Korean animation studio Studio Mir has taken on lead production duties for Netflix’s animated adaptation of “Devil May Cry,” the demon-hunting action franchise originally built around Capcom’s long-running video game series — a high-profile assignment that continues Studio Mir’s rise as one of the most sought-after Korean animation houses for major international streaming projects.
Studio Mir has built its international reputation over the past decade primarily through Western animated productions, including its widely praised work on “The Legend of Korra” and later projects, establishing the studio as a Korean animation house capable of delivering the kind of high-production-value, Western-market-oriented animated content that Netflix and other major streamers increasingly seek out when developing adult-skewing animated action franchises.
The “Devil May Cry” adaptation represents a notable category of Korean animation industry work distinct from the Korean-original IP adaptation pipeline reshaping the country’s live-action drama landscape — rather than adapting Korean webtoons or novels, Studio Mir’s role here is executing production on an entirely non-Korean franchise for a global streaming platform, reflecting Korea’s animation industry’s parallel identity as both an originator of domestic content and a premier outsourced production partner for major international IP.
Studio Mir has separately unveiled a concept trailer for an original series titled “Coji,” suggesting the studio continues investing in its own original intellectual property development alongside its high-profile contract production work — a dual-track strategy that mirrors how several major Korean animation houses have balanced steady outsourced production revenue against longer-term bets on owned original franchises.
The “Devil May Cry” project adds to a growing list of prominent international animation properties with significant Korean studio involvement, reinforcing Korea’s position as a critical hub within the global animation production supply chain even as domestic Korean-original animated theatrical films continue struggling for box office traction against Japanese anime imports.
Source: Studio Mir production credits, Netflix “Devil May Cry” animated series, Korean animation industry press, 2026.
