It’s been over twenty years since Hideki Kamiya directed the very first Devil May Cry sport, and his newest tweets are hinting that he may make a long-awaited return to the franchise.
Kamiya’s X/Twitter account is a goldmine. When he’s not clapping again at trolls or blocking followers for tweeting at him in English, he’s gushing about Gunpla and infrequently offering insights on his tasks, each previous and current.
Whereas he usually blocks followers who ask him questions on franchises he’s now not concerned with (Resident Evil, Devil May Cry), he really opened up about his work with DMC in a uncommon second of goodwill — and it’s sending gamers right into a frenzy.
On August 9, 2026, a fan requested him a lore-specific query relating to the ultimate boss within the first Devil May Cry sport, innocently tagging Kamiya and tempting destiny that the director would make his common liberal use of the block button.
“I am taking part in via DMC1 proper now and at all times questioned: What’s the lore behind the DT dragon within the battle towards Mundus? Is it the identical as Vergil creating swords together with his aura, or is it a well-recognized? One thing else? Are you able to elaborate on this, please?” the fan requested.
Surprisingly, Kamiya gave them a authentic reply — one which shed some long-awaited mild on the potential way forward for the franchise.
僕が再びDMCシリーズを作る時に明らかになるでしょう… https://t.co/H3cu0bgqWf
— 神谷英樹🍀 Hideki Kamiya🍀 (@HidekiKamiya_X) August 9, 2026
“It’ll grow to be clear once I make the DMC collection once more…” he stated, merely and mysteriously. He hasn’t provided any substantial follow-ups to this remark (solely hitting back at a critic for explaining his personal sport to him), leaving the door broad open for hypothesis that he may return to Devil May Cry within the close to future.
After all, followers have wasted no time taking his put up and working with it, sparking an infinite flood of memes and excited, all-caps quote-retweets. (My private favourite must be the meme of Dante getting injected with a giant syringe full of Hopium, however the one in every of Kratos pleading with Ares can be fairly good.)
https://t.co/hz0qK7n29y pic.twitter.com/VIC21B84hD
— 🐮 yutaliban 🐮 (@nappingbitch) August 9, 2026
https://t.co/M0h3oR0ULs pic.twitter.com/sK3kLku8ST
— SRM | Le’Mon (@EJ_The_Lemon) August 9, 2026
“He stated, ‘After I return to doing DMC,’ as a substitute of, ‘If I return to doing DMC,’’ one fan speculated. “Kamiya is aware of one thing, however I am unable to show it… So long as he comes again for nothing greater than a purely hypothetical Remake of DMC1, there isn’t any downside.”
“Kamiya is admittedly speaking about DMC1!? So he hasn’t fully forgotten about his license in spite of everything,” one other wrote.
“Bro didn’t say ‘If,’ he stated ‘When!’” one other pointed out.
As beforehand talked about, Kamiya is usually combative when followers ask him questions on his earlier works which can be now not beneath his purview. Resident Evil and Devil May Cry belong to Capcom, in spite of everything, an organization he hasn’t labored for in over a decade. Nonetheless, he has struck up a partnership with them once more for the forthcoming Okami sequel, as advised in our unique interview with him in February 2025.
For now, the way forward for Devil May Cry is wanting just a bit bit brighter. This, mixed with the Netflix present getting renewed for a 3rd and ultimate season (leading to a major increase in sport gross sales), followers are extra hopeful than ever that the lengthy DMC drought will quickly be over.
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