Demon Lord Dante

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Maou Dante

魔王ダンテ (Demon Lord Dante)
Genre
TV anime
Directed by	Kenichi Maejima
Studio
Network	Animax, AT-X
Original run	31 August 2002 – 23 November 2002
No. of episodes	13

Maou Dante, (魔王ダンテ, Demon Lord Dante) is Go Nagai manga and an 2002 anime adaption. It has been broadcast worldwide by Animax. Mao Dante was toned down into the anime TV series Devilman (and less toned down manga) recreation. The anime series consists in 13 episodes.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Story

The story revolves around a man who claimed his powers from an unknown force or cause. His power began to awaken as he tried saving his sister from being fed for the reawakening of the Great Demon God, Demon Lord Dante, the greatest known demon lord of all. What happened was unexpected as Dante didn't come.

Demons are not real satanic and cruel creatures. They are the metamorphosis of hatred and deep-seated grudge bursting out from good humans by an extraordinary incident. Although the demons are ugly and hideous they are not violent and carnivorous against people. They are destined to fight the supreme existence called Dadan, the Lord of Heavens (God) that perished their own people and civilization in the long past.

In the course of history, demons and their descendent are called Satanists and the folks who are hostile and worship Dadan are called Dadanians. Dadanians formed the secret organization D that has been hunting and killing Satanists under Dadan's control deeply planted in their subconscious.

Dante is the leaders of demons surviving thousand years beyond time and space. The mysterious existence, Dadan, toils his overwhelming power for his pleasure – gives the wisdom and skill to humans and destroy when human's civilization reaches to the highest revel. Dante has to stop Dadan for the protection of people and for his revenge. In the darkness of night, Dante and his fellow demons prepare their ultimate battle…