts book! I learned a lot about DMC and the why they picked the character/clothing styles that they did. I also saw some characters that I wish had been included, but oh well. My only complaint is that there seem to be some inconsistencies. 1) At one point, the commentary states that Sparda killed Mundus, at another it says he sealed him off into the demon world(so, not killing him). 2) It also says that Nero's arm "transformed" into the arm it is now, when it's common knowledge that his arm was the result of an injury he received while fighting demons. Hence why his arm was in a sling and why Kyrie told him that his arm wasn't fully healed/he wasn't ready to fight in the beginning of DMC4. 3) It also stats Dante is in his 40's, yet Dante's own voice actor Reuben Langdon said he was in his 30's(and was told so by Capcom). 4) It states Nero is Vergil's son. Although this may or may not be true, I have serious doubts that Capcom, after 8 years of being pestered for an answer to Nero's lineage, would only announce his lineage in a graphics arts book. These were just a few of the odd things I noticed. Other than that, this product is a great addition to my collection!

It's all the Graphic Arts books from the main series all in one awesome book. It's sleek and stylish with all the pictures of Dante, Trish, Lady and Vergil that you could want. Also all the weapons and enemies in the series and there's an extensive interview with Hideaki Itsuno and others who worked on the main series that gives you good insight in to what goes on at Capcom during development. It's definitely worth picking up.

It's a thick, heavy paperback book with durable pages and crisp binding. The artwork is incredible and the comments left by the designers were not only insightful, but even funny! There's a lot of cool information giving a glimpse into the creation of the characters and their transition into what they are today. Definitely a must-have for any big DMC fan.I would only take away maybe .5 of a star because there are no interviews with Hideki Kamiya, but at the same time it's understandable... Still a shame!

The book is jammed pack with the devil may cry artwork from the first 4 games plus their appearances in additional media like the anime and other Capcom. It was very thorough, but it is worth noting that the art can be packed together rather than giving it space to be bigger for viewers to see like in some other artbooks, but is still very nice to look through.I would definitely recommend this to DMC and art fans!