#bc some things are v different from both the drama and the og novel translations

[jayswing101]

#guardian #guardian novel #i made my friends a hand written glossary for the seven seas translation of guardian #bc some things are v different from both the drama and the og novel translations #and im wondering. would it also be helpful for people reading the novel for the first time to clean up that little glossary and post it her #that way if new fans go read any fics or things they'll be able to see what the common terms are in the fandom already and be as confused #bc like 'reincarnation dial' is obvious right. that's the sundial of reincarnation #but 'ghost faced figure' is only obvious if a fic uses ghost face - new fans wouldn't know that's gui mian #and 'soul-executing emissary' also might not obviously be zhan hun shi / the ghost slayer #so. would a glossary of the new seven seas terms vs corresponding established fandom terms for novel verse and drama verse be helpful??? #idk #(just it might be confusing bc readers of the online fan tls have different vocab from seven seas tl readers you know?)

[dmcofficial]

hey what order are you meant to play dmc in? I saw some shit about that?

honestly it's up to personal preference? ill answer this assuming you know little to nothing just in case?

dmc has, obviously, a release order: 1, (2, a game people tend to dismiss for... several reasons, though is considered canon), 3, 4, (dmc: devil may cry is between 4 and 5 here but 100% not canon at all, not the same universe) and 5!

BUT dmc is one of those series with a nonchronological narrative— the timeline is out of order when you play it sorted by release, though it does lend itself to the suspense when you don't have an idea of what, or who, the surprise may be when playing it release order. there’s pros and cons to both ways!

the (canon as of a capcom producer in 2019) timeline order is devil may cry 3, followed by 1, 2, 4, and 5.

and, if that's your thing and you're hungerin' for more, there's extra stuff! under the cut bc you’d be surprised at the number of side content, canon and non

hope this helped/answered your question!

THE ART BOOKS!!!! the art books are so cool, there’s a lot of insight into the development process for the characters and locations and level building, along with bits and scraps of lore and worldbuilding that there just isnt space for in the actual game. VERY fun, a lot of it connected to the gallery in dmc5 and the like, though a lot arent translated or available outside of japan.

the anime, which dmc5 made canon to the games, which takes place between 1 and 2 and explain the cameos of two characters in dmc5

a there’s a manga, devil may cry 5: visions of v, that follows one of the protag’s journey into dmc5 and the kick off of the plot that’s very beautifully drawn and very much worth reading! 

japanese light novel called devil may cry 5: before the nightmare that's been summary-translated, taking place/connecting the year(s) gap of time between 4 and 5, giving a more thorough explanation as to how one of the protags met a character introduced in dmc5, different pre-game POVs, wrapping up a few loose ends from dmc4

more light novels: one for dmc1 that’s considered semi-canon, one for dmc2 i know absolutely nothing about, and two for dmc4 called devil may cry 4: deadly fortune, which expands more on the game but is also considered semi-canon as it’s got contradictory material lmao

there’re also stage plays! two of them, one of them a crossover with sengoku basara and one of them an og story set after dmc1, devil may cry: the live hacker! dont know much about the crossover, but the second one ran recently, ending just before the release of dmc5!

another manga, this time for devil may cry 3! set pregame, though it was never completed. ive never read it all the way through, but everything ive seen is great

there’s two audio drama CDs! dont know much about them other than they take place around the time the anime does aka somewhere after dmc1 and presumably around dmc2.

there’s also about an actual bakers dozen (and change) of mobile games and devil may cry themed pachinko machines for all those pachinko fans out there. (its me, im the pachinko fan.)

#the timeline order is interesting though. there didnt used to be an official timeline so we all had to like #squint at dante's dumb face and try to guess-timate his level of trauma. and also how old he was to try and place games in the timeline #the older timeline was dmc3 - 1 - 4 - 2 but then someone asked a producer on twit and he confirmed 3124 so yeehaw #but yeah. if i had three wishes one of them would be to make dmc side content more easily accessible. so much of the side content just. #isnt translated. its all fan translations. fan translators do so much bless them #OH BUT ANON if i didnt answered what you were asking go ahead and send another ask & specify and ill clarify what i missed #dmc #devil may cry #ryan speaks #answered #anonymous