ADV drops Devil May Cry: The Animated Series project

Gamers who’ve been following Dante’s exploits in the animated series of Devil May Cry will really have something to cry about when ADV, the publisher of the series, has announced that it will be discontinuing its release of Devil May Cry: The Animated Series along with 36 other titles. A letter released by ADV to its retailers explains their reasons for the massive pull out.

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The ties between anime and video games have always been strong. Case in point is Capcom‘s Devil May Cry series and its successful animated series following. However, ADV, the publisher of the animated series, has recently announced that it will be pulling out any future plans to continue the release of the title, as well as 36 other animated series.

The company has been in a recent bind with some of its Japanese investors, which explains the reason behind its pull out. These include licenses bought through companies like the ARM Corporation, Sojitz Corporation, the Development Band of Japan and KlockWorx.

A letter sent from ADV to its retailers explains the suspension of its numerous titles:

ADV has suspended certain elements of its former alliance with ARM Corporation, which financed the acquisition of these titles. ADV is working closely with various constituencies with the goal of restoring most if not all of these properties to our release schedule at a later date to the extent possible.

Two weeks ago, ADV had announced that it will be pulling out its support from its industry leading collection of anime clubs, as well as its publication of Newtype USA.

However, the company still has assets tied into its previously released anime titles, as well as its extensive manga publishing program. Hopefully, this may still spell good news for fans of Devil May Cry: The Animated Series who want to complete the entire set sometime in the future.